Crystal Palace will enter the UEFA Conference League play-offs after a 2-2 draw against Finnish champions KuPS at Selhurst Park denied them direct qualification to the round of 16.

Crystal Palace miss out on automatic qualification for the last-16 stage of the Conference League on Thursday night, with the Eagles held to a 2-2 draw by KuPS.

Referee Igal Frid was front and centre at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace took on KuPS in the Europa Conference League.

Crystal Palace midfielder Daichi Kamada is set to miss up to 10 weeks with a hamstring injury. Manager Oliver Glasner confirmed that Kamada’s injury was a serious one after he limped off following a challenge in Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Manchester City.

The Conference League concludes its first phase with the sixth round. Strasbourg is the only team to have already secured a direct spot to the round of 16.

According to Sacha Tavolieri, Crystal Palace and Everton have shown interest in KRC Genk defender Zakaria El Ouahdi, and that shared attention has brought progress to a situation that could