Premier League Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 30 2025 · 12:30 Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.35 – 1.02
Fulham
  • João Pedro 45’
  • E. Fernández 56’ (P)
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Chelsea beat Fulham

Chelsea entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Pedro and Fernández. Chelsea finished with the higher xG (2.35 vs 1.02).

Chelsea ✓61%
Draw22%
Fulham17%

Model vs reality

Chelsea goals
2
Model 2.08 · xG 2.35
Fulham goals
0
Model 1.03 · xG 1.02
Total goals
2
Model 3.11 · xG 3.37
Score 2–0
10%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. LenoFulham
8.3
  • RefereeRobert Jones
  • VenueStamford Bridge
  • Table before kick-offChelsea 4th · Fulham 13th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ T. GeorgeFor L. Delap
    14’
  2. VAR J. KingGoal cancelled
    23’
  3. M. CaicedoYellow card · Foul
    38’
  4. João Pedro 1–0Assist E. Fernández
    45’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. VAR T. ChalobahPenalty confirmed
    52’
  7. E. Fernández (pen) 2–0
    56’
  8. ⇄ R. JiménezFor Rodrigo Muniz
    59’
  9. ⇄ H. WilsonFor T. Castagne
    60’
  10. ⇄ A. RobinsonFor K. Sessegnon
    67’
  11. ⇄ E. Smith RoweFor J. King
    67’
  12. ⇄ J. GittensFor Estêvão
    68’
  13. A. IwobiYellow card · Foul
    73’
  14. ⇄ R. JamesFor Pedro Neto
    81’
  15. ⇄ Adama TraoréFor A. Iwobi
    84’
  16. Andrey SantosYellow card · Foul
    90+3’
  17. S. LukićYellow card · Argument
    90+6’
  18. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Chelsea13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
Fulham11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
ChelseaFulham
54% Possession 46%
2.35 Expected goals (xG) 1.02
2.19 Expected points (xPts) 0.63
13 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 6
6 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 8
3 Shots outside the box 3
494 Passes 415
87% Pass accuracy 81%
6 Corners 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
11 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.34 Team rating 6.69

Line-ups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

16.6 Robert Sánchez(G)
37.7 Marc Cucurella 47.6 T. Adarabioyo 238.2 T. Chalobah 277.0 M. Gusto
87.9 E. Fernández A 257.5 M. Caicedo
77.2 Pedro Neto ↓81’ 208.0 João Pedro 416.6 Estêvão ↓68’
96.3 L. Delap ↓14’
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)6.6
  • 3Marc Cucurella7.7
  • 4T. Adarabioyo7.6
  • 23T. Chalobah8.2
  • 27M. Gusto7.0
  • 8E. FernándezA7.9
  • 25M. Caicedo7.5
  • 7Pedro Neto↓81’7.2
  • 20João Pedro8.0
  • 41Estêvão↓68’6.6
  • 9L. Delap↓14’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 24R. James↑81’6.6
  • 11J. Gittens↑68’6.3
  • 32T. George↑14’6.6

Unused: F. Jørgensen, W. Fofana, Andrey Santos, Dário Essugo, J. Hato, J. Acheampong

Fulham 4-2-3-1

18.3★ B. Leno(G)
306.2 K. Sessegnon ↓67’ 36.2 C. Bassey 56.7 J. Andersen 26.9 K. Tete
166.6 S. Berge 206.9 S. Lukić
176.3 A. Iwobi ↓84’ 246.3 J. King ↓67’ 216.5 T. Castagne ↓60’
96.2 Rodrigo Muniz ↓59’
  • 1B. Leno (G) ★8.3
  • 30K. Sessegnon↓67’6.2
  • 3C. Bassey6.2
  • 5J. Andersen6.7
  • 2K. Tete6.9
  • 16S. Berge6.6
  • 20S. Lukić6.9
  • 17A. Iwobi↓84’6.3
  • 24J. King↓67’6.3
  • 21T. Castagne↓60’6.5
  • 9Rodrigo Muniz↓59’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 7R. Jiménez↑59’6.3
  • 11Adama Traoré↑84’6.7
  • 8H. Wilson↑60’6.7
  • 33A. Robinson↑67’6.9
  • 32E. Smith Rowe↑67’6.9

Unused: B. Lecomte, T. Cairney, Jorge Cuenca, H. Reed

Player stats

Top rated
B. LenoFulham8.3
2nd
T. ChalobahChelsea8.2
3rd
João PedroChelsea8.0

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 61% 31 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 68 3 1 0/0 3/2 7.7
T. Adarabioyo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 81 2 3 0/0 2/0 7.6
T. Chalobah D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 58 5 4 1/1 0/3 8.2
M. Gusto D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 54 2 2 0/1 1/2 7.0
E. Fernández M 90 1 1 1 (1) 3 80% 50 0 2 0/0 0/2 7.9
M. Caicedo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 52 4 5 0/0 1/2 7.5
Pedro Neto F 81 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 30 0 1 2/4 0/0 7.2
João Pedro F 90 1 0 2 (2) 1 88% 26 1 0 0/4 0/4 8.0
Estêvão F 68 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 22 0 0 4/7 1/0 6.6
L. Delap F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
R. James D 9 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Gittens F 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
T. George F 76 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 6 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.6

Fulham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Leno G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 64% 44 1 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
K. Sessegnon M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 4 1 0/2 2/0 6.2
C. Bassey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 60 2 0 2/2 0/1 6.2
J. Andersen D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 88% 51 3 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
K. Tete D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 29 4 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
S. Berge M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 39 2 1 0/1 2/0 6.6
S. Lukić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 83% 23 5 0 0/0 5/0 6.9
A. Iwobi F 84 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 49 3 1 0/1 2/1 6.3
J. King M 67 0 0 1 (1) 1 93% 14 0 1 0/2 0/2 6.3
T. Castagne D 60 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 16 3 1 0/1 0/0 6.5
Rodrigo Muniz F 59 0 0 1 (0) 1 20% 10 0 0 0/1 2/2 6.2
R. Jiménez F 31 0 0 2 (0) 0 75% 8 1 0 0/2 2/0 6.3
Adama Traoré F 6 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
H. Wilson M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.7
A. Robinson D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 19 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
E. Smith Rowe M 23 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 16 0 0 1/3 0/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.