Premier League · Matchweek 3 · Sep 5

Fulham - Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace won 3-2 away at Fulham in Premier League (Matchweek 3). Goals: Josh King 11'; Cesar Palacios Perez 42'; Tyrick Mitchell 35', 54'; Ben Chilwell 77'.

🏟 Craven Cottage London 👤 Referee: Samuel Barrott, England
Key events
11' ⚽ Josh King(1 - 0) Fulham
35' ⚽ Tyrick Mitchell(1 - 1) · Assist: Eddie Nketiah Crystal Pala
42' ⚽ Cesar Palacios Perez(2 - 1) Fulham
54' ⚽ Tyrick Mitchell(2 - 2) Crystal Pala
77' ⚽ Ben Chilwell(2 - 3) · Assist: Daichi Kamada Crystal Pala
Quick stats
%64 Possession %36
2.59 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
1.76 Pre-match xG 1.33
24 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 3
8 Blocked shots 2
21 Shots inside box 7
3 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
Josh King(1 - 0)⚽
11'
35'
⚽Tyrick Mitchell(1 - 1) · Assist: Eddie Nketiah
42'
45'
🔁Eddie Nketiah ↔ Jörgen Strand LarsenSubstitution
HT 2 - 1
54'
⚽Tyrick Mitchell(2 - 2)
Cesar Palacios Perez ↔ Sander BergeSubstitution🔁
62'
74'
🔁Quinten Timber ↔ Will HughesSubstitution
74'
🔁Tyrick Mitchell ↔ Ben ChilwellSubstitution
77'
⚽Ben Chilwell(2 - 3) · Assist: Daichi Kamada
Antonee Robinson ↔ Ryan SessegnonSubstitution🔁
79'
Oscar Bobb ↔ Hugo LarssonSubstitution🔁
79'
Shea Charles ↔ Emile Smith RoweSubstitution🔁
79'
Alex Iwobi ↔ Rodrigo MunizSubstitution🔁
83'
89'
🔁Yeremy Pino ↔ Oscar MinguezaSubstitution
89'
🔁Daichi Kamada ↔ Dario OsorioSubstitution
FT 2 - 3
Match statsFulham · Crystal Palace
Key stats
%64 Possession %36
2.59 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
1.76 Pre-match xG 1.33
Shots
24 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 3
8 Blocked shots 2
21 Shots inside box 7
3 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 5
Attacking
127 Attacks 84
83 Dangerous attacks 22
Passing
664 Total passes 367
592 Accurate passes 288
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 1
1 Offsides 6
6 Fouls 7
13 Free kicks 7
20 Throw-ins 17
6 Goal kicks 17
Cards
0 Yellow cards 0
0 1st-half cards 0
0 2nd-half cards 0
By half
2 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 2
2 1st-half corners 1
5 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Fulham▼ Crystal Palace90'
LineupsFulham 4-2-3-1Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1
Fulham · Bench
11Kevin11
Coach: Álvaro Arbeloa
Crystal Palace · Bench
Coach: P. Sage
Shot map35 shots
Timothy Castagne 4' · xG 0.03 Joshua King 11' · xG 0.20 Chris Richards 18' · xG 0.04 Anan Khalaili 20' · xG 0.03 Quinten Timber 22' · xG 0.02 Edward Nketiah 23' · xG 0.14 Alex Iwobi 23' · xG 0.04 Oscar Bobb 24' · xG 0.07 Antonee Robinson 24' · xG 0.04 César Palacios 27' · xG 0.13 Timothy Castagne 28' · xG 0.07 Gonzalo García 31' · xG 0.02 Timothy Castagne 33' · xG 0.48 Tyrick Mitchell 35' · xG 0.08 Gonzalo García 38' · xG 0.12 Antonee Robinson 38' · xG 0.04 César Palacios 42' · xG 0.33 Gonzalo García 45' · xG 0.02 Gonzalo García 49' · xG 0.17 César Palacios 49' · xG 0.15 Joshua King 49' · xG 0.11 Tyrick Mitchell 54' · xG 0.04 Yéremi Pino 54' · xG 0.25 Tyrick Mitchell 54' · xG 0.54 César Palacios 56' · xG 0.12 Oscar Bobb 60' · xG 0.13 César Palacios 61' · xG 0.07 Gonzalo García 67' · xG 0.10 Oscar Bobb 71' · xG 0.12 Anan Khalaili 77' · xG 0.69 Ben Chilwell 77' · xG 0.15 Rodrigo Muniz 86' · xG 0.25 Ryan Sessegnon 86' · xG 0.08 Rodrigo Muniz 88' · xG 0.13 Hugo Larsson 90' · xG 0.13
Fulham Crystal Palace Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2020–2026
Fulham 2
Oct 24who was on topJan 1
Crystal Palace 4
2 Fulham 5 draw 4 Crystal Palace
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
11–13total goals
4/4clean sheets
3-0Fulham best win · Dec 26
3-0Crystal Palace best win · Mar 29
%82 Over 1.5 9/11
%45 Over 2.5 5/11
%9 Over 3.5 1/11
%45 BTTS 5/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Fulham at home6 matches
0W 2D 4L 5:12
Crystal Palace at home5 matches
0W 3D 2L 1:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Fulham2W 1D 2L Crystal Palace2W 1D 2L
1.40 1.40 Points per game
4 6 Goals scored
6 8 Goals conceded
1.48 1.21 xG average
