South London meets west London as Fulham host Crystal Palace within the first of this season’s FA Cup quarter-finals, with a spot at Wembley and the final 4 up for grabs.
The Cottagers are at present six factors and 4 locations above the Eagles within the Premier League desk, though Oliver Glasner’s facet ran out 2-0 winners when the 2 sides final met in February.
4 of this season’s FA Cup quarter-finalists have by no means lifted the well-known trophy, of which Fulham and Palace are two.
Fulham reached their solely FA Cup ultimate up to now in 1975, whereas Palace have twice been runners-up – in 1990 and 2016 – dropping to Manchester United on each events.
Fulham edged out Palace’s cup heartbreakers at Outdated Trafford on penalties within the final spherical. Palace, in the meantime, overcame Millwall 3-1 regardless of a nasty harm to striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Listed here are learn how to the 2 groups line-up for this cup conflict within the capital.
Fulham staff information
Midfielder Sasa Lukic is accessible for the hosts after suspension, partnering Sander Berge in the midst of the park.
Lukic sat out of Fulham’s earlier two Premier League video games earlier than the worldwide break after choosing up his tenth yellow card of the season.
Centre-back Joachim Andersen traces up towards his former membership, whereas supervisor Marco Silva offers Rodrigo Muniz the nod over Raul Jimenez in assault.
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— Fulham Soccer Membership (@FulhamFC) March 29, 2025
Crystal Palace staff information
The massive staff information for Palace is that top-scorer Mateta returns from the nasty head harm suffered within the earlier spherical.
The 27-year-old French striker has scored 15 instances in all competitions this time period, and can put on a protecting helmet.
Palace have come up towards opposition from three totally different divisions within the FA Cup to date this season. And Glazner opts for a robust line-up, with Daniel Munoz, Adam Wharton and Eberechi Eze – every having spectacular seasons and the latter buoyed by scoring his first senior England objective on Monday – all included within the beginning eleven.
The Palace.#CPFC
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) March 29, 2025
