Fulham v Chelsea, 03 March 2019

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance24,900

View Fulham v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 2.05pm This was the 50th meeting in the top division (Fulham won three, Chelsea won 31). Premier League Head to Head Played: 28 Fulham won: 1 Drawn: 10 Chelsea won: 17 Fulham scored: 21 Chelsea scored: 48

1 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Calum Chambers 28 G

Goals:

Gonzalo Higuaín 20 G
Jorginho 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender Håvard Nordtveit
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Ryan Babel
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Emerson Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín Forward

Substitutions:

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa for Kevin McDonald 62
Floyd Ayité for Ryan Babel 71
Luciano Vietto for Tom Cairney 80

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Jorginho 68
Pedro for Eden Hazard 74
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Ross Barkley 78

Cards:

Calum Chambers 22 Y
Kevin McDonald 51 Y

Cards:

Jorginho 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fabri
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Forward Floyd Ayité
Forward Luciano Vietto

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 19th Following the sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri, this was former Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker's first game in caretaker charge. He made 28 appearances for the Blues from January 2004 to July 2005. Fulham had now become the first team to lose ten London derby games in the top division in a season. The Whites had now lost eight of their last nine games in the Premier League, conceding at least two goals in all nine games.

Comments:

League position: 6th Chelsea became the 91st of the 92 teams in the top four divisions to score in an away league game in 2019; only Huddersfield Town (bottom of the Premier League) had now failed to score. The Blues avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2000 under manager Claudio Ranieri. They also avoided failing to score in four consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1991.

1 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Calum Chambers 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender Håvard Nordtveit
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Ryan Babel
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Substitutions:

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa for Kevin McDonald 62
Floyd Ayité for Ryan Babel 71
Luciano Vietto for Tom Cairney 80

Cards:

Calum Chambers 22 Y
Kevin McDonald 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fabri
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Forward Floyd Ayité
Forward Luciano Vietto

Comments:

League position: 19th Following the sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri, this was former Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker's first game in caretaker charge. He made 28 appearances for the Blues from January 2004 to July 2005. Fulham had now become the first team to lose ten London derby games in the top division in a season. The Whites had now lost eight of their last nine games in the Premier League, conceding at least two goals in all nine games.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Gonzalo Higuaín 20 G
Jorginho 31 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Emerson Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín Forward

Substitutions:

Mateo Kovačić for Jorginho 68
Pedro for Eden Hazard 74
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Ross Barkley 78

Cards:

Jorginho 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 6th Chelsea became the 91st of the 92 teams in the top four divisions to score in an away league game in 2019; only Huddersfield Town (bottom of the Premier League) had now failed to score. The Blues avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2000 under manager Claudio Ranieri. They also avoided failing to score in four consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1991.