Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner admitted his side are 'in survival mode' after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham at Selhurst Park, extending their winless run to six matches in all competitions. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first open-play goal since 1 November gave Palace the lead, but substitute Tom Cairney struck late to earn Fulham a point, continuing the away side’s unbeaten streak in this fixture for 10 Premier League meetings.
Palace failed to capitalise on their advantage, and only a brilliant stoppage-time save from Dean Henderson and a glaring miss from former Palace player Joachim Andersen prevented Fulham from taking all three points. 'We are a little bit in survival mode,' Glasner said, with his team now facing three games in seven days.
Palace supporters will be buoyed by the impending arrival of Brennan Johnson from Tottenham for a club-record £35 million, with the Wales forward completing part of his medical during the match. The FA Cup winners are also pursuing Angers’ 19-year-old Sidiki Cherif to bolster their attack.
Fulham, who have won three straight Premier League games, were unchanged and created several chances. Raúl Jiménez hit the post, and Wilson forced Henderson into action. The equaliser came after a combination between Antonee Robinson, Harry Wilson and Cairney’s fine left-foot finish.
Both sides had chances to win it: Timothy Castagne was denied by Henderson, and Andersen sent a late shot over the bar. Fulham manager Marco Silva expressed frustration at the decision to send off Jorge Cuenca for a head injury, which led to Mateta’s goal while Cuenca was off the pitch.
