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Ciaran Morrison

Thu 21 August 2025 22:29, UK

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner faces a difficult decision despite the Eagles’ dominant 1-0 victory over Fredrikstad.

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Jean-Philippe Mateta scored Crystal Palace’s first ever goal in European football, as the Eagles head over to Norway for the second leg with a slender advantage.



Mateta scored Palace’s first ever European goal.

With Eze unavailable, Oliver Glasner handed 21-year-old Justin Devenny a start.

Devenny, who struck the winning penalty in Crystal Palace’s Community Shield win over Liverpool, failed though to take his opportunity.



Minutes Played 69Touches43Total Shots2Chances Created1Big Chances Missed1Devenny’s stats against Fredrisktad as per Fotmob.

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The Northern Ireland international was also dispossessed twice, won none of his ground duels and only one of his four crosses were accurate.

Odsonne Edouard replaced Devenny for the final twenty minutes of the match, and Glasner now faces a selection dilemma for Palace’s next match against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

Glasner will look to the transfer market to replace Eze.

Options were extremely sparse for Glasner as to who the Austrian could call upon for the match.