Premier League Gameweek 3 Sat, Sep 5 2026 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
Fulham
2–3 Full time · HT 2–1 xG 3.14 – 1.97
Crystal Palace
  • J. King 11’
  • César Palacios 42’
  • 35’, 54’ T. Mitchell
  • 77’ B. Chilwell
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Crystal Palace come from behind to beat Fulham

Fulham entered as narrow favourites and led 1–0 after 11 minutes through a King goal. But Mitchell and Chilwell scored to turn it around for Crystal Palace, who won 3–2. Crystal Palace won despite the lower xG; Fulham created the better chances (3.14 vs 1.97). On the chances created, Fulham deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Fulham46%
Draw24%
Crystal Palace ✓30%

Model vs reality

Fulham goals
2
Model 1.65 · xG 3.14
Crystal Palace goals
3
Model 1.29 · xG 1.97
Total goals
5
Model 2.94 · xG 5.11
Score 2–3
3%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. MitchellCrystal Palace · 2 goals
8.9
  • RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • CoachesAlvaro Arbeloa · Pierre Sage
  • VenueCraven Cottage
  • Table before kick-offFulham 16th · Crystal Palace 18th
  • Weather at kick-off22°C · Clear · wind 10 km/h

Timeline

  1. J. King 1–0
    11’
  2. VAR Daichi KamadaGoal cancelled
    14’
  3. T. Mitchell 1–1Assist E. Nketiah
    35’
  4. César Palacios 2–1
    42’
  5. Half time · 2–1
  6. ⇄ J. Strand LarsenFor E. Nketiah
    46’
  7. T. Mitchell 2–2
    54’
  8. ⇄ S. BergeFor César Palacios
    61’
  9. ⇄ B. ChilwellFor T. Mitchell
    74’
  10. ⇄ W. HughesFor Q. Timber
    74’
  11. B. Chilwell 2–3Assist Daichi Kamada
    77’
  12. ⇄ K. SessegnonFor A. Robinson
    79’
  13. ⇄ E. Smith RoweFor S. Charles
    79’
  14. ⇄ H. LarssonFor O. Bobb
    79’
  15. ⇄ Rodrigo MunizFor A. Iwobi
    83’
  16. ⇄ Óscar MinguezaFor Yeremy Pino
    89’
  17. ⇄ D. OsorioFor Daichi Kamada
    89’
  18. Full time · 2–3

Team stats

Fulham25 shots · 22 in box, 3 outside
Crystal Palace10 shots · 7 in box, 3 outside
FulhamCrystal Palace
64% Possession 36%
3.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.97
2.00 Expected points (xPts) 0.84
25 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 3
9 Blocked shots 2
22 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 3
678 Passes 377
89% Pass accuracy 79%
7 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
6 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 6
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.89 Team rating 7.08

Line-ups

Fulham 4-2-3-1

16.7 B. Leno(G)
336.5 A. Robinson ↓79’ 36.3 C. Bassey 57.2 J. Andersen 216.3 T. Castagne
177.2 A. Iwobi ↓83’ 196.7 S. Charles ↓79’
86.6 César Palacios ↓61’ 248.2 J. King 147.7 O. Bobb ↓79’
76.5 Gonzalo García
  • 1B. Leno (G)6.7
  • 33A. Robinson↓79’6.5
  • 3C. Bassey6.3
  • 5J. Andersen7.2
  • 21T. Castagne6.3
  • 17A. Iwobi↓83’7.2
  • 19S. Charles↓79’6.7
  • 8César Palacios↓61’6.6
  • 24J. King8.2
  • 14O. Bobb↓79’7.7
  • 7Gonzalo García6.5

Substitutes used

  • 16S. Berge↑61’6.9
  • 30K. Sessegnon↑79’6.3
  • 32E. Smith Rowe↑79’6.5
  • 15H. Larsson↑79’7.2
  • 9Rodrigo Muniz↑83’6.2

Unused: B. Lecomte, D. Affengruber, Manuel Ángel Morán, Kevin

Coach: Alvaro Arbeloa

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

16.9 D. Henderson(G)
66.2 J. Canvot 57.6 A. Disasi 267.3 Chris Richards
38.9★ T. Mitchell ↓74’ 207.0 A. Wharton 236.3 Q. Timber ↓74’ 257.3 A. Khalaili
107.2 Yeremy Pino ↓89’ 186.6 Daichi Kamada A↓89’
96.9 E. Nketiah A↓46’
  • 1D. Henderson (G)6.9
  • 6J. Canvot6.2
  • 5A. Disasi7.6
  • 26Chris Richards7.3
  • 3T. Mitchell ★↓74’8.9
  • 20A. Wharton7.0
  • 23Q. Timber↓74’6.3
  • 25A. Khalaili7.3
  • 10Yeremy Pino↓89’7.2
  • 18Daichi KamadaA↓89’6.6
  • 9E. NketiahA↓46’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 33B. Chilwell↑74’7.6
  • 30Óscar Mingueza↑89’
  • 19W. Hughes↑74’6.6
  • 22J. Strand Larsen↑46’6.6
  • 24D. Osorio↑89’

Unused: W. Benítez, T. Tomiyasu, C. Doucouré, Z. Gozo

Coach: Pierre Sage

Player stats

Top rated
T. MitchellCrystal Palace8.9
2nd
J. KingFulham8.2
3rd
O. BobbFulham7.7

Fulham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Leno G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 93% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Robinson D 79 0 0 1 (0) 2 86% 50 2 0 1/2 0/1 6.5
C. Bassey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 95 1 0 1/2 1/2 6.3
J. Andersen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 90% 112 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
T. Castagne D 90 0 0 3 (1) 2 86% 69 2 2 0/1 2/0 6.3
A. Iwobi F 83 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 70 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
S. Charles M 79 0 0 0 (0) 3 91% 54 0 3 1/1 0/0 6.7
César Palacios M 61 1 0 4 (2) 1 90% 29 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.6
J. King M 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 89% 37 1 1 2/4 0/1 8.2
O. Bobb M 79 0 0 2 (1) 4 75% 24 0 0 2/5 0/0 7.7
Gonzalo García F 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 80% 20 1 1 2/4 1/1 6.5
S. Berge M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
K. Sessegnon M 11 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 17 0 1 0/3 0/0 6.3
E. Smith Rowe M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
H. Larsson M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 17 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Rodrigo Muniz F 7 0 0 2 (1) 1 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Henderson G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 82% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Canvot M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 49 2 3 0/0 0/0 6.2
A. Disasi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 60 4 4 1/1 0/0 7.6
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 84% 43 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
T. Mitchell D 74 2 0 2 (2) 1 50% 20 2 1 1/2 0/0 8.9
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 24 1 1 0/0 0/2 7.0
Q. Timber M 74 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 18 1 1 0/0 2/2 6.3
A. Khalaili F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 30 3 2 1/3 0/0 7.3
Yeremy Pino M 89 0 0 1 (0) 3 82% 38 1 0 0/1 1/1 7.2
Daichi Kamada M 89 0 1 0 (0) 2 73% 30 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
E. Nketiah F 46 0 1 1 (1) 1 63% 8 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.9
B. Chilwell D 16 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
Óscar Mingueza D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 0 0/0 1/0 —
W. Hughes M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Strand Larsen F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 9 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.6
D. Osorio M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.