Fulham vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueRosenior watches on as 10-man Chelsea lose to Fulham
Incoming head coach Liam Rosenior watched from the stands as 10-man Chelsea lost 2-1 to rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 5': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 5': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 15': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 16': Handball by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 19': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Offside, Chelsea. Andrey Santos is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Delap.
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 22': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 22': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
- 24': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 28': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Andrey Santos.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 29': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 33': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 41': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 42': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 43': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 43': Sander Berge (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 45'+4': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Harry Wilson (Fulham) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Fulham 0-0 Chelsea.
- 45'+7': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
- 45'+7': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Jorge Cuenca.
- 47': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Delap following a fast break.
- 48': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 50': Attempt missed. Issa Diop (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 0. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 56': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 57': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez following a fast break.
- 59': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 59': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 64': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo with a through ball.
- 64': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 64': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 69': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 70': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Reece James.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
- 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 72': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 1. Liam Delap (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Antonee Robinson.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Tom Cairney.
- 75': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 75': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Cole Palmer.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 78': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 78': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 81': Goal! Fulham 2, Chelsea 1. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 82': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 82': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Acheampong with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 87': Offside, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 88': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 88': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 90': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
CHE |
FUL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 45 | Possession | 55 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
| 459 | Passes | 572 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 30 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,990
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | +26 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | +4 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 15 | Jorge Cuenca |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
Premier League News
Fulham are in talks with Manchester City over a move for winger Oscar Bobb, sources have told ESPN.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has pinned his team's hopes for success on Enzo Fernández following speculation he is wanted by Real Madrid.
Liverpool's failure to sign Marc Guéhi, allowing him to join Manchester City instead, could prove more costly than last summer's spending spree.
Marseille have reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign 18-year-old midfielder Ethan Nwaneri on loan, sources have told ESPN.
The January transfer window is up and running, and Premier League clubs are bidding to improve their squads for a crucial second half of the season.
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