EFL Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-10-29 04:45 JST
Match summary
Fulham took on Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup Round of 16 on October 29. Crystal Palace edged Fulham 1-0. Crystal Palace led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Crystal Palace's scorers: E. Nketiah. Assists: Crystal Palace – Óscar Mingueza.
Fulham had more possession (74% to 26%) and more shots (14 to 4), but Crystal Palace were more efficient and took the win. Crystal Palace scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Fulham 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
3-4-2-1
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| Fulham | Stat | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 3-4-2-1 |
| 74% | Possession | 26% |
| 1.58 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.58 |
| 14 | Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 789 | Passes | 280 |
| 717 | Accurate passes | 207 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Simon Hooper
Player stats
Fulham
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Kevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) |
| MF | H. Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Manuel Ángel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | B. Leno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Joshua King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(25%) | 1 | 1 | 12(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) |
| FW | Gonzalo García | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) |
| MF | T. Cairney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| DF | T. Castagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 33(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3(0) |
| DF | Jorge Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | B. Lecomte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | K. Tete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.78 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7(2) | |
| DF | J. Andersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 163(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.98 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9(5) | |
| DF | C. Bassey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 6 | 0 | 118(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.79 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 17(12) |
| DF | A. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.96 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | |
| MF | S. Berge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 92(98%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4(2) | |
| MF | H. Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| MF | Oscar Bobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 36(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 7(4) |
| MF | César Palacios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.47 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11(6) |
| MF | A. Iwobi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 1(0) | |
| FW | Rodrigo Muniz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.21 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7(3) |
Crystal Palace
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | C. Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4(3) | |
| GK | W. Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | A. Disasi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Z. Gozo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | D. Kamada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2(0) | |
| DF | A. Khalaili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | D. McNeil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) |
| DF | T. Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | |
| MF | Yeremy Pino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 9(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1(0) |
| MF | A. Wharton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 29 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | D. Osorio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 2 | 0 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.31 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 12(6) |
| FW | E. Nketiah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.41 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | |
| MF | Óscar Mingueza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 21(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9(5) |
| DF | J. Lerma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 27(73%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.22 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6(4) |
| MF | W. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3(1) | |
| MF | E. Guessand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 0 | 4(36%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.35 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 11(5) |
| MF | C. Doucouré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 3(1) | |
| MF | B. Chilwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.81 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | |
| DF | H. Ahanor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.12 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 9(5) | |
| GK | D. Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.56 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
Lineups
Fulham
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 23 | B. Lecomte |
| Starter | DF | 2 | K. Tete |
| Starter | DF | 5 | J. Andersen |
| Starter | DF | 3 | C. Bassey |
| Starter | DF | 33 | A. Robinson |
| Starter | MF | 16 | S. Berge |
| Starter | MF | 15 | H. Larsson |
| Starter | MF | 14 | Oscar Bobb |
| Starter | MF | 17 | A. Iwobi |
| Starter | MF | 8 | César Palacios |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| Bench | MF | 24 | Joshua King |
| Bench | DF | 21 | T. Castagne |
| Bench | MF | 10 | T. Cairney |
| Bench | FW | 7 | Gonzalo García |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Kevin |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | MF | 20 | Manuel Ángel |
| Bench | MF | 6 | H. Reed |
| Bench | GK | 1 | B. Leno |
| Bench | DF | 4 | Jorge Cuenca |
Crystal Palace
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | D. Henderson |
| Starter | DF | 8 | J. Lerma |
| Starter | DF | 26 | C. Richards |
| Starter | DF | 21 | H. Ahanor |
| Starter | MF | 30 | Óscar Mingueza |
| Starter | MF | 19 | W. Hughes |
| Starter | MF | 28 | C. Doucouré |
| Starter | MF | 33 | B. Chilwell |
| Starter | MF | 24 | D. Osorio |
| Starter | MF | 29 | E. Guessand |
| Starter | FW | 9 | E. Nketiah |
| Bench | MF | 18 | D. Kamada |
| Bench | FW | 11 | D. McNeil |
| Bench | DF | 3 | T. Mitchell |
| Bench | MF | 10 | Yeremy Pino |
| Bench | MF | 20 | A. Wharton |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | DF | 5 | A. Disasi |
| Bench | FW | 12 | Z. Gozo |
| Bench | DF | 25 | A. Khalaili |
| Bench | GK | 44 | W. Benítez |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 19' | Fulham | 🟨 Yellow card | S. Berge | |
| 1H 37' | Crystal Palace | ⚽ Goal | E. Nketiah | 0-1 |
| 2H 5' | Crystal Palace | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Lerma | |
| 2H 13' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT César Palacios → IN Joshua King | |
| 2H 13' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Larsson → IN T. Cairney | |
| 2H 13' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Tete → IN T. Castagne | |
| 2H 16' | Crystal Palace | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Chilwell → IN T. Mitchell | |
| 2H 16' | Crystal Palace | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Doucouré → IN A. Wharton | |
| 2H 18' | Crystal Palace | 🟨 Yellow card | E. Guessand | |
| 2H 26' | Crystal Palace | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Nketiah → IN D. McNeil | |
| 2H 27' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Iwobi → IN Gonzalo García | |
| 2H 32' | Crystal Palace | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Osorio → IN Yeremy Pino | |
| 2H 32' | Crystal Palace | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Guessand → IN D. Kamada | |
| 2H 37' | Fulham | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Oscar Bobb → IN Kevin |
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