Fulham vs Crystal Palace; Premier League
Fulham vs Crystal Palace. Premier League.
Craven Cottage.
Fulham 2
- J King (11th minute)
- C Palacios (42nd minute)
Crystal Palace 3
- T Mitchell (35th minute, 54th minute)
- B Chilwell (77th minute)
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Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace: Pierre Sage off the mark as Eagles come from behind at winless Cottagers
Report and free match highlights as Crystal Palace win 3-2 at Fulham; Pierre Sage records his first victory as Eagles head manager, while Alvaro Arbeola remains winless as Fulham boss
Saturday 5 September 2026 18:28, UK
Tyrick Mitchell's double saw Crystal Palace come from behind twice to win 3-2 at Fulham as Pierre Sage recorded his first victory in charge of the Eagles.
The pressure was on Sage and his Fulham counterpart Alvaro Arbeloa heading into this London derby at Craven Cottage after defeats in each of their first two Premier League games.
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However, it was the Frenchman who was all smiles at the full-time whistle as he punched the air in front of jubilant Palace fans in the away end after this unlikely three points.
In stark contrast, however, Arbeola will be left scratching his head at just how his side lost this game having led at the break and finishing with an impressive xG of 3.13, with youngster Josh King outstanding once again.
But the defeat means the Cottagers have now lost their opening three matches of a top-flight campaign for just the third time, worryingly being relegated on both previous occasions in 1951/52 and 2020/21.
The key moments from Craven Cottage
11: GOAL! King makes the early breakthrough after Oscar Bobb's run to the byline and Jaydee Canvot's crucial deflection that left Dean Henderson helpless.
14: GOAL RULED OUT! Daichi Kamada thinks he has immediately levelled matters after touching home Yeremy Pino's cross from the left, only for a tight VAR call to go against the Japan midfielder.
33: SAVE! Henderson shows impressive near-post reactions to keep out Timothy Castagne's close-range effort in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel.
35: GOAL! Eddie Nketiah feeds Mitchell in space down the left and the full back blasts a powerful drive past Leno at his near post.
42: GOAL! Palacios restores the hosts' lead just before half-time after great work down the left from King to dummy Richards, with the midfielder in the right place to smash home after Henderson had denied Gonzalo Garcia.
54: GOAL! Mitchell nets his second of the game, although only after Garcia somehow failed to clear his weak effort.
77: GOAL! Chilwell completes the comeback after Leno appeared to bring down Khalaili, only for the sub to stroke home into the empty net.
