Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 10′Crystal Palace, goal:1–0
- 27′Crystal Palace, goal:2–0assist
- 34′Crystal Palace, penalty goal:3–0Penalty
- Half-time3 – 0
- 61′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 61′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 62′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 62′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 70′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 70′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 74′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 74′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 74′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 76′Lech Poznan, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Lech Poznan, substitution:off
- 87′Lech Poznan, red card:
- 89′Crystal Palace, goal:4–0assist
- Full-time4 – 0
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Crystal Palace overwhelm Lech Poznan in Europa League opener
Crystal Palace began their UEFA Europa League League Stage campaign with a commanding 4-0 win over Lech Poznan at Selhurst Park. The hosts were three goals to the good inside 34 minutes and never looked back, finishing the job late on to leave the visitors with plenty to ponder after a chastening evening.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Yeremy Pino opened the scoring in the tenth minute before Christopher Richards, assisted by Adam Wharton, doubled the lead in the 27th. Jørgen Strand Larsen converted a penalty seven minutes later to make it 3-0 at the interval, effectively settling the contest before the hour mark had even arrived.
Lech Poznan's night worsened further when Radosław Murawski was shown a red card in the 87th minute, reducing N. Frederiksen's side to ten men. Palace made the extra man count almost immediately, with Edward Nketiah adding a fourth in the 89th minute after being teed up by Dwight McNeil, rounding off a dominant display.
Goalkeeper Walter Benítez earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.93 despite Poznan managing 17 shots, while Pino and Richards both contributed a goal apiece in the rout.
Crystal Palace edged possession at 53% to 47%, reflecting their control over long spells despite facing more shots than they registered themselves.
Crystal Palace beat Lech Poznan 4–0 (half-time 3–0).
Crystal Palace met Lech Poznan in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 17 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Selhurst Park. Referee: Michal Očenáš.
Team pages: Crystal Palace · Lech Poznan · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Yeremy Pino — 1–0 · Watch Yeremy Pino's goal video (10')
- 27' Goal: Chris Richards (assist: Adam Wharton) — 2–0
- 34' Goal (penalty): Jørgen Strand Larsen — 3–0
- 87' Red card: Radosław Murawski
- 89' Goal: Eddie Nketiah (assist: Dwight McNeil) — 4–0
Starting line-ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-3)
Lech Poznan (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Crystal Palace 59%, the draw 21%, Lech Poznan 20%. It finished Crystal Palace 4–0 Lech Poznan.
Crystal Palace's rating edge carries it — Crystal Palace are the stronger side on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage plus their cold finishing due to recover on top give Crystal Palace a clear lead. The draw at 21% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Crystal Palace at 59%?
Crystal Palace sit 107 points higher on our strength rating — 1835 to 1728. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,814 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.6% of 4,447 games vs 44.9% across all 100,266 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Crystal Palace sit -0.34 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,448 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 52–23–25.
Why only 59%?
Lech Poznan sit -0.33 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,448 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. Lech Poznan hold 6 more possession points (48 to 42 in recent games) across a 107-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,688 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,232. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment takes 1.9 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Crystal Palace have shed 72 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,762 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Crystal Palace are missing their first-choice keeper — Dean Henderson — about 16% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short.
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