Crystal Palace continue the league phase of their 2025-26 UEFA Conference League campaign at home to AEK Larnaca.
Victory could put Palace or AEK Larnaca top of the table depending on results elsewhere.
Team News
Palace have no fresh injury concerns to report coming off the back of their 3-3 draw against Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Borna Sosa is suspended after he was red carded in their victory at Dynamo Kiev before the international break.
Caleb Kporha (back), Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure (both knee) remain absent.
AEK Larnaca will be without Karol Angielski (muscle), Enzo Cabrera (knee) and Kewin Komar (hand).
When is Kick-Off?
Palace host AEK Larnaca at Selhurst Park in a 8pm BST kick-off on Thursday 23 October, live on TNT Sports 3 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- This is Palace’s first-ever meeting against AEK Larnaca
- AEK Larnaca are visiting Palace for the first time in their history.
- Palace are hosting Cypriot opposition for the first time in all UEFA competitions.
- AEK Larnaca lost their only previous away trip to English-based opposition (L1), which saw them lose 4-0 at West Ham in Round of 16 in 2022-23 edition.
Prediction
Having battled from behind twice to snatch a dramatic draw against Bournemouth, Palace now need to just focus on their performance and cut out the defensive mistakes because this is a really winnable game for them.
AEK Larnaca though can’t be underestimated after a shock 4-0 home victory over AZ Alkmaar but this will be a tough test of their quality, because they will need to be at their defensive best to quieten Palace’s superb attack.
I however just don’t see Palace losing this because with home advantage and strong form, they should comfortably win this if treat AEK Larnaca properly, rather than act like this will be an easy rollover.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-0 AEK Larnaca
Result: Crystal Palace 0-1 AEK Larnaca
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