Crystal Palace vs Fulham: Confirmed line-ups in Premier League
Full teams from Palace vs Fulham
Crystal Palace are targeting a first win in six matches in all competitions when Fulham visit Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Thursday.
The 11th-placed Eagles are above the Cottagers on goal difference, having lost 1-0 at home to Tottenham on Sunday.
Fulham extended their winning league run to three matches with a 1-0 victory at third-bottom West Ham on Saturday.
101GreatGoals.com has full team news from Crystal Palace vs Fulham in the Premier League, as well as details on how to watch the action live.
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Crystal Palace starting lineup vs Spurs
Defenders Chris Richards (foot) and Chadi Riad and Daniel Munoz (both knee) are out injured for Palace, who are unchanged.
Midfielder Cheick Doucoure (knee) and widemen Caleb Kporha (back) and Rio Cardines (muscular) are also sidelined. Midfielder Daichi Kamada is expected to be out until February with a hamstring problem.
Forward Ismaila Sarr is at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Senegal.
Crystal Palace starting XI: Dean Henderson, Jefferson Lerma, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Tyrick Mitchell, Justin Devenny, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yeremy Pino
Palace substitutes: Walter Benitez, Christantus Uche, Romain Esse, Jaydee Canvot, Borna Sosa, Kaden Rodney, Dean Benamar, Ben Casey, Joel Drakes-Thomas
Fulham starting lineup vs Palace
Forward Rodrigo Muniz and defender or midfielder Ryan Sessegnon (both hamstring) are out injured for an unchanged Fulham side.
Defender Calvin Bassey, winger Samuel Chukwueze and midfielder Alex Iwobi are part of Nigeria’s AFCON squad.
Fulham starting XI: Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Antonee Robinson, Harry Wilson, Sasa Lukic, Emile Smith Rowe, Sander Berge, Kevin, Raul Jimenez
Fulham substitutes: Benjamin Lecomte, Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Timothy Castagne, Issa Diop, Samuel Amissah, Seth Ridgeon
How to watch Palace vs Fulham: Live online stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Thursday is at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Streaming is available on a vast variety of devices via the Sky GO app.
Crystal Palace v Fulham stats
- Crystal Palace have failed to win (D2 L2) or score in four Premier League home games against Fulham since a 2-0 victory in February 2019
- The away team is unbeaten in each of the last nine Premier League meetings between these teams (W5 D4) since that match
- The Eagles are winless in all six of their Premier League games played on New Year’s Day (D3 L3), with their last victory in such a match coming against Notts County in 1992
- They have won four of their last 20 home Premier League matches in January (D4 L12) – two wins against Sheffield United (2-0 in 2021, 3-2 in 2024) and victories over Burnley (1-0 in 2018) and Wolves (1-0 in 2021)
- Fulham have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four Premier League away games against Crystal Palace
- They’ve never gone five away games without conceding against a single side in their league history, while Palce have never gone five home games without a goal against an opponent
- Four of Fulham’s last six league games played on New Year’s Day have ended in defeat (W2), with this their first since a 2-1 home loss to Reading in 2020 in the Championship
- Only once have Fulam ever won four in a row in the Premier League, doing so across December and January during the 2022/23 season
- Manager Marco Silva is unbeaten in his last five away Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (W2 D3), keeping a clean sheet in all five. No manager has ever kept six consecutive away clean sheets against an opponent in Premier League history
- Harry Wilson has been involved in seven goals in his last six Premier League games (three goals, four assists). The Wales forward has nine goal involvements overall this season (five goals, four assists), which is one short of his best ever return in a single Premier League campaign (10 in 2023-24 – four goals, six assists)
Premier League fixtures and results today
Elsewhere on New Year’s Day, reigning champions Liverpool are aiming to cement their position in fourth place when the Reds host 16th-placed Leeds United, who scored a 96th-minute equaliser to hold the Reds to a 3-3 draw at Elland Road on December 6.
Under-pressure manager Thomas Frank then takes Tottenham to his former side, Brentford, and second-placed Manchester City will close the gap on leaders Arsenal to a point if the Cityzens become the first top-flight side to win at Sunderland this season.
Matches start at 17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT unless stated otherwise.
Thursday, January 1
Palace vs Fulham
Liverpool vs Leeds United
Brentford vs Spurs (20:00)
Sunderland vs Man City (20:00)