Dynamo Kyiv vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Conference League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

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·2 October 2025

Dynamo Kyiv vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Conference League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

The Eagles look to make a winning start to life in Europe

Gaffer: Oliver Glasner

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Dynamo Kyiv vs Crystal Palace LIVE!

Crystal Palace make their debut in the Conference League proper tonight, facing Dynamo Kyiv in Poland. Oliver Glasner’s Eagles come into the match on an 18-match unbeaten run, and will be fully intent on dispatching the Ukrainian outfit after beating Premier League champions Liverpool last time out, thanks to Eddie Nketiah’s heroic 97th-minute winner, which left the Eagles as the only unbeaten side in the top flight.

They have a point to prove in Europe, though, after being controversially demoted from the Europa League to UEFA’s third-tier competition over the summer. Kyiv, though, have touched all three levels of European competition this season, having crashed out of both Champions and Europa League qualifying after defeats to Cypriot outfit Pafos and Maccabi Tel Aviv. After finishing 34th of 36 teams in last season’s Europa League league phase, they too will be hoping to get their own back in this campaign.

The veteran former West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko is expected to be in action for Kyiv, lining up against an old rival. Follow the match LIVE below with our dedicated blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.

Live updates

1 minute ago

Humble Crystal Palace set for historic night as European journey begins

Crystal Palace may be 18 games undefeated and fresh from beating the reigning Premier League champions, yet they are approaching their first-ever major European fixture with the same humility that has underpinned their success under Oliver Glasner, writes Sam Tabuteau.

Glasner is a figure of quiet authority, just like his captain Marc Guehi, and the pair, while not hiding their ambitions, understand Palace have proven nothing yet on the European stage.

Previous success in winning the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 means nothing to Glasner, while for Guehi talk of a collapsed Deadline Day move to Liverpool is immaterial with his full focus on leading Palace into their Conference League opener against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland.

“It’s very easy to keep them level and on the floor. No player has wings, they can’t fly,” Glasner quipped, the occasion befitting of a reference to the fated Icarus.

Sam Tabuteau reports

Two changes for Palace as Sosa and Hughes come in for Mitchell and Sarr. Mateta leads the line fresh from his maiden France call up. A historic evening whatever the result for Palace tonight.

18 minutes ago

DYNAMO KYIV TEAM NEWS

Here’s how the hosts line up.

Dynamo Kyiv starting XI: Nescheret; Tymchyk, Bilovar, Thiare, Mykhavko; Brazhko; Yarmolenko, Yatsyk, Shaparenko, Dubinchak; Guerrero

Subs: Morgun, Ihnatenko, Vivcharenko, Pikhalonok, Voloshyn, Burtnyk, Rubchynskyi, Ogundana, Karavaiev, Buialskyi, Zakharchenko, Blanuta

24 minutes ago

CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS

Oliver Glasner names his starting lineup.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Sosa, Wharton, Hughes, Kamada, Munoz; Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Matthews, Clyne, Canvot, Mitchell, Cardines, Lerma, Devenny, Esse, Uche, Nketiah, Sarr

30 minutes ago

Mateta earns his first international call-up

At the ripe old age of 28, Jean-Philippe Mateta has earned his first call-up to the senior France international team.

Can he mark the occasion with a goal for Palace today?

40 minutes ago

Familiar face in the opposition?

Former West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko is expected to line up on the left flank for Dynamo Kyiv this evening, but he is remarkably unsentimental about it.

Speaking pre-match, the Ukrainian veteran said: “Crystal Palace play quality and aggressive football. We’ve watched many of their matches and we know their strengths. But first and foremost we need to focus on our own game – we have our own style and objectives. I’m confident that the players who step onto the pitch tomorrow will give everything to achieve a positive result.

“There’s no point looking back at what Crystal Palace were like back [when I played for West Ham]. Players change, coaches change. This is a completely different team compared to the one I faced during my time in the Premier League.”

51 minutes ago

Wantaway Glasner?

There is a very slim chance that Oliver Glasner does not see out this campaign with Crystal Palace.

Widespread reports claim that he is keen on the Man United job should Ruben Amorim be relieved of his duties.

His contract with Palace expires at the end of the season.

1 hour ago

Standard Sport prediction

Both teams are in good form heading into this European tie and will want to make a flying start to their Conference League campaigns.

Kyiv have the edge when it comes to experience in European competitions, but Palace’s 18-game unbeaten run should not be taken lightly. Therefore, we think a share of the points is the most likely outcome.

Draw, 1-1.

1 hour ago

Crystal Palace early team news

Summer signing Walter Benitez looks set to miss out again as a result of a dislocated finger.

Cheick Doucoure is a long-term injury absentee, though may be back in action next month. Meanwhile, Chadi Riad is still a couple of weeks away from a return to action and youngster Caleb Kporha is also still sidelined.

Yeremy Pino and Ismaila Sarr both came through the Liverpool game unscathed and are therefore in contention to start in attack alongside Jean-Philippe Mateta.