Eagles in Poland : Picture by Pennie Terrell Uefa Conference semi-final first leg Shakhtar Donetsk (0) 1 Ocheretko 47 Crystal Palace (1) 3 Sarr 1, Kamada 58, Strand Larsen 84 The best game yet in Crystal Palace's European odyssey ended with Oliver Glasner's team not only setting a record but taking what they anticipate will be a decisive two-goal advantage into the second leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final at Selhurst Park next Thursday. Palace, ahead after o

Eagles v Hammers: Pic by @CapFootballUK A point each in the London derby at Selhurst Park did neither team any Premier League favours – especially for relegation-threatened West Ham United. Here, Capital Football looks at some takeaways from the scoreless draw in south London. EAGLES' EYES ELSEWHERE? For the second home game in a row, Palace fans – renowned for their vocal support at Selhurst Park – were more preoccupied about a possible trip to Leipzig on 27 May for the Con

Springtime at Selhurst : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace 0 West Ham United 0 The Hammers eked out another point in their quest for Premier League survival in a game that got the final scoreline it had always threated and thoroughly deserved. West Ham were understandably a little cautious but only time will tell whether they might regret not going for a win with more abandon - especially as the Eagles were without the injured Adam Wharton - but for now they

By Alessandro Schiavone While Arsenal look increasingly likely to cement their serial bottlers status once more on current form following their 2-1 defeat at Man City yesterday, their hated rivals from down the road Tottenham Hotspur are flirting with a shock relegation, and two-time European kings Chelsea could miss out on the Champions League once again, with fifth-placed Liverpool now holding a SEVEN-point lead. And that with only five fixtures left to negotiate before

By Alessandro Schiavone Arsenal have been fired a warning by hothead Arda Turan ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid in less than two weeks. The ex-Turkish midfielder, who scored against Chelsea at the same stage of the competition back in 2014 as Atleti ran riot at Stamford Bridge (1-3), has tipped this to be the Colchoneros ' season. Madrid's second force lost two finals in three years against Real Madrid back in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Yet with Los Mereng

Palace on the attack in Florence : Picture by Pennie Turrell UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg Fiorentina (1) 2 Gudmundsson pen 30, Ndour 53 Crystal Palace (1) 1 Sarr 17 (Palace win 4-2 on aggregate) The end of Crystal Palace's undefeated run spanning six games and six weeks, hardly mattered here in Florence on Thursday as the visitors were two goals too good on aggregate for their Italian hosts in the Conference League quarter-final. Consequently it was Palace

By Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Conference League QF second-leg AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-5 on agg) Shakhtar Donetsk made it a 5-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar's B team to set up a date with Crystal Palace in the semis of the Conference League. With the KNVB Cup final looming and the chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware when they face NEC Nijmegen on Sunday, AZ manager Leeroy Echteld decided to rest up to 11 players. Yet despite being played off the groun

Eagles of South London Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United Crystal Palace fans, with one eye on a possible gala European final in May, savoured a slice of late drama when substitute Jean Philippe Mateta stroked home a penalty to add to his earlier header to dent Newcastle United. The Eagles came from behind in a game which took a long time to warm up. William Osula put the Tynesiders ahead just before half time, before Palace finished strongly as the second half wore on. Jeff

Post match press briefing with Oliver Glasner : Picture by @YTJourno The Eagle are flying. Oliver Glasner's men turned in their best performance of a sometimes stuttering Conference League campaign to claim a 3-0 win over Fiorentina on a heady Selhurst Park night. It means next Thursday's return in Florence ought to be a formality given the obvious disparity in ability. The Eagles, looking fresh and motivated again after a three-week break from competitive action, were domina

Live streaming : A ticker-tape welcome for the two teams : Picture by @YTJourno UEFA Conference League Quarter Final first leg Crystal Palace (2) 3 Mateta pen 24, Mitchell 31, Sarr 90 Fiorentina (0) 0 They won't be booking their flights to Leipzig for the final just yet, but the semis look very much on the cards now for the Eagles after a late goal which made their victory over Fiorentina emphatic - if not almost unassailable. The Italian side may not invoke the respectful tr