Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 3 March 2019
Result
Fulham 1-2 Chelsea
Premier League · Sunday 3 March 2019, 14:05 UTC · half-time 1-2
Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: match report
Fulham were beaten by Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 3 March 2019. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Fulham's goal came from C. Chambers (27'). Chelsea scored through Gonzalo Higuaín (20') and Jorginho (31').
Discipline: Fulham received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Fulham were 19th on 17 points from 28 and Chelsea 6th on 53 points from 27. Fulham went on to finish that season 19th with 26 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 72.
Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Gonzalo Higuaín of Chelsea (7.8), level with Eden Hazard (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Fulham wins, 4 draws and 6 for Chelsea.
Going into the match Fulham's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Chelsea's W-L-W-L-L.
Key events
- 20'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 22'Yellow card · C. Chambers
- 27'Goal · C. Chambers
- 31'Goal · Jorginho
- 51'Yellow card · Kevin McDonald
- 61'Yellow card · Jorginho
Head-to-head
Team news
Fulham line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sergio Rico, Denis Odoi, Håvard Nordtveit, Tim Ream, Joe Bryan, Calum Chambers, K. McDonald, Ryan Babel, Tom Cairney, Ryan Sessegnon, Aleksandar Mitrović
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Antonio Rüdiger, Andreas Christensen, Emerson, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Willian, Gonzalo Higuaín, Eden Hazard