Crystal Palace vs Fulham Prediction: Cottagers can land another result

Crystal Palace host Fulham at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00) looking to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to four matches. The Eagles took a point from fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend after beating Tottenham Hotspur the weekend before.

Fulham left it late to beat Brentford on Monday night thanks to a brace from Harry Wilson. The Cottagers are two games unbeaten in the top-flight now as a result. Read on for my Crystal Palace vs Fulham prediction, alongside the latest match odds and team news.

Crystal Palace vs Fulham Odds

Crystal Palace are 6/4 to win this fixture, which gives them a theoretical chance of 40%. Fulham are valued at 8/5 to take the three points, giving them an implied probability of 38.5%. The draw can be backed at 12/5 (29.4%).

Both teams to score is on offer at 4/6 and over 2.5 goals is available at 5/6.

Fulham striker Raul Jimenez has scored four times in the Premier League this season and he is the 2/1 favourite to score anytime on Saturday.

Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta has three for himself and he is also 2/1 to find the back of the net in this fixture.

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Team News

Palace are going to be without their exciting and influential attacker Eberechi Eze due to a hamstring issue. He was absent at Molineux last weekend and it is hoped that he will be able to return after the international break.

Adam Wharton is also in the treatment room with a groin problem, having recently undergone surgery. The midfielder is expected to be out for a couple of weeks also. The other players sidelined are Jefferson Lerma, Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca and Chris Richards. Cheick Doucoure made a return to the side from the bench last week, so could be in contention to start this one.

Defender Rob Holding remains exiled from the squad after a reported falling out with boss Oliver Glasner.

For Fulham, Timothy Castagne made a cameo against Brentford last time out after returning to action from a thigh problem, but we could see Kenny Tete occupy the right-back spot for the Cottagers again on Saturday.

Brazilian Andreas Pereira started the game after he was deemed a doubt for the contest. Midfielder Sasa Lukic remains out with a shoulder injury, so he will not return until after the latest international break.

After scoring a brace from the bench on Monday, Wilson will be pushing for a start in south London, and he could come in for Reiss Nelson.

Draw or Fulham and both teams to score @ 7/5

Both sides head into this game in decent form, which in my opinion, makes a result difficult to call. I've covered double chance because of this, but in Fulham's favour.

Marco Silva's side have been better than their hosts for much of the season, and they are progressing a lot better than the Eagles. The Cottagers are ninth in the league table and find themselves just three points off the top six, so a victory here could see them close the gap even further.

Their comeback win against the Bees will have given them loads of confidence heading into the weekend. We are waiting to see more from individuals in the squad, but Silva is still getting results out of them, and their consistency will only grow if some of the stars dazzle a bit more.

Pereira has created 27 chances in the league so far but none have resulted in a goal. For context, only Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer (both 28) have created more than the Fulham star. If players were taking the chances he has set up, he could be among the highest assist contributors in the division at this moment in time.

We are waiting to see former Arsenal man Emile Smith Rowe really take off after his big-money arrival in the summer, while more contributions could come from wide men Alex Iwobi and Nelson.

For now, though, the collective team effort is working for them, and it could help them again at the weekend. Palace have been improving in recent matches, which is why I think it was safer to cover the draw here.

I've boosted the odds with both teams to score because Fulham have conceded in each of their last three matches, while BTTS has landed in eight of their 10 league fixtures this term - including three of their five away contests.

Over 2.5 goals @ 5/6

With that in mind, I think over 2.5 goals could also be a sensible play at Selhurst Park this weekend. It may have landed just once here in the Premier League this season, but the Eagles have seen at least three goals scored in their last two matches in all competitions - and as I mentioned earlier, they are looking like they are improving.

For Fulham, over 2.5 goals has been a winning selection in three of their last four matches in the top-flight, so I sense this trend can continue, despite landing just once on the road this season.

Both will be eager to extend their unbeaten runs, so I am expecting both sets of attackers to be geared up for this clash, not least because it is one of the many London derbies you get in the Premier League.

The two teams are both vulnerable at the back also, with both sides having conceded 13 goals this term. The hosts have managed just two clean sheets in the league thus far, while Fulham only have one themselves.

With two shaky defences on show, I think we could be treated to a few goals in this part of London at the weekend.

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