Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction: Eye-catching Attack

Latest Fulham vs Crystal Palace team information

Fulham have a few personnel issues to deal with. The trio of Reiss Nelson (thigh), Kenny Tete (knee) and Harry Wilson (broken leg) are still out through injury. Sasa Lukic is also a doubt after he suffered a muscle problem in the final minutes of the win over Nottingham Forest.

If Lukic does not recover in time, Andreas Pereira or Tom Cairney could be selected to start in central midfield alongside Sander Berge. Smith Rowe, who scored in the first leg against Crystal Palace three months ago, is likely to continue in his familiar No. 10 role.

Manager Silva heaped praise on Adama Traore after his impressive performance at the weekend, and the speedy winger is likely to be given a chance on the right flank, with Alex Iwobi remaining on the left. Up front, Raul Jimenez, Fulham's main striker with 11 goals, is expected to lead the line.

On the other side of the front line, Crystal Palace are also not immune to losses in terms of force. Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are both officially out for the rest of the season with serious knee injuries. In addition, Joel Ward, who has been out since late August with a calf injury, is unlikely to recover in time to play against Fulham.

There were some positive signs for Palace, however. Eberechi Eze and Eddie Nketiah have both recovered from injury and were brought on as substitutes in the second half against Everton. Eze is expected to return to the starting line-up to form a formidable attacking trio alongside Ismaila Sarr and Mateta.

Adam Wharton, who has also come off the bench in Palace's last two games after recovering from groin surgery, could be handed a start, replacing Will Hughes or Jefferson Lerma in midfield. Competition for the left-back spot is expected to be fierce, with Ben Chilwell also hoping to start in place of Tyrick Mitchell.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace latest predicted lineup

Fulham:

Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Chilwell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta

Latest Fulham vs Crystal Palace football review

February has been a memorable month for Fulham, with three wins from three games, all by the same scoreline of 2-1, including convincing victories over Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. Notably, a home win over Forest last weekend saw Fulham continue their impressive form.

Although Emile Smith Rowe had put Fulham ahead early on, Chris Wood levelled for Forest just before the break. However, a second-half header from Calvin Bassey sealed the win for Fulham, who had shown their superiority with 10 shots on target from 24 - the most by any side against Forest this season.

After 25 rounds, Fulham currently has 39 points (10 wins, 9 draws, 6 losses). This is only slightly less than the 1959-60 season, when they scored 40 points. Currently, Marco Silva's team is occupying 8th place in the rankings, only 5 points behind the top 4.

Fulham have won two consecutive Premier League games five times this season, but have not extended their winning streak to three since January 2023. They are also on a seven-match unbeaten run at home against local rivals and are aiming to complete a double over Crystal Palace for the first time since 2000-01.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are on a strange run of results. Their last four wins have all come away from home and by the same scoreline of 2-0, while their last two defeats have both been 2-1 at home, including last weekend's defeat to Everton.

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his seventh goal in his last six games to level after Beto had put Everton ahead, but that was the only goal Palace could muster despite 17 shots. Everton then claimed all three points thanks to a late Carlos Alcaraz strike, condemning Palace to their ninth defeat of the season.

Manager Oliver Glasner did not hide his disappointment with the result as his team dropped to 13th place in the table, 7 points behind Brighton (10th) and 11 points behind the top 7. Palace's chances of competing for a European Cup spot are becoming more fragile than ever.

However, there is still reason for Palace fans to be hopeful, as their side are unbeaten in eight Premier League away games, picking up 18 points in that time. They have also won their last three away games, all by 2-0 scores against Leicester City, West Ham and Manchester United.

Palace are aiming to win consecutive away London derbies for the first time since the 1997-98 season, when they beat both Wimbledon and Tottenham. Despite failing to beat Fulham in their last six meetings, Palace are unbeaten in their last five trips to Craven Cottage (W2 D3).

Latest Fulham vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Fulham vs Crystal Palaceas follows:

• Sportsmole:Fulham 2-1 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore:Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace
• Our newspaper predicts:Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace

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