Oliver Glasner marked one year in charge of Crystal Palace with a 2-0 victory at an in-form Fulham and a performance that summed up his time in charge of the Eagles.
On February 24 2024, a freshly appointed Glasner led his side to a 3-0 victory over Burnley to help move them clear of the relegation zone with quick-fire goals.
One year on and an own goal from Joachim Andersen and sublime effort from Daniel Munoz was enough to stun Marco Silva’s Fulham, who had won all of their matches in February.
Fulham started the game the more sure of the two teams, dominating possession early on. Their fans were perhaps a touch frustrated when referee Rob Jones looked as though he’d let play run when Chris Richards swiped at Emile Smith Rowe to stop a move. However, those feelings of frustration grew to vocal anger as a Will Hughes challenge on Calvin Bassey went unpunished.
Palace took the lead from a resulting corner kick as Joachim Anderson glanced the ball into his own net despite Maxence Lacroix claiming the goal during his celebration.
Palace battled their lead until the second half where they first doubled their lead only to be denied by VAR when Eberechi Eze’s clever backheel found Jean-Philippe Mateta inches offside. Though his goal was chalked off, Mateta was at the heart of the goal when Palace eventually did find a second.
Fulham were punished for overplaying and a countercharge led by Mateta resulted in Munoz receiving the ball at a tight angle before arrowing his effort into the far corner in a move not too dissimilar from many others across Glasner’s reign.
Silva’s side continued to dominate the ball well into added time but their first effort on target in the 95th minute from Raul Jimenez wasn’t enough to beat Palace keeper Dean Henderson.
An underwhelming Fulham display sees them denied the opportunity to move into the top seven while Palace are up to 13th.
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