Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup final in May, the first trophy in their history. But they were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules. John Textor owned a 43% stake in Palace and is also the majority owner of Lyon, who qualified for the Europa League.

Crystal Palace vs Fredrikstad LIVESelhurst Park will get its first taste of European action tonight as Crystal Palace host Norwegian side Fredrikstad in the Conference League play-off. This is the first of a two-legged tie,

Crystal Palace take on Norwegian side Fredrikstad in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off tonight, with Oliver Glasner’s side looking to put their Europa League demotion behind them.

Fredrikstad, who are coached by Andreas Hagen, currently sit in eighth place in the Norwegian top flight through 18 games. They have dropped down from the qualifying rounds of the Europa League after losing to Danish side Midtjylland and into this play-off for the group stages of the Conference League.

Crystal Palace enter their Europa Conference League play-off first leg against Fredrikstad with the focus inevitably fixed on Eberechi Eze. The midfielder, whose flair has so often defined Palace’s attacking spark, is on the verge of a £67.5million move to Arsenal.

All you need to know about the first leg of the Crystal Palace vs Fredrikstad FK UEFA UEFA Conference League 2025-26 playoff match.

Eberechi Eze will not play for Crystal Palace in their Europa Conference League playoff game against Fredrikstad ahead of his move to Arsenal. There had been some doubt over whether the attacking midfielder would feature for the Eagles on Thursday night.

Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi will both start for Crystal Palace in their UEFA Conference League playoff first leg despite both being heavily linked with moves away from the London club.

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze was left out of the starting line-up for their Europa Conference League clash with Fredrikstad on Thursday night, as speculation grows over a £60 million move to