Crystal Palace vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-31 17:30.
[p]A Crystal Palace side in freefall kick off the new year with a London derby against Fulham – a side they’ve not scored against in the Premier League at Selhurst Park since February 2019.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Amid a hectic schedule of matches due to their participation in Europe, an overwhelmingly positive 2025 ended with a whimper for Crystal Palace, with a five-match winless run across all competitions (D1, L4) containing three successive Premier League losses. Boss Oliver Glasner insisted it’s “clear” his side need reinforcements in the January transfer window as they seek to arrest a slump which has seen the Eagles fall six points off the top-four pace pre-round. Further pain could be on the way here as Palace have lost their last three home league outings, and have never previously won a Premier League fixture on New Year’s Day (D3, L3).[/p]
[p]Fulham gear up for a second successive London derby fresh from seeing off West Ham 1-0 at the weekend, with that victory lifting them into the top half of the table. Marco Silva’s men have now won three successive league outings, but having never emerged victorious from four straight Premier League fixtures, they’ll have to break new ground to keep pace with the European chasers. The Cottagers can point to some strong travelling form to help them here, as they’re also chasing their first-ever set of four consecutive Premier League away wins.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The home team on the day has failed to win the last nine Premier League H2Hs (D4, L5). Fulham are looking to keep five successive away league clean sheets against the same opponent for the first time ever, while Palace have never failed to score in five straight league meetings with the same team.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Palace have won just four of their last 20 home league games in January (D4, L12).[/p]
[p]Only two sides begin the round having taken fewer corners than Palace (68).[/p]
[p]Fulham have lost four of their last six league matches on New Year’s Day (W2).[/p]
[p]Fulham have scored four unanswered away goals in the opening 15 minutes in the Premier League this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Goalkeeper Dean Henderson is one of a few Palace players with positive memories against Fulham, boasting a H2H record of W3, D1, L2, keeping two clean sheets along the way. Fulham’s last six Premier League goals have been scored or assisted by Harry Wilson and Raúl Jiménez, with the pair combining against West Ham at the weekend as well as in the reverse fixture of this H2H in early December.[/p]
[p]Palace are hoping Chris Richards is able to return here, while Fulham don’t seem to have any fresh availability concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Home wins are rare in this fixture, and with Fulham in much better form, backing an away win here looks the smartest route to take.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]