Premier League · Sat, 5 Sept 2026 ·
Fulham vs Crystal Palace — 2 - 3
Craven Cottage · Referee: Samuel Barrott, England
Match report
Crystal Palace beat Fulham 3-2 as T. Mitchell scores twice
Crystal Palace beat Fulham 3-2 in Premier League matchday 3 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Craven Cottage. J. King (11') and C. Palacios (42') scored for Fulham, while T. Mitchell (35', 54') and B. Chilwell (77') found the net for Crystal Palace. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Fulham had 64% of the ball and 25 shots (6 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 10 (5 on target). Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
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 |
Match events
- 11'goalJ. KingNormal Goal
- 14'VAR decisionDaichi KamadaGoal cancelled
- 35'goalT. MitchellAssist: E. Nketiah
- 42'goalC. PalaciosNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionE. NketiahOff: J. Larsen
- 54'goalT. MitchellNormal Goal
- 61'substitutionC. PalaciosOff: S. Berge
- 74'substitutionT. MitchellOff: B. Chilwell
- 74'substitutionQ. TimberOff: W. Hughes
- 77'goalB. ChilwellAssist: D. Kamada
- 79'substitutionA. RobinsonOff: R. Sessegnon
- 79'substitutionS. CharlesOff: E. Smith Rowe
- 79'substitutionO. BobbOff: H. Larsson
- 83'substitutionA. IwobiOff: Rodrigo Muniz
- 89'substitutionY. PinoOff: O. Mingueza
- 89'substitutionD. KamadaOff: D. Osorio
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 19S. CharlesM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 14O. BobbM
- 24J. KingM
- 8C. PalaciosM
- 7G. GarciaF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 16S. BergeM
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 20Manuel AngelM
- 15H. LarssonM
- 11KevinF
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 26C. RichardsD
- 5A. DisasiD
- 6J. CanvotD
- 25A. KhalailiM
- 23Q. TimberM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 18D. KamadaF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 9E. NketiahF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 17T. TomiyasuD
- 33B. ChilwellD
- 30O. MinguezaD
- 19W. HughesM
- 28C. DoucoureM
- 22J. LarsenF
- 24D. OsorioM
- 12Z. GozoF
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 3.14Expected goals (xG)1.97
- 25Total shots10
- 6Shots on target5
- 10Shots off target3
- 9Blocked shots2
- 22Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box3
- 7Corners1
- 1Offsides6
- 6Fouls7
- –Yellow cards–
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 678Passes377
- 602Accurate passes297
- 89%Pass accuracy79%
- -0.19Goals prevented-0.19
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 79 | 6.5 | ||
| 8César PalaciosM | 61 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 14Oscar BobbM | 79 | 7.7 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 83 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Shea CharlesM | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 7Gonzalo GarcíaF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | – | – | ||
| 15Hugo LarssonM | 11 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Manuel Ángel MoránM | – | – | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Rodrigo MunizF | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 11KevinF | – | – |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Axel DisasiD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 6Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellMTop rated | 74 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Quinten TimberM | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Anan KhalailiM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Eddie NketiahF | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaF | 89 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 17Takehiro TomiyasuD | – | – | ||
| 30Óscar MinguezaD | 1 | – | ||
| 33Ben ChilwellD | 16 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 19Will HughesM | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Darío OsorioM | 1 | – | ||
| 28Cheick DoucouréM | – | – | ||
| 12Zavier GozoF | – | – | ||
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 45 | 6.6 |
