October 21 2013
Crystal Palace remain second from bottom after losing 4-1 at home to Fulham.
Yannick Bolasie started his first game in the Premier League, Adrian Mariappa partnered Damien Delaney in the centre of the back four, and Ian Holloway opted for the pace of Dwight Gayle up front, leaving Marouane Chamakh on the bench.
Palace started the game well, after Mariappa headed them in front from a cross by Jason Puncheon.
However two goal-of-the-season contenders from Pajtim Kasami and Steve Sidwell put Fulham 2-1 up at half time.
Ian Holloway took Jose Campana off at half time, replacing him with Jerome Thomas however it went from bad to worse for the Eagles, when Dimitar Berbatov headed in from a corner on 55 minutes, and Philippe Senderos scored from another corner five minutes later to put the game beyond the home side.
Gayle had a late goal disallowed for offside, compounding the misery for the Eagles, and game finished in a 4-1 defeat.
Palace have now made their worst start in the top flight since 1980-81, and with Premier League leaders Arsenal at home on Saturday, Holloway's men will have to pull something magical out of the hat to get any kind of result.
Palace: Speroni, Moxey, Mariappa, Ward, Delaney, O'Keefe, Jedinak, Campana (Thomas, 45), Gayle (Phillips, 69), Puncheon (Chamakh, 56), Bolasie
Subs not used: Dikgacoi, Price, Gabbidon, Kebe
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