Jean-Philippe Mateta etched his name into Crystal Palace history by netting their first-ever European goal, securing a 1-0 win over Norwegian outfit Fredrikstad in the opening leg of their Conference

Crystal Palace tonight begin their Conference League campaign with the first leg of a group stage qualification play-off at home against Fredrikstad.Manager Oliver Glasner will aim to build on a respectable draw achieved away to Chelsea in the opening Premier League fixture,

Justin Devenny and Borna Sosa were lively without being too threatening, but Palace missed the refined touch of Eze. It speaks to a wider concern Glasner must have. This team have achieved special feats, but they are a fairly average squad littered with some world-beaters. Take them out of the team, and Palace lack cutting edge.

Crystal Palace are in talks with Nottingham Forest, and the Metropolitan police, over the provision of increased security for Sunday’s Premier League game between the teams at Selhurst Park.

USMNT center back Chris Richards and his Premier League club Crystal Palace are off to a strong start to this season, adding to last week's Community Shield triumph with a 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Sunday.

Arsenal have agreed to a fee of close to £68 million ($92m) with Crystal Palace for midfielder Eberechi Eze, sources have told ESPN.