Premier League · Mon, 24 Aug 2026 ·
Fulham vs Chelsea — 2 - 3
Craven Cottage · Referee: John Brooks, England
Match report
Chelsea win 3-2 at Fulham
Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 in Premier League matchday 1 on Monday, 24 August 2026 at Craven Cottage. J. King (23') and G. Garcia (54') scored for Fulham, while Joao Pedro (1'), M. Rogers (41') and C. Palmer (49') found the net for Chelsea. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Fulham had 62% of the ball and 14 shots (6 on target) against Chelsea’s 18 (6 on target). Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 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.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 1'goalJoao PedroAssist: C. Palmer
- 5'yellow cardLevi ColwillYellow Card
- 12'yellow cardRoméo LaviaYellow Card
- 23'goalJ. KingAssist: T. Castagne
- 41'goalM. RogersAssist: M. Lacroix
- 49'goalC. PalmerAssist: Joao Pedro
- 54'goalG. GarciaNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionJ. HatoOff: P. Chavarria
- 65'substitutionR. LaviaOff: E. Fernandez
- 67'substitutionO. BobbOff: S. Charles
- 73'substitutionS. BergeOff: R. Sessegnon
- 73'substitutionC. PalaciosOff: Kevin
- 75'yellow cardReece JamesYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardCalvin BasseyYellow Card
- 76'substitutionM. GustoOff: P. Neto
- 82'substitutionA. RobinsonOff: Rodrigo Muniz
- 82'substitutionM. RogersOff: G. Quenda
- 83'substitutionC. PalmerOff: Estêvão
- 88'yellow cardTimothy CastagneYellow Card
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 4J. CuencaD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 14O. BobbM
- 24J. KingM
- 8C. PalaciosM
- 7G. GarciaF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 2K. TeteD
- 44L. De FougerollesD
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 19S. CharlesM
- 6H. ReedM
- 11KevinF
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Xabi Alonso
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6L. ColwillD
- 27M. GustoM
- 24R. JamesM
- 45R. LaviaM
- 21J. HatoM
- 10C. PalmerF
- 17M. RogersF
- 9Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 39M. PendersG
- 29P. ChavarriaD
- 8E. FernandezM
- 4V. BarcoM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 7P. NetoF
- 11J. GittensF
- 41EstêvãoF
- 23G. QuendaM
Match statistics
- 62%Possession38%
- 1.33Expected goals (xG)2.24
- 14Total shots18
- 6Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target5
- 5Blocked shots7
- 7Shots inside the box13
- 7Shots outside the box5
- 6Corners4
- 0Offsides3
- 12Fouls7
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 639Passes394
- 553Accurate passes322
- 87%Pass accuracy82%
- -0.83Goals prevented-0.83
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Jorge CuencaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 8César PalaciosM | 73 | 6.0 | ||
| 14Oscar BobbM | 67 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 7Gonzalo GarcíaF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 2Kenny TeteD | – | – | ||
| 44Luc De FougerollesD | – | – | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 19Shea CharlesM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | – | – | ||
| 9Rodrigo MunizF | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 11KevinF | 17 | 6.5 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 6Levi ColwillD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Reece JamesM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Malo GustoM | 76 | 6.5 | ||
| 45Roméo LaviaM | 65 | 6.9 | ||
| 9João PedroF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Cole PalmerFTop rated | 83 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17Morgan RogersF | 82 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 39Mike PendersG | – | – | ||
| 29Pep ChavarríaD | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Valentín BarcoM | – | – | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Geovany QuendaM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoF | 14 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | – | – | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | – | – | ||
| 41EstêvãoF | 12 | 6.5 |
