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
Before today's fixture, Crystal Palace had won just one of their last seven Boxing Day games in the Premier League, with the two most recent defeats coming by a 3-0 scoreline. However, only Chelsea and Arsenal have beaten the Eagles at Selhurst Park in their last 13 home games.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Under pressure from Zaha, who almost receives the ball on the edge of the box from Ayew's smart pass, Diop stays strong to divert the ball away from immediate danger and concedes a corner.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Diop gets the better of a couple of duels with Zaha near the halfway line, and is allowed to take quite a hands-on approach in the process. The Palace fans do not appreciate the referee's leniency, though.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Fulham's dominance of possession has somewhat quietened the boisterous Selhurst Park crowd, but they have tested Guaita only once so far - from Pereira's free-kick.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Palace come forward again, but once more Robinson is alert to the danger; dealing authoritatively with Olise, who almost escapes past the Fulham defender on the right side of the area.
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Despite Ayew's best efforts, Robinson shepherds the ball out of play for a goal-kick following a low throughball from Olise towards his attacking colleague.
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