Fulham look to keep Crystal Palace from returning to the top four by closing ground on their London derby rivals come Sunday at Craven Cottage.

The Cottagers have won three-of-five Premier League matches and nearly came back from a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 loss to Manchester City at midweek. Their 17 points are six behind fifth-place Palace.

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Palace have suffered through fits and starts of late but most recently beat Burnley to pull within a single point of the top four.

The Eagles are the Premier League’s second-stingiest defense with 11 conceded goals, four more than leaders Arsenal, but they’ve been quite reliant on Jean-Philippe Mateta at the other end. The Frenchman has seven of their 18 PL goals, while fullback Daniel Munoz and winger Ism

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