Fulham V Crystal Palace – lines, statistics and review

Match Review for Fulham V Crystal Palace

Fulham and Crystal Palace face in a quarterfinal showdown of FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.

Both sides are committed to a place in the semifinals, and Fulham’s penalty kick triumph over Manchester United and convincing victory for Palace against Millwall led them to this phase of the competition.

Men Marca Silva has booked their place in the last eight victory of the criminal shooting against Manchester United. After drawing 1-1 at Old Trafford, Fulham kept his nerves while Bernd Leno denied Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee from his place, while Fulham turned all four of his penalties to throw out the ruling champions.

Fulham will take confidence from his recent victory 2-0 over Tottenham before the international break, and the goals of Rodriga Muniz and former Spurs man Ryan Sessnnon helping them in six victories in eight games.

Palace, meanwhile, built a momentum and embarked on an international break with three consecutive home victories, including their FA Cup victory over Millwall.

This game was overshadowed by the shocking injury to Jean-Philippe Mateta, described by Palace President Steve Parish as the “fastest” challenge he saw during his life.

Despite the failure, foreign Oliver Glasner remained assembled and cruised it with a 3-1 victory.

Their last game before the international window saw them securing a 1-0 victory over Ipswich, and Ismail Sarr created a moment of shine to sealed the victory.

By chance, the recent winning series of Palace began with a 2-0 triumph over Fulham in Cottage Craven in late February.

Sights set at halftime. 🏆

Raúl examinations #Fulcry.

– Fulham Football Club (@Fulhamfc) March 27, 2025

Tim News for Fulham v Crystal Palace

Fulham will benefit from the return of Sase Lukic after the suspension is in two games to accumulate 10 yellow tickets.

His involvement could see Emile Smith Rowe descending on the bench, while Andreas Pereira – who created more chances than any other player in this season’s FA Cup – may have been pushed into a more advanced role.

However, Silva is left without Kenny Aunt (knees), Harry Wilson (feet) and Reiss Nelson (Bedro), and Nelson turned off the rest of the season.

For Palace, Mateta was cleaned to play after an ear injury. Eagles are left without Joel Ward (calf), Cheick Doucoure (Knee) and Chadi Riad (knee), but Will Hughes is available despite serving the Premier League suspension.

Expected lines for Fulham V Crystal Palace

Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Merchant, pereira, iwobi; Muniz

Crystal Palace: Turner; Richards, Guehi, Lacroix; Mount, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Eze, savior; Mateta

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– Crystal Palace FC (@cpfc) March 28, 2025

How to Watch Fulham V Crystal Palace: TV Channel, Online Stream

Fulham V Crystal Palace will broadcast on ITV1 starting at 12:15. Fans can also flow a game on STV or ITVX in the UK.

Statistics for Fulham V Crystal Palace

• Fulham was eliminated in Each of their last four FA Cup Quartfinals
• Fulham has failed to beat consecutive games at home this season
• The crystal palace beat Four of the last five FA Cup quarterfinals
• The crystal palace is undefeated in their last six visits to Craven Cottage

Prediction

Both sides enter this competition in a strong form, which makes it difficult to predict a clear winner.

The return of Matete should intensify the attack of the Palace, but this match could go distance.

Palace’s history in the competition gives them a slight advantage in the competition.

Predicton: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace