Overview
- Crystal Palace opened their 2026–27 Europa League league phase with a 4-0 home win over Lech Poznań at Selhurst Park on Thursday, September 17.
- Yéremy Pino put Palace ahead early, Chris Richards scored from a corner, Jørgen Strand Larsen converted a first-half penalty, and Eddie Nketiah added a late fourth.
- Lech finished the match with 10 men after Radosław Murawski was sent off late for a second yellow card following a reckless challenge.
- Ismaïla Sarr and Eddie Nketiah returned from recent absences as substitutes, with Sarr receiving a mixed reception from fans after a failed summer transfer move, while Palace still missed Dean Henderson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, and long-term absentee Chadi Riad.
- The result gives manager Pierre Sage a morale boost and European momentum for Palace, who won last season’s Conference League to regain access to higher-tier competition and must now try to translate this form back into the Premier League.