In a mid week match on Mon Dec 26th, in week 17, Crystal Palace and Fulham will play a match in London in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Crystal Palace is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 54th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Crystal Palace was frustrated by Nottingham Forest’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nottingham Forest ended the match with the shutout victory. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Fulham is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Manchester United. Christian Eriksen struck first for Manchester United in the 14th minute, but Daniel James got the equalizer for Fulham in the 61st minute. Fulham is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Fulham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Willian and Bobby Reid, and they each have 1 goal. Crystal Palace is fortunate enough to have Wilfried Zaha in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
James McArthur and Chris Richards are unavailable to play for Patrick Vieira’s team, while Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s Fulham squad will be without Manor Solomon.