Fulham and Crystal Palace maintain identical EPL records after 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace’s Jeffrey Schlupp, left and Fulham’s Joao Palhinha vie for the ball, through the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Fulham at Selhurst Park, London, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Kieran Cleeves

LONDON — Crystal Palace and Fulham stayed stage on factors within the Premier League after enjoying out a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Palace supervisor Roy Hodgson was again within the dugout after lacking final weekend’s sport with an sickness however watched Eberechi Eze miss his workforce’s finest likelihood within the first half when he shot simply vast after swerving his approach via a cluster of defenders.

Eze had one other effort saved within the second half, whereas Fulham had its finest likelihood for a winner when Bobby De Cordova-Reid dispossessed Will Hughes in midfield and launched a counterattack earlier than passing to Raul Jimenez. However the striker overcooked his cross to the awaiting Andreas Pereira and the possibility skipped previous his foot.

Fulham winger Willian pressured Sam Johnstone into a superb save with a pointy effort, whereas Palace had a late likelihood via substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta, who noticed his weak left-footed shot saved.

Each groups have eight factors from six video games with equivalent data of two wins, two attracts and two losses, though Palace is forward on purpose distinction.