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Fulham vs C Palace: match report

Fulham hosted Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 3). Fulham have no reported absences; C Palace are missing 1 (Honest Ahanor). Samuel Barrott is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Fulham 2-3 C Palace. Goals: Josh King 11' for Fulham; Tyrick Mitchell 35' for C Palace; César Palacios 42' for Fulham; Tyrick Mitchell 54' for C Palace; Ben Chilwell 77' for C Palace.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 11' Goal: Josh King (Fulham) 1-0
  • 35' Goal: Tyrick Mitchell (C Palace) 1-1
  • 42' Goal: César Palacios (Fulham) 2-1
  • 54' Goal: Tyrick Mitchell (C Palace) 2-2
  • 77' Goal: Ben Chilwell (C Palace) 2-3
Match stats (contains the result)
64.7%Possession35.3%
25Shots10
6Shots on target5
7Corners1
6Fouls7
1Offsides6
2Saves5
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Fulham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Álvaro Arbeloa

  1. 1 Bernd Leno GK
  2. 21 Timothy Castagne DEF
  3. 5 Joachim Andersen DEF
  4. 3 Calvin Bassey DEF
  5. 33 Antonee Robinson DEF
  6. 19 Shea Charles MID
  7. 17 Alex Iwobi MID
  8. 14 Oscar Bobb FWD
  9. 24 Joshua King MID
  10. 8 César Palacios FWD
  11. 7 Gonzalo García FWD

Bench

  • 16 Sander Berge MID
  • 30 Ryan Sessegnon DEF
  • 32 Emile Smith Rowe MID
  • 15 Hugo Larsson MID
  • 9 Rodrigo Muniz FWD
  • 23 Benjamin Lecomte GK
  • 22 David Affengruber DEF
  • 20 Manuel Ángel MID
  • 11 Kevin FWD

C Palace 3-4-2-1

Coach: Pierre Sage

  1. 1 Dean Henderson GK
  2. 26 Chris Richards DEF
  3. 5 Axel Disasi DEF
  4. 6 Jaydee Canvot DEF
  5. 25 Anan Khalaili MID
  6. 23 Quinten Timber MID
  7. 20 Adam Wharton MID
  8. 3 Tyrick Mitchell MID
  9. 18 Daichi Kamada MID
  10. 10 Yéremi Pino MID
  11. 9 Edward Nketiah MID

Bench

  • 22 Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD
  • 33 Ben Chilwell DEF
  • 19 Will Hughes MID
  • 24 Darío Osorio MID
  • 30 Óscar Mingueza MID
  • 44 Walter Benítez GK
  • 17 Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF
  • 28 Cheick Oumar Doucouré MID
  • 12 Zavier Gozo MID

Injuries and suspensions

Fulham

No reported absences.

C Palace

  • Honest Ahanor injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Friday 7 August 2026: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
  • Thursday 1 January 2026: Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham
  • Sunday 7 December 2025: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
  • Saturday 29 March 2025: Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace
  • Saturday 22 February 2025: Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace