Fulham vs Crystal Palace Preview & Prediction | 2022-23 English Premier League
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THE FACTS
When is Fulham vs Crystal Palace on and what time does it start? Fulham vs Crystal Palace will take place on Saturday 20th May, 2023 – 15:00 (UK)
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THE LOWDOWN
FULHAM
There were accusations that Fulham were 'on the beach' after suffering three defeats in a row, but the Cottagers have since followed that with wins over Leicester and Southampton to highlight the fact they intend to end the season on a positive note.
Against the Saints, Carlos Vinicius found the net for a second game in succession to give Marco Silva something of a selection headache given that Aleksandar Mitrovic is now available again. Indeed, the Serb climbed off the bench and secured victory, and Fulham are now unlikely to finish any lower than tenth this season - a superb outcome that will go some way to shedding their reputation as a 'yo-yo' team.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Roy Hodgson has certainly had a positive effect since his re-appointment as Crystal Palace manager, and he oversaw another victory last week with the Eagles running out comfortable 2-0 winners over Bournemouth as rising star Eberechi Eze stole the show once more.
Six of Eze's ten goals this season have come since Hodgson returned to the club, and a new-found freedom is clearly enhancing his impact on games. He has played a huge part in guiding Palace towards Premier League safety, with Hodgson's men now capable of finishing as high as 11th should other results go their way. Away form has generally not been their forte though, with just two wins to speak of from their last ten away games in the league.
THE TEAM NEWS
FULHAM
Despite Aleksandar Mitrovic's return from an eight-game suspension last weekend, Marco Silva opted to ease his first-choice striker back into action by introducing him from the bench. However, it took just seven minutes for the Serb to find the net, and he could well find himself in the starting line-up here at the expense of Carlos Vinicius, who in fairness has a strong case for retaining his spot after scoring three in his last four.
Dan James has take part in some aspects of training and could make the squad, but Silva will keep changes to a minimum off the back of consecutive victories. Tim Ream and Andreas Pereira are definitely out, while Layvin Kurzawa's availability is unclear at present.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Diop, Robinson; Reed, Palhinha; Wilson, Cairney, Willian; Mitrovic
UNAVAILABLE: Ream (Injured), Pereira (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Kurzawa (Injured), James (Injured)
CRYSTAL PALACE
A thigh injury looks like it may have prematurely ended Wilfried Zaha's season, so Hodgson will need to find an alternative on the left side of attack. With Eberechi Eze thriving in the central number ten role, Jordan Ayew may instead be moved out to the left to make way for either Odsonne Edouard or Jean-Philippe Mateta to lead the line.
Elsewhere, Jeffrey Schlupp missed out with a knock last week but now a personal issue will prevent him participating in this fixture, while Nathan Ferguson, James Tomkins and Luka Milivojevic are absent through injury.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Doucoure, Hughes; Olise, Eze, Ayew; Edouard
UNAVAILABLE: Ferguson (Injured), Tomkins (Injured), Milivojevic (Injured), Schlupp (Personal reasons), Zaha (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These end-of-season fixtures between mid-table sides are always difficult to predict as they can go one of two ways. Either a drab, low-scoring affair occurs with motivation lacking at both ends of the pitch, or a entertaining spectacle takes place with attacking football on display given that the shackles are off. We're predicting the latter here; Palace's Eze is in fine form right now and will look to stamp his authority on the game, while Fulham's Mitrovic will be determined to make amends to the Fulham faithful after his recent ban for violent conduct. Both teams should score here.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
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