It certainly was not pretty as the Eagles struggled to get to grips with the artificial surface but it was very much job done as Oliver Glasner and his players manage to get themselves into the draw on Friday.
MATCH INFORMATION
|
28 August 2025 – 5pm |
|
Fredrikstad 0-0 Crystal Palace |
|
Fredrikstad Stadion |
PLAYER RATINGS
|
1 |
Dean HENDERSON |
6.7 |
|
12 |
Daniel MUNOZ |
6.9 |
|
6 |
Marc GUEHI © |
7.0 |
|
5 |
Maxence LACROIX |
6.9 |
|
26 |
Chris RICHARDS |
7.3 |
|
24 |
Borna SOSA (3 Tyrick MITCHELL 78 mins) |
6.6 (6.0) |
|
20 |
Adam WHARTON |
6.5 |
|
8 |
Jefferson LERMA |
6.2 |
|
7 |
Ismaila SARR |
6.4 |
|
18 |
Daichi KAMADA (55 Justin DEVENNY 90 mins) |
6.5 (6.0) |
|
14 |
Jean-Philippe MATETA |
6.5 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 17 Nathaniel CLYNE, 21 Romain ESSE, 31 Remi MATTHEWS, 44 Walter BENITEZ, 42 Kaden RODNEY, 59 Rio CARDINES
|
77 |
Martin BORSHEIM |
6.6 |
|
22 |
Maxwell WOLEDZI |
6.5 |
|
12 |
Ulrik FREDRIKSEN |
6.6 |
|
28 |
Solomon OWUSU (17 Sigurd KVILE 70 mins) |
6.7 (6.0) |
|
4 |
Stain Stray MOLDE |
6.4 |
|
16 |
Daniel EID |
6.5 |
|
13 |
Sondre SORLOKK (10 Johannes HUMMELVOLL-NUNEZ 61 mins) |
6.6 (6.1) |
|
11 |
Patrick METCALFE |
6.7 |
|
6 |
Leonard OWUSU © (14 Joannes BJARTALID 70 mins) |
6.8 (6.0) |
|
20 |
Oskar OHLENSCHLAEGER (19 Rocco SHEIN 71 mins) |
6.9 (6.1) |
|
9 |
Emil HOLTEN (23 Henrik Langaas SKOGVOLD 61 mins) |
6.6 (6.0) |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 1 Oeystein OVRETVEIT, 2 Kennedy OKPALEKE, 5 Simen RAFN, 18 Ludvig BEGBY, 25 Ole LANGBRAATEN, 31 Elias SOLBERG, 40 Eirik GRANAAS
POST GAME QUOTES
OLIVER GLASNER
“Huge achievement – going into the league stage was our second goal. The first one was winning the Community Shield. Against an opposition which is not easy to play. We had to accept it and the players did well and defended the box excellently. We know we have to and can play better in possession.
The story of the game is we lost too many balls too easily. Of course, we have to improve how we play and how quickly we play.”
CHRIS RICHARDS
“We have been defending really well so we were hoping we could continue doing that. Every game is not going to be pretty, but as long as you get the result, that’s the big thing. Everybody is super excited. We are an ambitious club. Now it is time to win some games in Europe. We are ready to make history. A hostile environment but Fredrikstad are a good team. It wasn’t pretty but we got the result we needed.”
MATCH STATISTICS
|
Star Man |
Chris RICHARDS (7.3) |
|
Goals |
None |
|
Assists |
None |
|
Total shots |
7 – 10 |
|
Shots on target |
1 – 4 |
|
Yellow cards |
Jean-Philippe MATETA (23), Borna SOSA (47), Leonard OWUSU (67), Oskar OEHLENSCHLAEGER (71), Maxwell WOLEDZI (87) |
|
Red cards |
None |
|
Possession |
40.1% – 59.9% |
|
Pass success |
68.3% – 80.5% |
|
Passes |
341 – 513 |
|
Tackles |
15 – 20 |
|
Fouls |
7 – 7 |
|
Corners |
2 – 3 |
|
Saves |
4 – 0 |
TEB VERDICT
It was certainly a nervous watch from afar but the players stood up and defended well but could not get that goal that would have things a little easier. Regardless, this is a massive achievement to get through the two legged play-off and be in the draw for the league phase of the competition.
The players and management staff deserve a lot of credit as it looked a struggle for on the artificial surface. Jean-Phillipe Mateta who is usually so good with the ball at his feet on really found his way in the latter stages, but missed a golden chance to add to the goal he scored at Selhurst Park in the first leg.
Notable individual performances from that stubborn back three of Chris Richards, Marc Guehi, and Maxence Lacroix.
UPCOMING FIXTURES
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DATE |
TEAM |
LOCATION |
COMPETITION |
KICK OFF TIME |
|
31/08/2025 |
Aston Villa |
Away |
Premier League |
7pm |
|
13/09/2025 |
Sunderland |
Home |
Premier League |
3pm |
|
20/09/2025 |
West Ham United |
Away |
Premier League |
3pm |
