Overview
After a surprise win over Tottenham, Crystal Palace quickly returned to a disappointing form. A draw against Wolves prevented them from breaking away from the relegation zone, with just 9 points from 10 games played.
Crystal Palace's biggest problem lies in attack, with their eight-goal tally now bettered only by Southampton. Despite conceding just 13 goals, the ineffectiveness of their forwards has left Palace 17th.
Fulham are off to a relatively good start after a summer of heavy spending in the transfer market. After 10 matches, the London team has 15 points, ranking 9th on the rankings. In the last 5 matches, Fulham has 2 wins.
Of Fulham’s 15 points this season, only five have come away from home, so they need to improve their away form if they are to have any ambitions this campaign.
The away match against Crystal Palace will be an opportunity for Fulham to accumulate more points. However, Crystal Palace is always a tough opponent when playing at home at Selhurst Park.
The previous three Premier League meetings between the two sides have ended in draws. Last season's game at Selhurst Park ended goalless. A similar pattern could be repeated in the next game.
Human resources situation
Crystal Palace's injury crisis shows no signs of abating, with Eddie Nketia the latest player to be sidelined. Will Hughes is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season at Molineux.
On the other side of the front line, Fulham will not have the service of Sasa Lukic, who is still recovering from a shoulder injury.
Timothy Castagne has recovered from a hamstring injury to come on as a substitute against Brentford. He will compete with Kenny Tete for a starting spot at right-back.
Expected lineup:
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Doucoure, Schlupp, Mitchell, Sarr, Kamada, Mateta.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Pereira, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jimenez.
The match between Crystal Palace and Fulham takes place at 22:00 on November 9 (Vietnam time).
