Fulham vs Crystal Palace | Premier League Preview & Betting Tips | 7 Dec 2025
Fulham have been a bit up and down this season but are tough to beat at Craven Cottage, while Palace are flying right now and look a completely different side to the one that started slowly. This one always has needle – expect a packed house and a cracking atmosphere with both sets of fans giving it large.
Fulham stick with their compact 4-2-3-1 that looks to stay solid and hit on the break. Palace have been using a 3-4-2-1 or 4-3-3 depending on personnel, happy to let the opposition have the ball and spring quick counters.
Palace have become absolute set-piece monsters – 0.6 goals per game from dead balls recently – while Fulham are conceding 0.5 from them. Palace are also incredibly hard to break down (only 0.9 conceded per game last ten) and keep five clean sheets in that run. Fulham rely more on open-play chances but have been leaky at the back, shipping goals in the first half in eight of their last ten.
Fulham over the last ten: five wins, zero draws, five defeats – 13 scored, 15 conceded, three clean sheets. Decent going forward but defensively inconsistent.
Palace: six wins, two draws, two defeats – 13 scored, 9 conceded, five clean sheets. In seriously good nick and picking up 2.0 points per game.
Fulham at home (last 10 league): 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats – averaging 1.8 scored and 1.1 conceded. Very hard to leave Craven Cottage empty-handed.
Palace away (last 10 league): 4 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats – averaging 1.4 scored and 1.1 conceded. Solid rather than spectacular on the road.
Goals Against (per game)
The underlying numbers are almost identical – this looks like a proper chess match where one moment of quality or a set piece could decide it.
Recent meetings have been dominated by Palace: March 2025 FA Cup – Fulham 0-3 Palace; Feb 2025 PL – Fulham 0-2 Palace; Nov 2024 PL – Palace 0-2 Fulham; Apr 2024 PL – Fulham 1-1 Palace; Sep 2023 PL – Palace 0-0 Fulham. Palace have won the last two visits to Craven Cottage without conceding.
Palace are in far better form, rock-solid defensively and lethal from set pieces. Fulham have the home advantage but their defence has been wobbly. Recent history at the Cottage also leans heavily towards the visitors.
Prediction: Fulham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Main pick: Crystal Palace draw no bet – best price insurance if it ends level.
Value angle: Under 2.5 goals – four of the last five H2Hs went under and Palace games are low-scoring right now.
Alternative: Palace to score from a set piece – they’re the division’s dead-ball kings at the minute.
Over/under 2.5: Under – screaming value.
Corners: Under 10.5 – both sides average under 6 each.
Cards: Over 4.5 – these derbies always get spicy.
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Who will win Fulham vs Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace – current form and defensive solidity give them the edge.
What is the KickTheBookies prediction?
Fulham 0-1 Crystal Palace.
What time is kick-off?
14:00 GMT, Sunday 7 December 2025.
Where is the match being played?
Craven Cottage, London.
Will both teams score (BTTS)?
Model gives 54% chance – slightly leaning no.
Over or under 2.5 goals?
Under 2.5 – recent H2Hs and Palace’s defensive form point that way.
How many clean sheets has Palace kept recently?
Five in their last ten games – superb defensive record.