Comments and predictions for Fulham vs Crystal Palace: Both home and away teams are happy

Still holding out for realistic hopes of securing European football next season, Fulham host Crystal Palace – who are aiming for a top-10 finish – at Craven Cottage in a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.

Crystal Palace will be determined to get revenge against Fulham, after they lost 0-2 in the first leg at Selhurst Park last November.

Latest Fulham vs Crystal Palace team information

Fulham trio Reiss Nelson (thigh), Kenny Tete (knee) and Harry Wilson (broken leg) remain sidelined through injury, while Sasa Lukic is a doubt after picking up a muscle problem in the final minutes of Fulham's win over Forest.

If Lukic is unavailable, Andreas Pereira or Tom Cairney could return to the starting line-up in central midfield alongside Sander Berge, while Smith Rowe – who scored in the first leg against Palace three months ago – is likely to continue in the No. 10 role.

Silva heaped praise on Adama Traore after last weekend's win, and the powerful winger is likely to retain his place on the right flank, with Alex Iwobi continuing on the left. Striker Raul Jimenez, who has 11 goals, is expected to lead the line for Fulham.

For Crystal Palace, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are both out for the rest of the season with knee injuries, while Joel Ward has been out since late August with a calf strain and is unlikely to return for the Fulham game.

Eberechi Eze and Eddie Nketiah have recovered from injury and came off the bench in the second half against Everton, with Eze likely to be named in the starting line-up to partner Ismaila Sarr and Mateta up front.

Adam Wharton has come off the bench in Palace's last two games since recovering from groin surgery, and could be handed a starting spot in place of Will Hughes or Jefferson Lerma in midfield. Meanwhile, Ben Chilwell will be hoping to win a starting place at left-back in place of Tyrick Mitchell.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace latest expected 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

Fulham have had a perfect February with three consecutive wins, all by the same scoreline of 2-1, including impressive wins over Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. Last weekend's home win over Forest in particular has kept Fulham in good form.

Despite Emile Smith Rowe taking an early lead, Forest equalised through Chris Wood just before half-time. However, Calvin Bassey’s pinpoint header in the second half sealed the win for Fulham, who dominated the game with 10 shots on target from 24 attempts – the most by a team against Forest this season.

After 25 rounds, Fulham have 39 points (10 wins, 9 draws, 6 losses) – only in the 1959-60 season have they had more points at this point (40). Currently, Marco Silva's team is ranked 8th in the table, just 5 points behind the top 4.

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

As for Crystal Palace, this team is having a rather strange series of results when their last 4 wins all took place away from home with a score of 2-0, while both recent losses came at home with a score of 1-2, including the defeat against Everton last weekend.

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his seventh goal in six games to level after Beto's strike, but that was Palace's only goal despite 17 shots. Everton then claimed all three points thanks to Carlos Alcaraz's late strike, handing Palace their ninth Premier League defeat of the season.

Coach Oliver Glasner was extremely disappointed with this result as his team dropped to 13th place, 7 points behind Brighton (10th) and 11 points behind the top 7. Palace's hopes of competing for a European Cup spot are becoming increasingly fragile.

Palace have reason to be optimistic, though, as they are unbeaten in eight Premier League away games, picking up 18 points in the process. They have also won their last three away games 2-0 against Leicester City, West Ham and Manchester United.

Palace will be aiming to win consecutive away London derbies for the first time since 1997-98, when they beat 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 Fulham vs Crystal Palace match as follows:

• Sportsmole: Fulham 2-1 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore: Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace
• Our prediction: Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace

When and where to watch Fulham vs Crystal Palace live?

To watch live the Fulham vs Crystal Palace match in the Premier League taking place at 22:00 on February 22, viewers can watch on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.

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