Things are tight in the middle of the Premier League table and this match sees two teams with outside hopes of finishing in the top half.
The game between Fulham and Crystal Palace will be played on the 27th of April at Craven Cottage. The hosts begin the weekend in 13th place on 42 points while the visitors are one place below them on 39 points.
Fulham come into the match on the back of a 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Liverpool last weekend in the Premier League.
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It was Liverpool who opened the scoring in the 32nd minute but Fulham equalised on the stroke of half time.
It did not take long for Liverpool to regain the lead in the second half and they secured the points with a third goal in the 72nd minute.
The defeat to Liverpool means Fulham have won only 1 of their last 5 matches, all of which were played in the Premier League.
The victory came over West Ham United away but there have been defeats against Nottingham Forest away and Newcastle United at home. Fulham also picked up a point thanks to a 3-3 draw at Sheffield United.
Statistics show Fulham have won 2 and lost 3 of their 5 most recent home Premier League fixtures. They have lost each of their last 2 home league matches and scored just a single goal in those 2 defeats.
Crystal Palace make the short journey to Craven Cottage having recorded a 2-0 home win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
With the score 0-0 at half time, Crystal Palace came out strongly in the second half and opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Any nerves were extinguished when The Eagles scored their second goal 2 minutes from time.
The win over Newcastle United means Crystal Palace have won each of their last 3 games.
The additional victories have come over Liverpool away and West Ham United at home, both of which were good wins.
Trends show Crystal Palace are undefeated in 3 of their last 5 away Premier League fixtures.
There have been draws at Everton and Nottingham Forest plus defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Crystal Palace’s last 5 league games on the road.
Team news: Fulham are without injured forward Willian but he is expected to be the only absentee for The Cottagers.
Crystal Palace are without the injured quartet of Rob Holding, Jefferson Lerma, Sam Johnstone, and Marc Guehi. There are also doubts over the fitness of Nathan Ferguson.
Crystal Palace have been in good form of late while Fulham have not been at their best. Given Crystal Palace’s recent away record, this game could see under 2.5 goals and our prediction is for the match to end in a draw.