- **[How to watch and follow Thursday night's second leg in Florence](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/information/live-from-florence-tv-information-how-to-follow-our-quarter-final-second-leg/).**
- **[Everything you need to know about Palace in Europe](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/crystal-palace-2025-2026-uefa-conference-league/).**

Crystal Palace face Fiorentina away in the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals tonight, after establishing a 3-0 lead from the first leg at Selhurst Park – follow LIVE from Florence below!

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Last May, it was announced that [Crystal Palace Women would be competing in the newly-named Women's Super League 2.](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/palace-women-to-compete-in-newly-named-wsl2-from-2025-26/)

Along with a new name - the WSL2 has a new structure for this season. 

In previous years, only the top team would earn promotion to the WSL,  this was how Palace earned WSL promotion in the 2023/24 season.

However, for this season only, up to three teams can go up - making this a totally unique campaign for Jo Potter's side.

#### **Who gets promoted to the WSL this season?**

- Like previous years, the first-place side will earn automatic promotion to the WSL.
- The second-place team will also earn automatic promotion to the topflight.
- The third-place team will contest a playoff game against the bottom side in the WSL, with the winner taking the last spot in the topflight.

The 2025/26 format is unique to this campaign, as from the 2026/27 season onwards - the second-place team will contest the playoff against the 13th-place WSL side.

This means the WSL will have 14 teams instead of 12 from the 2026/27 season.

#### **What do Palace need to do?**

Following the recent 1-0 win over Ipswich Town, Palace Women are now in third-place with 38 points - the promotion playoff position.

Birmingham now sit in first-place, six points ahead of Palace on 41 points.

Second-place Charlton Athletic are also on 41 points, but have a significantly worse goal difference than the Blues.

Fourth-place Newcastle United find themselves on 33 points, and must win both of their remaining games to have a chance at making the playoff.

**If Palace win one of their two remaining games**, they will guarantee a promotion playoff spot as a minimum.

**To catch Birmingham**, Palace will need to win both games, and hope the Blues earn no more than two points from their remaining two games.

**To catch Charlton**, Palace will need to win all three games, and hope the Addicks fail to win both of their two remaining games.

It's all set to be a dramatic final day - as Palace host 12th-place Portsmouth, whilst Charlton take on Birmingham at home.

Check out our remaining fixtures below:

- **Sunday, 26th April - Sunderland Women v Crystal Palace Women (KO: 14:00 BST)**
- **Saturday, 2nd May - Crystal Palace Women v Portsmouth Women (KO: 15:00 BST)**

**Tickets are available for that huge home clash at the VBS Community Stadium - click below to buy your tickets!**

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Two games separate Crystal Palace Women from a potential spot in the Women's Super League. Read below to see what Palace need in order to secure an immediate return to the topflight...

The Run-In: What do Palace need to get promoted?

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Sunderland Women v Crystal Palace Women (2026-04-26)

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Crystal Palace FC's first-ever major European adventure is underway, as we battle to win the UEFA Conference League. Find out how you can join us on our journey.

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## From Academy to Premier League

> Having joined the Palace Academy from Brentford in 2016, Tyrick Mitchell rose to prominence rapidly at Palace and set the record for the youngest-ever player to make 200 Premier League appearances for the club.

Mitchell was a regular in both of Palace's Under-18 and Under-23 Professional Development League South winning teams in 2017/18 as he spent a second campaign featuring at both levels.

A recruit from Brentford at the end of the 2015/16 season, Mitchell, an attacking left-back with bundles of pace, impressed sufficiently for the Academy side to be handed a chance with the Development team in 2016. He used that experience to his advantage in 17/18 as he helped his two teams to silverware.

In 2018/19, Mitchell was a regular fixture in Richard Shaw's U23s team and joined the first-team on their pre-season tour in the summer of 2019.

After returning from an injury sustained while on tour, Mitchell made several first-team squads and earned his Premier League debut against Leicester City in July 2020. He went on to secure his first Premier League start by playing the full 90 minutes against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In April 2021, he signed a contract extension through til the end of 2024/25. Mitchell then followed this up with his first goal and assist for the Eagles, as helped the side to a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in May 2021.

