Fulham v Crystal Palace LIVE: Result and reaction as Eagles soar into FA Cup semi-finals

Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner’s side near-faultless as they breeze into FA Cup semi-finals

Silva on Fulham FA Cup win at Manchester Utd

Ebereche Eze was at the heart of a Crystal Palace clinic as the Eagles soared past Fulham to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

After holding off a bright Cottagers start, Palace began to threaten and after Jefferson Lerma was denied an awe-inspiring volley by the crossbar, the visitors took the lead through a delightful curled effort from Eze.

Eze then turned provider four minutes later to set up Ismaila Sarr, who headed in from close range to give Palace breathing space before the break.

Palace looked comfortable in the second half and kept Fulham from ever really threatening before Eddie Nketiah sealed Palace's trip to Wembley with 15 minutes to go, topping off a perfect afternoon for Oliver Glasner's side.

Follow all the reaction from Craven Cottage with our live blog below:

Fulham vs Crystal Palace LIVE

• 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

[29 March 2025 11:20 · Will Castle]

Both teams eyeing a rare FA Cup final appearance

Fulham reached their only final in 1975, where they were beaten 2-0 by West Ham, while Palace have been beaten twice in the final by Manchester United.

The first time was in 1990, when they drew 3-3 with the Red Devils at Wembley, before Lee Martin scored the only goal of the game in the replay - a result which many say kept Sir Alex Ferguson in his job.

The same two sides met 26 years later and on that occasion United ran out 2-1 winners after extra time to lift the trophy for the 12th time.

[29 March 2025 11:19 · Will Castle]

Fulham vs Crystal Palace: Confirmed line-ups

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.

[29 March 2025 11:10 · Will Castle]

Fulham chasing redemption against the Eagles

Things didn’t go Fulham’s way when the two sides met at the Cottage last month.

There was no love lost for former Palace defender Joachim Andersen, who nodded into his own net to give his former side the lead before half-time.

Daniel Munoz then fired home to double the Eagles’s lead after the break, condemning their London rivals to a home defeat that acted as a blow to their European hopes.

Today acts as a chance for Fulham to avenge that loss.

Daniel Munoz netted Crystal Palace’s second goal against Fulham (Jonathan Brady/PA) (PA Wire)

[29 March 2025 11:00 · Will Castle]

Odds for today's clash

Fulham win – 13/10

Draw – 11/5

Palace win – 11/5

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[29 March 2025 10:45 · Will Castle]

Predicted lineups

Fulham XI: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Willian; Jimenez.

Palace XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.

[29 March 2025 10:30 · Will Castle]

Crystal Palace team news

The big news for Palace is that Jean-Philippe Mateta has been cleared to make a return, so he will likely play upfront.

Elsewhere, Will Hughes will sit out this match due to suspension, while Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad are the longer-term absentees.

Millwall's Liam Roberts was sent off for a dangerous challenge on Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta in their previous FA Cup outing (REUTERS)

[29 March 2025 10:10 · Will Castle]

Fulham team news

For the hosts, Sasa Lukic should return after serving his suspension, though Kenny Tete, Harry Wilson and Reiss Nelson remain sidelined until April at the earliest.

Other than that, Silva should have a full squad to choose from after the international break, with Lukic likely to partner Sander Berge in midfield.

In attack, Emile Smith Rowe will likely play centrally, with Raul Jimenez or Rodrigo Muniz leading the line.

Marco Silva will have Sasa Lukic back at his disposal (PA Wire)

[29 March 2025 09:50 · Will Castle]

Is Fulham vs Palace on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch

When is Fulham vs Crystal Palace?

The FA Cup quarter-final will kick off at 12.15pm on Saturday, 29 March at Craven Cottage in London.

How can I watch it?

The match will be shown free-to-air on ITV1, with coverage starting at 11.30am. Subscribers can also stream the action online via ITVX.

[29 March 2025 09:30 · Will Castle]

Fulham vs Crystal Palace LIVE

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the first FA Cup quarter-final of the weekend.

It’s an all-London affair as Fulham host Crystal Palace, with both just a win away from a trip to Wembley.

The Cottagers haven’t reached the FA Cup’s final four in 23 years and will be desperate to banish those demons against city rivals Palace, who got the better of them back in February.

We’ll have all the action, right here.