Overview
- The UEFA Europa Conference League final will kick off at 20:00 BST on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena with both clubs contesting their first major European final.
- Crystal Palace confirmed Jean-Philippe Mateta in the starting XI while Chris Richards was named on the bench and Adam Wharton passed a late fitness check to start.
- German police reported violent clashes between supporters in Leipzig city centre on Tuesday night that involved bottles and furniture being thrown, resulted in two arrests, and left two officers with minor injuries.
- UK viewers can watch live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming via HBO Max and the HBO Max channel on Prime Video, with coverage beginning before kick-off.
- Palace enter the game as the competition’s top scorers with 25 goals and Ismaïla Sarr as top scorer on nine, and a win would secure Europa League qualification for 2026-27 despite Palace’s 15th-place domestic finish and earlier exclusion from the Europa League due to multi-club ownership rules.