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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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Substitution Odsonne Édouard Jean-Philippe Mateta
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Substitution Harry Wilson Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
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Though they fail to make anything of their corner, Palace now have a free-kick 25 yards from goal, after Palhinha errs and Tosin compounds the midfielder's mistake by bundling over Edouard.
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Once Olise wins a free-kick on the right by luring Robinson into an ill-advised tackle, Eze's driven cross is headed against Diop by Ward. That'll be Crystal Palace's first corner of the game.
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After Ayew's layoff from the edge of the box, Edouard steps forward and scuffs a shot straight at Leno in the Fulham goal.
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