Premier League · Sun, 7 Dec 2025 ·
Fulham vs Crystal Palace — 1 - 2
Craven Cottage · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
M. Guehi’s 87' winner gives Crystal Palace 2-1 victory over Fulham
Fulham were beaten 2-1 by Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Sunday, 7 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 15. H. Wilson (38') scored for Fulham, while E. Nketiah (20') and M. Guehi (87') found the net for Crystal Palace. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Fulham had 63% of the ball and 12 shots (4 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 11 (5 on target). Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham
Match events
- 20'goalE. NketiahAssist: A. Wharton
- 38'goalH. WilsonAssist: R. Jimenez
- 55'VAR decisionEmile Smith RoweGoal cancelled
- 65'substitutionE. NketiahOff: J. Lerma
- 66'substitutionJ. MatetaOff: C. Uche
- 68'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: Kevin
- 76'substitutionS. BergeOff: S. Lukic
- 76'substitutionS. ChukwuezeOff: J. King
- 77'substitutionN. ClyneOff: J. Canvot
- 87'goalM. GuehiAssist: Y. Pino
- 88'substitutionH. WilsonOff: T. Cairney
- 89'substitutionA. IwobiOff: A. Traore
- 90+2'substitutionY. PinoOff: J. Devenny
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 2K. TeteD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 21T. CastagneD
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 19S. ChukwuezeM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 20S. LukicM
- 11A. TraoreF
- 31I. DiopD
- 15J. CuencaD
- 22KevinF
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 26C. RichardsD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 17N. ClyneM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 18D. KamadaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 9E. NketiahF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 31R. MatthewsG
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 23J. CanvotD
- 21R. EsseM
- 12C. UcheM
- 8J. LermaM
- 55J. DevennyM
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 0.76Expected goals (xG)1.65
- 12Total shots11
- 4Shots on target5
- 5Shots off target1
- 3Blocked shots5
- 9Shots inside the box9
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners4
- 3Offsides2
- 5Fouls8
- –Yellow cards–
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 640Passes367
- 556Accurate passes303
- 87%Pass accuracy83%
- 0.35Goals prevented0.35
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Kenny TeteD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonM | 88 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 16Sander BergeM | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Samuel ChukwuezeM | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 15Jorge CuencaD | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Saša LukićM | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Adama TraoréF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | – | – | ||
| 22KevinF | 22 | 6.2 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneM | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 9Edward NketiahF | 65 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Remi MatthewsG | – | – | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaM | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | – | – | ||
| 21Romain EsseM | – | – | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | 1 | – |