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Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham: Eagles held by Cottagers in dull draw

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Eberechi Eze was Crystal Palace’s brightest spark but couldn’t find a way past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno

Crystal Palace and Fulham cancelled each other out in a dreary goalless draw at Selhurst Park.

The visitors had the better opportunities in a first half lacking in guile, but Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone parried Andreas Pereira’s angled drive to safety before diving low to his left to keep out Willian’s effort.

Raul Jimenez, who has yet to score a competitive goal for Fulham since his move from Wolverhampton Wanderers, also stung Johnstone’s palms with a powerful shot after taking Pereira’s long ball in his stride.

Eberechi Eze was Palace’s biggest threat, firing a long-range free-kick straight at Bernd Leno before drilling narrowly wide from the edge of the penalty area.

Chances were few and far between in an equally disjointed second period, Willian shooting at Johnstone from the corner of the six-yard box before substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta sent a tame effort into Leno’s gloves late on.

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Crystal Palace

  1. Squad number1Player nameJohnstone

  2. Squad number2Player nameWard

  3. Squad number16Player nameAndersen

  4. Squad number6Player nameGuéhi

  5. Squad number3Player nameMitchell

  6. Squad number28Player nameDoucouré

  7. Squad number19Player nameHughes

  8. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

  9. Squad number15Player namesip

  10. Squad number10Player nameEze

  11. Squad number22Player nameEdward

  1. Squad number14Player nameMath

  2. Squad number49Player nameRak-Sakyi

Fulham

  1. Squad number17Player nameLeno

  2. Squad number21Player nameChestnuts

  3. Squad number31Player nameDiop

  4. Squad number13Player nameReam

  5. Squad number33Player nameRobinson

  6. Squad number6Player nameReed

  7. Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha

  8. Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira

  9. Squad number14Player nameThe Cordova Reid

  10. Squad number7Player nameJimenez

  11. Squad number20Player nameWillian

  1. Squad number8Player nameWilson

  2. Squad number22Player nameIwobi

  3. Squad number30Player nameCarlos Vinícius

Line-ups

Crystal Palace

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Johnstone
  • 2Ward
  • 16Andersen
  • 6Guéhi
  • 3MitchellBooked at 40mins
  • 28DoucouréBooked at 68mins
  • 19Hughes
  • 9J AyewBooked at 21mins
  • 15sipSubstituted forMathat 70′minutes
  • 10Eze
  • 22EdwardSubstituted forRak-Sakyiat 90+1′minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Holding
  • 14Math
  • 17Clyne
  • 23Ebioway
  • 26Richards
  • 30Henderson
  • 31Matthews
  • 44Riedewald
  • 49Rak-Sakyi

Fulham

Formation 4-3-3

  • 17Leno
  • 21Chestnuts
  • 31Diop
  • 13ReamBooked at 16mins
  • 33Robinson
  • 6Reed
  • 26João PalhinhaBooked at 14mins
  • 18PereiraSubstituted forIwobiat 75′minutes
  • 14The Cordova ReidSubstituted forWilsonat 79′minutes
  • 7JimenezSubstituted forCarlos Viníciusat 79′minutes
  • 20Willian

Substitutes

  • 1Native
  • 3Bassey
  • 8Wilson
  • 10Cairney
  • 12Ballo-Touré
  • 19Muniz Carvalho
  • 22Iwobi
  • 30Carlos Vinícius
  • 35Francois

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