Fulham vs 05.09.26 14:002 – 3Full Time
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Match report
Crystal Palace fight back from two down to sink Fulham at Craven Cottage
Fulham led twice but ultimately fell to a 3-2 defeat by Crystal Palace in a Premier League matchday three encounter at Craven Cottage. Joshua King put the hosts ahead after 11 minutes, only for Tyrick Mitchell to level from an Edward Nketiah assist in the 35th. César Palacios restored Fulham's lead three minutes before the interval, sending Alvaro Arbeloa's side in 2-1 up.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mitchell struck again early in the second half, poking home his second of the afternoon in the 54th minute to make it 2-2. Palace then completed the turnaround in the 77th minute when Benjamin Chilwell converted a chance created by Daichi Kamada, giving Palace's manager P. Sage a first win of the sequence shown in the form guide and leaving Fulham with nothing despite their territorial dominance.
Fulham dominated possession with 65 percent of the ball and registered 25 shots to Palace's 10, yet could not convert that control into a positive result. The defeat leaves Fulham without a win in the league this season, while Palace's victory lifts them above their opponents in the early standings.
César Palacios scored Fulham's second goal and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.0, though his side still ended up on the losing side.
Fulham's 25 shots to Palace's 10 underlined their control of the match, even if it did not translate into the result.
Crystal Palace won 3–2 away against Fulham (half-time 2–1).
Fulham met Crystal Palace in the Premier League (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC at Craven Cottage. Referee: Samuel Barrott.
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Key moments
- 11' Goal: Joshua King — 1–0 · Watch Joshua King's goal video (11')
- 35' Goal: Tyrick Mitchell (assist: Edward Nketiah) — 1–1 · Watch Tyrick Mitchell's goal video (35')
- 42' Goal: César Palacios — 2–1 · Watch César Palacios's goal video (42')
- 54' Goal: Tyrick Mitchell — 2–2 · Watch Tyrick Mitchell's goal video (54')
- 77' Goal: Benjamin Chilwell (assist: Daichi Kamada) — 2–3 · Watch Benjamin Chilwell's goal video (77')
Starting line-ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Fulham 40%, the draw 30%, Crystal Palace 30%. It finished Fulham 2–3 Crystal Palace.
Level sides, Fulham's control of the ball swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Fulham's control of the ball gives Fulham the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Fulham in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1809 to 1835. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,887 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Fulham hold 15 more possession points (56 to 41 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 47.9% of 5,196 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Crystal Palace sit -0.35 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,343 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Fulham's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, level with the Crystal Palace win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,731. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Fulham sit -0.53 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Crystal Palace have shed 69 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,701 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Fulham vs Crystal Palace final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Joshua King's goal against Crystal Palace (11').
- Watch Tyrick Mitchell's goal against Fulham (35').
- Watch César Palacios's goal against Crystal Palace (42').
- Watch Tyrick Mitchell's goal against Fulham (54').
- Watch Benjamin Chilwell's goal against Fulham (77').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Fulham 2–3 Crystal Palace. Explore more on the Fulham and Crystal Palace team pages or the Premier League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Fulham vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace won 3–2 away against Fulham (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Fulham vs Crystal Palace?
Joshua King (11') for Fulham; Tyrick Mitchell (35') for Crystal Palace; César Palacios (42') for Fulham; Tyrick Mitchell (54') for Crystal Palace; Benjamin Chilwell (77') for Crystal Palace.
›Where can I watch Fulham vs Crystal Palace highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Fulham 2–3 Crystal Palace are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Fulham and Crystal Palace?
Fulham and Crystal Palace have met 10 times — 2 wins for Fulham, 4 wins for Crystal Palace and 4 draws.