Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham: Late Tom Cairney Equaliser Secures Draw
Fulham earned a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace thanks to Tom Cairney's late equaliser. Palace took the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 32nd minute, marking his first open-play goal since 1 November. Cairney finished a move involving Antonee Robinson and Harry Wilson to level the score late in the match. Fulham goalkeeper Dean Henderson produced a superb injury-time save to deny Fulham a winner, after Joachim Andersen had an earlier late miss for Palace.
Kenny Tete suffered a hamstring injury early in the second half for Fulham, while Will Hughes withdrew due to an issue for Palace. Fulham extended their away run without defeat against Palace to 10 matches by avoiding defeat in this fixture. Both sides remained unchanged from their previous Premier League match.
Off the field, Palace are reportedly set to sign Brennan Johnson from Tottenham for £35m, with the first part of his medical completed during the match. Sidiki Cherif of Angers is also linked as a striker target. Fulham manager Marco Silva stressed that January recruitment remains a priority, including adding another striker, as Rodrigo Muniz remains unavailable until next month.
