This should have been a night of unabashed celebration at Selhurst Park: Crystal Palace’s first competitive game in European competition, capped by an 1-0 victory. Instead, the sense of jubilation was laced with an undercurrent of simmering rage.

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

Crystal Palace fans gave a strong reaction to their side's 1-0 win over Fredrikstad in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday.

J EAN-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.

Eberechi Eze has not been named in the Crystal Palace squad to face Fredrikstad as he closes in on his move to Arsenal. He will have a chance to say his goodbyes at Selhurst Park, though, as he watches from the stands. His medical at Arsenal is booked for Friday.

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