English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Fulham LWWDD 2
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Craven Cottage · 26,990 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Rosenior watches on as 10-man Chelsea lose to Fulham

Incoming head coach Liam Rosenior watched from the stands as 10-man Chelsea lost 2-1 to rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
45
Possession
55
14
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
392
Accurate Passes
503
459
Passes
572
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
40
27
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
28
30
Clearances
28

Highlights

01:26 What did Liam Rosenior learn from Chelsea's loss to Fulham? Watch on ESPN 01:31 Calum McFarlane: Liam Delap will have more confidence after scoring vs. Fulham Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

FUL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 5Joachim AndersenCD
  3. 15Jorge CuencaCD-L
  4. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  5. 10Tom CairneyCM-L
  6. 16Sander BergeCM-R
  7. 33Antonee RobinsonLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 32Emile Smith RoweCF-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Adama TraoréSUB
  2. 30Ryan SessegnonSUB
  3. 38Seth RidgeonSUB
  4. 18Jonah Kusi-AsareSUB
  5. 35Samuel AmissahSUB
  6. 22KevinSUB
  7. 20Sasa LukicSUB
  8. 6Harrison ReedSUB
  9. 23Benjamin LecomteSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 17Andrey SantosRM
  9. 9Liam DelapF
  10. 7Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Wesley FofanaSUB
  2. 21Jorrel HatoSUB
  3. 24Reece JamesSUB
  4. 11Jamie GittensSUB
  5. 41EstêvãoSUB
  6. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  7. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  8. 49Alejandro GarnachoSUB
  9. 20João PedroSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
  2. 24' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 25' Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 28' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Andrey Santos.
  6. 45'+7' Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Jorge Cuenca.
  8. 55' Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 0. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge with a cross.
  9. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Enzo Fernández.
  10. 72' Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 1. Liam Delap (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  11. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Antonee Robinson.
  12. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Tom Cairney.
  13. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Cole Palmer.
  14. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
  15. 78' Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 81' Goal! Fulham 2, Chelsea 1. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  17. 83' Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  18. 90' Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+1' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.

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