UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, November 6, 2025
AZ Alkmaar WWWWW 1
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Crystal Palace DLLWW 3
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AZ011
CRY213
Selhurst Park · 21,459 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Sarr double gives Crystal Palace 1st European home win

Crystal Palace claimed their first home win in a major European game with a comfortable 3-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar at Selhurst Park on Thursday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
64.6
Possession
35.4
9
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
412
Accurate Passes
188
504
Passes
274
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
24
18
Tackles
37
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
11
28
Effective Clearances
21
28
Clearances
21

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 8Jefferson LermaCM-L
  6. 19Will HughesCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 15Mateo ChávezLB
  5. 22Elijah DijkstraRB
  6. 10Sven MijnansAM
  7. 26Kees SmitLM
  8. 6Peer KoopmeinersRM
  9. 9Troy ParrottF
  10. 11Ibrahim SadiqAM-L
  11. 7Weslley PatatiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Penalty saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ).
  2. 22' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, AZ 0. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a headed pass.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 45'+4' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, AZ 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  4. 52' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, AZ 1. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  6. 57' Goal! Crystal Palace 3, AZ 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a through ball.
  7. 61' Substitution, AZ. Isak Jensen replaces Weslley Patati.
  8. 62' Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
  9. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Adam Wharton replaces Will Hughes.
  10. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  11. 67' Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Yéremy Pino.
  13. 74' Substitution, AZ. Lequincio Zeefuik replaces Troy Parrott.
  14. 75' Kees Smit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 80' Substitution, AZ. Kasper Boogaard replaces Kees Smit.
  16. 80' Substitution, AZ. Maxim Dekker replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
  17. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  18. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Daniel Muñoz.
  19. 90'+3' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.

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