Tom Cairney's fine equaliser for Fulham saw Crystal Palace's winless streak extend to six matches in a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

Palace were bidding to avoid a fourth straight Premier League defeat and Jean-Philippe Mateta handed his side the advantage when he opened the scoring in the 39th minute.

Fulham's Raúl Jiménez hit the post in the second half before Palace defender Maxence Lacroix saw Bernd Leno claw his header on to the crossbar.

However, Marco Silva's side denied Palace a much-needed win when Tom Cairney struck from the edge of the penalty area with 10 minutes remaining.

Dean Henderson then stopped the visitors from taking all three points in injury time when he produced a fine one-handed stop to deny Timothy Castagne from close range.

The stalemate in south London -- which takes Palace and Fulham up to ninth and 10th, respectively -- was played out against the backdrop of Brennan Johnson closing in on his £35 million transfer from Tottenham.

Johnson, deemed surplus to requirements by Spurs manager Thomas Frank, could complete his switch to Palace before the close of the week.

Fulham arrived here as the in-form team -- with three consecutive wins as well as four clean sheets on their previous four visits to Selhurst Park -- and they spent the opening 30 minutes of a match lacking real intensity in the ascendancy.

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The Cottagers might have taken the lead midway through the first half only for Harry Wilson to fire Kevin's cross straight at Henderson, and then Jimenez side-footed the rebound wide when he might have done better.

Palace, who have failed to win a match of any sort since they saw off Shelbourne in the Conference League on Dec. 11, started like a team lacking in confidence, but Leno was required to deny Marc Guéhi from close range, and then the hosts delivered the breakthrough.

Mateta had been on a run of seven games without finding the back of the net, but he was at his clinical best to head home Nathaniel Clyne's sumptuous cross -- although Antonee Robinson should have provided a sterner challenge to stop the Palace full-back. It marked Mateta's first goal from open play in two months.

Clyne then scuffed a half-volley wide of Leno's post before Will Hughes' low effort was also wayward. In first-half stoppage time, Henderson parried Kevin's long-range effort away from danger.

A chance for Fulham to draw level arrived shortly before the hour mark when Jimenez headed Robinson's whipped cross into the turf and on to Henderson's post.

Palace came close to doubling their advantage on 73 minutes after Leno tipped Lacroix's header from a corner on to the crossbar. Lacroix was first to react but his second header struck teammate Guehi, standing virtually on the goal line, in the face and Fulham remained in the contest.

Palace were now largely camped in their own half and the home supporters, who last witnessed a Palace win at Selhurst Park on Nov. 1, were growing increasingly anxious.

And the visitors were back in the fixture with 10 minutes remaining when Cairney in a central position on the edge of the box, wrapped his his left foot around the ball to deliver a wonderful curling shot that left Henderson with no chance.

Henderson was then needed in the first minute of injury time to stop Castagne's effort before Joachin Andersen blazed over from six yards out as Palace survived.