Fulham vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League

Fulham

25': Willian
73': Carlos Vinícius

FT
2 - 1

Chelsea

47': Kalidou Koulibaly
58': João Félix

Joao Felix sent off on Chelsea debut in 2-1 loss to Fulham

— João Félix was sent off on his Chelsea debut for a studs-first lunge as his new team lost 2-1 at Fulham in the Premier League to fall deeper into crisis on Thursday.

Match Commentary

9': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 0. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
36': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Chelsea 0.
47': Goal! Fulham 1, Chelsea 1. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
56': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Denis Zakaria because of an injury.
58': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
62': Lewis Hall (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
68': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed.
73': Goal! Fulham 2, Chelsea 1. Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
76': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Lewis Hall.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Mateo Kovacic.
80': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mason Mount.
83': Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Willian.
84': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Fulham. Dan James replaces Andreas Pereira.
90'+4': Substitution, Fulham. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Carlos Vinícius.
90'+7': Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,460

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		FUL
16	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	9
52.6	Possession	47.4
20	SHOTS	8
10	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
412	Accurate Passes	362
505	Passes	449
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	43
22	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
7	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	10
20	Effective Clearances	22
20	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
17	Bernd Leno (GK)
13	Tim Ream
4	Tosin Adarabioyo
33	Antonee Robinson
2	Kenny Tete
18	Andreas Pereira
6	Harrison Reed
26	João Palhinha
30	Carlos Vinícius
20	Willian
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid

Substitutes:

Manor Solomon, Nathaniel Chalobah, Luke Harris, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Issa Diop, Marek Rodak, Layvin Kurzawa, Tom Cairney.

Chelsea (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
26	Kalidou Koulibaly
14	Trevoh Chalobah
8	Mateo Kovacic
19	Mason Mount
20	Denis Zakaria
67	Lewis Hall
28	César Azpilicueta
29	Kai Havertz
11	João Félix

Substitutes:

Marcus Bettinelli, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marc Cucurella, Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Benoit Badiashile, Conor Gallagher, David Datro Fofana.