Fulham vs Crystal Palace Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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We have a London derby at Craven Cottage that pits two under pressure sides against each other with winless Fulham welcoming winless Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NBC
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – Peacock
Fulham preview: Uncertainty at Fulham
The summer saw manager Marco Silva depart for Benfica with key men such as Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez also leaving. The appointment of Alvaro Arbeloa is a risky one, given his inexperience as a coach, despite a stint in charge of Real Madrid last season.
Fulham began their game with a competitive performance in a 3-2 defeat to Chelsea but the result perhaps flattered them before they were then fortunate to escape the Stadium of Light with only a 1-0 loss to Sunderland last weekend.
Crystal Palace preview: Tough start for Sage
Pierre Sage has a good managerial record and performed well to leave Lens as runners’ up in Ligue 1 last season but the Frenchman has faced a tough start to life as Crystal Palace boss.
Palace were beaten 2-0 by Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in their opening game of the campaign before then being hammered by four goals to one by Manchester City at Selhurst Park.
Fulham team news: Coming soon
Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…
Predicted XI (X-X-X-X): TBC
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Crystal Palace team news: Coming soon
Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…
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Fulham vs Crystal Palace prediction
Fulham have shown more cohesion so far this season than their counterparts but it has remained below par. Crystal Palace will eventually expect to become awkward to play against once again under Sage but there is a feeling that their current teething issues may yet take some time to get through. As a result, a low-scoring encounter remains likely as Palace try to be awkward and Fulham still search for their fluency – without being given goals as they were by Robert Sanchez in their opener against Chelsea.
Fulham vs Crystal Palace tip: Under 2.5 goals
