UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Selhurst Park · 21,306 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal 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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 8Jefferson LermaCD
  3. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 60George KingCD-R
  5. 42Kaden RodneyCM-L
  6. 55Justin DevennyCM-R
  7. 72Dean BenamarLM
  8. 24Borna SosaRM
  9. 12Christantus UcheF
  10. 86Joél Drakes-ThomasCF-L
  11. 21Romain EsseCF-R

KUPS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Johannes KreidlG
  2. 15Ibrahim CisseCD
  3. 16Samuli MiettinenCD-L
  4. 33Taneli HämäläinenCD-R
  5. 13Jaakko OksanenCM-L
  6. 10Doni ArifiCM-R
  7. 25Clinton AntwiLM
  8. 6Saku SavolainenRM
  9. 9Piotr ParzyszekF
  10. 8Petteri PennanenCF-L
  11. 34Otto RuoppiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 38' Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell replaces Borna Sosa.
  7. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Dean Benamar.
  8. 64' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Marc Guéhi replaces Jefferson Lerma.
  9. 65' Substitution, KuPS. Paulo Ricardo replaces Taneli Hämäläinen.
  10. 65' Substitution, KuPS. Mohamed Toure replaces Petteri Pennanen.
  11. 73' Clinton Antwi (KuPS) is shown the red card.
  12. 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.
  13. 76' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces George King.
  14. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Christantus Uche.
  15. 77' Substitution, KuPS. Pa Konaté replaces Piotr Parzyszek.
  16. 79' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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