Fulham vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePalace into top four after late winner against Fulham
Crystal Palace moved into the top four after seeing off Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 6': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 8': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 9': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).
- 10': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 11': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 12': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 12': Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 17': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Yéremy Pino.
- 19': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).
- 19': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Goal! Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 22': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 24': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 26': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 26': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 30': Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 34': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Goal! Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 44': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 45'+1': Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a through ball.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 53': Offside, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 53': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 65': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 65': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 66': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 67': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 68': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 74': Offside, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino is caught offside.
- 75': Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 76': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Sander Berge.
- 76': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jaydee Canvot replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
- 78': Offside, Fulham. Kevin is caught offside.
- 81': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 81': Offside, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 86': Attempt saved. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
- 87': Goal! Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harry Wilson.
- 89': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Yéremy Pino.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.9 | Possession | 63.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 367 | Passes | 640 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 28 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,283
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,283
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | +26 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | +4 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 19 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 18 | Daichi Kamada |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
| 9 | Eddie Nketiah |
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