Premier League · Wed, 7 Jan 2026 ·
Fulham vs Chelsea — 2 - 1
Craven Cottage · Referee: P. Bankes
Match report
H. Wilson’s 81' winner gives Fulham 2-1 victory over Chelsea
Fulham beat Chelsea 2-1 in Premier League matchday 21 on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at Craven Cottage. R. Jimenez (55') and H. Wilson (81') scored for Fulham, while L. Delap (72') found the net for Chelsea. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea, 22') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Fulham had 55% of the ball and 16 shots (5 on target) against Chelsea’s 14 (6 on target). Sander Berge (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Chelsea 10th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 22'red cardMarc CucurellaRed Card
- 24'yellow cardEnzo FernándezYellow Card
- 25'yellow cardCole PalmerYellow Card
- 25'yellow cardTosin AdarabioyoYellow Card
- 28'substitutionAndrey SantosOff: J. Hato
- 45+5'VAR decisionHarry WilsonGoal cancelled
- 45+7'yellow cardJorge CuencaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionJ. CuencaOff: Kevin
- 55'goalR. JimenezAssist: S. Berge
- 65'substitutionE. FernandezOff: R. James
- 72'goalL. DelapNormal Goal
- 73'substitutionT. CairneyOff: S. Lukic
- 73'substitutionA. RobinsonOff: R. Sessegnon
- 75'substitutionC. PalmerOff: Joao Pedro
- 76'substitutionM. GustoOff: J. Acheampong
- 78'yellow cardTimothy CastagneYellow Card
- 81'goalH. WilsonNormal Goal
- 83'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: H. Reed
- 90'yellow cardRaúl JiménezYellow Card
- 90+1'substitutionH. WilsonOff: A. Traore
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 31I. DiopD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 15J. CuencaD
- 21T. CastagneM
- 16S. BergeM
- 10T. CairneyM
- 33A. RobinsonM
- 8H. WilsonF
- 32E. Smith RoweF
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 20S. LukicM
- 11A. TraoreF
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 22KevinF
- 35S. AmissahD
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 6H. ReedM
- 38S. RidgeonM
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 27M. GustoD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 7P. NetoM
- 9L. DelapF
Substitutes
- 12F. JorgensenG
- 24R. JamesD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 20Joao PedroF
- 11J. GittensF
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 41EstêvãoF
- 21J. HatoD
- 34J. AcheampongD
Match statistics
- 55%Possession45%
- 1.20Expected goals (xG)2.39
- 16Total shots14
- 5Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target5
- 8Blocked shots3
- 9Shots inside the box11
- 7Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners11
- 1Offsides2
- 11Fouls6
- 3Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 572Passes459
- 503Accurate passes392
- 88%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.24Goals prevented-0.24
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Jorge CuencaD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 73 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Sander BergeMTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 21Timothy CastagneM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonM | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 8Harry WilsonF | 89 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| 32Emile Smith RoweF | 83 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 35Samuel AmissahD | – | – | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Saša LukićM | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 17 | 7.0 | ||
| 38Seth RidgeonM | – | – | ||
| 11Adama TraoréF | 1 | – | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | – | – | ||
| 22KevinF | 45 | 7.2 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 22 | 4.3 | ||
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 65 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Cole PalmerM | 75 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 12Filip JørgensenG | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Reece JamesD | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | – | – | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | – | – | ||
| 20João PedroF | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 41EstêvãoF | – | – | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoF | – | – |