Crystal Palace
Fulham
28 February 2021
13:00 CET
Premier League
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park will host Sunday’s London derby between Crystal Palace and Fulham, the two teams who defeated Brighton and Sheffield United respectively at the weekend.
The Cottagers did well to keep their survival hopes alive, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to avoid relegation to the Championship.
Fulham are desperate to climb to the safe zone in the Premier League standings, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against their local rivals.
Ademola Lookman, who scored the winner at the weekend, will be the man to watch in the away team.
The Eagles, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table, meaning that they have little to play for in the season finale.
The visitors want this win more than the hosts, who will be without key player Wilfried Zaha in the London derby.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham Head-to-head
Teams Crystal Palace Fulham played so far 12 matches.
Crystal Palace won 4 direct matches. Fulham won 6 matches. 2 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.92 goals per Match.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham Prediction
Crystal Palace in actual season average scored 1.16 goals per match. In 13 (86.67%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (46.67%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Fulham average scored 0.87 goals per match in season 2021. In 11 (73.33%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 4 (26.67%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Despite the win over Brighton, Hodgson is expected to make several changes to his Palace starting lineup.
Benteke could get the nod over Jordan Ayew, but Nathaniel Clyne will drop out of the squad due to a muscle problem sustained this week.
Forward Wilfried Zaha remains sidelined for the foreseeable future with a thigh injury.
Barring any late fitness issues, Parker is unlikely to make any alterations to his Fulham XI.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is in contention to return to the substitutes' bench after recovering from coronavirus.
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, Mitchell; Ayew, Milivojevic, Riedeweld, Townsend; Benteke, Mateta
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Areola; Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson; Reed, Zambo Anguissa; Cavaleiro, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Maja