Feb 28th features a match where Crystal Palace will host Fulham in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. In their last match, 13th placed Crystal Palace, recorded a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Jean-Philippe Mateta struck first for Crystal Palace in the 28th minute on a feed from Jordan Ayew, then Joël Veltman tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 55th minute. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fulham recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sheffield United. Ademola Lookman scored the first goal for Fulham in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sheffield United was frustrated by Fulham’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fulham ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Fulham and Crystal Palace last played eachother at the Craven Cottage on Sat Oct 24th. Crystal Palace was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Jaïro Riedewald struck first for Crystal Palace in the 8th minute, then Wilfried Zaha added another in the 64th minute.
Josh Maja has been the most prolific scorer on Fulham in the last five matches with two goals. Eberechi Eze and Gary Cahill are the top scorers for Crystal Palace in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Roy Hodgson’s squad will be without James McCarthy, Joel Ward, Jeffrey Schlupp, Wilfried Zaha, Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins, James McArthur, Nathan Ferguson and Wayne Hennessey, while Tom Cairney, Aleksandar Mitrović and Davies are unavailable to play for Fulham.