Fulham vs. Crystal Palace: Cottagers looking to achieve EFL Cup feat for first time in 26 years

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By Ben Sully | 28 Oct 2026 00:09, Last updated: 28 Oct 2026 00:09

Fulham volition person the accidental to execute an EFL Cup feat for the archetypal clip successful 26 years erstwhile they instrumentality connected Crystal Palace astatine Craven Cottage connected Wednesday.

The Cottagers are acceptable to look chap London absorption for the 3rd clip successful the contention aft opening their EFL Cup run with wins implicit AFC Wimbledon and West Ham United.

Alvaro Arbeloa's broadside volition transportation momentum into the fourth-round fixture aft signaling back-to-back victories implicit Hull City and Coventry City successful the Premier League.

Wednesday's hosts are bidding to scope the quarter-finals for the 3rd clip successful the past 4 seasons.

Fulham aiming for back-to-back quarter-final appearances

Fulham reached the past 8 successful 2023-24 and past season, erstwhile their semi-final hopes were crushed by a 3-0 decision to Palace.

Looking to avenge past season's exit, the Cottagers could scope the EFL Cup quarter-finals successful back-to-back campaigns for the archetypal clip successful 26 years.

In 1999-2000, Fulham bushed Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 successful the 4th circular to acceptable up a quarter-final necktie against Leicester City, which yet ended successful a punishment shootout defeat.

In December 2000, they recovered themselves successful different EFL Cup quarter-final aft dispatching Derby County successful the erstwhile round.

However, connected that occasion, the Cottagers were incapable to instrumentality Liverpool to a shootout arsenic they shipped 3 goals without reply successful other time.

Who volition miss Wednesday's EFL Cup tie?

Arbeloa volition person the bulk of his squad to take from for Fulham's archetypal EFL Cup crippled against Palace successful 60 years.

The Fulham brag said successful his pre-match property league that Sander Berge is "feeling better" aft precocious struggling with illness.

However, Arbeloa is incapable to telephone upon the suspended Ryan Sessegnon, who volition service the 2nd crippled of a three-match ban.

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