UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, March 12, 2026
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1st Leg · Selhurst Park · 17,985 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal Palace frustrated in goalless Larnaca first leg as Jean-Philippe Mateta returns

Crystal Palace will have to do it the hard way in the away leg of their Conference League last-16 tie after Cypriot side AEK Larnaca held them to a goalless draw at a blustery Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
28.8
Possession
71.2
2
SHOTS
13
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
154
Accurate Passes
527
246
Passes
605
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
6
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
32
23
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
5
30
Effective Clearances
14
30
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AEK leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 11Brennan JohnsonRM
  9. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 29Evann GuessandCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

AEK · 5-4-1

  1. 1Zlatan AlomerovicG
  2. 15Hrvoje MilicevicCD
  3. 4Enric SaboritCD-L
  4. 22Elohor GodswillCD-R
  5. 14ÁngelLB
  6. 21Jorge MiramónRB
  7. 17Pere PonsCM-L
  8. 7Gus LedesCM-R
  9. 9Dorde IvanovicLM
  10. 8Marcus RohdénRM
  11. 11Riad BajicF

Timeline

  1. 29' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Petros Ioannou replaces Jorge Miramón because of an injury.
  2. 40' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 68' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Yahav Gurfinkel replaces Djordje Ivanovic.
  4. 68' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Enzo Cabrera replaces Riad Bajic.
  5. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  6. 87' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Marcus Rohdén.
  7. 87' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Brennan Johnson.
  8. 87' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Robert Mudrazija replaces Ángel García.

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