Crystal Palace claimed a 2-1 victory against Fulham at Craven Cottage, moving into the Premier League's top four. Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring for Palace in the 20th minute, Harry Wilson equalized for Fulham eight minutes later, and Marc Guehi sealed the win with a header in the 86th minute. The match featured a disallowed Fulham goal in the second half due to an offside call.
Crystal Palace edged Fulham 2-1 in a competitive Premier League encounter at Craven Cottage on December 7, 2025, under manager Oliver Glasner. The visitors started strongly, dominating possession through their midfield trio and targeting wide areas with Tyrick Mitchell and Yeremi Pino.
The breakthrough came in the 20th minute when Adam Wharton initiated a fluid move, combining with Marc Guehi before sliding the ball to Eddie Nketiah. The forward took a clean touch and fired a low strike past Bernd Leno for his goal on his 50th Palace appearance. Nketiah later reflected, 'We know Adam’s got that quality. I like to find myself free in the box. It was a lovely pass, a good touch and a nice finish; I’m happy with it.'
Fulham responded swiftly. After Emile Smith Rowe was denied by Dean Henderson, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez executed a slick one-two on the right. Wilson spun past his marker and curled an outside-of-the-boot finish into the far corner in the 28th minute, his fourth league goal of the season. This brought the home crowd to life after a subdued start.
Second Half Drama
Fulham pressed early in the second half and thought they had taken the lead around the 55th minute. Smith Rowe finished into an open goal after Alex Iwobi's header struck the post, but VAR disallowed it for Samuel Chukwueze being marginally offside in the build-up. Palace then created chances, with Pino setting up Jean-Philippe Mateta and substitute Christantus Uche, though both efforts went wide.
The game seemed headed for a draw until the 86th minute. Pino's corner from the left found Guehi at the near post, where the captain glanced a header past Leno from four yards. Guehi said, 'It’s good. Keep our feet on the ground – it’s only one win. Just keep going and focus on the next game now.' He credited the team effort and Pino's delivery.
Substitutions included Palace bringing on Christantus Uche and Jefferson Lerma, while Fulham introduced Tom Cairney and Adama Traore late. The win propelled Palace to fourth in the table, with Guehi adding, 'It was tough. Fulham are a very good side who create many chances with the rotation they have out wide.'
