Crystal Palace vs Fulham, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCrystal Palace claim derby victory as Fulham struggles continue
A moment of magic from substitute Michy Batshuayi set up Crystal Palace's second goal for Jeffrey Schlupp in the 2-0 win over Fulham.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham).
- 4': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 4': Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 6': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
- 9': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 11': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross.
- 15': Hand ball by Ryan Babel (Fulham).
- 21': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Tomkins.
- 22': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 22': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Cyrus Christie (Fulham) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 25': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Fulham 0. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 27': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham).
- 27': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 33': Hand ball by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Offside, Fulham. Calum Chambers tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 36': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
- 37': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 37': Offside, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 45': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Luciano Vietto replaces Tim Ream.
- 48': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham).
- 48': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 54': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
- 55': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
- 55': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
- 57': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 58': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Ryan Babel (Fulham).
- 59': Ryan Babel (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match Cyrus Christie (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Cyrus Christie because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
- 63': Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 65': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 66': Delay in match James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 71': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 71': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces Christian Benteke.
- 73': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Luciano Vietto (Fulham).
- 75': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Ryan Babel (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 76': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Max Meyer (Crystal Palace).
- 78': Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham).
- 80': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michy Batshuayi replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 87': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 87': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Fulham 0. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Floyd Ayité replaces Ryan Babel.
- 88': Attempt missed. Luciano Vietto (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a headed pass.
- 89': Calum Chambers (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Tomkins.
- 90': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 90'+3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Fulham 0.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Fulham 0.
Statistics
 FUL |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 62.7 | Possession | 37.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 521 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 608 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 27 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,355
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,355
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 12 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 5 | James Tomkins |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka  |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
| 17 | Christian Benteke |
| 14 | Jordan Ayew |
Fulham (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Sergio Rico (GK) |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 24 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 5 | Calum Chambers |
| 23 | Joe Bryan |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 12 | Ryan Babel |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
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