JEFFREY SCHLUPP and Wilfried Zaha showed £100million does not get you far in the Premier League these days. Fulham became the first newly-promoted English top-flight team to spend that amount on signings in a summer as they strengthened their squad for season ahead by bringing in 12 new players. AFP or licensors Jeffrey Schlupp opened the scoring for Crystal Palace against Fulham at Craven Cottage AFP or licensors Schlupp, 25, reacts after netting his first goal for the Eagles since joining from LeicesterBut that huge investment failed to to pay off here as they lost to a club that had spent just £9m. Cottagers boss Slavisa Jokanovic named seven of those new acquisitions in his starting XI. They included striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who made his move from Newcastle permanent after a successful loan stint last season. And Fulham started brightly with Cyrus Christie having a low shot saved by Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey in the third minute. The Cottagers continued to look dangerous going forward but they almost conceded when Christian Benteke headed Andros Townsend’s cross against the bar on the half hour mark. Premier League Round-Up : Watch all the goals from Friday and Saturday’s games Reuters Palace players celebrate after taking the lead against the Cottagers Reuters Wilfried Zaha doubled Palace’s lead after rounding goalkeeper Fabri and slotting homeMitrovic, who had earlier had a shot save tipped away by Wayne Hennessey after turning James Tomkins on the edge of the area, produced a carbon copy effort in the 37th minute, only this time it was Mamadou Sakho, who got turned by the Serb. But it was Schlupp who put Palace ahead when he held off Calum Chambers and fired a shot into the roof of the net from Patrick van Aanholt’s slide-rule pass into the box. Van Aanholt then had a similar strike from the other side of the pitch ruled out for offside before the break. The Dutch left-back was getting forward at every opportunity and his 54th minute shot stunned Fabri – as it smacked the keeper full on the chin. Check out all the key Premier League transfers as the deadline approaches Getty Images – Getty Former Manchester United winger Zaha, 25, reacts after opening his account for the season Reuters Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle reacts after being denied a penalty in the second halfFulham had a fair shout for a penalty turned down by ref Mike Dean when Andre Schurrle appeared to be tripped by Sakho. Mitrovic then had header from Joe Bryan’s cross saved by Hennessey. But Zaha made up for an earlier miss when he rounded keeper Fabri and slotted home after a wonderful run by rookie Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who kept Ryan Sessegnon in his pocket. Reuters Cottagers owner Shahid Khan was in attendance to watch Fulham’s first Premier League match in four years PA:Press Association Ryan Sessegnon and Aaron Wan-Bissaka battle for the ball during the London derby Source link The post Goals from Jeffrey Schlupp and Wilfried Zaha ruin Cottagers’ first game back in Premier League appeared first on 10z Soccer. #PremierLeague #WilfriedZaha #JeffreySchlupp
