Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season, are expected to replace FA Cup winners in the Europa League. Crystal Palace's plan to combat the ruling involves claiming that the rules are not being applied consistently. They will provide examples of other clubs that have taken advantage of loopholes in the regulations.

Crystal Palace will also argue that UEFA rules allow clubs to set up blind trusts to navigate the regulations. The club will also point out that members of the European Club Association (ECA) were told that the March 1st deadline for multi-club ownership issues was not certain, and that May 31st would be allowed.

As Crystal Palace awaits a decision on their European fate, the club remains in the Conference League. They have discovered their play-off opponents, who will be either Norwegian club Fredrikstad or Danish side FC Midtjylland. The club's argument looks strong, and they may well return to the Europa League to replace a disgruntled Nottingham Forest side.

Manager Oliver Glasner remains confident that the appeal will be successful and that the team will play in the Europa League. "We don't have any influence on the decision from Uefa and we don't have any influence on the decision from Cas, so it just makes no sense that we're thinking about it," he said.