Lyon host Crystal Palace in matchday two of the Europa League league phase

Lyon host Crystal Palace on 15 October 2026 at 19:45 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides as part of matchday two of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League for the 2026/27 season. The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports.

In their last outing, Lyon suffered a 1-2 defeat away to Lens, following a run of good results that included a 4-0 win over Rennes, a 2-1 win over Anderlecht, a goalless draw with Paris FC, as well as a 3-1 win over Auxerre.

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, go into the match after a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest at home, which followed a goalless draw with Leeds United, a big 4-0 win over Lech Poznan, a 2-3 defeat to Ipswich Town, and a 3-2 win over Fulham.

The two sides have met once before, on 5 August 2023, a match that ended in a 2-0 win for Crystal Palace on their own ground.

Lyon will be without Remy Stephane Hempel, Moussa Niakhate, Mahamadou Ouedraogo and Ikoma-Lewis Opinda.

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, will be missing Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Xavier Zouzou, Yvan Guisand, Dean Henderson, Jefferson Andres Lerma Solis, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chadi Riad and Takehiro Tomiyasu.

In the standings, Crystal Palace sit second with 3 points from one match, which they won, with a goal difference of 4-0, while Lyon are eleventh, also with 3 points from one match, which they won by a scoreline of 2-1.