Fulham keep climbing up the Premier League table, now boasting the fourth-most points in the division after a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

The match was largely shaped by a mistake from Palace’s defender Maxence Lacroix, who allowed Emile Smith Rowe to race onto Raul Jimenez’s clever pass just before the half-time whistle. With composure under pressure, Smith Rowe finished neatly past Dean Henderson to give Fulham the advantage at 1-0.

While the previous three meetings between these sides had ended in draws there was very little prospect of a fourth from the moment Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring. The former Arsenal midfielder has now scored three goals in 11 Premier League games this term and is showing clear signs that Fulham's decision to invest so heavily in him in the

Fulham cruised to a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday with goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson while the home side were reduced to 10 men when Daichi Kamada saw red for a dangerous tackle.