Crystal Palace vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Fulham earned a 3-0 win away to Crystal Palace on Monday to climb to eighth in the Premier League after the hosts had two players sent off.
Bobby De Corvoda-Reid, Tim Ream and Aleksandar Mitrovic were on target for Fulham. Palace had Tyrick Mitchell sent off in the first half and James Tomkins followed him down the tunnel in the second after a second booking.
The victory moved Fulham to 22 points after 16 games while Palace lie 11th on 19 points after 15 matches.
Palace striker Jordan Ayew hit the bar with the first big chance of the game. Then Fulham struck, De Cordova-Reid glancing in a cross from Mitrovic after a sloppy pass from Joachim Andersen was intercepted.
Moments later Palace’s fortunes unravelled further when Mitchell was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Kenny Tete. Tomkins’s second yellow card came for pushing Mitrovic over.
Fulham took full advantage of having two extra players as Ream doubled their lead scoring his first Premier League goal at the age of 35.
Mitrovic then got the reward that his all-action performance deserved, heading in a cross from Willian in the 80th minute to take his tally for the season to 10 league goals.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
After a sweeping Fulham attack, Pereira's layoff for Palhinha just outside the area lacks pace, and the latter's swing at the ball only brings down Ayew, who closes him down quickly.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Clyne covers well to deny Mitrovic a sniff of the ball on the edge of Palace's area, but is later penalised for a foul on Willian near the right touchline.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Boding well for their hopes of three points today, Fulham are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League matches when leading at half-time (W5, D4) dating back to January 2019.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Fulham kick off, and we are back under way in South London!
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
None of Fulham's last five Premier League games against Crystal Palace has ended in victory for the Cottagers, and it had been over nine years since they had won or even scored at Selhurst Park before today. Having already found the net, and given their position at half-time, they will believe that streak can finally be ended.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
For all their dominance of the ball during the opening stages of the first half, Fulham had rarely threatened to take command of their first fixture since the long World Cup break, but two incidents in the space of four minutes now puts them in the driving seat at Selhurst Park. Following De Cordova-Reid's conversion of a Mitrovic cross for the opening goal, Palace soon went down to 10 men and are therefore left with a mountain to climb after the interval. Even with their full complement, the home side lacked bite in the final third, so Vieira will need to produce a minor miracle if his team are to salvage anything from this game.
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