The Eagles had qualified for the Europa League via their FA Cup win over Man City last season, but will now switch places with Nottingham Forest

Steve Parish confirmed that Crystal Palace would appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration of Sport but stopped short of saying whether it would ultimately be successful

European football’s governing body, UEFA, contacted the London club confirming they had been barred from entering next season’s Europa League. They had, as the subsequent public statement stated, “breached, as at 1 March 2025, the multi-club ownership criteria foreseen in Article 5.01 of the UEFA Club Competition Regulations”.