Marc Guehi etched his name into Crystal Palace folklore with a sensational late header that secured a thrilling 2-1 London derby win over Fulham and lifted the Eagles to a stunning fourth place in the Premier League. The captain’s goal, arriving with less than five minutes left at Craven Cottage, sent the visiting supporters into raptures.
This win intensifies the focus on manager Oliver Glasner. Despite the Austrian consistently playing down ambitions, Palace’s season has reached stratospheric heights: an FA Cup and Community Shield double, a European campaign, and now a Champions League qualification spot in December. Glasner is firmly guiding Palace into unchartered, glorious territory.
The match itself was a classic, with the momentum constantly shifting. Palace weathered an initial storm of Fulham set-pieces before Eddie Nketiah marked his first Premier League start of the season with a superbly taken 20th-minute opener. The drama continued when Palace was denied a penalty after Joachim Andersen clipped Nathaniel Clyne near the box line
