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Lyon vs Crystal Palace

FA Cup
Lyon
2-0-0
3-2
Final
Groupama Stadium

Match pulse

LYONAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRY
50%Possession50%
11Shots12
4On target4
5Corners3
2Saves1
4Fouls8
36'Ismaïla SarrCRY56'Yéremy PinoCRY58'Keito NakamuraLYON82'Chris RichardsCRY
Team1H2HT
LYON213
CRY022

Who won: Lyon 3-2

Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3-2 on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Groupama Stadium. Goals for Lyon: Corentin Tolisso (8'), Ernest Nuamah (45'+2') and Pavel Sulc (76'). Goals for C Palace: Yéremy Pino (50') and Daichi Kamada (81').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Corentin TolissoLM
  2. 27.4Ernest NuamahCF-R
  3. 37.2Keito NakamuraCF-L
  4. 46.8Daichi KamadaSUB
  5. 56.5AbnerLB
  6. 66.5Pavel SulcSUB
  7. 76.4Tyler MortonDM
  8. 86.4Zachary AthekameRB
  9. 96.4Noah NarteyRM
  10. 106.4Adam WhartonCM-R
  11. 116.3Felix BacherCD-R
  12. 126.3Khalis MerahAM

Team stats

LYONCRY
4Fouls8
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
5Corner Kicks3
2Saves1
50.1Possession49.9
11SHOTS12
4ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
425Accurate Passes414
491Passes483
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses7
10Crosses17
0.2Cross %0.4
44Long Balls30
26Accurate Long Balls15
0.6Long Balls %0.5
5Blocked Shots4
7Effective Tackles7
9Tackles13
0.8Tackle %0.5
18Interceptions9
19Effective Clearances15
19Clearances15

Player of the game

Corentin Tolisso

LYON · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

38%
LYON · 2.34 xG
26%
Draw
36%
CRY · 2.39 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 2.
  3. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Zachary Athekame (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Tolisso

    Substitution, Lyon. Mads Bidstrup replaces Corentin Tolisso because of an injury.

    M. Bidstrup

  7. 90'

    Free kick won

    Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Axel Disasi (Crystal Palace).

  9. 90'Chris Richards

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross.

    C. Richards

  10. 89'CRY

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ruben Kluivert.

  11. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Q. Timber

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Quinten Timber.

    D. McNeil

  12. 84'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.

    C. Tolisso

  13. 82'Chris Richards

    Yellow card

    Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Richards

  14. 82'

    Free kick won

    Keito Nakamura (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  15. 82'Chris Richards

    Foul

    Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).

  16. GOAL81'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    D. Kamada

    Goal! Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 2. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

    LYON 3 - 2 CRY
  17. 81'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Darío Osorio (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    D. Osorio

  18. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Nartey

    Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Noah Nartey.

    T. Tessmann

  19. GOAL76'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    P. Sulc · ast K. Nakamura

    Goal! Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 1. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura following a fast break.

    LYON 3 - 1 CRY
  20. 76'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Nartey.

    K. Nakamura

  21. 75'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a through ball following a fast break.

    K. Boudache

  22. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Ó. Mingueza

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Anan Khalaili replaces Óscar Mingueza.

    A. Khalaili

  23. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Pino

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Darío Osorio replaces Yéremy Pino.

    D. Osorio

  24. 72'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon).

    D. Kamada

  25. 72'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross.

    D. Kamada

Leaders

LYONCRY
Total Shots
Ernest Nuamah
3
Jørgen Strand Larsen
4
Accurate Passes
Ruben Kluivert
64
Chris Richards
63
Defensive Interventions
Ruben Kluivert
13
Jaydee Canvot
13
Saves
Dominik Greif
2
Walter Benítez
1