The season is still fairly new and the Premier League table has to be read with caution. So far Fulham find themselves in 19th position and Crystal Palace are placed 12th.
Fulham and Crystal Palace should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Fulham form and stats
Fulham have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. Three consecutive losses here at Craven Cottage is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
An away draw last time out for Fulham, facing Sheffield United in a game that ended 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Aleksandar Mitrović felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Sheffield United as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 57th minute.
Early season league goal statistics from Fulham's 2 home games: 0 goals, 6 conceded.
Crystal Palace form and stats
Crystal Palace are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Crystal delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Chelsea's place.
It's early days yet, but Crystal Palace has scored 3 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Fulham-Crystal Palace H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Fulham two wins, Crystal Palace two wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Zaha 4 goals |   A. Mitrović 2 goals |  B. Reid 1 goals |
Fulham missing players
Crystal Palace missing players
| Fulham | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 18 | 33 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 60% | 60% |
- All of Crystal Palace's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Fulham's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Crystal Palace haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fulham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fulham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Fulham have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Fulham have lost all their home matches so far.
- Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Fulham | Last season | Crystal Palace | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 49 | 24 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 69 | 41 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Conceded | C | 30 | 50 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 73% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 71% | ||
| 45% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 29% | ||
| 14% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 16% | ||
| 10% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 49% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 37% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 26% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 42% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 655 | 358 | Total Shots | T S | 148 | 377 | ||
| 226 | 126 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 119 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 20 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
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