Fulham vs Crystal Palace: Full lineups confirmed for pre-season friendly at Motspur Park
Fulham and Crystal Palace will meet in a pre-season friendly at Motspur Park, Fulham’s training ground in London, on Friday, August 7, 2026, with full starting XIs and benches announced ahead of the match two weeks before the start of the Premier League 2026/27 season.
Crystal Palace finished fifth in the pre-season Como Cup, suffering a 3-0 defeat to Lens before prevailing in a penalty shootout against Famalicao. Pierre Sage’s men beat Saudi side Al-Ula 3-1 to finish fifth. Fulham’s pre-season results have included a 2-0 loss to Norwich City, a 1-1 draw with Al-Ahli and Alvaro Arbeloa’s first win, 2-1 against Portuguese second-division side Farense.
Fulham’s confirmed starting XI is Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Calvin Bassey, Jorge Cuenca, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed (c), Alex Iwobi, Joshua King; Oscar Bobb, Gonzalo García, César Palacios. The named substitutes are Benjamin Lecomte (gk), Alex Borto (gk), Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Luc de Fougerolles, Sander Berge, Emile Smith Rowe, Kevin, Macauley Zepa, Rodrigo Muniz, Jonah Kusi-Asare. Harrison Reed is listed as captain for the Cottagers.
Crystal Palace’s starting XI is Walter Benítez; Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot; Rio Cardines, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Tyrick Mitchell; Ismaïla Sarr, Eddie Nketiah, Jørgen Strand Larsen. Palace’s bench includes Remi Matthews (gk), Joe Whitworth (gk), Dean Benamar, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Borna Sosa, Eyimofe Jemide, Óscar Mingueza, Will Hughes, Cheick Doucouré, David Ozoh, Justin Devenny, Matheus França, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. The match will be available to stream on Palace TV+ from £3.99 in some territories.
Kick-off in India is scheduled for 10:30 PM IST and the fixture takes place at Motspur Park in London. The match will be played on Friday, August 7, 2026. The meeting will be live-streamed in select countries on Palace TV+.
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Both sides are scheduled to meet one another on the third matchday of the Premier League, and tonight’s friendly is intended to give both new head coaches an opportunity to tinker with lineups and tactics before the league campaign begins; Crystal Palace are set to face Freiburg in their next friendly.
