Crystal Palace, Conference League and Fredrikstad
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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,
Crystal Palace return to Selhurst Park for their first home Premier League fixture of the new season on Sunday, when Nottingham Forest make the trip to South London.
Nottingham Forest travel to Crystal Palace on Sunday, and tensions will surely be high. Crystal Palace fans booed the mere mention of Nottingham Forest on the tannoy after the UEFA Conference League win over Fredrikstad on Thursday, a competition the Eagles are only in because the Reds took their UEFA Europa League spot.
Sundays meeting will be the first since Nottingham Forest were promoted to the Europa League - taking Crystal Palaces place - following UEFAs decision over John Textors controlling interest in the Eagles;
A first major European victory should have brought great joy to Selhurst Park - instead regret and concern linger
Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze was left out of the starting line-up for their Europa Conference League clash with Fredrikstad on Thursday night, as speculation grows over a £60 million move to
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