The boats are moored on the River Thames ready to take fans on a short trip down to Craven Cottage to see the Eagles embark on their final away game of what has been a ridiculously long season for several different reasons.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 20th May 2023
- Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London SW6 6HH
PREVIOUS MEETING
Palace’s last visit to Craven Cottage was back in October 2020 and ended in all three points returning to South London thanks to goals from Jairo Riedewald and Wilfried Zaha. The hosts were down to ten men after a red card for Aboubakar Kamara before they scored a consolation through Tom Cairney.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Wilfried Zaha (9.3)
OFFICIALS
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Referee: Bobby Madley
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Assistants: Harry Lennard, Derek Eaton
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Fourth official: Keith Stroud
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VAR: Peter Bankes
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Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Nathan Ferguson, James Tomkins, and Luka Milivojevic are all ruled out. It remains to be seen if Wilfried Zaha will feature but it is expected he will miss the trip to Fulham. Jeffrey Schlupp is a doubt after missing the win over Bournemouth.
FULHAM – Andresa Pereira, Tim Ream and Layvin Kurzawa are all expect to miss out while Daniel James is a doubt.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – Tyrick Mitchell (1), James Tomkins (1), Cheick Doucoure (1)
YELLOW CARDS (7+) – Joao Palhinha (12), Cheick Doucoure (9), Kenny Tete (8), Marc Guehi (8), Joachim Andersen (8), Andreas Pereira(8), Bobby Cordova-Reid (8)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 26/12/22 Palace 0-3 Fulham
- 28/02/21 Palace 0-0 Fulham
- 24/10/20 Fulham 1-2 Palace
- 02/02/19 Palace 2-0 Fulham
- 11/08/18 Fulham 0-2 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 13/05/23 Palace 2-0 Bournemouth
- 06/05/23 Spurs 1-0 Palace
- 29/04/23 Palace 4-3 West Ham
- 25/04/23 Wolves 2-0 Palace
- 22/04/23 Palace 0-0 Everton
Last FIVE results for Fulham;
- 13/05/23 Southampton 0-2 Fulham
- 08/05/23 Fulham 5-3 Leicester
- 03/05/23 Liverpool 1-0 Fulham
- 30/04/23 Fulham 1-2 Manchester City
- 25/04/23 Villa 1-0 Fulham
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 43 points from 36 games played, while Fulham are 10th with 51 points.
RECORD AGAINST FULHAM
- Played 77
- Won 28
- Drawn 20
- Lost 29
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Aleksandar Mitrovic 7.14
- Eberechi Eze 7.01
- Joao Palhina 6.97
- Michael Olise 6.96
ONE TO WATCH
ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC
FORMER CLUBS – Partizan, Teleoptik, Anderlecht, Newcastle United
The Serbian striker is making up for lost time after returning to action with a goal against Southampton after a lengthy ban. We all know how much of a threat he can be and will be a tough test for both Guehi and Andersen.
KEY CLASH
JOACHIM ANDERSEN v ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC
With the Serbian chomping at the bit and likely to start in this match up, the Palace centre backs will have to be on form to deal with hustle and bustle the striker has to offer. It will be a compelling clash between the two, and a bruising encounter at that.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Eberechi Eze (10)
- ASSISTS – Michael Olise (10 – 3rd in PL)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (2041 – 9th in PL)
- TACKLES – Cheick Doucoure (75 – 10th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (2447 – 13th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (66)
- FOULS – Jeffrey Schlupp (51 – 5th in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Wilfried Zaha (82 – 1st in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (85 – 12th in PL)
TEB PREDICTION
Two teams playing with freedom meet on the banks of the River Thames and it is likely to be an entertaining match-up. The hosts have surprised many with how they have performed this season and are on course for a top ten finish. Palace meanwhile will still have the 3-0 reverse at Selhurst ringing in their ears which may act as an incentive heading into this fixture. We are going for a lively score draw.
FINAL SCORE: 2-2
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