Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina live: Confirmed teams and full Conference League line ups
Conference League quarter-final teams from Palace vs Fiorentina
Crystal Palace and Fiorentina have confirmed their starting teams for their Conference League quarter-final first-leg meeting at Selhurst Park on Thursday.
Ismaila Sarr’s extra-time winner as part of a double on the night sent Palace through with victory at Larnaca in the last 16.
Fiorentina came from behind and scored winners during second-half added time in both legs of their tie against Rakow Czestochowa, winning 2-1 home and away to set up a two-legged encounter with the Eagles for the right to face Shakhtar or Alkmaar in the semi-finals.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Palace host Fiorentina in the Conference League.
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Crystal Palace confirmed team vs Fiorentina
Palace make three changes, bringing in captain Dean Henderson, wideman Daniel Munoz and striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, making his first start since January 25.
Brennan Johnson and Walter Benitez move to the bench. Jorgen Strand Larsen is suspended and Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix and Adam Wharton will miss the second leg if they are booked.
Forward Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) and midfielder Cheick Doucoure (knee) are injured.
Crystal Palace starting XI: Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Jaydee Canvot, Daniel Munoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, Jean Philippe Mateta, Evann Guessand
Palace substitutes: , Jefferson Lerma, Yeremy Pino, Brennan Johnson, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Borna Sosa, Remi Matthews, Chadi Riad, Walter Benitez, Justin Devenny, Rio Cardines,
Fiorentina full line up vs Crystal Palace
Roberto Piccoli replaces Moise Kean up front for Fiorentina, who bring in Dodo for Pietro Comuzzo in defence.
Defenders Tariq Lamptey (knee), Fabiano Parisi (knock) and Niccolo Fortini (muscle) are injured, as are winger Manor Solomon (hamstring) and Kean (shin).
Comuzzo, Dodo, Nicolo Fagioli, Rolando Mandragora, Cher Ndour and Marin Pongracic are each a caution away from suspensions in the competition.
Fiorentina starting XI: David de Gea, Dodo, Marin Pongracic, Luca Ranieri, Robin Gosens, Giovanni Fabbian, Nicolo Fagioli, Cher Ndour, Jack Harrison, Roberto Piccoli, Albert Gudmundsson
Fiorentina substitutes: Rolando Mandragora, Pietro Comuzzo, Jacopo Fazzini, Eman Kospo, Pietro Leonardelli, Oliver Christensen, Eddy Kouadio, Riccardo Braschi, Luis Balbo, Lapo Deli, Giorgio Puzzoli
Where to watch Palace vs Fiorentina: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Thursday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports Ultimate and the HBO Max app.
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Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina stats
- Bologna have made the most ball recoveries (501) in this season’s competition of any team in the quarter-finals
- Defender Juan Miranda has attempted (72) and completed (22) the most players of any player in the 2025/26 Europa League
- With 94 crosses, Bologna have completed 14 more than any other side in this competition and 35 more than any team not yet eliminated
- The Serie A side are winless in their five previous European matches against English teams (D1 L4)
- Their only previous two‑legged European tie against an English club was a 5-3 aggregate defeat to Fulham in the 2002 Intertoto Cup final
- Only Nottingham Forest and Celta Vigo can match Bologna’s tally of 21 goals in this season’s competition. Villa have 17
- Villa have the highest passing accuracy (87.2%) of any team in the quarter-finals, with only Lyon (88.9%), who went out in the last 16, achieving a better figure in this season’s competition
- The Premier League club have had the most possession (56.3%) of any team still involved in this season’s competition
- They have lost all of their three previous European away matches against Italian clubs
- This is Villa’s first quarter‑final in the Europa League era of the competition, reaching this stage twice when it was known as the UEFA Cup with aggregate defeats to Barcelona (4-3) in 1977/78 and Atletico Madrid (on the now-abolished away goals rule) in 1997/98
- The Villans’ run of 13 wins in their last 15 continental matches (L2) – including their current stretch of seven straight victories – is the longest successful streak in their European history