Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Fulham had all the pressure and precious little to show for it as Crystal Palace pulled off a 2-3 win at Craven Cottage on Saturday, 5 September 2026. The hosts led 2-1 at the break and looked the better side for long spells, dominating the ball and peppering the Palace goal with attempt after attempt, but couldn't find a way through late on. César Palacios was the standout performer on the losing side, picking up the Man of the Match award for a display that deserved better reward, his energy and quality on the ball the one constant in an otherwise frustrating afternoon for Fulham. Palace weathered the storm and made their limited chances count, grinding out a result that will feel huge given how one-sided the game looked in patches. Fulham had seven corners to Palace's one and six shots on target compared to five, but none of it translated into anything more than a defeat that will sting. For Palace, three points away from home against a side that dominated for large stretches counts as a real result, and they'll take it without much concern for how it looked.

Crystal Palace beat Fulham 2-3 at Craven Cottage, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 65% in favour of Fulham, Crystal Palace made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 25 attempts from Fulham against 10 from Crystal Palace over the course of the game. Fulham had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.