Crystal Palace vs KuPS Kuopio, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
· UEFA Conference League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
73': Clinton AntwiCrystal Palace held at home, forced into Conference League playoffs
Crystal Palace failed to secure direct qualification to the UEFA Conference League quarterfinals after being held to a 2-2 draw by Finnish champions KuPS at Selhurst Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Clinton Antwi (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace).
- 2': Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Foul by Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace).
- 3': Saku Savolainen (KuPS) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS).
- 5': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, KuPS 0. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
- 7': Foul by Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS).
- 7': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Petteri Pennanen (KuPS).
- 8': George King (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Doni Arifi (KuPS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Esse.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS).
- 26': Kaden Rodney (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Crystal Palace. Dean Benamar is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Johannes Kreidl.
- 31': Foul by Samuli Miettinen (KuPS).
- 31': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Doni Arifi (KuPS).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Taneli Hämäläinen (KuPS).
- 34': Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christantus Uche.
- 38': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 38': Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Otto Ruoppi (KuPS).
- 39': Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Offside, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa is caught offside.
- 41': Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS).
- 43': Offside, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Petteri Pennanen (KuPS).
- 45': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Romain Esse.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, KuPS 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, KuPS 0.
- 47': Foul by Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, KuPS 1. Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Saku Savolainen.
- 52': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 52': Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Kaden Rodney.
- 53': Attempt missed. Clinton Antwi (KuPS) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 53': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, KuPS 2. Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clinton Antwi following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Johannes Kreidl.
- 58': Offside, KuPS. Petteri Pennanen is caught offside.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christantus Uche.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell replaces Borna Sosa.
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Dean Benamar.
- 64': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Marc Guéhi replaces Jefferson Lerma.
- 64': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Samuli Miettinen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, KuPS. Paulo Ricardo replaces Taneli Hämäläinen.
- 65': Substitution, KuPS. Mohamed Toure replaces Petteri Pennanen.
- 70': Foul by Clinton Antwi (KuPS).
- 70': George King (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Mohamed Toure.
- 71': Foul by Mohamed Toure (KuPS).
- 71': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 73': Foul by Clinton Antwi (KuPS).
- 73': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Clinton Antwi (KuPS) is shown the red card.
- 74': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paulo Ricardo.
- 76': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, KuPS 2. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces George King.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Christantus Uche.
- 77': Substitution, KuPS. Pa Konaté replaces Piotr Parzyszek.
- 79': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Mohamed Toure (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Kaden Rodney.
- 81': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS).
- 81': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Kaden Rodney (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ibrahim Cissé.
- 85': Offside, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ibrahim Cissé.
- 87': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Johannes Kreidl.
- 88': Offside, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jaydee Canvot.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Joél Drakes-Thomas with a cross.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Offside, KuPS. Mohamed Toure is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Joél Drakes-Thomas.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pa Konaté (KuPS).
- 90'+4': Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pa Konaté.
- 90'+6': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Saku Savolainen.
- 90'+6': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Doni Arifi.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, KuPS 2.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, KuPS 2.
Statistics
 KUPS |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 43.7 | Possession | 56.3 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 370 | Passes | 458 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 45 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,306
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,306
UEFA Conference League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 2 | Raków Czestochowa | 6 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 6 | +7 | 13 |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 23 | Jaydee Canvot |
| 60 | George King |
| 42 | Kaden Rodney |
| 55 | Justin Devenny |
| 72 | Dean Benamar |
| 24 | Borna Sosa  |
| 12 | Christantus Uche |
| 86 | Joél Drakes-Thomas |
| 21 | Romain Esse |
KuPS Kuopio (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Kreidl (GK) |
| 15 | Ibrahim Cisse |
| 16 | Samuli Miettinen |
| 33 | Taneli Hämäläinen |
| 13 | Jaakko Oksanen |
| 10 | Doni Arifi |
| 25 | Clinton Antwi |
| 6 | Saku Savolainen |
| 9 | Piotr Parzyszek |
| 8 | Petteri Pennanen |
| 34 | Otto Ruoppi |
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