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UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 2Lyon vs Crystal Palace 3-2
- Corentin Tolisso8'
- Ernest Nuamah45+2'
- Pavel Šulc76'
- Yeremy Pino50'
- Daichi Kamada81'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Groupama Stadium, Lyon
- Referee
- Joao Pinheiro
Match timeline
- 90’Substitution
LyonMads Bidstrup ONCorentin Tolisso OFF - 86’Substitution
Crystal PalaceDwight McNeil ONQuinten Timber OFF - 82’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceChris Richards
- 81’Goal!Crystal PalaceDaichi Kamada3 – 2
- 78’SubstitutionLyonTanner Tessmann ONNoah Teye Nartey OFF
- 76’Goal!LyonPavel ŠulcAssist: Keito Nakamura3 – 1
- 75’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDario Osorio ONYeremy Pino OFF
- 75’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceAnan Khalaili ONOscar Mingueza OFF
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- 70’SubstitutionLyonPavel Šulc ONKhalis Merah OFF
- 70’SubstitutionLyonKail Boudache ONErnest Nuamah OFF
- 62’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceEddie Nketiah ONJörgen Strand Larsen OFF
- 62’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDaichi Kamada ONIsmaila Sarr OFF
- 58’Yellow cardLyonKeito Nakamura
- 56’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceYeremy Pino
- 50’Goal!Crystal PalaceYeremy PinoAssist: Adam Wharton2 – 1
- 45+2’Goal!LyonErnest NuamahAssist: Keito Nakamura2 – 0
- 36’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceIsmaila Sarr
- 8’Goal!LyonCorentin Tolisso1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
LyonCrystal Palace- 51%Possession49%
- 11Shots12
- 1.79xG1.63
- 4Shots on Target4
- 5Corners3
- 4Fouls8
- 0Offsides1
- 2Saves1
- 491Passes484
- 1Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Lyon4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2
- 1Greif
- 13Athekame
- 20Bacher
- 21Kluivert
- 16Abner
- 23Morton
- 99Nartey
- 8Tolisso
- 18Merah
- 7Nuamah
- 11Nakamura
Substitutions
- 70’↑10 P. Šulc↓18 K. Merah
- 70’↑26 K. Boudache↓7 E. Nuamah
- 78’↑6 T. Tessmann↓99 N. Nartey
- 90’↑2 M. Bidstrup↓8 C. Tolisso
Unused substitutes 40 R. Descamps, 24 J. Duranville, 45 R. Himbert, 85 N. Kamara, 37 Steeve Kango, 22 Clinton Mata, 19 M. Niakhaté, 25 J. Bengui João
Coach Paulo Fonseca
Crystal Palace3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Substitutions
- 62’↑9 E. Nketiah↓22 J. Strand Larsen
- 62’↑18 D. Kamada↓7 I. Sarr
- 75’↑24 D. Osorio↓10 Yeremy Pino
- 75’↑25 A. Khalaili↓30 Óscar Mingueza
- 86’↑11 D. McNeil↓23 Q. Timber
Unused substitutes 31 R. Matthews, 19 W. Hughes, 81 Lucca Benetton, 54 D. Benamar, 21 H. Ahanor
Coach P. Sage
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 2
- Date
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Groupama Stadium, Lyon
- Referee
- Joao Pinheiro
- Lyon coach
- Paulo Fonseca
- Crystal Palace coach
- P. Sage
League table
UEFA Europa League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 |  Union St. Gilloise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| 5 |  Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| 13 |  Lyon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 21 |  Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
Keito Nakamura8.1 - 2
C. Tolisso7.6 - 3
E. Nuamah7.6 - 4
P. Šulc7.1 - 5
R. Kluivert6.9 - 6
Z. Athekame6.7 - 7
T. Morton6.7 - 8
F. Bacher6.6 - 9
Abner6.5 - 10
K. Boudache6.5 - 11
K. Merah6.3 - 12
D. Greif6.2 - 13
T. Tessmann6.1 - 14
N. Nartey6.1 - 15
M. Niakhaté0.0 - 16
Clinton Mata0.0 - 17
Steeve Kango0.0 - 18
N. Kamara0.0 - 19
R. Himbert0.0 - 20
J. Duranville0.0 - 21
R. Descamps0.0 - 22
M. Bidstrup0.0 - 23
J. Bengui João0.0
- 1
A. Wharton7.7 - 2
Yeremy Pino7.1 - 3
D. Kamada6.8 - 4
J. Canvot6.7 - 5
J. Strand Larsen6.5 - 6
E. Nketiah6.4 - 7
