Fulham vs Chelsea

3 March 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Calum Chambers 28’
  • Gonzalo Higuaín 20’
  • Jorginho 31’

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-1 away at Fulham. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time.

Gonzalo Higuaín put Chelsea ahead in the 20th minute, set up by César Azpilicueta, Calum Chambers equalised from a corner in the 28th minute, set up by Ryan Babel, and Jorginho won it in the 31st minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Fulham's 0.90 from 12.

Match stats

Fulham Chelsea
12 Shots 20
5 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 1.54
0.90 Non-penalty xG 1.54
4 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Fulham Chelsea
Kick-off
20’
Gonzalo Higuaín
Assist: César Azpilicueta0-1 (Chelsea)
Calum Chambers
Assist: Ryan Babel1-1 (Fulham)
28’
31’
Jorginho
Assist: Eden Hazard1-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Fulham
  • Calum Chambers
  • Kevin McDonald
Chelsea
  • Jorginho

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 1.55 20’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), 0-1 20’ 28’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), 1-1 28’ 31’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-2 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 1.55 20’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), 0-1 Higuaín 20’ 28’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), 1-1 Chambers 28’ 31’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-2 Jorginho 31’
Fulham 0.90 xGChelsea 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Fulham attacking 
28’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 88’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 50’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 33’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 20’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 4’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 6’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 68’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Denis Odoi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 88’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 50’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 33’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 20’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 4’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 6’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 53’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Denis Odoi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Joe Bryan (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
Sergio Rico GK900 0.000.000
Denis Odoi DEF901 0.020.000
Håvard Nordtveit DEF900 0.000.021
Tim Ream DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Bryan DEF903 0.070.000
Calum Chambers MID9011 0.300.000
Kevin McDonald MID640 0.000.000
Ryan Babel MID7310 0.000.301
Tom Cairney MID823 0.110.061
Ryan Sessegnon MID900 0.000.021
Aleksandar Mitrovic FWD904 0.400.041
Franck Zambo Sub260 0.000.000
Floyd Ayité Sub170 0.000.231
Luciano Vietto Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50
Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.50
Chelsea win 63% Bet365 odds 1.53

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

Form going into the game

Fulham WLLLL
Chelsea LLWLW

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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.