EPL: Palace Suffer Defeat as Fulham Continue Strong Form

Fulham 2-0 Crystal Palace -  Cottagers Cruise to Victory

Glasner attempted to bolster midfield by pairing Marc Guehi with...

Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson score in Fulham's comfortable win.

Fulham maintained their impressive early-season form, cruising to a Premier League victory over Crystal Palace.

The win propelled Fulham to sixth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea.

Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time.

Raul Jimenez's pass found Smith Rowe, who capitalized on Maxence Lacroix's error.

Smith Rowe's left-footed shot beat Dean Henderson.

Fulham dominated, but failed to convert their superiority into a more convincing scoreline.

Substitute Harry Wilson sealed the win with his third goal of the week.

Palace's woes worsened when Daichi Kamada received a red card.

Kamada's reckless challenge on Kenny Tete earned him the dismissal.

Oliver Glasner's Palace lineup had an unfamiliar look due to injuries to Eddie Nketiah, Adam Wharton, Eberechi Eze, and Jefferson Lerma.

Glasner attempted to bolster midfield by pairing Marc Guehi with debutant Justin Devenny, but the experiment fell short.

Crystal Palace struggled to gain traction, with occasional threats mainly coming from direct passes to Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Mateta's header from Devenny's delivery sailed just over the bar.

Joachim Andersen then cleared a scrambled effort off the line.

Meanwhile, Fulham's attacking flair consistently pierced the Palace defense.

Emile Smith Rowe's second goal was disallowed following a VAR review, which revealed the midfielder was narrowly offside.

The VAR intervention denied Fulham a more emphatic scoreline.

Harry Wilson's late strike was also ruled out due to handball.

Raul Jimenez came close with a volley, but Dean Henderson produced exceptional saves.

Henderson's outstanding goalkeeping also thwarted Alex Iwobi, Reiss Nelson, and Andreas Pereira.

The Palace goalkeeper's heroics prevented a heavier defeat for the struggling hosts.

The recent stalemate between Fulham and Crystal Palace was broken, as Emile Smith Rowe's goal set the tone for a dominant Fulham victory.

Fulham controlled possession throughout, dictating the pace against a Palace side depleted by injuries.

Lacking fluency and momentum, Palace's struggles were compounded by individual errors, including Maxence Lacroix's costly mistake before halftime.

Smith Rowe capitalized on the error, rewarding Fulham's summer investment in him.

The 24-year-old delivered an impressive all-around display, pressuring Palace's defense, retaining possession, and linking seamlessly with Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi, and Raul Jimenez.

Smith Rowe's forward runs added depth to Fulham's attack.