His performances throughout 21/22 saw him earn a senior England call-up for the first time in March 2022, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Switzerland.

Mitchell was nearly ever-present in 2022/23, featuring for Palace in 38 out of a possible 41 games in all competitions. He made his 100th appearance in red and blue against Tottenham Hotspur towards the end of the campaign and was also awarded the PFA Community Champion Award for his support for the Palace for Life Foundation.

He was again so close to being ever-present in 2023/24, this time only missing a single game through injury. Nevertheless, he continued to make the left-back position his own, and even stepping further forward as a left wing-back under new manager Oliver Glasner. Mitchell concldued the campaign with his best attacking returns, with two goals and three assists.

In 2024/25, Mitchell was one of the first names on the teamsheet - featuring in 37 out of a possible 38 league games. He kept 11 clean sheets in the league, assisting five times. 

He also kept four clean sheets in the games he featured in as Palace lifted the FA Cup.

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### **Match Details**

**Fiorentina v Crystal Palace**

- Thursday, 16th April
- 20:00 BST
- UEFA Conference League quarter-final, second leg
- Artemio Franchi Stadium
- [Live audio commentary on Palace TV+](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/supporters/palace-tv-plus/)

Crystal Palace take a 3-0 aggregate lead to Florence as the Eagles aim to book a place in the last four of the UEFA Conference League – check out our LIVE gallery from the Artemio Franchi Stadium below...

Palace in Europe: Live gallery as the Eagles take on Fiorentina

- **[How to watch and follow Thursday night's second leg in Florence](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/information/live-from-florence-tv-information-how-to-follow-our-quarter-final-second-leg/).**
- **[Everything you need to know about Palace in Europe](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/crystal-palace-2025-2026-uefa-conference-league/).**

From the starting XI which began last Thursday’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina, only Evann Guessand – injured, [as Glasner confirmed in his pre-match press conference](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/glasner-provides-pre-fiorentina-team-news-sets-out-approach-to-second-leg/) – does not return to the side.

**Yéremy Pino**, who made a superb impact off the bench as Guessand’s second-half replacement in South London, starts tonight in Florence.

There are four other changes from the team which began Palace’s late 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

In midfield, **Daichi Kamada** and **Adam Wharton** start in lieu of Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma, whilst up front, **Ismaïla Sarr** and **Jean-Philippe Mateta** start, with Brennan Johnson and Jørgen Strand Larsen on the bench.

According to competition rules, four of Palace’s starting side – Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards and Adam Wharton – could be suspended for any potential semi-final first leg, should they pick up a booking tonight.

All yellow cards expire on completion of the quarter-finals, and are not carried forward to the semi-finals. Crucially, however, any suspensions incurred do carry forward.

From the first leg in South London, Fiorentina make three changes to their side, with **Pietro Comuzzo** replacing the suspended Dodo in defence; Rolando Mandragora back in the XI for Giovanni Fabbian; and former Tottenham winger **Manor Solomon** in for Cher Ndour.

Fiorentina’s defeat in South London last week was just their fifth in 23 European quarter-final matches in their history, but *La Viola* have advanced from 10 of their 11 previous European quarter-finals.

However, Fiorentina have never before been this far behind in a European tie after the first leg – with Palace, meanwhile, having lost just once away from home in Europe this season, and having scored in every one of their away games in the Conference League proper.

**Fiorentina:** De Gea (GK), Pongračić, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens, Mandragora, Fagioli, Solomon, Harrison, Piccoli, Gudmundsson.

**Subs:** Leonardelli (GK), Christensen (GK), Fazzini, Kospo, Ndour, Kouadio, Baschi, Balbo, Deli, Puzzoli, Fabbian.

**Palace:** Henderson (GK), Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta.

**Subs:** Benítez (GK), Matthews (GK), Clyne, Sosa, Riad, Cardines, Rodney, Lerma, Hughes, Devenny, Johnson, Strand Larsen.

Oliver Glasner has made one change to his Crystal Palace team in Europe for tonight’s UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg.

Team News: One change for Palace in Florence

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