UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 17, 2026
Lech Poznan LWWWD 0
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Crystal Palace LLWWL 4
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Selhurst Park · 18,117 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal Palace win rout Lech Poznan in long-awaited UEL debut

Crystal Palace made an impressive start to their debut Europa League campaign by sweeping aside Polish champions Lech Poznan 4-0.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
6
47.3
Possession
52.7
17
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
409
Accurate Passes
478
489
Passes
545
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
40
21
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
21
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 5Axel DisasiCD
  3. 21Honest AhanorCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 20Adam WhartonCM-L
  6. 23Quinten TimberCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 25Anan KhalailiRM
  9. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 18Daichi KamadaCF-R

LECH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mateusz LisG
  2. 59Terry YegbeCD-L
  3. 27Wojciech MonkaCD-R
  4. 15Michal GurgulLB
  5. 2Joel PereiraRB
  6. 17Allahyar SayyadAM
  7. 21Pablo RodriguezLM
  8. 22Radoslaw MurawskiRM
  9. 9Mikael IshakF
  10. 77Luis PalmaAM-L
  11. 10Patrick WalemarkAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Lech Poznań 0. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 27' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Lech Poznań 0. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
  3. 34' Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Lech Poznań 0. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 37'
  5. 38'
  6. 61' Substitution, Lech Poznań. Filip Jagiello replaces Allahyar Sayyadmanesh.
  7. 61' Substitution, Lech Poznań. Yannick Agnero replaces Mikael Ishak.
  8. 62' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Óscar Mingueza replaces Anan Khalaili.
  9. 62' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Quinten Timber.
  10. 70' Substitution, Lech Poznań. Robert Gumny replaces Joel Pereira.
  11. 70' Substitution, Lech Poznań. Leo Bengtsson replaces Patrik Wålemark.
  12. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jaydee Canvot replaces Chris Richards.
  13. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Daichi Kamada.
  14. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  15. 76' Radoslaw Murawski (Lech Poznań) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Substitution, Lech Poznań. Daniel Håkans replaces Pablo Rodríguez because of an injury.
  17. 87' Second yellow card to Radoslaw Murawski (Lech Poznań) for a bad foul.
  18. 89' Goal! Crystal Palace 4, Lech Poznań 0. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball following a fast break.

UEFA Europa League News

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