Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction: Arbeloa and Sage Hunt First Wins in London Derby
Fulham host Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on 5 September 2026, with both clubs still waiting for their first Premier League points under new management. Fulham sit 16th with nothing on the board, having scored two and conceded four, while…
It's week 3 of the 2026-2027 Premier League on 2026-09-05 at 15:00 GMT, when Fulham and Crystal Palace go head-to-head.
In their last 10 matches, Referee S. Barrott averaged 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls.
With the data available to us, Alvaro Arbeloa and P. Sage have not met as managers before.
Fulham currently rank 16th (with 0 pts), versus Crystal Palace at 18th on 0 pts.
Fulham misses 3 players: T. Cairney (Knee Injury), H. Larsson (Muscle Injury), L. De Fougerolles (Injury) but Crystal Palace misses 4 players: H. Ahanor (Muscle Injury), J. Mateta (Hamstring Injury), C. Riad (Knee Injury), B. Chilwell (Hamstring Injury).
Our forecast has Fulham in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Crystal Palace set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
In their last outing, Fulham's highest-rated performer was M. Rodrigo (8.2), while Crystal Palace's standout was D. Osorio (7.9).
Fulham lost 0-1 to Sunderland, and Crystal Palace were defeated 1-4 by Manchester City.
Neither side is flying – Fulham 2-1-2 and Crystal Palace 2-0-3 over the last 5 matches.
Crystal Palace hold the upper hand H2H: of 18 meetings, they've triumphed 8 times, conceded 4 times and shared 6 draws.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Fulham, bolstered by their 0-0-1 home record and an average of 2.00 goals per game.
Fulham is going head to head with Crystal Palace on 5/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Fulham v Crystal Palace H2H statistics!