UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, April 9, 2026
Fiorentina WWWDW 0
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Crystal Palace LWDDW 3
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CRY213
1st Leg · Selhurst Park · 22,775 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Mateta leads Palace to 1st-leg rout of Fiorentina

Jean-Philippe Mateta's first goal since New Year's Day inspired Crystal Palace to a 3-0 victory over Fiorentina in the first leg of their Conference League quarterfinal.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
47.6
Possession
52.4
8
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
343
Accurate Passes
389
417
Passes
449
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
11
7
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
14

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. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 29Evann GuessandCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

FIO · 4-3-3

  1. 43David de GeaG
  2. 6Luca RanieriCD-L
  3. 5Marin PongracicCD-R
  4. 21Robin GosensLB
  5. 2DodôRB
  6. 44Nicolò FagioliCM
  7. 27Cher NdourLM
  8. 80Giovanni FabbianRM
  9. 91Roberto PiccoliF
  10. 10Albert GudmundssonLF
  11. 17Jack HarrisonRF

Timeline

  1. 21' Dodô (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Fiorentina 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 31' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Fiorentina 0. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Evann Guessand because of an injury.
  5. 69' Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Fiorentina. Luís Balbo replaces Robin Gosens.
  8. 78' Substitution, Fiorentina. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Jack Harrison.
  9. 82' Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Comuzzo replaces Marin Pongracic.
  10. 83' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  11. 90' Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Fiorentina 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a cross.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Fiorentina. Giorgio Puzzoli replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson replaces Daichi Kamada.

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