Fulham vs. Crystal Palace

Fulham plays Crystal Palace at the Cottage on Sunday with kickoff at 11:30am EST on USA Network.

After two wins and a crazy second half against City that were driven by Chukwueze, Wilson, Iwobi, and King, it seems like Fulham must certainly go into this match with a new expected lineup for the midfield. Lukic should start on the bench to be called on if Fulham needs to nurse a lead, but otherwise Silva should start with the above four and the fireworks they have been able to bring. Palace will be a big challenge for Fulham even if they are at their best. Palace has given up just 11 goals across 14 matches - half as many as Fulham has given up and only bettered by Arsenal's 7 goals. Fulham will need all of the offensive creativity they can muster if they want to have a shot at a win, but the defense will also need to put Tuesday behind them and go for another clean sheet.

Fulham haven't beaten Palace at the Cottage in 20 years, and despite Fulham's good home form this season I don't expect that to change. I expect a close match that will end in a draw against a well managed Crystal Palace.