It has not been a great start to the Premier League campaign for either Fulham or Crystal Palace and both teams will be desperate to get up and running when they lock horns at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Fulham fell to a 3-2 defeat to neighbours Chelsea in their opening game, but they were unable to build upon what was an encouraging display when they failed to have a shot on target in last week’s defeat at Sunderland.
New manager Alvaro Arbeloa will hope his team can be galvanised back in front of their own fans as they take on a Palace team getting used to life under Pierre Sage, who have seen his new side lose to Everton and Manchester City.
Fulham v Crystal Palace Tips Summary
Best Bet - Fulham to win @ 13/10
Alternative Bet - Josh King to score at any time @ 3/1
Bet Builder - Under four goals, Gonzalo Garcia to have three or more shots and under four Crystal Palace corners @ 9/2
Fulham v Crystal Palace Prediction
Best Bet: Fulham to win @ 13/10
Fulham need a boost after failing to trouble the Sunderland goalkeeper in last week’s defeat at the Stadium of Light, and a visit from Palace provides a good opportunity.
The Cottagers were bright in spells in their opening 3-2 loss to Chelsea and they can see off the Eagles if they can rediscover some of that zip.
Palace have not been at the races in either of their league games, scoring just one effort that went down as a Gianluigi Donnarumma own goal in their defeat to Manchester City.
The struggles they experienced in scoring league goals last season look to have continued, which boosts confidence that backing a home win could be a winner.
Alternative Bet: Josh King to score at any time @ 3/1
Josh King looked sharp in Fulham’s loss to Chelsea and while goalkeeper Robert Sanchez did not cover himself in glory as he allowed the teenager’s effort to beat him at the near post, the young star who fired in the shot will not care.
That equalled King’s tally for the whole of last season but he is set to have a much greater role to play under Arbeloa than he did when Marco Silva was in charge.
King could prove to be a real emerging talent this week and, as there are signs he is linking well with Gonzalo Garcia, there should be more goals to come.
Fulham v Crystal Palace Bet Builder Tip
Under four goals
Gonzalo Garcia to have three or more shots
Under four Crystal Palace corners
Pays 9/2
Palace have struggled for goals so far, just as they did last year when they netted just 41 in 38 league games, so it looks unlikely they will contribute greatly to a high-scoring encounter which makes under four goals an interesting first element of this Bet Builder.
Fulham striker Gonzalo Garcia got few opportunities at Real Madrid, but he has made a bright start to his career at Craven Cottage, having three shots in each of his three appearances and scoring twice.
He can continue that number of goal efforts on Saturday, but do not expect many Palace corners.
The Eagles averaged less than 4.2 corners per game last season, had just two in the 4-1 home defeat to Manchester City and none at all in their loss at Everton.
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Key Match Stats
Both teams have scored in four of Crystal Palace’s last six league games
Fulham have won just one of their last eight matches against Palace
Palace have scored twice in four of their last five Premier League visits to Craven Cottage
The Eagles have gone nine games without a league victory
Only relegated Burnley and Wolves scored fewer Premier League goals than Palace last season
The Cottagers had the joint fewest number of draws in the Premier League last season - seven, alongside Arsenal and Newcastle United
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