In the show, the stadium is called Nelson Road. In reality, the exterior shots at Selhurst Park are on Whitehorse Lane. Just to confuse you further, the fake entrance gate you see Ted walk through is not even a real gate. It’s a purpose-built façade erected on the Selhurst Park car park.
Where is Ted Lasso filmed? All filming locations - Dexerto
So when you see Ted telling Roy Kent to “calm down” outside the players’ entrance, he’s actually standing in a parking lot that usually smells of exhaust fumes and overpriced hot dogs. The magic of television, folks. It’s just very expensive, very happy trickery.
The most surreal part? During filming, the real Crystal Palace players would sometimes wander over, confused, to watch Jason Sudeikis do a scene. Imagine being Wilfried Zaha, a man who earns more in a week than most of us see in a decade, just standing there, eating a protein bar, watching a comedy show happen in his own backyard.
