Crystal Palace launch Europa League campaign with dominant 4-0 win over Lech Poznan

In their first Europa League appearance, Crystal Palace delivered a 4-0 victory over Polish champions Lech Poznan at Selhurst Park. The hosts opened the scoring when Terry Yegbe’s errant throw-in reached Yeremy Pino, who slotted the ball past goalkeeper Mateusz Lis. Chris Richards headed in from an Adam Wharton corner, and Jorgen Strand Larsen converted a penalty after Pino was fouled.

Eddie Nketiah sealed the win in the closing minutes. Lech were reduced to ten men when Radoslaw Murawski received a red card for a reckless body-check on Jaydee Canvot. The triumph follows Palace’s return to the Europa League after winning the Conference League the previous season, a comeback prompted by a UEFA sanction that had previously demoted them. Pierre Sage’s unchanged lineup proved decisive, overturning a recent 3-2 league loss to Ipswich.