Fulham vs Chelsea

Fulham

2 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Craven Cottage 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Fulham 11 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Fulham controlled possession (55%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Fulham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.84

PPG

1.37

1.58

1.68

1.05

1.42

53%

O2.5

74%

53%

BTTS

68%

42%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Fulham rank11th

Chelsea rank10th

Fulham points52

Chelsea points52

Fulham: #11 · 52 pts · GD -4

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Fulham last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-3

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Fulham trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Fulham score at home84%

Fulham clean sheet at home32%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Fulham score first42%

Fulham win after scoring first75%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Fulham 50% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Fulham 39.6' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Fulham score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Fulham concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Fulham score 3% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Fulham are 14% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Fulham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

31-45 6

16-30 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 0

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

572

459

Passes Accurate

503

392

Passes %

88%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' Marc Cucurella

24'

24' E. Fernández

25'

25' C. Palmer

25'

25' T. Adarabioyo

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ Andrey Santos

1st substitution · For: J. Hato

45+5' ⚽

⚽

45+5' ⚽ VAR

H. Wilson

Goal cancelled

45+7'

45+7' Jorge Cuenca

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Jorge Cuenca

1st substitution · For: Kevin

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Jiménez

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Berge

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ E. Fernández

2nd substitution · For: R. James

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Delap

Normal Goal

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Robinson

2nd substitution · For: R. Sessegnon

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Cairney

3rd substitution · For: S. Lukić

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Palmer

3rd substitution · For: João Pedro

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Gusto

4th substitution · For: Joshua Kofi Acheampong

78'

78' T. Castagne

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

H. Wilson

Normal Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Smith Rowe

4th substitution · For: H. Reed

90'

90' R. Jiménez

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ H. Wilson

5th substitution · For: Adama Traoré

Fulham vs Chelsea 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fulham beat Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday, 07 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Craven Cottage.

First half: Marc Cucurella received a red card for Chelsea at 22'. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 24'. C. Palmer received a yellow card for Chelsea at 25'. T. Adarabioyo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 25'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 28', with Andrey Santos replacing J. Hato. VAR intervened at 45+5' for Fulham (Goal cancelled). Jorge Cuenca received a yellow card for Fulham at 45+7'.

Second half: Fulham made their 1st substitution at 46', with Jorge Cuenca replacing Kevin. Fulham extended the lead at 55' when R. Jiménez scored, with the assist credited to S. Berge, making the score 2-0. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 65', with E. Fernández replacing R. James. Chelsea reduced the deficit at 72' when L. Delap scored, making the score 2-1. Fulham made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Robinson replacing R. Sessegnon. Fulham made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Cairney replacing S. Lukić. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 75', with C. Palmer replacing João Pedro. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 76', with M. Gusto replacing Joshua Kofi Acheampong. T. Castagne received a yellow card for Fulham at 78'. Fulham extended the lead at 81' when H. Wilson scored, making the score 3-1. Fulham made their 4th substitution at 83', with E. Smith Rowe replacing H. Reed. R. Jiménez received a yellow card for Fulham at 90'. Fulham made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with H. Wilson replacing Adama Traoré.

Fulham used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 4 substitutions. Fulham got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.