It seems like an age since we saw the Eagles in action but there is no better way to return, the last eight of the FA Cup with a trip to Wembley the reward for the victors and in touching distance of silverware.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 29 March 2025 – 12.15pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 22/02/2015 – The last trip to Craven Cottage was only last month where Palace took all three points thanks to an own goal and an excellent second half strike from Daniel Munoz sealing all three points. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Maxence Lacroix (8.2) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Darren England |
| Assistant | Ian Hussin |
| Assistant | Akil Howson |
| Fourth Official | Sam Barrott |
| VAR | Robert Jones |
| Assistant VAR | Timothy Wood, Jarred Gillett |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, and Joel Ward continue to be long term injury absentees.
FULHAM – Reiss Nelson, Harry WIlson, Kenny Tete, and Sasa Lukic are all expected to miss out.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (10), Daniel Munoz (7), Marc Guehi (7) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
| 09/11/2024 | Palace 0-2 Fulham |
| 27/04/2024 | Fulham 1-1 Palace |
| 23/09/2023 | Palace 0-0 Fulham |
| 20/05/2022 | Fulham 2-2 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 08/03/25 | Palace 1-0 Ipswich |
| 01/03/2025 | Palace 3-1 Millwall |
| 25/02/2025 | Palace 4-1 Villa |
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/02/2025 | Palace 1-2 Everton |
Last FIVE results for Fulham:
| 16/03/2025 | Fulham 2-0 Spurs |
| 08/03/2025 | Brighton 2-1 Fulham |
| 02/03/2025 | Manchester United 1-1 Fulham |
| 25/02/2025 | Wolves 1-2 Fulham |
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
FA CUP FORM
The hosts for this fixture were on the rod in the previous round and knocked out holders Manchester United in a penalty shoot out at Old Trafford.
The two sides have only met once in the FA Cup, which was in fact their first meeting in 1907. A goalless draw away from home, the Eagles returned to South London to win a replay 1-0.
Only one other occasion have these two sides met in a cup competition, in the League Cup in 1966 which the Eagles lost 2-0 away from home.
RECORD AGAINST FULHAM
| Played | 53 |
| Won | 15 |
| Drawn | 19 |
| Lost | 19 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Daniel Munoz | 7.14 |
| Antonee Robinson | 7.14 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.10 |
| Alex Iwobi | 6.97 |
ONE TO WATCH
| JOACHIM ANDERSEN |
| FORMER CLUBS – Greve Fodbold, Copenhagen, Midtjylland, Twente, Jong Twente, Sampdoria, Lyon, Fulham (loan), Crystal Palace |
| A player we know very well who had a torrid time in the recent league fixture at Craven Cottage, and after netting past his own goalkeeper in that fixture he will be keen to make a better impression in this cup tie. |
KEY CLASH
| JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA v JOACHIM ANDERSEN |
| The two former teammates will be going up against each other in what will be one of several intriguing battles across the pitch. More important, this sees the return of the Frenchman to the Palace attack after being on the end of a horrid injury in the previous round. |
THE NUMBERS
This is just the second time Fulham and Palace have met in the FA Cup, with the Eagles winning a second-round replay in February 1907.
Fulham progressed from their first 4 FA Cup quarter-finals between 1957-58 and 2001-02, but have been eliminated in their 4 since.
Meanwhile, Palace have progressed from 4 of their past 5 FA Cup last-eight ties, only failing in 2018-19 against Watford in this run.
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 12 (10th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 6 (11th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1370 (26th) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 93 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1738 (29th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 83 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 52 (5th) |
| Dispossessed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 37 (23rd) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 79 (8th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 147 (5th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 15 (3rd) |
TEB PREDICTION
This will be a very tight game with either side more than capable of edging it. For that reason, it will remain to be seen if being the home side will benefit Fulham with so much on the line, when you consider the make of the teams that remain in the competition. We know nothing when it comes to the prediction but we are backing the boys to get us back to Wembley – just!
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-1 Palace after AET |