1.57 1.54 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%40 %80 Over 2.5
4.8 3.0 Corners
1.2 1.8 Cards
Fulham4W 2D 4L Crystal Palace5W 2D 3L
1.40 1.70 Points per game
9 14 Goals scored
10 12 Goals conceded
1.53 1.42 xG average
1.34 1.33 xGA average
%30 %30 Clean sheets
%30 %60 BTTS
%40 %80 Over 2.5
5.8 3.9 Corners
1.7 1.6 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
20Fulhamin the table2pts
6matches 0-2-4W-D-L 6:10goals -4diff
LDDLL
15Crystal Palacein the table4pts
5matches 1-1-3W-D-L 6:11goals -5diff
DLWLL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.36 1.28 Points per game
1.36 1.31 xG average
1.40 1.35 xGA average
%20 %36 Clean sheets
%64 %48 BTTS
%56 %44 Over 2.5
4.7 4.0 Corners
2.1 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 1 Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham Premier League
Dec 7 Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace Premier League
Mar 29 Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace FA Cup
Feb 22 Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace Premier League
Nov 9 Crystal Palace 0-2 Fulham Premier League
Apr 27 Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace Premier League
Sep 23 Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham Premier League
May 20 Fulham 2-2 Crystal Palace Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Fulham2 gol · 2.59 xG -0.59
Crystal Palace3 gol · 1.15 xG +1.85
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Fulham dominated the ball64% possession
Fulham took more shots24 - 10
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Fulham2.15 Crystal Palace0.80
0'25'45'70'90'
Fulhampeak 45-50' Crystal Palacepeak 30-35'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Fulham Crystal Palace
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
7.7 PPDA 12.7
871 Touches 566
43.5m Defensive height 32.7m
137 Progressive passes 73
%75.0 Final-third accuracy %51.0
%30.9 Verticality %37.7
%87.0 Pass accuracy %77.0
25 Shots 10
117 Defensive actions 138
31.8m Block depth 33.6m
%52 In opposition half %33
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Fulham3.16xG Crystal Palace1.97xG
11' Joshua King 42' César Palacios 35' Tyrick Mitchell 54' Tyrick Mitchell 77' Ben Chilwell
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Fulham Crystal Palace
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Fulham976 touches
Crystal Palace666 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
64% FUL 63% FUL 58% FUL 77% FUL 64% FUL 70% CRY 73% FUL 71% FUL 55% FUL
Fulhamown half →Crystal Palace
BY THIRD
Defensive %71 %29
Middle %67 %33
Attacking %46 %54
BY FLANK
Left %62 %38
Centre %53 %47
Right %66 %34
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Fulham117 actions
average height 43.5m
Crystal Palace138 actions
average height 32.7m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Fulham718 passes · %87
5 Joachim Andersen — 101/125 passes · %90 3 Calvin Bassey — 88/104 passes · %92 21 Timothy Castagne — 68/95 passes · %85 17 Alex Iwobi — 65/87 passes · %89 19 Shea Charles — 49/66 passes · %91 33 Antonee Robinson — 48/72 passes · %79 1 Bernd Leno — 43/48 passes · %93 16 Sander Berge — 34/36 passes · %100 24 Josh King — 33/50 passes · %87 8 César Palacios — 26/41 passes · %90 14 Oscar Bobb — 21/42 passes · %75 7 Gonzalo García — 16/41 passes · %73 30 Ryan Sessegnon — 15/26 passes · %75 15 Hugo Larsson — 14/21 passes · %82 32 Emile Smith Rowe — 4/9 passes · %67 9 Rodrigo Muniz — 1/8 passes · %50
Crystal Palace403 passes · %77
5 Axel Disasi — 53/78 passes · %88 6 Jaydee Canvot — 44/61 passes · %90 26 Chris Richards — 37/59 passes · %84 10 Yéremy Pino — 31/52 passes · %76 25 Anan Khalaili — 31/62 passes · %82 1 Dean Henderson — 30/43 passes · %83 18 Daichi Kamada — 22/36 passes · %73 20 Adam Wharton — 16/40 passes · %67 3 Tyrick Mitchell — 14/48 passes · %47 23 Quinten Timber — 12/26 passes · %67 9 Eddie Nketiah — 5/15 passes · %62 22 Jørgen Strand Larsen — 5/21 passes · %56 33 Ben Chilwell — 5/7 passes · %83 19 Will Hughes — 3/7 passes · %75 30 Óscar Mingueza — 3/7 passes · %75
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Fulham137 progressive · map shows 92
