The match of the 19th round of the Premier League between Crystal Palace and Fulham will take place on january 1 at Selhurst Park in London. Crystal Palace vs Fulham: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace lost at home to Tottenham in the previous round (0:1). The home side have suffered a third consecutive defeat in the Premier League, a run not seen by the club since autumn 2024. At the same time the hosts failed to score for the sixth match in the 2025/26 Premier League, a worse figure recorded by only four opponents. Crystal Palace have fairly modest scoring numbers: among teams in the top half of the table, where the club sits in ninth place, only Sunderland have scored fewer goals. It is worth adding that the side are only three points away from the European qualification spots.
- The hosts failed to score more than once in 5 of their 6 previous Premier League matches.
- At least one goal was scored in both halves in 5 of the last 7 home league games for the home side.
- The home team has not won at home in 5 of the previous 6 Premier League matches (2 draws, 3 defeats).
Potential Crystal Palace Lineup
Dean Henderson – Jefferson Lerma, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guéhi – Tyrick Mitchell, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton – Jeremy Pino, Justin Devenny – Jean-Philippe Mateta.
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Midfielders Daichi Kamada, Caleb Kropa and Cheick Doucoure, as well as defenders Chadi Riad and Daniel Munoz, will miss the match due to injury. Midfielder Ismaïla Sarr has gone to the national team.
Fulham
Fulham, on the contrary, secured their third consecutive league win in the past round. The visitors kept a clean sheet in the match with West Ham (1:0), and for the first time in the 2025/26 Premier League Fulham kept their goal intact in two consecutive matches. The attack is functioning well: the scoring run in the Premier League has reached seven matches. Nevertheless the side have a negative goal difference (25:26) — no other team in the top half of the table has a worse figure. The visitors have 26 points and are behind the nearest rival in the main standings only on tiebreakers.
- The club opened the scoring in 5 of the last 7 league games.
- Fulham have an 8-match uncompromising away streak in the Premier League (3 wins, 5 defeats).
- In 6 of the last 8 away Premier League games the visitors conceded at least twice.
Potential Fulham Lineup
Bernd Leno – Antonee Robinson, Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca – Kevin De Masedo, Sander Berge, Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Sasa Lukic – Raúl Jiménez.
Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon and forward Rodrigo Muniz will miss the match due to injury. Defender Calvin Bassey, forward Samuel Chukwueze and midfielder Alex Iwobi have gone to their national teams.
Referee
Tony Harrington (England)
Matches – 7 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow/red cards shown (including second yellows) – 22;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 0%.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham: Match Prediction
Crystal Palace's last league victory came less than a month ago, against Fulham (2:1). Crystal Palace generally perform well against this close rival, not losing in 10 of the last 12 head-to-head Premier League meetings (5 wins, 5 draws). We think that despite the run of poor results, the hosts have a good chance of taking points in the upcoming round.
At home Crystal Palace have not lost in 12 of their last 15 Premier League matches (6 wins, 6 draws), and two of the three defeats came against Manchester teams that are fighting much bigger objectives than Fulham. However it should be noted that the defence, which was reliable at the start of the season, has begun to make many mistakes, and that gives the visitors a chance.
Fulham have three consecutive wins, but this achievement should not be overestimated. The visitors beat relegation-zone teams West Ham and Burnley, as well as Nottingham Forest, who are closer to that zone than others. On the road the side have defensive problems: so far this season only one clean sheet and 16 goals conceded — a worse figure than this is recorded by only three opponents.
Prediction: Crystal Palace Not To Lose And Over 1.5 Goals
* For each team, the starting lineup listed is from their previous match in this competition.
