LyonLyon vs Crystal Palace — UEFA Europa League
3-2
Crystal PalaceGroupama Stadium, Lyon
Going into the match, Lyon had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Crystal Palace had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.7. Lyon are 11th in the UEFA Europa League on 3 points; Crystal Palace are 2nd on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: Lyon
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (L W W D W). 1.8 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Lens · 9 Oct 2026
- W 4-0 vs Rennes · 19 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at Anderlecht · 16 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 at Paris FC · 12 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Auxerre · 4 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Le Havre · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Crystal Palace
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W D W L W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Nottingham Forest · 11 Oct 2026
- D 0-0 at Leeds · 20 Sept 2026
- W 4-0 vs Lech Poznan · 17 Sept 2026
- L 2-3 vs Ipswich · 12 Sept 2026
- W 2-3 at Fulham · 5 Sept 2026
- L 1-4 vs Manchester City · 28 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 8' Normal Goal — Corentin Tolisso (Lyon)
- 47' Normal Goal — Ernest Nuamah (Lyon)
- 50' Normal Goal — Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace)
- 76' Normal Goal — Pavel Šulc (Lyon)
- 81' Normal Goal — Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace)
Match statistics
| Lyon | Metric | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 2 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 2.12 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.62 |
| 11 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 491 | Total passes | 488 |
| 425 | Accurate passes | 416 |
| 10 | Key passes | 7 |
| 70 | Duels | 70 |
| 30 | Duels won | 40 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |