Overview
- Kick-off is 5:30pm GMT on Thursday, January 1, 2026, with live coverage on Sky Sports Premier League.
- The sides are level on points and split by goal difference, with Fulham on a three-match league winning run and Palace winless in five after three straight league defeats.
- Previews note selection issues: Palace have multiple injuries and Ismaila Sarr at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Fulham are without several players on international duty including Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi.
- Predicted line-ups feature Jean-Philippe Mateta leading Palace and Raul Jimenez starting for Fulham, with Harry Wilson highlighted as a key creative threat.
- Bookmakers price Palace around 23/20, Fulham about 12/5 and the draw near 23/10, and analysts point to Fulham’s improved away form and a four-match clean-sheet run at Selhurst Park.