Fulham v Crystal Palace | Saturday 27th April | 3pm | Craven Cottage | #FULCRY
The opposition
- After an initially steady start to life with new boss Oliver Glasner since his February appointment, Crystal Palace have now hit fantastic form under the Austrian, taking maximum points from each of their three previous outings, against Liverpool, West Ham and Newcastle.
- They were never truly in a relegation battle, but those wins have guaranteed a 12th successive year of Premier League football, which is a record for the club.
- The form of Jean-Philippe Mateta has been crucial to the Eagles’ purple patch, with the powerful striker finding the back of the net five times in his last four matches.
Fulham team news
Willian has returned to training and so Marco Silva hopes to have him available for Saturday.
Crystal Palace team news
Ebere Eze went off in the Newcastle win after suffering a knee injury, and a last minute decision will be made on his involvement. Michael Olise began that game on the bench but is confirmed fit to start, but Sam Johnstone, Marc Guehi, Rob Holding, Jefferson Lerma, Cheick Doucoure and Matheus Franca are all out.
Tickets
A limited number of tickets remain available to purchase for this game.
Weather
There is a chance of some light rain during the match, with temperatures around 13 degrees.
Player insight
Saša Lukić wants to end the season as strongly as possible, starting with Saturday’s meeting with the Eagles.
“There are four games left and, for me, every game is important,” he told FFCtv. “These four games give us a big chance to achieve a high number of points.
“It is very important and the best feeling towards the end is to play your best, and we possess all we need to achieve that.”
Lukić's Palace Preview
Coverage
FFCtv subscribers can listen to commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid.
Forever Fulham
Legendary striker Louis Saha will receive the Forever Fulham award at half-time.
Fulham Flutter
Win prizes while supporting the Foundation by playing the Fulham Flutter!
Early bird
Fans can take advantage of our early bird offers until 2.30pm! Full Early Bird pricing can be viewed here.
Bag policy
Bags larger than A4 in size will not be permitted entry to the stadium. Please see our bag policy for full details, and information on our left luggage facility.
Form
Fulham: DLLWL
Crystal Palace: LLWWW
Top scorers
Fulham: Rodrigo Muniz (8)
Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta (11)
Matchday programme
Andreas Pereira is Fulham’s only outfield player to feature in all 34 Premier League matches up to this point in the current season, while he has also made the most overall appearances of any player for the Club in 2023/24, having played in 41 matches in all competitions.
“I’m very proud that I’ve played so many games,” commented Andreas. “It’s something that I want to continue too for the rest of the season, because last year I got injured for the last five games, so I want to finish this season playing all the games and showing my quality.”
Elsewhere in the programme, Alex White looks back on previous meetings with Crystal Palace in ‘Past Encounters’, Roger Hillier explores the England debut of former Whites and Eagles forward Johnny Byrne, while Gordon Davies pens his final programme column of the season.
Priced at £4, you can pick up a copy of the programme on the day or online.
