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Fulham v Chelsea

Monday, 24 August 2026, 19:00 · Gameweek 1 · 2026/27
Fulham1.42 xG
23
Chelsea2.58 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.02.53.045′90′
Fulham 1.46Chelsea 2.61A filled mark is a goal
  1. 0′João Pedro0.43 xG chance
  2. 22′Joshua King0.05 xG chance
  3. 40′Morgan Rogers0.45 xG chance
  4. 48′Cole Palmer0.28 xG chance
  5. 53′Gonzalo García0.64 xG chance

Fulham 14 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Fulham, Fulham v Chelsea, 14 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.

Chelsea 18 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Chelsea, Fulham v Chelsea, 18 shots in the final 35m, 3 scored.

The chances that got away

  • 0.59Romeo Lavia, 35' for Chelsea, set up by Jorrel Hato
  • 0.20Antonee Robinson, 77' for Fulham, set up by Jorge Cuenca
  • 0.14Gonzalo García, 26' for Fulham, set up by Oscar Bobb

Where they stood

LenoCuencaBasseyIwobiBergeCastagneRobinsonPalaciosGarcíaKingBobb
Fulham held a line 38m deep, from 34m to 72m. The dot grows with touches.
SánchezLacroixAcheampongColwillLaviaJamesHatoGustoRogersPalmerPedro
Chelsea held a line 31m deep, from 41m to 72m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

FulhamMeasureChelsea
2Goals3
1.42Expected goals2.58
1.42Non-penalty xG2.58
0.62Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three2.19
1Half time2
14Shots18
6On target6
6Corners4
8.1Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press19.0
5Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal10
12Fouls7
2YCards3Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 3.57 Fulham, 3.50 the draw, 2.02 Chelsea, which is a 28, 29 and 50 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: J Brooks.

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea