Fulham face Crystal Palace in a London derby as both teams chase a first Premier League win of the season.
Victory would keep Fulham out of the relegation zone, whilst Palace can climb out of the bottom three with a win.
Team News
Loan signing, Hugo Larsson could make his debut for Fulham after he joined on deadline day alongside permanent signings, David Affengruber and Manuel Angel.
Luc de Fougerolles (knee) is unlikely to be in contention, but Tom Cairney remains sidelined with a knee injury.
Palace manager, Pierre Sage could hand debuts to Honest Ahanor, Quinten Timber and Dario Osorio, whilst Ben Chilwell is set for his first start since he rejoined permanently on deadline day – having previously spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan from Chelsea.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is ruled out after he suffered a hamstring injury just hours before Palace lost 4-1 to Man City last weekend.
Ismaila Sarr (groin) and Chadi Riad (knee) are still absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Fulham face Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Saturday 5 September at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Fulham have won just one of their last seven league meetings against Palace (W1, D4, L2).
- Palace are unbeaten in their last seven league visits to Fulham (W4, D3).
- Fulham’s Gonzalo Garcia has scored in each of his two home appearances for the Cottagers in all competitions this season (W1, L1).
- Palace are yet to lose a London derby away from home in 2026 (W1, D1), across which three of their five goals were scored by Ismaila Sarr.
Prediction
With no shots on target in their narrow away loss at Sunderland, Fulham just need to reset because it otherwise was a tightly-fought contest except in the end product, so they just need to fine-tune their attacking edge because the quality to deliver goals is already there as saw in their first two games.
Palace meanwhile haven’t had the ideal start with two bogey games but they were just wasteful when on top against City so I expect a serious reaction here, as this is a great chance to get out of the relegation zone and extend their recent form at Craven Cottage.
I however do feel that Fulham will have enough quality in them to snatch a draw if Palace can shore up their defensive lines.
Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace