After going three games unbeaten, this was a return to bleakness for Crystal Palace. They were outclassed by a livewire Fulham, Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson providing the goals as Palace finished with 10 men, Daichi Kamada receiving a straight red.

Fulham were sharper throughout, deserving the lead provided by Smith Rowe at the end of the first half. A struggle for a second persisted and nerves would have jangled in those closing stages, even after Kamada’s sending off in the 76th minute for recklessly sliding into Kenny Tete’s shin.