Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-25 04:00 JST
2 – 3
1' João Pedro 41' M. Rogers 49' C. Palmer
Match summary The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture between Fulham and Chelsea was played on August 25. Chelsea narrowly beat Fulham 3-2. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time. In the second half, Chelsea scored 1 and Fulham scored 1.
Possession: Fulham 62%, Chelsea 38%. Shots: Fulham 14, Chelsea 18. Chelsea scored 3 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: Fulham 2, Chelsea 3.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Leno 33 Robi nso 4 Cuenca 3 Bassey 21 Cast agn 17 Iwobi 16 Berge 8 Palacio 24 King 14 Bobb 7 Garcia
3-4-2-1 1 Sánchez 6 Colwill 5 Lacroix 34 Acheamp 21 Hato 45 Lavia 24 James 27 Gusto 17 Rogers 10 Palmer 9 Pedro
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 2.24
-0.83 Goals prevented (xG) -0.83
View as table Fulham Stat Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 62% Possession 38% 1.33 Expected goals (xG) 2.24 14 Shots 18 6 Shots on target 6 3 Shots off target 5 5 Blocked shots 7 7 Shots inside the box 13 7 Shots outside the box 5 6 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 3 12 Fouls 7 639 Passes 394 553 Accurate passes 322 87% Pass accuracy 82% 3 Goalkeeper saves 4 -0.83 Goals prevented (xG) -0.83 2 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: John Brooks, England
Player stats Fulham Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Bernd Leno 0 34(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Timothy Castagne 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 1 34(79%) 1 1 0 2 2 6.7 90 2 1 11(7) DF Calvin Bassey 0 1 81(91%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.3 90 5(2) DF Jorge Cuenca 0 1 3 77(89%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 2 1 4(3) DF Antonee Robinson 1 0 1(100%) 3 1 38(76%) 0 0 0 6.2 82 1 1 10(4) MF Sander Berge 0 1 1 58(95%) 0 0 0 6.6 73 2 5(2) MF Alex Iwobi 0 1 83(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 3 4(1) MF Oscar Bobb 0 1(33%) 3 23(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 67 1 1 10(5) MF Joshua King 3 2 1 2 28(78%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 1 10(3) MF César Palacios 1 0 1(100%) 2 32(86%) 0 0 0 2 6 73 9(3) FW Gonzalo García 1 1 1 1(33%) 1 23(85%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.2 90 17(8) MF Shea Charles 0 1 27(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 23 1(1) MF Ryan Sessegnon 1 1 0 2(100%) 4(57%) 0 0 0 6.7 17 1 6(3) FW Kevin 0 1(33%) 2 9(90%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 17 10(3) FW Rodrigo Muniz 1 1 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.6 8 1 4(3) GK Benjamin Lecomte 0 0 0 0 DF Kenny Tete 0 0 0 0 DF Luc De Fougerolles 0 0 0 0 MF Emile Smith Rowe 0 0 0 0 MF Harrison Reed 0 0 0 0
Chelsea Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Rubén Sánchez 0 13(45%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF Joshua Kofi Acheampong 0 5 2 38(79%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 12(7) DF M. Lacroix 0 5 1 47(94%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 1 2 18(8) DF L. Colwill 0 1(100%) 2 28(93%) 0 1 0 1 1 6 90 6(4) MF M. Gusto 0 1 20(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 76 1 6(3) MF R. James 1 1 0 2 44(88%) 0 1 0 1 6.6 90 1 2 5(1) MF R. Lavia 1 1 0 3 21(95%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 65 2 1 6(3) MF J. Hato 0 1(100%) 2 18(82%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 65 1 6(5) FW C. Palmer 4 2 1 5(62%) 2 30(88%) 1 0 0 3 9 83 3 16(10) FW M. Rogers 1 1 1 3(100%) 2 16(70%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.5 82 5 11(8) FW João Pedro 3 1 1 1(100%) 15(75%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.9 90 2 10(4) DF Pep Chavarría 0 5(62%) 0 0 0 6.3 25 2(None) MF E. Fernández 0 19(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 25 1 2(1) FW Pedro Neto 1 0 3(100%) 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 7.2 14 4(4) MF Geovany Tcherno Quenda 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.3 8 FW Estêvão 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 6.5 12 2(None) GK M. Penders 0 0 0 0 MF V. Barco 0 0 0 0 FW J. Bynoe-Gittens 0 0 0 0 FW D. Welbeck 0 0 0 0
Lineups Fulham Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 B. Leno Starter DF 21 T. Castagne Starter DF 3 C. Bassey Starter DF 4 J. Cuenca Starter DF 33 A. Robinson Starter MF 16 S. Berge Starter MF 17 A. Iwobi Starter MF 14 O. Bobb Starter MF 24 J. King Starter MF 8 C. Palacios Starter FW 7 G. Garcia Bench MF 30 R. Sessegnon Bench MF 19 S. Charles Bench FW 11 Kevin Bench FW 9 Rodrigo Muniz
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 B. Lecomte Bench DF 2 K. Tete Bench DF 44 L. De Fougerolles Bench MF 32 E. Smith Rowe Bench MF 6 H. Reed
Chelsea Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Rubén Sánchez Starter DF 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong Starter DF 5 M. Lacroix Starter DF 6 L. Colwill Starter MF 27 M. Gusto Starter MF 24 R. James Starter MF 45 R. Lavia Starter MF 21 J. Hato Starter FW 10 C. Palmer Starter FW 17 M. Rogers Starter FW 9 João Pedro Bench DF 29 Pep Chavarría Bench MF 8 E. Fernández Bench FW 7 Pedro Neto Bench FW 41 Estêvão Bench MF 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 39 M. Penders Bench MF 4 V. Barco Bench FW 18 D. Welbeck Bench FW 11 J. Bynoe-Gittens
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 1' Chelsea ⚽ Goal João Pedro 0-1 1H 5' Chelsea 🟨 Yellow card L. Colwill 1H 12' Chelsea 🟨 Yellow card R. Lavia 1H 23' Fulham ⚽ Goal J. King 1-1 1H 41' Chelsea ⚽ Goal M. Rogers 1-2 2H 4' Chelsea ⚽ Goal C. Palmer 1-3 2H 9' Fulham ⚽ Goal G. Garcia 2-3 2H 20' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Hato → IN Pep Chavarría 2H 20' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Lavia → IN E. Fernández 2H 22' Fulham 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Bobb → IN S. Charles 2H 28' Fulham 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Berge → IN R. Sessegnon 2H 28' Fulham 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Palacios → IN Kevin 2H 30' Chelsea 🟨 Yellow card R. James 2H 31' Fulham 🟨 Yellow card Calvin Bassey 2H 31' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Gusto → IN Pedro Neto 2H 37' Fulham 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Robinson → IN Rodrigo Muniz 2H 37' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Rogers → IN Geovany Tcherno Quenda 2H 38' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Palmer → IN Estêvão 2H 43' Fulham 🟨 Yellow card Timothy Castagne
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