Chelsea vs Fulham

26 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Cole Palmer 16’
  • Harry Wilson 82’
  • Rodrigo Muniz 90+5’

Match summary

Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 away at Chelsea, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Levi Colwill, Harry Wilson equalised with a header in the 82nd minute, set up by Timothy Castagne, and Rodrigo Muniz won it in stoppage time, set up by Sasa Lukic.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Fulham 1.78 from 14.

Match stats

Chelsea Fulham
12 Shots 14
8 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.56 xG 1.78
1.56 Non-penalty xG 1.78
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Fulham
Kick-off
Cole Palmer
Assist: Levi Colwill1-0 (Chelsea)
16’
Half-time1-0
82’
Harry Wilson
Assist: Timothy Castagne1-1 (Fulham)
90+5’
Rodrigo Muniz
Assist: Sasa Lukic1-2 (Fulham)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Pedro Neto
Fulham
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Sasa Lukic
  • Antonee Robinson

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 1.56 1.78 16’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 16’ 82’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), 1-1 82’ 90+5’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 1-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 1.78 16’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 Palmer 16’ 82’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), 1-1 Wilson 82’ 90+5’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 1-2 Muniz 90+5’
Chelsea 1.56 xGFulham 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Chelsea attacking 
62’ Antonee Robinson (Fulham), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 90+5’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 82’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+7’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 90’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 35’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 20’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 68’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 22’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Timothy Castagne (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Antonee Robinson (Fulham), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 90+5’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 82’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+7’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 90’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 35’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 20’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 68’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 22’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Timothy Castagne (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF900 0.000.021
Levi Colwill DEF9010 0.000.061
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF902 0.300.031
Enzo Fernández MID901 0.030.573
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.000
Pedro Neto MID901 0.060.011
Cole Palmer MID9015 0.300.341
Jadon Sancho MID901 0.310.000
Nicolas Jackson FWD741 0.220.121
Christopher Nkunku Sub161 0.340.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.92
Fulham win 15% Avg odds 6.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWWWD
Fulham DWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 1-0 Fulham, 13 Jan 24 Next meeting: Fulham 1-2 Chelsea, 20 Apr 25  All Chelsea vs Fulham meetings

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.