Crystal Palace will appeal UEFA's decision to demote them to the Conference League due to ownership rules infringements, chairman Steve Parish has said.

Crystal Palace supporters staged a protest outside Selhurst Park on Tuesday evening following Uefa’s ruling to demote the club from the Europa League to the Conference League. Palace qualified for this season’s Europa League courtesy of their shock win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May, which secured a historic first major trophy.

Crystal Palace fans, politicians and the club themselves are all vying to to overturn UEFA’s decision to remove them from the Europa League and demote them to the Conference League.Palace fans