English Premier League

Chelsea vs Fulham, 2020-21 English Premier League

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Chelsea
  • 10': Kai Havertz
  • 49': Kai Havertz
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2 - 0
Fulham

    Havertz double helps Chelsea overcome Fulham to close in on top four finish

    Kai Havertz scored a brace as Chelsea cruised to a 2-0 win against London rivals Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
    • 2': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 9': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
    • 10': Goal! Chelsea 1, Fulham 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
    • 12': Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
    • 12': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 17': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 18': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
    • 22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
    • 23': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
    • 24': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
    • 28': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
    • 28': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 34': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
    • 37': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
    • 37': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Chelsea).
    • 37': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
    • 41': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
    • 41': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
    • 42': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
    • 44': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
    • 45'+1': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ola Aina (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Fulham 0.
    • 46': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
    • 46': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
    • 49': Goal! Chelsea 2, Fulham 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 49': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Chelsea 2-0 Fulham (Kai Havertz).
    • 51': Offside, Chelsea. Billy Gilmour tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 55': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
    • 57': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 59': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
    • 59': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 62': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Hakim Ziyech.
    • 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 69': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 69': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Offside, Chelsea. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
    • 75': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Mason Mount.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Fabio Carvalho replaces Mario Lemina.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 81': Substitution, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Josh Maja.
    • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Ben Chilwell.
    • 84': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
    • 85': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Offside, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo tries a through ball, but Ola Aina is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 87': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
    • 89': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
    • 90': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
    • 90': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
    • 90'+4': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Ola Aina (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Fulham 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Fulham 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 7
    8 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    51.3 Possession 48.7
    10 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    446 Accurate Passes 435
    521 Passes 511
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    21 Crosses 3
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    33 Long Balls 49
    21 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 24
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 4
    8 Effective Clearances 25
    8 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
    6 Thiago Silva
    15 Kurt Zouma Yellow Card
    4 Andreas Christensen
    19 Mason Mount
    22 Hakim Ziyech
    23 Billy Gilmour
    21 Ben Chilwell
    24 Reece James
    11 Timo Werner
    29 Kai Havertz
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Christian Pulisic, N'Golo Kanté, César Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Marcos Alonso, Faustino Anjorin, Tammy Abraham, Kepa Arrizabalaga.

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alphonse Areola (GK)
    16 Tosin Adarabioyo
    5 Joachim Andersen
    33 Antonee Robinson
    34 Ola Aina Yellow Card
    14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
    18 Mario Lemina
    29 Frank Anguissa
    27 Josh Maja
    19 Ademola Lookman
    17 Ivan Cavaleiro
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Denis Odoi, Michael Hector, Kenny Tete, Fábio Carvalho, Marek Rodák, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Josh Onomah, Joe Bryan, Tim Ream.

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