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.
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In the first of two stoppage-time minutes indicated by the officials, Guaita claims a rather aimless cross pumped into the area from the left flank by Robinson.
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Olise picks the ball up from Eze on the right corner of the Fulham area, but after a couple of quick stepovers, slashes at his shot and sends it wide of the right-hand post.
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From Pereira's corner on the right, Mitrovic stretches out a leg to reach the ball by the penalty spot but can only steer it well over the bar.
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Reed slips through De Cordova-Reid, but Pereira unthinkingly gets in the way of his team-mate in the Palace area and Fulham have to settle for a corner.
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A long ball up from the back by Andersen almost finds the run of Ayew in the centre, but Ream covers across well and ensures the ball trickles through to Leno.
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Fulham not only have a one-goal advantage but now also numerical superiority. Their bossing of the ball continues; leaving Palace largely chasing shadows - the hosts are just hanging on for half-time here.
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Following the badly mistimed tackle by Mitchell, medical attention is required by Tete. He took quite a blow, but seems to have escaped relatively unharmed and is ultimately cleared to continue. The game gets back under way.
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