The PPDA (passes per defensive action) metric is a terrific gauge of how teams congest time and space for the opposition.
Before Glasner’s arrival, Palace’s opponents averaged 15 passes before they were disrupted by the Eagles, who often sat back behind the ball to stay in shape under Roy Hodgson.
Their PPDA has been reduced to 12.4 under Glasner, which is just behind Manchester City’s average of 12 this season.
Working harder to pressure rival players – with an 18 per cent rise in pressures – they are regaining possession more frequently.
This has led to a higher number of turnovers, and from some of those situations Palace have scored goals.
Adrian Clarke looks at key tactical points and players who can be influential in Matchweek 36.
Team analysis – Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have undergone a tactical revolution since Oliver Glasner took charge in February, and his players have responded to the changes with great enthusiasm.
The Austrian has switched to a 3-4-2-1 formation that has brought them four wins and three draws in 10 Premier League matches, including a shock 1-0 victory at Anfield.
Pressing with greater intensity, playing with more width, and using the gifted Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise as twin No 10s, the Eagles’ transformation has been popular with supporters at Selhurst Park.
Two leagues in Europe this season will be rewarded with an extra place in the revamped 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) based on the record of their clubs in all of UEFA’s competitions this campaign.
That means in the case of the Premier League, as well as the top four-placed teams, the club finishing fifth could have gone straight into the UEFA Champions League.
But the Premier League will not receive an extra Champions League place.
After Arsenal and Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid respectively, the Premier League fell into third place, behind Serie A and the Bundesliga, who now cannot be caught.
That puts extra pressure on the race to finish fourth, led currently by Aston Villa, who have also reached the last four of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Erling Haaland edged ahead in the race for the Castrol Golden Boot after scoring his 21st Premier League goal of the season at Nott’m Forest on Sunday.
But he has competition to retain the award he won last season after his debut campaign 36-goal haul.
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer is one behind on 20 with five matches left, one more than Haaland.
Villa’s Ollie Watkins and Newcastle’s Alexander Isak have 19 league goals with three and four matches remaining respectively.
Not too far behind Haaland are Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke (18), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (17), West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen, Man City’s Phil Foden and Spurs’ Son Heung-min (all 16), with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka one goal behind that trio on 15.
David Raya has guaranteed at least a share of the Castrol Golden Glove.
The Arsenal goalkeeper currently has 14 shutouts with 15 being the maximum number his nearest rival, Everton’s Jordan Pickford, can reach.
The two will be at opposite ends of the pitch on the final day of the season – setting up a potential sub-plot to Everton’s trip to Arsenal.