Chelsea vs Fulham

2 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pedro 4’
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek 82’

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-0 at home to Fulham. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Pedro put Chelsea ahead in the 4th minute, set up by N'Golo Kanté and Ruben Loftus-Cheek made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Fulham's 0.29 from 9.

Match stats

Chelsea Fulham
16 Shots 9
9 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.17 xG 0.29
2.17 Non-penalty xG 0.29
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Fulham
Kick-off
Pedro
Assist: N'Golo Kanté1-0 (Chelsea)
4’
Half-time1-0
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Assist: Eden Hazard2-0 (Chelsea)
82’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • César Azpilicueta
  • Álvaro Morata
Fulham
  • Denis Odoi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.29 4’ Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 4’ 82’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 2-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 0.29 4’ Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 Pedro 4’ 82’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 2-0 Loftus-Cheek 82’
Chelsea 2.20 xGFulham 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Chelsea attacking 
4’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 73’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 82’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 43’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 24’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Jean Michael Seri (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Cyrus Christie (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Cyrus Christie (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Jean Michael Seri (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 73’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 82’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 43’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 24’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Jean Michael Seri (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Cyrus Christie (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Cyrus Christie (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Jean Michael Seri (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.161
David Luiz DEF901 0.040.071
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Marcos Alonso DEF791 0.050.000
N'Golo Kanté MID9011 0.030.511
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic MID680 0.000.062
Pedro FWD9013 0.650.000
Olivier Giroud FWD713 0.350.000
Eden Hazard FWD9014 0.270.492
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub2212 0.420.111
Álvaro Morata Sub191 0.400.000
Davide Zappacosta Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 82% Bet365 odds 1.18
Draw 12% Bet365 odds 8.00
Fulham win 6% Bet365 odds 17.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWDL
Fulham LLLLW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.