Chelsea vs Fulham 2022-23 English Premier League
New-look Chelsea held to home draw by Fulham as Enzo Fernandez makes debut
A new-look Chelsea experienced familiar attacking frustrations in a goalless draw with Fulham in Friday's west London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Match Commentary
- 22': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Mykhailo Mudryk because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Fulham 0.
- 51': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Reece James.
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 64': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Willian.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. David Datro Fofana replaces Mason Mount.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed.
- 90'+3': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Fulham. Layvin Kurzawa replaces Andreas Pereira.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,041
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 FUL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 226 | Accurate Passes | 568 |
| 313 | Passes | 662 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 20 | Clearances | 14 |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 4 | Benoit Badiashile |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher  |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 15 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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