Crystal Palace made a frustrating start to life without Eberechi Eze as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Fredrikstad in the first leg of their Conference League play-off at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace made history on Thursday when they secured their first-ever win in Europe on a bittersweet night

Crystal Palace enter their Europa Conference League play-off first leg against Fredrikstad with the focus inevitably fixed on Eberechi Eze. The midfielder, whose flair has so often defined Palace’s attacking spark, is on the verge of a £67.5million move to Arsenal.

JEAN-PHILIPPE Mateta scored a historic opener as Crystal Palace beat Fredrikstad 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the opening leg of their Conference League play-off, while Troy Parrott scored his 10th goal of the season as AZ won 2-0 away to Levski Sofia in the same competition.

Tottenham Hotspur consultant Fabio Paratici was at Stamford Bridge today for the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, according to the Independent journalist Miguel Delaney.The