Crystal Palace endured a disastrous return to Premier League action after going down to nine men in a 3-0 defeat at Selhurst Park against Fulham.
Bobby Decordova-Reid headed the Cottagers in front shortly after the half hour mark and just before Tyrick Mitchell was issued a straight red card. Things went from bad to worse for the Eagles when James Tomkins was shown a second yellow card for blocking Alexander Mitrovic’s run with a raised arm early in the second-half.
Centre-back Tim Ream doubled the Cottagers' lead with a strikers finish after 71 minutes and Mitrovic would wrap up the three points by heading in the third from close range with ten minutes of normal time remaining.
