It's a derby
London derby
Chelsea 9 · 1 draws · Fulham 3 in 13 meetings since 2018
The story
Chelsea won 3-2 away to Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League, gameweek 1.
Fulham's goals came from Josh King (23') and Gonzalo García (54'); João Pedro (1'), Morgan Rogers (41') and Cole Palmer (49') replied for Chelsea.
It was 1-2 at half-time.
Fulham had 61% of the ball and 14 shots to Chelsea's 18.
On expected goals it finished 1.4 to 2.2 (Opta, via Fantasy Premier League).
Match stats
Player of the match
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 1
- xG
- 0.28
- FPL points
- 13
Key moments
- 1' João Pedro Goal · Chelsea 0-1 Assist: Cole Palmer
- 23' Josh King Goal · Fulham 1-1 Assist: Timothy Castagne
- 41' Morgan Rogers Goal · Chelsea 1-2 Assist: Maxence Lacroix
- 49' Cole Palmer Goal · Chelsea 1-3 Assist: João Pedro
- 54' Gonzalo García Goal · Fulham 2-3
Line-ups
Fulham
- Bernd LenoGoalkeeper
- Jorge CuencaDefender
- Timothy CastagneDefender
- Antonee Robinsonoff 82'Defender
- Calvin BasseyDefender
- Sander Bergeoff 73'Midfielder
- Gonzalo GarcíaMidfielder
- César Palaciosoff 73'Midfielder
- Josh KingMidfielder
- Alex IwobiForward
- Oscar Bobboff 67'Forward
Chelsea
- Robert SánchezGoalkeeper
- Reece JamesDefender
- Maxence LacroixDefender
- Malo Gustooff 76'Defender
- Levi ColwillDefender
- Jorrel Hatooff 65'Defender
- Josh AcheampongDefender
- Roméo Laviaoff 65'Midfielder
- João PedroForward
- Cole Palmeroff 83'Forward
- Morgan Rogersoff 82'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (10)
- 1' ⚽ João Pedroassist Cole Palmer
- 5' 🟨 Levi Colwill
- 12' 🟨 Roméo Lavia
- 23' ⚽ Josh Kingassist Timothy Castagne
- 41' ⚽ Morgan Rogersassist Maxence Lacroix
- 49' ⚽ Cole Palmerassist João Pedro
- 54' ⚽ Gonzalo García
- 75' 🟨 Reece James
- 76' 🟨 Calvin Bassey
- 88' 🟨 Timothy Castagne
Head to head
2Fulham wins0Draws4Chelsea wins
