Lyon 3-2 Crystal Palace: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Lyon

3 : 2

Crystal Palace

Corentin Tolisso8'
Ernest Nuamah45+2'
Pavel Šulc76'

50'Yeremy Pino
81'Daichi Kamada

Groupama StadiumJoao PinheiroCapacity 80,698Thu, 15 Oct 202618:45

Lyon4-1-2-1-2

Line ups

3-4-2-1Crystal Palace Crystal Palace crest

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

70'
186.1
K. Merah
107.0
P. Šulc
70'
77.6
E. Nuamah
266.5
K. Boudache
78'
996.0
N. Nartey
66.0
T. Tessmann
90'
87.5
C. Tolisso
2
M. Bidstrup

Unused

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Substitutions

62'
226.5
J. Strand Larsen
96.4
E. Nketiah
62'
75.7
I. Sarr
186.8
D. Kamada
75'
107.0
Yeremy Pino
245.8
D. Osorio
75'
306.0
Óscar Mingueza
255.9
A. Khalaili
86'
236.3
Q. Timber
116.3
D. McNeil

Unused

Home

L. Openda
Leg Injury
Out
M. Ouedraogo
Knee Injury
Out
N. Tagliafico
Knee Injury
Out

Away

B. Chilwell
Inactive
Out
C. Doucoure
Off the roster
Out
Z. Gozo
Off the roster
Out
E. Guessand
Off the roster
Out
D. Henderson
Foot Injury
Out
J. Lerma
Off the roster
Out
J. Mateta
Hamstring Injury
Out
C. Riad
Knee Injury
Out
T. Tomiyasu
Calf Injury
Out

Player of the match

Keito Nakamura

Attacker · Lyon

8.1

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists2

Shots2

Shots on target0

Shot accuracy0%

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes34

Key passes4

Pass accuracy85%

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks1

Interceptions0

Duels won3 · 43%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
D. GreifG	2	1,19	-0,81	22/32	2/12
W. BenítezG	1	2,54	-0,46	13/18	3/8

Live stats

Possession & Passing

51%Possession49%

491Total passes483

87%Pass accuracy86%

5Corners3

Attack

11Shots12

4On target4

2Off target4

5Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

8Shots in box10

3Shots out box2

1.7xG1.6

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves1

0Offsides1

4Fouls8

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,64xG0,30

6Shots4

2On target0

3Big chances0

13Touches in box4

58%Possession42%

3Corners0

Second half

1,07xG1,27

5Shots8

2On target4

1Big chances4

7Touches in box23

42%Possession58%

2Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Lyon

1.7211951%

88% open play12% set piece

Crystal Palace

1.5712849%

82% open play18% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

23 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Lyon1,72 xG · 3 scored

Crystal Palace1,57 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Lyon22

Open play 17Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Crystal Palace22

Open play 17Set piece 3Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Lyon47% pressure

Crystal Palace53% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-2

100%Draw 0%0%

1.72xG1.57

11Shots12

9On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Chris Richards 0.08 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

11 v 12

Lyon shoot right, Crystal Palace left. Bigger dot = better chance.

LYOLyonCPCrystal Palacegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

LyonCrystal Palacegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

LyonDefensive line 28%

Crystal PalaceDefensive line 46%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

LyonUntil 70'

Most-connected pair: Bacher and Athekame, 28 passes between them.

Crystal PalaceUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Richards and Disasi, 33 passes between them.

Tactical battle

43control57

J. Strand Larsen

6 touches in box

In possession

40,5%Field tilt59,5%

7Passes into box13

26Progressive passes33

14Carries into final third6

10Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

14,63Press intensity (PPDA)13,93

3High turnovers11

8Regains within 5s7

24,5sBall recovery time26,3s

30Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

148Carries111

1858mCarry distance1132m

21Progressive carries9

976mProgressive carry distance575m

5Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won11

9Take-ons attempted16

449mProgressive pass distance537m

4Through balls2

16Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,19Expected threat (xT)1,39

3,09Action value (VAEP)2,05

22Shot-creating actions22

6Goal-creating actions4

12Box entries15

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,9Passes per attack5,3

19,0sAttack duration17,8s

1,52 m/sAttack directness1,66 m/s

2Build-up attacks5

9Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

20Touches in box27

32Final third entries55

4Big chances4

2,54xG on target1,19

1Big chances missed2

Passing

2/10 (20%)Crosses7/17 (41%)

26/44 (59%)Long balls15/30 (50%)

14Throw-ins17

8Free kicks4

9Goal kicks4

Duels

45Total55

20/48 (42%)Ground28/48 (58%)

10/19 (53%)Aerial9/19 (47%)

4/9 (44%)Dribbles11/15 (73%)

8Dispossessed5

Defending

46Recoveries54

18Interceptions10

9Tackles13

78%Tackles won54%

19Clearances15

3Big chances scored2

1Errors led to shot0

0Fouled in final third1

7,01Average rating6,77

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

LyonshootallowCrystal Palace

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box9.4%

61.8%Penalty area+1.962.3%

23.4%Edge of the box-2.122.6%

7.4%Long range5.6%

419 shots taken · 446 faced

Crystal PalaceshootallowLyon

9.7%Six-yard box6.1%

64.0%+3.6Penalty area60.5%

20.0%-4.7Edge of the box25.7%

6.3%Long range7.6%

444 shots taken · 408 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at Groupama Stadium in the UEFA Europa League. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: Corentin Tolisso (8'), Ernest Nuamah (45+2'), Pavel Šulc (76') for Lyon; Yeremy Pino (50'), Daichi Kamada (81') for Crystal Palace. In their last 2 meetings, Lyon have won 1, Crystal Palace 1, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.