Fulham vs Chelsea, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueJorginho, Higuain earn Chelsea win over Fulham with Kepa back in goal
Gonzalo Higuain and Jorginho scored either side of a Calum Chambers goal to earn Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Fulham.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 2': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 2': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
- 4': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 10': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 20': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 20': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Goal! Fulham 0, Chelsea 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 22': Foul by Calum Chambers (Fulham).
- 22': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Calum Chambers (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 26': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 27': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- 27': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 1. Calum Chambers (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Babel with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 29': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 2. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 33': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
- 35': Attempt missed. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 38': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 41': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 44': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Chelsea 2.
- 48': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 49': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 50': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 50': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 51': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 51': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
- 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 54': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 54': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 59': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
- 59': Ryan Babel (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 60': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 61': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 61': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 61': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Fulham. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Kevin McDonald.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Håvard Nordtveit.
- 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Willian.
- 68': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Jorginho.
- 69': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 69': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Delay in match Ryan Babel (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Fulham. Floyd Ayité replaces Ryan Babel because of an injury.
- 72': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 72': Attempt saved. Joe Bryan (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 73': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Eden Hazard.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 75': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 76': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Ross Barkley.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Luciano Vietto replaces Tom Cairney.
- 83': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 86': Offside, Fulham. Håvard Nordtveit tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Calum Chambers (Fulham).
- 87': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
- 89': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 90': Delay in match Joe Bryan (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 90'+2': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Offside, Fulham. Luciano Vietto tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
- 90'+5': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Chelsea 2.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Fulham 1, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 628 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 694 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 11 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,900
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,900
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Sergio Rico (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 16 | Håvard Nordtveit |
| 23 | Joe Bryan |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald  |
| 5 | Calum Chambers |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 12 | Ryan Babel |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 27 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Ross Barkley |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 22 | Willian |
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