Palace secured a big win in their quest to survive in the Premier League as goals from Luka Milivojevic and Jeffrey Schlupp saw the Eagles beat struggling Fulham.
A first half penalty from the hosts’ skipper put his team in front and in control of proceedings, and after peppering Fulham’s goal in the second half eventually the lead was doubled two minutes from time when Jeffrey Schlupp tapped home after good work from debutant Michy Batshuayi.
The Cottagers came into the game buoyed by their 4-2 win over Brighton in midweek with Aleksandar Mitrovic netting twice, and he should have got on the scoresheet for the third time this week on nine minutes when a great cross by Joe Bryan was perfectly placed for him to nod past Vicente Guaita, but somehow the Serbian put the chance wide.