Europa League Table and Match Review After Thursday Fixtures

According to a report by BBC SPORT on Thursday October 15, 2026, Lyon held off a late Crystal Palace comeback to secure a 3-2 victory in their Europa League clash.

Corentin Tolisso gave Lyon the lead in the eighth minute, finishing from a corner before Ernest Nuamah doubled their advantage shortly before half-time with an assist from Keito Nakamura.

Crystal Palace responded five minutes into the second half when Yeremy Pino converted Adam Wharton’s pass to make it 2-1.

Lyon restored their two-goal cushion in the 76th minute through Pavel Sulc, who produced a clever back-heel finish following another excellent contribution from Nakamura.

However, Daichi Kamada reignited Palace’s hopes when he scored from close range in the 81st minute after a rebound fell kindly into his path.

Palace pushed for an equaliser in the closing stages, but Lyon goalkeeper Dominik Greif denied Chris Richards with a superb stoppage-time save to preserve the hosts’ victory.

Bournemouth cruised to a 3-0 victory over Sturm Graz in their Europa League clash on Thursday, October 15, delivering an impressive performance to secure all three points.

The hosts dominated proceedings and broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute when Evanilson rose highest to head home a well-delivered cross. Bournemouth had earlier seen a goal from Bafode Diakite ruled out following a VAR review for a foul in the build-up.

Sturm Graz struggled to contain Bournemouth after the break, with the hosts creating several opportunities. Their pressure paid off in the 76th minute when Rayan collected a rebound and fired a low shot into the bottom-right corner to double the advantage.

Bournemouth completed the scoring in stoppage time after a handball inside the penalty area resulted in a spot kick. Alvaro Rodriguez converted in the 90th minute to seal a comfortable victory for the Premier League side.

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