Lyon 3-2 Crystal Palace: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

UEFA Europa League, Thursday, 15 October 2026: Lyon came out on top against Crystal Palace, winning 3-2.

Lyon led 2-0 at half-time. The game was played at Groupama Stadium, Lyon.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Lyon have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 10 goals and let in 4 goals (W-D-W-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Crystal Palace have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 9 goals and let in 6 goals (L-W-D-L-W).

Lyon arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Crystal Palace.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 5 goals.

8' - Corentin Tolisso scored for Lyon (1-0). 45+2' - Ernest Nuamah scored for Lyon (2-0). 50' - Yéremy Pino scored for Crystal Palace (2-1). 76' - Pavel Sulc scored for Lyon (3-1). 81' - Daichi Kamada scored for Crystal Palace (3-2).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 4 yellow cards: 1 for Lyon and 3 for Crystal Palace.

Substitutions recorded: 4 substitutions for Lyon and 6 substitutions for Crystal Palace.

Match statistics

Lyon had 50.8% of possession, against 49.2% for Crystal Palace.

Lyon had 11 shots, 4 on target, while Crystal Palace had 12 shots, 4 on target. Lyon won 5 corners and Crystal Palace won 3 corners. Lyon committed 4 fouls and Crystal Palace committed 8 fouls.

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Lyon are 3rd with 6 points from 2 matches, while Crystal Palace are 8th with 3 points from 2 matches. That leaves Crystal Palace 3 points behind Lyon.

Lyon are currently in the promotion places. Crystal Palace are currently in the promotion places.

More on this match

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