Fulham 2-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Thursday 12 January 2023

Result

Fulham 2-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Thursday 12 January 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Fulham 2-1 Chelsea: match report

Fulham won against Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Thursday 12 January 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Willian opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Fulham's goals came from Willian (25') and Carlos Vinícius (73'). Chelsea scored through Kalidou Koulibaly (47').

Discipline: Fulham received 4 yellow cards; Chelsea received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Fulham were 7th on 28 points from 18 and Chelsea 10th on 25 points from 17. Fulham went on to finish that season 10th with 52 points, and Chelsea 12th with 44.

Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bernd Leno of Fulham (8.4), ahead of Carlos Vinícius (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Fulham wins, 3 draws and 7 for Chelsea.

Going into the match Fulham's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Chelsea's L-D-W-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Antonee RobinsonFulham
  • 14'Yellow card · Andreas PereiraFulham
  • 25'Goal · WillianFulham · 1-0
  • 36'Yellow card · Trevoh ChalobahChelsea
  • 47'Goal · Kalidou KoulibalyChelsea · 1-1
  • 58'Red card · João FélixChelsea
  • 62'Yellow card · Lewis HallChelsea
  • 73'Goal · Carlos ViníciusFulham · 2-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Mason MountChelsea
  • 84'Yellow card · Tosin AdarabioyoFulham
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Bernd LenoFulham

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Fulham 0, draws 3, Chelsea 7.

Team news

Fulham line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Tosin Adarabioyo, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, João Palhinha, Harrison Reed, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Willian, Carlos Vinícius

Chelsea line-up (3-5-2)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, César Azpilicueta, Mason Mount, Denis Zakaria, Mateo Kovacic, Lewis Hall, João Félix, Kai Havertz