Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace Player Ratings: Mitchell's Brace Powers Crystal Palace to First Premier League Win Despite Fulham Dominance

Álvaro Arbeloa's side hosted Crystal Palace on matchday 3 of the new Premier League season, looking for their first win in the 2026/27 season. The hosts were the more dominant side in the first half, maintaining 59% possession with an xG of 1.70.

Fulham FC were rewarded in the 11th minute, as Oscar Bobb drove down the right wing and cut it back for Joshua King, whose shot deflected off Jaydee Canvot to roll past Dean Henderson to give the Cottagers the lead early in the game.

Crystal Palace thought they had pulled their way back into the game just four minutes later, as Daichi Kamada finished off a brilliant cross from Yéremi Pino, but VAR flagged it for offside, disallowing the goal.

However, they didn't have to wait too long, as Edward Nketiah took advantage of a defensive lapse from Fulham to play it down for Tyrick Mitchell, and the wingback fired one at Bernd Leno's near post to equalize for the visitors in the 35th minute.

The Cottagers reclaimed their lead just three minutes before halftime, when King made a daunting run down the left wing to play it for Gonzalo García in the box. The ball wasn't cleared quite neatly by Canvot, who almost turned it towards his own net. Henderson was on hand to palm it away, but it fell perfectly for César Palacios to tap it home from close range.

Despite the Cottagers' sustained pressure in the second half, Crystal Palace found their equalizer once again, as Tyrick Mitchell's cross fell short of Pino, but Gonzalo García's clearance ricocheted off Mitchell to bobble into the Fulham net in the 54th minute.

The Eagles got their nose in front out of nowhere, as Ben Chilwell put the visitors ahead for the first time in this game in the 78th minute from a Daichi Kamada assist.

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Key Takeaways

• Gonzalo García won the most duels in this match (7).
• Axel Disasi had the most defensive contributions (12).
• Oscar Bobb recorded the most key passes in this game (4).

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Man of the Match

Tyrick Mitchell was the man of the match in this EPL fixture.

Worst Performer

Jaydee Canvot was the worst performer from Fulham vs Crystal Palace.