Crystal Palace booked themselves a trip to Wembley with a 3-0 victory over Fulham in the first of Saturday's FA Cup quarter-finals.
Rodrigo Muniz saw an effort flash agonisingly wide in the early stages of a first 30 minutes which were controlled by Fulham, but the sight of Jefferson Lerma's stunning volley crashing back off the crossbar changed the tone of the game and it was not long after that Eberechi Eze put Palace ahead.
Cutting in from the left, the England international bent a beautiful effort into Bernd Leno's bottom corner, and Eze turned creator just moments later as his cross into the box was headed home by Ismaila Sarr seven minutes before the break.
Fulham enjoyed plenty of possession but offered little in terms of direct impact, and Palace substitute Eddie Nketiah ended any doubt about the result when he slotted home on the counter with 15 minutes to go.
Fulham player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Bernd Leno | 5.3/10 |
RB: Timothy Castagne | 5.9/10 |
CB: Joachim Andersen | 6.7/10 |
CB: Calvin Bassey | 6.1/10 |
LB: Antonee Robinson | 6.7/10 |
DM: Sander Berge | 7.1/10 |
DM: Sasa Lukic | 6.3/10 |
RM: Andreas Pereira | 6.2/10 |
AM: Alex Iwobi | 6.6/10 |
LM: Willian | 6.6/10 |
ST: Rodrigo Muniz | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Adama Traore (63' for Lukic) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Emile Smith Rowe (63' for Pereira) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Raul Jimenez (70' for Willian) | 5.7/10 |
SUB: Ryan Sessegnon (70' for Robinson) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Tom Cairney (82' for Iwobi) | N/A |
Subs not used: Steven Benda (GK), Issa Diop, Jorge Cuenca, Harrison Reed
Crystal Palace player ratings (3-4-2-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Dean Henderson | 8.2/10 |
CB: Chris Richards | 7.3/10 |
CB: Maxence Lacroix | 7.3/10 |
CB: Marc Guehi | 7.4/10 |
RM: Daniel Munoz | 7.5/10 |
CM: Adam Wharton | 7.0/10 |
CM: Jefferson Lerma | 8.0/10 |
LM: Tyrick Mitchell | 7.9/10 |
AM: Ismaila Sarr | 7.9/10 |
AM: Eberechi Eze | 8.7/10 |
ST: Jean-Philippe Mateta | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (70' for Mateta) | 6.9/10 |
SUB: Daichi Kamada (70' for Wharton) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Nathaniel Clyne (87' for Munoz) | N/A |
SUB: Justin Devenny (87' for Sarr) | N/A |
SUB: Matheus Franca (90' for Eze) | N/A |
Subs not used: Matt Turner (GK), Ben Chilwell, Caleb Kporha, Romain Esse
Player of the match - Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace)
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