- 25′ OFF THE BAR! Lerma denied belter by the woodwork [FUL 0-0 CRY]
- 34′ GOAL! Eze breaks the deadlock with a stunning curling effort [FUL 0-1 CRY]
- 38′ GOAL! Sarr heads home to quickly double Palace’s lead [FUL 0-2 CRY]
- 75′ GOAL! Nketiah puts the tie out of sight [FUL 0-3 CRY]
- Fulham XI: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Pereira, Iwobi, Willian; Muniz
- Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze
Crystal Palace put on a clinic at the Cottage to seal their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
First-half goals from Ebereche Eze and Ismaila Sarr were added to by Eddie Nketiah after the restart, topping off an afternoon that saw Palace prevent Fulham from ever really threatening.
A perfect performance, and the Eagles are flying to Wembley.
Will Castle29 March 2025 14:08
90 mins: THREE minutes added on.
Away end is in full voice.
Will Castle29 March 2025 14:05
89 mins: Clyne has just come on for Palace and he’s quickly found his way into the book.
Devenny and Franca have also come on for two of Palace’s three goalscorers, Eze and Sarr.
Will Castle29 March 2025 14:05
85 mins: More excellent defending by the visitors to deny Muniz on the break.
Even at 3-0, they’re throwing their bodies on the line to prevent Fulham from even getting a consolation.
Will Castle29 March 2025 14:01
83 mins: Palace could have had another as Chris Richards latched onto a corner, only for his header to be blocked by his own teammate.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:59
80 mins: Fulham win another corner – this time under questionable circumstances, with the referee deeming that Henderson didn’t keep the ball in play. Replays indicate that he did just that.
Either way, as has been the case all game, a Palace head gets to the resulting delivery first.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:56
75 mins: GOAL! Crystal Palace are on their way to Wembley!
Just off the bench, Nketiah times his run to perfection and slots it past Leno to put the contest surely out of sight.
Some afternoon for the Eagles, this.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:49
71 mins: Four changes to make note of, two for each side.
Mateta’s return to action ends without a goal as Nketiah comes on in his place, while Kamada replaces Wharton, who has been on a yellow for the last hour.
For the hosts, Sessegnon replaces captain Robinson an even more attacking-minded left-back, and Jimenez comes on for Willian.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:47
69 mins: CHANCE! How did Bassey not put that in?!
The corner that results from Henderson’s save is whipped in and bounces into the six-yard box, where Bassey scrambles to get the finish.
He’s on the ground with the ball right next to him – he swings a leg at it but Sarr gets there to prevent it crossing the line.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:45
68 mins: SAVE! Henderson is called into action and stands up to the test!
Willian bends one from range but Henderson gets across and stretches out a hand to turn it around the post.
Will Castle29 March 2025 13:43
