Fulham v Chelsea, 24 August 2026

Score3-2 to Chelsea
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance27,461

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Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 39 Fulham won: 4 Drawn: 11 Chelsea won: 24 Fulham scored: 30 Chelsea scored: 64 . A minutes applause was held before the start of the game in memory of former Fulham manager Kevin Keegan who passed away on 20 July 2026. . Chelsea avoided losing consecutive meetings with Fulham in all competitions for the first time since October 1979 in League Division Two.

2 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

3 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Josh King 23 G
Gonzalo García 54 G

Goals:

João Pedro 1 G
Morgan Rogers 41 G
Cole Palmer 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Gonzalo García

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Josh Acheampong Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Shea Charles for Oscar Bobb 67
Kevin for César Palacios 73
Ryan Sessegnon for Sander Berge 73
Rodrigo Muniz for Antonee Robinson 82

Substitutions:

Enzo Fernández for Roméo Lavia 65
Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato 65
Pedro Neto for Malo Gusto 76
Geovany Quenda for Morgan Rogers 82
Estêvão for Cole Palmer 83

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 76 Y
Timothy Castagne 88 Y

Cards:

Levi Colwill 5 Y
Roméo Lavia 12 Y
Reece James 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Luc De Fougerolles
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Shea Charles
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

This was the fourth time that Fulham had played their opening game of a season in the Premier League with a London derby. They had now lost all four. . Following the departure of manager Marco Silva, this was Álvaro Arbeloa’s first game in charge. He was a team mate of new Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso at Liverpool from 2007 to 2009. . The Whites had now scored 501 goals in their 362 home games in the Premier League (conceded 469).

Comments:

Chelsea had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1991 in League Division One (17). It was now the longest such run of the teams currently in the Premier League. . Xabi Alonso had now become the 27th manager to take charge of the Blues in a game in the Premier League: more than any other team in the competition’s history. . João Pedro’s goal was timed at 31 seconds. It had now become the quickest-ever goal scored in a team's opening game of a season in the Premier League.

2 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

Goals:

Josh King 23 G
Gonzalo García 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Gonzalo García

Substitutions:

Shea Charles for Oscar Bobb 67
Kevin for César Palacios 73
Ryan Sessegnon for Sander Berge 73
Rodrigo Muniz for Antonee Robinson 82

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 76 Y
Timothy Castagne 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Luc De Fougerolles
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Shea Charles
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

This was the fourth time that Fulham had played their opening game of a season in the Premier League with a London derby. They had now lost all four. . Following the departure of manager Marco Silva, this was Álvaro Arbeloa’s first game in charge. He was a team mate of new Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso at Liverpool from 2007 to 2009. . The Whites had now scored 501 goals in their 362 home games in the Premier League (conceded 469).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

João Pedro 1 G
Morgan Rogers 41 G
Cole Palmer 49 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Josh Acheampong Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Enzo Fernández for Roméo Lavia 65
Pep Chavarría for Jorrel Hato 65
Pedro Neto for Malo Gusto 76
Geovany Quenda for Morgan Rogers 82
Estêvão for Cole Palmer 83

Cards:

Levi Colwill 5 Y
Roméo Lavia 12 Y
Reece James 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Geovany Quenda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

Chelsea had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1991 in League Division One (17). It was now the longest such run of the teams currently in the Premier League. . Xabi Alonso had now become the 27th manager to take charge of the Blues in a game in the Premier League: more than any other team in the competition’s history. . João Pedro’s goal was timed at 31 seconds. It had now become the quickest-ever goal scored in a team's opening game of a season in the Premier League.