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Chelsea

10th · 2-1-2 · 7 pts · -2

YES!

Chelsea beat Fulham

1-0-0 3 – 2

0-0-1

FT · Mon, Aug 24

Match Details

Craven Cottage (London) · 27,461 fans · USA Network, Universo

Highlights

Chelsea edge Fulham as Xabi Alonso gets off to winning start

Xabi Alonso made a winning start to life as Chelsea manager in a chaotic 3-2 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Recap via ESPN

1:21 Burley: Palmer at his best could mask Chelsea's issues

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Fulham 2, Chelsea 3.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Chelsea 3.
90'+5'Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
90'+4'Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Gonzalo García (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz with a headed pass.
90'+1'Foul by Gonzalo García (Fulham).
90'+1'Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'Offside, Chelsea. Geovany Quenda is caught offside.
89'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
88'Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).

Line Score

	1	2	T
CHE	2	1	3
FUL	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Chelsea

JP João Pedro · 1Goals
CP Cole Palmer · 5Total Shots
JA Josh Acheampong · 18Defensive Interventions
ML Maxence Lacroix · 47Accurate Passes

Fulham

JK Josh King · 1Goals
JK Josh King · 3Total Shots
BL Bernd Leno · 3Saves
JC Jorge Cuenca · 11Defensive Interventions
AI Alex Iwobi · 80Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	+3	9
8	Hull	5	2	2	1	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	C Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Spurs	5	0	2	3	-6	2

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Key Events

88'Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

83'Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Cole Palmer because of an injury.

82'Substitution, Chelsea. Geovany Quenda replaces Morgan Rogers.

82'Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Antonee Robinson.

76'Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

76'Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Malo Gusto.

75'Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73'Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Sander Berge.

73'Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces César Palacios.

67'Substitution, Fulham. Shea Charles replaces Oscar Bobb.

65'Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Jorrel Hato because of an injury.

65'Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Roméo Lavia.

54'Goal! Fulham 2, Chelsea 3. Gonzalo García (Fulham) header from very close range to the top left corner.

49'Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 3. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.

41'Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 2. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix.

23'Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 1. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.

12'Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

5'Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

1'Goal! Fulham 0, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a fast break.