UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Thu, Sep 17 2026 · 20:00 Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace
4–0 Full time · HT 3–0
Lech Poznan
  • Yeremy Pino 10’
  • Chris Richards 27’
  • J. Strand Larsen 34’ (P)
  • E. Nketiah 89’
  • 87’ R. Murawski
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Crystal Palace cruise past Lech Poznan

Crystal Palace entered as favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Pino, Richards, Larsen and Nketiah. Lech Poznan played with ten men from the 87th minute after Murawski was sent off.

Crystal Palace ✓57%
Draw21%
Lech Poznan22%

Model vs reality

Crystal Palace goals
4
Model 2.07
Lech Poznan goals
0
Model 1.22
Total goals
4
Model 3.29
Score 4–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 64%
Both scored
No
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchW. BenítezCrystal Palace
8.9
  • RefereeMichal Očenáš
  • CoachesPierre Sage · N. Frederiksen
  • VenueSelhurst Park
  • Weather at kick-off18°C · Mainly clear · wind 14 km/h

Timeline

  1. Yeremy Pino 1–0
    10’
  2. Chris Richards 2–0Assist A. Wharton
    27’
  3. J. Strand Larsen (pen) 3–0
    34’
  4. Half time · 3–0
  5. ⇄ F. JagiełłoFor A. Sayyadmanesh
    61’
  6. ⇄ M. AgneroFor M. Ishak
    61’
  7. ⇄ Óscar MinguezaFor A. Khalaili
    62’
  8. ⇄ D. McNeilFor Q. Timber
    62’
  9. ⇄ R. GumnyFor Joel Pereira
    70’
  10. ⇄ E. BengtssonFor J. Wålemark
    70’
  11. ⇄ J. CanvotFor Chris Richards
    74’
  12. ⇄ I. SarrFor Daichi Kamada
    74’
  13. ⇄ E. NketiahFor J. Strand Larsen
    74’
  14. R. MurawskiYellow card · Foul
    76’
  15. ⇄ D. HåkansFor Pablo Rodríguez
    81’
  16. R. MurawskiSecond yellow
    87’
  17. E. Nketiah 4–0Assist D. McNeil
    89’
  18. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Crystal Palace16 shots · 11 in box, 5 outside
Lech Poznan17 shots · 9 in box, 8 outside
Crystal PalaceLech Poznan
53% Possession 47%
16 Shots 17
6 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 9
5 Shots outside the box 8
546 Passes 490
88% Pass accuracy 84%
6 Corners 5
6 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
7.47 Team rating 6.06

Line-ups

Crystal Palace 3-4-3

448.9★ W. Benítez(G)
217.3 H. Ahanor 57.4 A. Disasi 268.5 Chris Richards ↓74’
36.9 T. Mitchell 207.7 A. Wharton A 237.2 Q. Timber ↓62’ 256.4 A. Khalaili ↓62’
108.2 Yeremy Pino 227.2 J. Strand Larsen ↓74’ 186.3 Daichi Kamada ↓74’
  • 44W. Benítez (G) ★8.9
  • 21H. Ahanor7.3
  • 5A. Disasi7.4
  • 26Chris Richards↓74’8.5
  • 3T. Mitchell6.9
  • 20A. WhartonA7.7
  • 23Q. Timber↓62’7.2
  • 25A. Khalaili↓62’6.4
  • 10Yeremy Pino8.2
  • 22J. Strand Larsen↓74’7.2
  • 18Daichi Kamada↓74’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 6J. Canvot↑74’7.7
  • 11D. McNeilA↑62’7.3
  • 30Óscar Mingueza↑62’6.8
  • 9E. Nketiah↑74’7.1
  • 7I. Sarr↑74’6.6

Unused: S. Williams, B. Chilwell, R. Matthews, D. Osorio, T. Tomiyasu

Coach: Pierre Sage

Lech Poznan 4-2-3-1

15.5 M. Lis(G)
155.8 M. Gurgul 596.2 T. Yegbe 276.4 W. Mońka 26.1 Joel Pereira ↓70’
215.9 Pablo Rodríguez ↓81’ 225.9 R. Murawski
776.3 L. Palma 176.3 A. Sayyadmanesh ↓61’ 106.2 J. Wålemark ↓70’
96.4 M. Ishak ↓61’
  • 1M. Lis (G)5.5
  • 15M. Gurgul5.8
  • 59T. Yegbe6.2
  • 27W. Mońka6.4
  • 2Joel Pereira↓70’6.1
  • 21Pablo Rodríguez↓81’5.9
  • 22R. Murawski5.9
  • 77L. Palma6.3
  • 17A. Sayyadmanesh↓61’6.3
  • 10J. Wålemark↓70’6.2
  • 9M. Ishak↓61’6.4

Substitutes used

  • 24F. Jagiełło↑61’5.6
  • 11D. Håkans↑81’5.8
  • 20R. Gumny↑70’5.7
  • 14E. Bengtsson↑70’6.0
  • 7M. Agnero↑61’6.6

Unused: M. Skrzypczak, Wiktor Obremski, João Moutinho, M. Pruchniewski, Wojciech Szymczak

Coach: N. Frederiksen

Player stats

Top rated
W. BenítezCrystal Palace8.9
2nd
Chris RichardsCrystal Palace8.5
3rd
Yeremy PinoCrystal Palace8.2

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
W. Benítez G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 87% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.9
H. Ahanor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 52 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
A. Disasi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 62 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.4
Chris Richards D 74 1 0 1 (1) 1 95% 44 4 1 0/0 1/0 8.5
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 39 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Wharton M 90 0 1 1 (0) 3 86% 80 3 4 0/0 2/0 7.7
Q. Timber M 62 0 0 2 (1) 1 92% 24 2 3 1/2 2/1 7.2
A. Khalaili F 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 31 2 2 0/1 1/0 6.4
Yeremy Pino M 90 1 0 4 (1) 3 79% 66 0 3 4/5 1/2 8.2
J. Strand Larsen F 74 1 0 5 (2) 0 67% 15 0 1 0/2 1/1 7.2
Daichi Kamada M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 36 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.3
J. Canvot M 16 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 21 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.7
D. McNeil F 28 0 1 0 (0) 3 100% 16 2 3 0/1 0/1 7.3
Óscar Mingueza D 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
E. Nketiah F 16 1 0 2 (1) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.1
I. Sarr F 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6

Lech Poznan

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Lis G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 92% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.5
M. Gurgul D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 74% 69 2 1 1/1 0/1 5.8
T. Yegbe D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 94% 79 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
W. Mońka D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 67 3 3 1/1 0/1 6.4
Joel Pereira D 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 41 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.1
Pablo Rodríguez F 81 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 39 0 1 2/5 0/1 5.9
R. Murawski M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 89% 54 0 0 0/2 4/0 5.9
L. Palma F 90 0 0 5 (3) 0 76% 34 0 1 2/3 1/2 6.3
A. Sayyadmanesh F 61 0 0 1 (0) 3 86% 14 1 0 0/1 1/2 6.3
J. Wålemark F 70 0 0 1 (1) 2 86% 14 1 0 1/3 0/1 6.2
M. Ishak F 61 0 0 3 (1) 0 71% 17 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
F. Jagiełło M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
D. Håkans M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.8
R. Gumny D 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 5.7
E. Bengtsson F 20 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 7 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.0
M. Agnero F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.