A. Disasi6.4 - 8
D. McNeil6.3 - 9
Q. Timber6.3 - 10
Óscar Mingueza6.0 - 11
A. Khalaili5.9 - 12
D. Osorio5.8 - 13
C. Richards5.8 - 14
I. Sarr5.7 - 15
T. Mitchell5.7 - 16
W. Benítez5.5 - 17
R. Matthews0.0 - 18
W. Hughes0.0 - 19Lucca Benetton0.0
- 20
D. Benamar0.0 - 21
H. Ahanor0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.1, the best on the pitch — 2 assists in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Lyon- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
Crystal Palace- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 2.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- LyonResult0%
- Crystal Palace0%
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What happened
Match report
Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at Groupama Stadium after leading 2-0 at half-time and then surviving a late fightback. Corentin Tolisso, Ernest Nuamah, Pavel Šulc and Daichi Kamada all scored, with Šulc’s goal on 76 minutes proving the winner.
Lyon opened the scoring in the 8th minute when Corentin Tolisso found the net, and Ernest Nuamah made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time after Keito Nakamura set him up. Crystal Palace were already behind when Ismaila Sarr was booked on 36 minutes, and the visitors went in two goals down at the interval.
Yeremy Pino pulled one back on 50 minutes from Adam Wharton’s assist, but Lyon restored their two-goal cushion on 76 minutes when Pavel Šulc, who had come on in the 70th minute, scored from Keito Nakamura’s pass. Crystal Palace made two changes on 62 minutes and two more on 75 minutes, and one of those replacements, Daichi Kamada, scored on 81 minutes after coming on in the 62nd minute to make it 3-2. Lyon also made two changes on 70 minutes and another on 90 minutes as they saw out the final spell.
The numbers were close. Lyon had 51% of the possession and 491 passes to Crystal Palace’s 484, while the visitors had 12 shots to Lyon’s 11. Both sides had 4 shots on target, Lyon finished with 1.79 expected goals to Palace’s 1.63, and they also had the edge in corners, 5-3. Palace had 1 offside to Lyon’s none, and Lyon made 2 saves to Palace’s 1.
Crystal Palace were booked three times, with Ismaila Sarr in the 36th minute, Yeremy Pino in the 56th and Chris Richards in the 82nd. Lyon’s only yellow card went to Keito Nakamura on 58 minutes. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 2
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Groupama Stadium, Lyon
- Referee
- Joao Pinheiro
- Match ID
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18 events
- 8’Goal!LyonCorentin Tolisso1 – 0
- 36’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceIsmaila Sarr
- 45+2’Goal!LyonErnest NuamahAssist: Keito Nakamura2 – 0
- 50’Goal!Crystal PalaceYeremy PinoAssist: Adam Wharton2 – 1
- 56’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceYeremy Pino
- 58’Yellow cardLyonKeito Nakamura
- 62’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceEddie Nketiah ONJörgen Strand Larsen OFF
- 62’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDaichi Kamada ONIsmaila Sarr OFF
- 70’SubstitutionLyonPavel Šulc ONKhalis Merah OFF
- 70’SubstitutionLyonKail Boudache ONErnest Nuamah OFF
- 75’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDario Osorio ONYeremy Pino OFF
- 75’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceAnan Khalaili ONOscar Mingueza OFF
- 76’Goal!LyonPavel ŠulcAssist: Keito Nakamura3 – 1
- 78’SubstitutionLyonTanner Tessmann ONNoah Teye Nartey OFF
- 81’Goal!Crystal PalaceDaichi Kamada3 – 2
- 82’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceChris Richards
- 86’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDwight McNeil ONQuinten Timber OFF
- 90’SubstitutionLyonMads Bidstrup ONCorentin Tolisso OFF