SUPER Eagles stars Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey and Samuel Chukwueze were all involved tonight as Fulham were beaten 2-1 at home by Crystal Palace in their English Premier League clash.
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi scored a dramatic late header to secure the victory at Craven Cottage and lift the Eagles into the Premier League’s top four.
It had looked like the points would be shared after an entertaining but even match at Craven Cottage.
But the Palace captain popped up to fire home from a corner with three minutes remaining of normal time remaining to make it back-to-back wins on the road for Oliver Glasner’s side.
Harry Wilson’s sumptuous curled finish seven minutes before the break had cancelled out Eddie Nketiah’s confident 20th-minute strike for Palace.
Both sides pressed for a winner in the second half but neither were able to apply the final piece of quality before Guehi’s impressive winner.
Defeat is Fulham’s second this week following a nine-goal thriller with Manchester City on Tuesday and leaves them 15th in the table, four points above the drop zone.
The Cottagers thought they had won the game themselves when Emile Smith Rowe tapped in the rebound after Iwobi’s header came back off the bar but it was chalked off with Chukwueze narrowly offside in the build-up.
Iwobi, Bassey and Chukwueze, who all started the encounter for Fulham, are all expected to be included in the Super Eagles squad for the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for December 21 to January 18.