Premier League: Fulham conquers Crystal Palace 3-0
LONDON. Fulham was finally too strong for Crystal Palace.
LONDON. Fulham was ultimately too strong for Crystal Palace with the goal of Bobby Reid (32′), Tim Ream (71′) and Aleksandar Mitrović (81′). Fulham was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Also, Crystal Palace had 2 players sent off: Tyrick Mitchell (34′ for a red card) and James Tomkins (57′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 64% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fulham won the contest.
Crystal Palace shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (James Tomkins). Regarding the opposition, No yellow cards were issued to Fulham.
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (57′).
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (34′).
After playing this match, Crystal Palace will stay with 19 points like Fulham and Brentford to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Fulham will have 19 points like Brentford and Crystal Palace to move up in the 10th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
James Tomkins
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32'32'
Bobby Reid
Aleksandar Mitrović
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34'34'
Tyrick Mitchell
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57'57'
James Tomkins
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59'59'
Chris Richards
Eberechi Eze
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67'67'
Joel Ward
Nathaniel Clyne
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71'71'
Tim Ream
Aleksandar Mitrović
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73'73'
Tim Ream (Goal Confirmed)
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75'75'
Tom Cairney
João Palhinha
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81'81'
Aleksandar Mitrović
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81'81'
Daniel James
Willian
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81'81'
Harry Wilson
Bobby Reid
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83'83'
Jaïro Riedewald
Cheick Doucouré
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84'84'
Will Hughes
Michael Olise
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84'84'
Luka Milivojević
Andreas Pereira
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85'85'
Carlos Vinícius
Aleksandar Mitrović
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85'85'
Luke Harris
Andreas Pereira
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Crystal Palace will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 31st of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (4 draws).
Fulham will host Southampton on the 31st of December with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Crystal Palace: Formation and Lineups
Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrick Vieira chose to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita , Nathaniel Clyne , Joachim Andersen , James Tomkins , Tyrick Mitchell , Cheick Doucouré , Jeffrey Schlupp , Jordan Ayew , Michael Olise , Eberechi Eze and Wilfried Zaha .
Substitutes
Crystal Palace made 5 changes: Eberechi Eze for Chris Richards (59′), Nathaniel Clyne for Joel Ward (67′), Cheick Doucouré for Jaïro Riedewald (83′), Michael Olise for Will Hughes (84′) and Andreas Pereira for Luka Milivojević (84′).
Top player: Cheick Doucouré
The player who no doubt impressed Crystal Palace the most was Cheick Doucouré.
His rating is with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Bobby Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 5 changes: João Palhinha for Tom Cairney (75′), Willian for Harry Wilson (81′), Bobby Reid for Daniel James (82′), Aleksandar Mitrović for Carlos Vinícius (85′) and Andreas Pereira for Luke Harris (85′).
Top player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The player who no doubt impressed Fulham the most was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
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