English Premier League

FT Monday, August 24, 2026
Chelsea LLWDW 3
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Fulham DWLDW 2
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CHE213
FUL112
Craven Cottage · 27,461 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
38.5
Possession
61.5
18
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
317
Accurate Passes
533
389
Passes
620
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
17
0.5
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
64
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
15
23
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
17
22
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:21 Burley: Palmer at his best could mask Chelsea's issues Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 4Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 3Calvin BasseyCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 24Josh KingAM
  7. 17Alex IwobiLM
  8. 16Sander BergeRM
  9. 7Gonzalo GarcíaF
  10. 8César PalaciosAM-L
  11. 14Oscar BobbAM-R

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  4. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  5. 45Romeo LaviaCM-L
  6. 24Reece JamesCM-R
  7. 21Jorrel HatoLM
  8. 27Malo GustoRM
  9. 9João PedroF
  10. 17Morgan RogersCF-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 5' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 12' Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 54' Goal! Fulham 2, Chelsea 3. Gonzalo García (Fulham) header from very close range to the top left corner.
  8. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Roméo Lavia.
  9. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Jorrel Hato because of an injury.
  10. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Shea Charles replaces Oscar Bobb.
  11. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces César Palacios.
  12. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Sander Berge.
  13. 75' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Malo Gusto.
  15. 76' Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 82' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Antonee Robinson.
  17. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Geovany Quenda replaces Morgan Rogers.
  18. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Cole Palmer because of an injury.
  19. 88' Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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