Crystal Palace did nothing against Fulham. No, that isn’t an exaggeration. Even the electric Eberechi Eze flickered into obscurity on his 100th appearance for the club as a stoppable force met a movable object at Selhurst Park.
But another thing Crystal Palace didn’t do is lose.
The ability to grind out results even on off-days is a quality many teams don’t possess — and probably the reason Palace will not be in a relegation battle this season.
Selhurst Park has quietly become one of the hardest places to visit in the top flight.