Premier League . Jor. 1

Fulham

1
66%
Fulham
0 - 2
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

2
34%
11 AUG 2018 10:00
Full-time
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Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
41'
Jeffrey Schlupp
0 - 2
79'
Wilfried Zaha
Start of match

End of match

  • 200'
    The referee blows the whistle and the game ends with the scoreline at 2-0 - great win for Palace as they start the season with 3 points.
  • 90'
    Kouyate should make it three but sees his shot pushed out for a corner by Fabri,
  • 90 '
    Papa Souaré replaces Patrick Van Aanholt.
  • 90'
    5 minutes added on. Still 2-0.
  • 89'
    Sessegnon heads towards goal from another Christie cross but Hennessey makes a solid save to deny the youngster.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 88 '
    Townsend makes way for new signing Cheikhou Kouyate.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 83 '
    Alexander Sorloth comes on for Benteke.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fulham
  • 82 '
    Seri departs while Stefan Johansen comes into the frame.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
en el 79' (Crystal Palace)
  • 79 '
    GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE! ZAHA! 2-0! Zaha is played through with Fabri finding himself in no man's land. The Ivorian rounds the 'keeper and rolls the ball into an empty goal.
  • 77'
    Kamara tries to find the top corner from outside the box, but he lifts his shot too high for the goal.
Card

Yellow card

a Crystal Palace
  • 74 '
    Schlupp shown a yellow card for a foul on Vietto.
  • 73'
    Christie tries to float another cross into the area but it is blocked before it reaches the six-yard box. Corner to Fulham.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fulham
  • 71 '
    Joe Bryan has picked up an injury, so is replaced by Deadline Day signing Luciano Vietto.
  • 63'
    Mitrovic does well to meet Joe Bryan's cross but his header is caught by Hennessey.
  • 63'
    Sitter for Zaha as Benteke heads the ball onto him from a free-kick. The Ivorian, in acres of space, only manages to find the Fulham keeper with his strike.
Substitution

Substitution

at Fulham
  • 61 '
    Kamara comes on to replace Schurrle.
  • 57'
    Sessegnon appears to have switched wings for Fulham, who are seeing more of the ball now.
  • 54'
    Few half-chances for Palace there as Fulham cannot get the ball out of there area; the best of which falling to Van Aanholt whose attempt swerves in the air but is parried once more by Fabri.
  • 50'
    Play stops briefly as Bryan takes a knock but has received treatment and has returned to play.
  • 49'
    Townsend sees a string of attempted crosses blocked by Wan-Bissaka and the ball roles out for a corner.
  • 46'
    We're back. Marriner blows his whistle and Benteke resumes the game.
  • 45'
    HALF-TIME. Marriner blows the whistle and an end-to-end half comes to an end with the scoreline still 1-0.
  • 45'
    Dangerous cross from Christie almost ends up in the Palace goal, but the defence is able to edge it out for a corner.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 44'
    Goal disallowed for Palace as Van Aanholt finds himself in acres of space in the box and curls the ball into the top corner with his left boot, only to see the linesman's flag is up.
  • 42 '
    GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE! SCHLUPP! 1-0! Nice interchange of passing between Townsend and Van Aanholt on the edge of the area before Schlupp is found with a through ball and powers the ball into the roof of the net across Fabri. Game on.
Card

Yellow card

a Crystal Palace
  • 40 '
    Zaha shown a yellow card for a poor challenge on Seri.
  • 38'
    Solid save from Hennessey as Mitrovic forces a low shot towards goal from the edge of the area.
  • 36'
    Good football from Seri and Christie on the edge of the area. Christie takes it wide and drags a cross towards the back post, but a lack of Fulham bodies in the area means it comes to nothing.
Card

Yellow card

a Fulham
  • 34 '
    Kevin McDonald receives a yellow card for a poor challenge.
  • 34'
    Palace corner as Cyrus Christie puts in a good piece of defending to kep Benteke out.
  • 30'
    Benteke gets on the end of a Townsend cross into the area and his header looks to be dipping over Fabri, but the Spaniard makes a good save to keep the ball out. Still 0-0.
  • 28'
    Not a lot to report in the last few minutes. It looked as if Van Aanholt had picked up a knock but is back in the game now.
  • 23'
    Half-chance for Fulham as Ryan Sessegnon tries to get in behind the Palace defence, though his cross is blocked by Wan-Bissaka.
  • 18'
    The attempt from Mitrovic comes to nothing as the Serb hits the ball straight into the Crystal Palace wall.
  • 17'
    Free-kick to Fulham on the edge of the area as Schurrle brought down.
  • 15'
    Townsend drifts inside and unleashes a strike towards goal on his left foot, but the effort ends up tame and is easily collected by Fabri.
  • 13'
    Chance for Mitrovic who flicks the ball up in the box before drilling a volley into the ground, but Hennessey saves.
  • 11'
    Chance for Fulham as Sessegnon curls a low cross towards the far post but Schurrle struggles to connect with the pass.
  • 9'
    Fulham have bossed possession for the last few minutes.
  • 5'
    Cross comes in for Benteke who can't quite get direct a header towards goal. End to end stuff.
  • 4'
    Corner as Christie tries a shot from the edge of the area which Hennessey parries out from his near post.
  • 2'
    Scruffy start to the game as neither team can seem to keep the ball.
  • 1'
    KICK OFF: Mike Dean blows the whistle and Mitrovic gets the game underway.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    This will be Fulham's first Premier League match since they were relegated to the Championship in 2014.
  • PRVW
    Bit of information about the weather for today's game...
  • PRVW
    Some interesting lineups today. Fabri, Chambers, Le Marchand, Bryan, Seri and Schurrle all make their debuts for Jokanovic's side, while Zaha starts up front alongside Benteke for Crystal Palace.
  • PRVW
    Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Van Aanholt, Townsend, Milivojevic, McArthur, Schlupp, Zaha, Benteke.
  • PRVW
    Fulham's starting XI: Fabri, Christie, Chambers, Le Marchand, Bryan, McDonald, Cairney, Seri, Schurrle, Mitrovic, Sessegnon.
  • PRVW
    Palace manager Roy Hodgson: "we should have a more than big enough squad of players and most importantly of all, we have kept those players who did so well for us last season after such a bad start and helped us to such a decent finish in the league."
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    Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic: "We arrived last in the Premier League, so our principal target has to be to stay up. I prefer walking step by step. It's better for us to think in this way and we will see at the end of the season what our level is."
Info

Pre-match

11 August 2018, 18:00

Referee: Mike Dean

Stadium: Craven Cottage

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    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Fulham's Premier League opener against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage.
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