Fulham vs Crystal Palace, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
88': Aboubakar Kamara
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Zaha leads Palace in 2-1 win over struggling Fulham
Wilfried Zaha helped Crystal Palace secure a 2-1 Premier League win over bottom side Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 3': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 3': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 8': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 8': Goal! Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 14': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 16': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 20': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 21': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 21': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
- 26': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 26': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 26': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
- 26': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
- 31': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 33': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 33': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 38': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 38': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Mario Lemina (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
- 44': Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 45'+1': Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 48': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 50': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 52': Offside, Fulham. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Ola Aina is caught offside.
- 56': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
- 58': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace).
- 58': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 60': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 60': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 63': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 64': Goal! Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
- 66': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 70': Attempt saved. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jairo Riedewald.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 72': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
- 72': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
- 73': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 73': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 75': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 75': Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 78': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 79': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Mario Lemina.
- 80': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho replaces Jairo Riedewald because of an injury.
- 86': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 86': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 88': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) is shown the red card.
- 90': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 90'+2': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 90'+5': Goal! Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 90'+7': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 574 |
| 366 | Passes | 643 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 32 | +36 | 67 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 33 | +6 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 29 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 19 | Ademola Lookman |
| 15 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK)  |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 27 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
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