UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, December 11, 2025
Crystal Palace WLLWW 3
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Shelbourne LWDLL 0
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CRY303
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Tallaght Stadium · 10,134 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal Palace ease past Shelbourne to boost top eight hopes

Crystal Palace boosted their hopes of securing a top-eight finish in the UEFA Conference League standings after coasting to a 3-0 win over Shelbourne on Thursday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
7
61.6
Possession
38.4
28
SHOTS
5
10
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
476
Accurate Passes
263
537
Passes
338
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.5
34
Long Balls
63
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
5
17
Effective Clearances
30
17
Clearances
30

Lineups

SHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Wessel SpeelG
  2. 29Patrick BarrettCD
  3. 4Kameron LedwidgeCD-L
  4. 8Mark CoyleCD-R
  5. 23Kerr McInroyCM-L
  6. 21Jack FrancisCM-R
  7. 27Evan CaffreyLM
  8. 25Milan MbengRM
  9. 9Sean BoydF
  10. 10John MartinCF-L
  11. 7Harry WoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Daniel RingSUB
  2. 6Jonathan LunneySUB
  3. 19Lorcan HealySUB
  4. 2Sean GannonSUB
  5. 46Aaron MaloneySUB
  6. 3Tyreke WilsonSUB
  7. 5Ellis ChapmanSUB
  8. 50Ali TopcuSUB
  9. 17Daniel KellySUB
  10. 24Lewis TempleSUB

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 24Borna SosaLM
  8. 55Justin DevennyRM
  9. 12Christantus UcheF
  10. 9Eddie NketiahCF-L
  11. 10Yéremy PinoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  2. 73Ben CaseySUB
  3. 21Romain EsseSUB
  4. 1Dean HendersonSUB
  5. 3Tyrick MitchellSUB
  6. 42Kaden RodneySUB
  7. 19Will HughesSUB
  8. 86Joél Drakes-ThomasSUB
  9. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  10. 31Remi MatthewsSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
  2. 25' Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 2. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 37' Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
  4. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Daichi Kamada.
  5. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton.
  6. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Yéremy Pino.
  7. 48' Mark Coyle (Shelbourne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Substitution, Shelbourne. Tyreke Wilson replaces Kameron Ledwidge.
  9. 59' Substitution, Shelbourne. Daniel Kelly replaces John Martin.
  10. 67' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  11. 75' Substitution, Shelbourne. Seán Gannon replaces Mark Coyle.
  12. 81' Substitution, Shelbourne. Ellis Chapman replaces Harry Wood.
  13. 81' Substitution, Shelbourne. Lewis Temple replaces Milan Mbeng.
  14. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Casey replaces Justin Devenny because of an injury.
  15. 88' Tyreke Wilson (Shelbourne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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