Crystal Palace vs Fulham prediction 01.01.2026 | Premier League

Crystal Palace are a synonym for a mid-table Premier League team for more than a decade. At one stage this season, the Selhurst Park outfit looked capable of pushing beyond that familiar ceiling, but a recent downturn has brought them back to reality. Crystal Palace are without a victory in the last five games across all competitions. In the most recent outing, Oliver Glasner's team lost 1-0 at home against Tottenham. The home side ended the match with significantly higher xG (1.47 compared to 0.89), but the visitors' better efficiency was enough for all three points.

After a defeat against Tottenham, Crystal Palace's manager, Oliver Glasner, talked about his team's main problem this season. He commented, "I can't blame anybody for missing the chances, but we have to accept right now that we have a little bit of a lack of finishing quality in the team. It looks like we can't replace Ismaila Sarr, Daniel Munoz and Daichi Kamada, who are very often involved in our goals. But on the other side, we want to be back in the next week, so it's now to support all the players."

Crystal Palace will be without Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada, Daniel Munoz, Rio Cardines, Cheick Doucoure, Christopher Richards, Chadi Riad, and Caleb Kporha on Thursday evening at Selhurst Park.

Fulham are another reliable mid-table side, but recent performances suggest they could push closer to the European places if their form continues. Fulham won three of the previous four matches in all competitions. In the last game, they won 1-0 on the road against West Ham. The two teams were pretty even for most of the game, but the guests found a way to break the deadlock late in the second half and secure all three points.

Fulham's boss, Marco Silva, was very satisfied with the victory against West Ham. He said, "A draw would not have been unfair. They had chances, we had chances. These types of games are important until the end. I thought when we scored, we were the dominant team, but of course, looking at chances, shots, the draw probably would have been fair."

Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, and Calvin Bassey are with the Nigerian team at the African Cup of Nations and will not play for the next few weeks. Also, Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon are unavailable for Thursday due to injuries.