Premier League - Saturday 22nd February 2025, 3:00 PM
Fulham0
(0)
-
(1)
2
C. Palace
Attendance: 26777
Referee: Robert Jones (Wirral)
Match events
Berge (f)
22
37
Andersen og
44
Munoz (f)
Pereira
58
Smith Rowe
58
Cairney
58
Berge
58
66
Munoz
69
Guehi (f)
75
Kamada
75
Sarr
Diop
80
Castagne
80
Willian
80
Cairney
80
Muniz
80
Iwobi
80
81
Wharton
81
Lerma
83
Hughes (f)
90
Devenny
90
Hughes
90
Chilwell
90
Eze
Match review
Match Report
Fulham (0) 0-2 (1) Crystal Palace
Premiership Match Day 26 24/25 at Craven Cottage
Sunday 22nd February 2025 KO: 15:00
Referee:
Robert Jones (Wirral)
|
| Match Stats |
Fulham |
C. Palace |
| Goals |
(0) 0 |
2 (1) |
|
| Scorers |
- |
Andersen og 37 |
|
- |
Munoz 66 |
| , |
| Goal attempts |
10 |
10 |
| On target |
0 |
5 |
| Shooting Accuracy |
0% |
50% |
| Possession |
62% |
38% |
| Passes |
447 |
251 |
| Passes Success |
83% |
76% |
| Corners |
7 |
7 |
| Tackles |
15 |
24 |
| Tackles Success |
40% |
46% |
| Saves |
4 |
0 |
| Fouls |
10 |
7 |
| Offsides |
0 |
3 |
| Yellows |
1 |
3 |
| Reds |
0 |
0 |
| source: SkySports |
Fulham were beaten 2-0 by Crystal Palace on a disappointing day at Craven Cottage.
The boys were frustrated by a number of decisions in the first half, not least when a foul not given on Calvin Bassey led to the opening goal, when a corner went in off the unfortunate Joachim Andersen.
The second half didn’t bring any more joy. After the Eagles had a goal disallowed for offside, they did manage to double their lead when Daniel Munoz lashed in at the end of a counter-attack.
For the third Premier League game in a row, Marco Silva named the same XI.
Antonee Robinson leads the side out
Half chances for Jean-Philippe Mateta and Antonee Robinson aside, it was a low key start to proceedings at a sun kissed Craven Cottage, though Fulham were enjoying the lion’s share of possession.
Both sides were looking fairly solid in their shape, meaning most shots were of a speculative nature, the best of which came from Ebere Eze on 25 minutes, with Bernd Leno needed to beat away his swerving effort from range.
It was Eze versus Leno again for the game’s next chance, but once more Leno was equal to the England’s man effort, this time pushing away his free-kick on the stretch.
Eze then had a shot deflect over that came about after the referee Robert Jones decided that Bassey had not been fouled in the build up. It was not the first decision that left the home fans perplexed.
And so it naturally left a bad taste when the subsequent corner ended up in the back of the net, with Will Hughes’ delivery flicking in off Andersen at the near post.
After a slightly disjointed first half, Fulham began the second with purpose. Having won a corner himself, Raul Jimenez got on the end of Saša Lukic’s set-piece, but saw his diving header deflect wide.
A good forward run from Raul then saw him bear down on goal after being found by Alex Iwobi, but a superb last ditch tackle from Maxence Lacroix prevented him from squaring to Adama Traoré for a tap in.
Palace went straight up the other end and thought they’d extended their lead through Mateta’s emphatic finish, but VAR showed that he had just strayed offside prior to latching onto Eze’s backheeled pass.
The Eagles used that decision as fuel and almost did get a second on the hour mark, but Leno made an unbelievable save to repel Lacroix’s point blank header, with Raul then making a vital block to keep out Jefferson Lerma’s volley seconds later.
Unfortunately, though, the clincher wasn’t far away. After a shot from substitute Andreas Pereira was blocked, Palace countered through Mateta who rode two challenges before slipping Munoz, who gave Bassey the eyes to create a yard of space and rifle over Leno from a tight angle.
Palace were a threat on the break, with Mateta again the dangerman as he burst through with just under 20 minutes to play, but Leno was out quickly to make the save.
At the other end, Raul caught a 30 yard volley well, but it clipped Andreas on its way which took it away from the target.
A frustrating afternoon was summed up midway through eight minutes of stoppage time when a deep Andreas free-kick was met by Raúl, who could only nod into the palms of Dean Henderson.
Chalk it down as just one of those days, unfortunately.
Fulham boss Marco Silva:
"We knew before the match it was going to be a tough game, they make it really difficult on the road for any team they play against. We knew it was going to be difficult to break them down.
"We have to be moving the ball quicker - in the first half we moved the ball too slow in our pass build-up. We expected them to be a bit more aggressive in the first pressure, but they changed it, they sat more in the middle block and they showed respect from ourselves.
"In the first minutes, I think we did break well, some moments, some good moves. Our last decision, last cross, last pass was not at the level and because of that we didn't create many chances in the first half. But these types of games can happen.
"We have to look for ourselves. Even with the bad performance from the referee, in my opinion, we are not at the level that we should [be]."
Fulham: Leno, Castagne (Diop 80), Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge (Cairney 58 (Willian 80)), Traore, Smith Rowe (Pereira 58), Iwobi (Muniz 80), Jimenez
Unused substitutes: Reed, Cuenca, Benda, Sessegnon
Yellow Card: Berge (22,f)
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes (Devenny 90), Lerma (Wharton 81), Mitchell, Sarr (Kamada 75), Eze (Chilwell 90), Mateta
Unused substitutes: Nketiah, Clyne, Esse, Turner, Kporha
Goals:
Andersen 37 (Own Goal)
Munoz 66 (right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta following a fast break.)
Yellow Card: Munoz (44,f), Guehi (69,f), Hughes (83,f),
Referee:
Robert Jones (Wirral)
Attendance: 26,777
Fulham are next in action at 19.30 on Tuesday 25th February when they face Wolverhampton Wanderers away at the Molineux Stadium.