A petition urging UEFA to reconsider and reinstate Palace back in the Europa League has been signed by more than 3,000 people since being created on Friday. Nottingham Forest have replaced Crystal Palace in the Europa League on UEFA’s official website.

Crystal Palace's sensational FA Cup triumph had them bound for the Europa League but UEFA has demoted them to the Conference League. Here's all you need to know.

The 22-year-old was left playing catch-up for much of the season after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury in September just weeks after recovering from his previous problem. That kept him out for four months and Bowie only managed five league starts as Hibs finished third.

Crystal Palace fans marched to Selhurst Park in protest against UEFA ’s ruling to relegate the Eagles to the Europa Conference League.

The former Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers defender has played 16 group stage games in the Europa League and Conference League.

The selfish decision would have been to hope Manchester City won the FA Cup. If Pep Guardiola's side had lifted the cup on 17 May then Nottingham Forest, already guaranteed European football, would have gained a place in the Europa League without all the furore that has followed.

On Thursday, the first qualification games for the Europa League began, with every team aiming to make it to the coveted league phase. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace were still awaiting a long-awaited decision as to whether they would be joining them despite winning the FA Cup nearly two months ago.