Fulham vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice against Crystal Palace (Getty Images)

A late goal by Joel Ward rescued a 2-2 draw for Crystal Palace at Fulham on Saturday, after the hosts’ striker Aleksandar Mitrovic bagged two goals on his first start since serving an eight-match ban.

Fulham have 52 points from 37 games - four behind ninth-placed Brentford - and remain 10th. Palace, who have 44, move up to 11th ahead of Chelsea, who play leaders Manchester City on Sunday.

Palace took the lead in the 34th minute when Odsonne Edouard’s fierce effort completed a sweeping counterattack after the Frenchman was played through on goal by Eberechi Eze following a Fulham corner.

Fulham forward Harry Wilson was hacked down by Tyrick Mitchell just before halftime and Mitrovic stepped up to thump his penalty past Sam Johnstone to level the game.

The Serbian, playing without a number on his back after a bloody nose left him in need of a new shirt, put Fulham ahead in the 61st minute with a bullet header.

But Ward salvaged one point for the visitors in the 83rd minute when he stabbed home a rebound after Fulham failed to defend a set-piece.

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Fulham vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League updates

• Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Tosin, Diop, Robinson, Reed, Joao Palhinha, Wilson, Cairney, Willian, Mitrovic.
• Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone, Ward, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Hughes Olise, Eze, Edouard, J Ayew.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

20 May 2023 14:53

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

After scoring as a substitute last week, Mitrovic makes his first Fulham start since the end of an eight-game ban; Vinicius is therefore dropped to the bench in the hosts' only change today. Daniel James again misses out due to a thigh injury, while Andreas Pereira, Tim Ream and Layvin Kurzawa also remain absent.

20 May 2023 14:52

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

SUBS: Joe Whitworth, Jairo Riedewald, Naouirou Ahamada, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Tayo Adaramola, James McArthur.

20 May 2023 14:49

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20 May 2023 14:48

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CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Sam Johnstone; Joel Ward, Marc Guehi, Joachim Andersen, Tyrick Mitchell; Will Hughes, Cheick Doucoure; Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Jordan Ayew; Odsonne Edouard.

20 May 2023 14:45

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20 May 2023 14:42

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

SUBS: Marek Rodak, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Sasa Lukic, Cedric Soares, Manor Solomon, Shane Duffy, Carlos Vinicius, Luke Harris, Neeskens Kebano.

20 May 2023 14:41

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Line-ups

Fulham:

Starting XI: Leno, Tete, Tosin, Diop, Robinson, Reed, Joao Palhinha, Wilson, Cairney, Willian, Mitrovic.

Subs: Rodak, Duffy, Kebani, Solomon, Soares, Decordova-Reid, Lukic, Vinicius, Harris.

Crystal Palace:

Starting XI: Johnstone, Ward, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Hughes Olise, Eze, Edouard, J Ayew.

Subs: Whitworth, Sambi Lokonga, Mateta, Clyne, MCarthur, Richards, Ahamada, Adaramola, Riedewald.

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Tosin Adarabioyo, Issa Diop, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed, Joao Palhinha; Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney, Willian; Aleksandar Mitrovic.

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Team news

Aleksandar Mitrovic will make his first Fulham start since returning from his eight-match ban for his conduct towards referee Chris Kavanagh during his side’s FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.

Carlos Vinicius makes way in the only change made by Marco Silva from Fulham’s win at Southampton last weekend.

Crystal Palace brought in Odsonne Edouard for Wilfried Zaha – who has sustained an injury – in their only change for the match.