Fulham vs Crystal Palace, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Late Ward goal earns Palace 2-2 draw at Fulham
A late goal by Joel Ward rescued a 2-2 draw for Crystal Palace at Fulham on Saturday, after the hosts' striker Aleksandar Mitrovic bagged two goals on his first start since serving an eight-match ban.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 9': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 18': Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 19': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 21': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 21': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 28': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 34': Goal! Fulham 0, Crystal Palace 1. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball following a fast break.
- 36': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 40': Offside, Fulham. Kenny Tete tries a through ball, but Harrison Reed is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Fulham. João Palhinha tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 45'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+3': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Penalty Fulham. Harry Wilson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+5': Goal! Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 51': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 53': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 61': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Goal! Fulham 2, Crystal Palace 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 66': Attempt saved. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 67': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 71': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 71': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 74': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 74': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 74': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 77': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 77': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a through ball.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Harry Wilson.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Tom Cairney.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 81': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 82': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 83': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 83': Attempt saved. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Goal! Fulham 2, Crystal Palace 2. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 84': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 84': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 86': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a corner.
- 87': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 87': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 88': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+1': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 90'+1': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Hughes following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 265 |
| 371 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 17 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,356
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,356
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo  |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 20 | Willian |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
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