Ben Chilwel On Target As Crystal Palace Beat Fulham 3-2
Ben Chilwell scored on his Crystal Palace return as the Eagles came from behind twice to earn a 3-2 win at Fulham.
Chilwell, 29, re-signed for Palace on Tuesday on a free transfer from Strasbourg, having spent the second half of the 2024-25 season there on loan from Chelsea.
Within three minutes of replacing fellow left wing-back Tyrick Mitchell off the bench, who scored Palace’s first two goals, Chilwell latched on to a loose ball as Fulham failed to clear an attack from Pierre Sage’s side and thumped the ball home.
The Whites had initially gone ahead early in the first half via a deflected effort from teenager Josh King, only to be cancelled out by Mitchell’s close-range effort from a tight angle.
Spanish winger Cesar Palacios then opened his Fulham account following his summer move from Real Madrid to give Alvaro Arbeloa’s side a lead at the break.
Mitchell equalised for a second time at the start of the second half, pouncing as the hosts made a mess of clearing his initial effort before his intervention trickled in to level the game.
Victory for Palace sees Sage claim his first win as head coach after he replaced Oliver Glasner over the summer.
Meanwhile, Fulham have lost three straight league games since the arrival of ex-Real boss Arbeloa.
