Agbinone makes home debut, Bassey goes 90, Iwobi booked as Fulham win at Crystal Palace

Asher Agbinone made his home debut for Crystal Palace as they lost 2-0 to Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey's Fulham in the Premier League game played at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon.

Emile Smith-Rowe opened the scoring late in the first half, dispatching the ball into the bottom corner after Raul Jiménez had done well to pick him out.

Iwobi was robbed off an assist in the 52nd minute, combining with Smith-Rowe, who buried the ball home, but the VAR chalked the goal off for offside.

Daichi Kamada didn't help the home side's quest to restore parity as he was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Kenny Tete.

The VAR didn't have to deny Iwobi an assist a few minutes before the stoppage time, as he set up Harry Wilson who put the ball into the net to score for the second consecutive game and grab his third in the last two games.

He had earlier picked up a yellow card before the hour mark, which was his first of the campaign.

Bassey also played a role in the victory, playing for the entirety of the game to help Marco Silva's side record their second clean sheet this term.

The 24-year-old has been a mainstay in Fulham's defence, starting all the Premier League games and has picked up three yellow cards.

It was a home debut to forget for second half substitute Agbinone as Crystal Palace continued their poor start to the season, having won just once, which was a 1-0 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur last month.

The 19-year-old made his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest, coming on as a late substitute for Daichi Camada.

Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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