Shelbourne vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
· UEFA Conference LeagueCrystal Palace ease past Shelbourne to boost top eight hopes
Crystal Palace boosted their hopes of securing a top-eight finish in the UEFA Conference League standings after coasting to a 3-0 win over Shelbourne on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paddy Barrett.
- 2': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a headed pass.
- 3': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada is caught offside.
- 11': Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 13': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 14': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 15': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Mark Coyle (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paddy Barrett.
- 19': Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 19': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Paddy Barrett (Shelbourne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Coyle following a set piece situation.
- 20': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by John Martin (Shelbourne).
- 22': Attempt saved. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Chris Richards.
- 25': Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a through ball.
- 25': Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 2. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Mark Coyle.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Kameron Ledwidge (Shelbourne).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Kerr McInroy (Shelbourne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milan Mbeng.
- 32': Attempt missed. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Kameron Ledwidge (Shelbourne).
- 34': Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yéremy Pino.
- 35': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paddy Barrett.
- 35': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 37': Goal! Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 39': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 39': Kerr McInroy (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 40': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Kerr McInroy (Shelbourne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Henry-Francis.
- 41': Corner, Shelbourne. Conceded by Christantus Uche.
- 41': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yéremy Pino following a fast break.
- 43': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Harry Wood.
- 44': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Milan Mbeng (Shelbourne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Christantus Uche.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Yéremy Pino.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Daichi Kamada.
- 46': Foul by Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Milan Mbeng (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Romain Esse.
- 46': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Wessel Speel.
- 47': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mark Coyle (Shelbourne).
- 48': Mark Coyle (Shelbourne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 52': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paddy Barrett.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 54': John Martin (Shelbourne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Offside, Shelbourne. Seán Boyd is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Romain Esse.
- 57': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Wessel Speel.
- 57': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 59': Substitution, Shelbourne. Tyreke Wilson replaces Kameron Ledwidge.
- 59': Substitution, Shelbourne. Daniel Kelly replaces John Martin.
- 61': Foul by Daniel Kelly (Shelbourne).
- 61': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Paddy Barrett.
- 64': Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).
- 64': Harry Wood (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Tyreke Wilson (Shelbourne).
- 66': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 67': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 69': Foul by Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace).
- 69': Milan Mbeng (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne). Assisted by Christantus Uche.
- 72': Attempt missed. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
- 75': Substitution, Shelbourne. Seán Gannon replaces Mark Coyle.
- 77': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 77': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Substitution, Shelbourne. Ellis Chapman replaces Harry Wood.
- 81': Substitution, Shelbourne. Lewis Temple replaces Milan Mbeng.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Casey replaces Justin Devenny because of an injury.
- 83': Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Lewis Temple (Shelbourne).
- 83': Attempt saved. Ben Casey (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wessel Speel (Shelbourne).
- 84': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 84': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 86': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 86': Seán Boyd (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Tyreke Wilson (Shelbourne).
- 88': Romain Esse (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Tyreke Wilson (Shelbourne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ben Casey (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Seán Gannon (Shelbourne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Daniel Kelly (Shelbourne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Seán Boyd with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Shelbourne. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 90'+2': Ben Casey (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kerr McInroy (Shelbourne).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3.
- 0': Match ends, Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3.
Statistics
 CRY |
SHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 61.6 | Possession | 38.4 |
| 28 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 476 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 537 | Passes | 338 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 17 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Venue: Tallaght Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 10,134
Venue: Tallaght Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 10,134
UEFA Conference League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 2 | Raków Czestochowa | 6 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 6 | +7 | 13 |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Shelbourne (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Wessel Speel (GK) |
| 29 | Patrick Barrett |
| 4 | Kameron Ledwidge |
| 8 | Mark Coyle  |
| 23 | Kerr McInroy |
| 21 | Jack Francis |
| 27 | Evan Caffrey |
| 25 | Milan Mbeng |
| 9 | Sean Boyd |
| 10 | John Martin |
| 7 | Harry Wood |
Crystal Palace (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 18 | Daichi Kamada |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 24 | Borna Sosa |
| 55 | Justin Devenny |
| 12 | Christantus Uche |
| 9 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
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