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Palace visit Fulham seeking first points after deadline-day boost
Sep 04 2026 00:48 · By onefootball.com · 10 Reads
Crystal Palace visit Fulham on Saturday seeking their first Premier League points of 2026/27 after defeats to Everton and Manchester City.
As reported by TheEaglesBeak.com, deadline day delivered Quinten Timber, Darío Osorio, Ben Chilwell and teenager Honest Ahanor, additions that could lift Pierre Sage’s reshaped squad, though involvement may hinge on timings.
Fulham were busy too, with Álvaro Arbeloa adding Sweden international Hugo Larsson, Real Madrid midfielder Manuel Ángel and Austrian defender David Affengruber to a group already refreshed earlier in the summer. Both clubs have lost their opening two league fixtures, and neither can really afford to lose.
Palace’s recent record offers encouragement: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace in 2025/26, Crystal Palace 2-0 Fulham and Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace in 2024/25, then Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace and Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham in 2023/24.
Fulham may feel performances merited more, after a 3-2 loss to Chelsea and a narrow defeat to Sunderland, and they will hope to harness home support. They are likely to dominate possession in spells, but turning pressure into points remains the challenge.
The England goalkeeper has impressed with sharp stops at Everton and at home to City. Rumours that Nottingham Forest wanted their former loanee back on deadline day came to nothing, and Henderson, the captain handed the armband after Marc Guehi’s January departure, could be pivotal again.
Midfield could decide it, with the Japanese international dovetailing with Adam Wharton and aiming to keep Berge occupied to free the former Blackburn man. Palace must stay compact, cut out errors, strike on the break through Yeremy Pino and Eddie Nketiah, and make set pieces count. A tight derby seems likely, with Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace, a platform before the international break.
Source: TheEaglesBeak.com
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