Left%35Centre%22Right%43
Crystal Palace73 progressive · map shows 31
Left%48Centre%23Right%29
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
7.7 PPDA 12.7
%30.9 Verticality %37.7
%75 Final third pass %51
%87 Pass accuracy %77
43.5m Defensive height 32.7m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE38 matches on record
Samuel Barrott
Strictness46 TEMPO57
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 03.4 -3.4
Fouls 1318.8 -5.8
Goals 53.0 +2.0
Corners 89.3 -1.3
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.00.8 +1.2
Shots 24.011.2 +12.8
On target 6.04.0 +2.0
Possession %64%52 +12.4
Corners 7.05.4 +1.6
Cards 0.02.7 -2.7
Conceded 3.01.4 +1.6
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 3.00.8 +2.2
Shots 10.09.5 +0.5
On target 5.02.8 +2.2
Possession %36%43 -7.2
Corners 1.02.8 -1.8
Cards 0.02.5 -2.5
Conceded 2.02.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 4 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ César Palacios 8.00
Starting XI
8 César Palacios M · 62' 8.00
Goals1On target2/5Key pass1Dribbles1/3Blocks1Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes28 · %26
24 Joshua King M · 88' 7.81
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles2/3Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/5Passes33 · %30
17 A. Iwobi M · 83' 6.79
Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes69 · %63
14 Oscar Bobb M · 79' 6.77
On target1/3Key pass4Dribbles2/5Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/5Passes24 · %18
5 J. Andersen D · 88' 6.70
Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won1Passes100 · %91
33 A. Robinson D · 79' 6.61
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles2Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes49 · %42
19 S. Charles M · 79' 6.56
Key pass3Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions3Duels won2/5Passes51 · %46
9 Rodrigo Muniz F · 5' 6.46
On target1/2Passes1 · %1
7 Gonzalo García F · 88' 6.34
Key pass1Dribbles2/4Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won7/14Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes19 · %15
16 S. Berge M · 26' 6.30
Passes31 · %31
3 C. Bassey D · 88' 6.23
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes90 · %82
21 T. Castagne D · 88' 6.05
On target1/3Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes67 · %57
1 B. Leno G · 88' 5.97
Saves2Passes40 · %37
30 R. Sessegnon M · 9' 5.92
Key pass1Passes11 · %9
32 E. Smith Rowe M · 9' 5.79
Passes4 · %3
15 H. Larsson M · 9' 5.76
Passes12 · %9
Unused: B. LecomteManuel ÁngelKevinD. Affengruber
Starting XI
3 T. Mitchell M · 74' 7.80
Goals2On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/6Passes20 · %10
1 D. Henderson G · 88' 7.29
Saves5Passes32 · %26
33 B. Chilwell D · 14' 7.24
Goals1On target1/1Passes2 · %2
9 E. Nketiah F · 46' 7.14
Assist1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls1Offside1Passes8 · %5
6 J. Canvot D · 88' 6.93
Tackles2Interceptions4Duels won2/4Offside1Passes47 · %42
5 A. Disasi D · 88' 6.80
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions4Duels won7/11Passes55 · %48
18 D. Kamada M · 89' 6.57
Assist1Key pass2Duels won1/1Fouls won1Offside3Passes30 · %22
10 Yeremy Pino M · 89' 6.56
Key pass3Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes38 · %31
22 J. Strand Larsen F · 42' 6.55
Dribbles1/1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes7 · %5
25 A. Khalaili M · 88' 6.45
Dribbles1/3Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won5/10Passes28 · %22
26 C. Richards D · 88' 6.26
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won2/6Fouls1Passes38 · %32
20 A. Wharton M · 88' 6.03
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/6Fouls won2Passes18 · %12
23 Q. Timber M · 74' 6.02
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Fouls2Passes19 · %12
19 W. Hughes M · 14' 5.81
Passes3 · %2
Unused: D. OsorioW. BenítezZ. GozoC. DoucouréÓscar MinguezaT. Tomiyasu
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%40) ✗
Fulham %40 Draw %22 Crystal Palace %38
1.42Fulham xPuan
1.36Crystal Palace xPuan
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