UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 22, 2026
Crystal Palace DLWLL 2
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Besiktas WLWWL 2
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CRY022
BES112
Vodafone Park · 38,622 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal Palace forced to settle for draw at 10-man Besiktas

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored on his first start since the opening day but Crystal Palace could not capitalise on a Besiktas red card to produce a winner in their 2-2 Europa League draw in Istanbul.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
1
40.9
Possession
59.1
8
SHOTS
5
3
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
264
Accurate Passes
424
356
Passes
515
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
62
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
24
22
Clearances
24

Lineups

BES · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alexander NübelG
  2. 50Umit AkdagCD-L
  3. 35Tiago DjalóCD-R
  4. 4Wilfred NdidiDM
  5. 11Kassoum OuattaraLB
  6. 22Taylan BulutRB
  7. 8Kartal Kayra YilmazCM-L
  8. 21Fabio MirettiCM-R
  9. 19Leandro TrossardLM
  10. 29Ilhan FakiliRM
  11. 9Oh Hyeon-GyuF

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 5Axel DisasiCD
  3. 6Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 25Anan KhalailiRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 11Dwight McNeilCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6'
  2. 7'
  3. 15' Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Fabio Miretti (Besiktas).
  5. 36'
  6. 38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 38'
  8. 39' Substitution, Besiktas. Salih Özcan replaces Fabio Miretti because of an injury.
  9. 45'+1' Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 45'+2' Goal! Besiktas 1, Crystal Palace 0. Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salih Özcan with a through ball.
  11. 51' Goal! Besiktas 1, Crystal Palace 1. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anan Khalaili with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  12. 51'
  13. 52'
  14. 55' Goal! Besiktas 1, Crystal Palace 2. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  15. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Dwight McNeil.
  16. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  17. 64' Substitution, Besiktas. Junior Olaïtan replaces Kartal Yilmaz.
  18. 64' Substitution, Besiktas. Amir Murillo replaces Taylan Bulut.
  19. 66' Ümit Akdag (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 72'
  21. 72'
  22. 72' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Darío Osorio replaces Yéremy Pino.
  23. 73' Goal! Besiktas 2, Crystal Palace 2. Junior Olaïtan (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  24. 75' Substitution, Besiktas. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
  25. 75' Substitution, Besiktas. Václav Cerny replaces Ilhan Fakili.
  26. 77' Ümit Akdag (Besiktas) is shown the red card.
  27. 78' Delay in match because of an injury Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).
  28. 78'
  29. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 79'
  31. 83' Delay in match because of an injury Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).
  32. 83'
  33. 85' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  34. 85'
  35. 85' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen because of an injury.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.