Fulham vs Crystal Palace: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

Craven Cottage plays host to an all-London affair in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as Fulham take on Crystal Palace.

Fulham boosted their chances of playing European football next season by beating the high-flying Nottingham Forest 2-1 in west London last week. The Cottagers have won three of their previous four league outings and have climbed up to eighth in the table.

With the Premier League's UEFA co-efficient enjoying a resurgence this season, eighth may well be enough to sneak into the Conference League.

Palace are once again poised for another mid-table finish, but it once looked a whole lot worse for Oliver Glasner's side. It took the Eagles some time to deal with the departure of Michael Olise, while Adam Wharton's injury woes didn't aid their pursuit of building on last season's strong finish.

They were beaten by Everton at Selhurst Park last weekend and are now 13th in the table but 13 points clear of the drop zone.

Here is 90min's guide to Saturday's Premier League clash.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace head-to-head record (last five games)

Current form (all competitions)

How to watch Fulham vs Crystal Palace on TV - UK and US

Fulham team news

Sasa Lukic pulled up with a muscle injury last week / Visionhaus/GettyImages

Sasa Lukic impressed last weekend against Nottingham Forest and has enjoyed a fine campaign following in the footsteps of Joao Palhinha at the base of Fulham's midfield. However, he's a doubt for Saturday's bout after limping off late on in the Cottagers' recent win.

Tom Cairney is thus in contention to start alongside Sander Berge, with Emile Smith Rowe operating as Fulham's number ten. Adama Traore should keep his place down the right, while Raul Jimenez remains Silva's leading man up top despite Rodrigo Muniz's upsurge in form.

Reiss Nelson, Harry Wilson, and Kenny Tete remain sidelined.

Fulham predicted lineup vs Crystal Palace

Fulham predicted lineup vs Palace (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Cairney, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.

Crystal Palace team news

Adam Wharton has appeared off the bench in recent outings / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Palace supporters won't be seeing summer arrival Chadi Riad at all this season. The defender's been ruled out for the remainder of 2024/25 with a knee injury. Cheick Doucoure also won't play again until the summer.

Joel Ward is another long-term absentee.

Glasner has eased midfielder Adam Wharton back in from groin surgery over the past couple of weeks, and this might be the time to restore the Englishman to Palace's starting lineup. Eberechi Eze should also be recalled after appearing off the bench last week.

Crystal Palace predicted vs Fulham

Palace predicted lineup vs Fulham (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Palace were dealt a sucker punch by the Toffees last week and have a tricky test at a bouyant Fulham outfit this weekend. However, the Eagles have proven themselves to be more than adept travellers.

Glasner's side haven't tasted defeat on the road in the Premier League since October and their unbeaten run away from home currently stands at eight games. Thus, they'll be confident of securing a positive result on Saturday.

Moreover, the recent history of this fixture points towards a sharing of the spoils. Three of the previous four meetings, as well as the most recent two at Craven Cottage, have ended in draws. We could be in for another this weekend.