Premier League · Aug 24, 2026 20:00 · Round 1Rivals

Fulham2 – 3Chelsea

Craven Cottage, LondonReferee: John Brooks · 4.2 yellow cards per match17 °CAmazon Prime Video, Arena Cloud, Arena Sport 1

Match officials

John Brooks · Referee
Adam Nunn · 1st Assistant
Daniel Cook · 2nd Assistant
Paul Tierney · 4th Official

Match stats

62%Possession38%
14Shots18
6Shots on target6
3Shots off target5
5Blocked shots7
7Shots inside box13
7Shots outside box5
2Big chances4
6Corners4
639Passes394
553Accurate passes322
87%Pass accuracy82%
114Attacks94
62Dangerous attacks41
12Fouls7
0Offsides3
3Saves4
19Tackles23
8Interceptions7
40%Dribble success74%
2Yellow cards3
4Accurate Crosses5
95Ball Safe83
1Big Chances Missed1
20Dribble Attempts19
48Duels Won58
10Free Kicks11
9Goal Attempts11
11Goal Kicks5
10Key Passes16
64Long Passes61
4Substitutions5
8Successful Dribbles14
14Successful Headers8
34Successful Long Passes24
53%Successful Long Passes Percentage39%
19Tackles Won14
17Throwins14
17Total Crosses11

Events

1'Goal 0-1 · João Pedro (Cole Palmer)
5'Yellow card · Levi Colwill
12'Yellow card · Roméo Lavia
23'Goal 1-1 · Josh King (Timothy Castagne)
41'Goal 1-2 · Morgan Rogers (Maxence Lacroix)
49'Goal 1-3 · Cole Palmer (João Pedro)
54'Goal 2-3 · Gonzalo García
65'Substitution · Pep Chavarría in, Jorrel Hato out
65'Substitution · Enzo Fernández in, Roméo Lavia out
67'Substitution · Shea Charles in, Oscar Bobb out
73'Substitution · Kevin in, César Palacios out
73'Substitution · Ryan Sessegnon in, Sander Berge out
75'Yellow card · Reece James
76'Yellow card · Calvin Bassey
76'Substitution · Pedro Neto in, Malo Gusto out
82'Substitution · Rodrigo Muniz in, Antonee Robinson out
82'Substitution · Geovany Quenda in, Morgan Rogers out
83'Substitution · Estêvão in, Cole Palmer out
88'Yellow card · Timothy Castagne

Lineups

ChelseaCoach: Xabi Alonso3-4-2-1

1Sánchez

34Acheampong

5Lacroix

6Colwill

27Gusto

24James

45Lavia

21Hato

10Palmer

17Rogers

9Pedro

7García

8Palacios

24King

14Bobb

17Iwobi

16Berge

33Robinson

4Cuenca

3Bassey

21Castagne

1Leno

FulhamCoach: Arbeloa4-2-3-1

Substitutes

2Kenny Tete
6Harrison Reed
9Rodrigo Muniz
11Kevin
19Shea Charles
23Benjamin Lecomte
30Ryan Sessegnon
32Emile Smith Rowe
44Luc De Fougerolles

Substitutes

4Valentín Barco
7Pedro Neto
8Enzo Fernández
11Jamie Gittens
18Danny Welbeck
23Geovany Quenda
29Pep Chavarría
39Mike Penders
41Estêvão

Missing players

Fulham

No missing players.

Chelsea

Aarón AnselminoThigh Problems
Caleb WileyAdductor Injury
Emmanuel EmeghaHamstring Injury

Players

Fulham	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90				42	6.4
	90		1	1	43	7.0
	90			1	89	6.5
	90				87	6.8
	82			1	50	6.5
	73			1	61	6.7
	90				92	6.8
	67				25	6.5
	90	1		3	36	7.1
	73			2	37	6.5
	90	1		3	27	7.2
Substitutes


	8			1	4	6.8
	17				10	6.3
	23				29	6.7

	17			1	7	6.7

Chelsea	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90				29	6.4
	90				48	7.0
	90		1		50	7.3
	90			1	30	6.3
	76				24	6.5
	90			2	50	6.8
	65			1	22	6.7
	65			1	22	6.8
	83	1	1	5	34	9.1
	82	1		3	23	8.3
	90	1	1	4	20	8.2
Substitutes

	14			1	5	7.0
	25				21	6.6


	8				4	6.5
	25				8	6.3

	7				4	6.5

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Head-to-head

League matches between the teams

4Wins

11Draws

23Wins

38 matches · goals 28–61

Fulham2 – 3Chelsea

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