Fulham 2-1 Chelsea (2022-23 Premier League)

Thu 12 Jan 2023 20:00	Fulham	(1) 2-1 (0)	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 24,460 Referee: David Coote
	Willian  25' Vinícius  73'	Report	Koulibaly  47' Félix 58'

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FULHAM (4-2-3-1) GK 17 Bernd Leno DR 2 Kenny Tete DC 4 Tosin 84' DC 13 Tim Ream (c) DL 33 Antonee Robinson 9' DM 6 Harrison Reed 68' DM 26 João Palhinha AMR 14 Bobby Decordova-Reid 68' AMC 18 Andreas Pereira 14' 90+3' AML 20 Willian 83' ST 30 Carlos Vinícius 90+4' Substitutes: GK 1 Marek Rodák DF 3 Layvin Kurzawa DF 31 Issa Diop MF 10 Tom Cairney 68' MF 12 Nathaniel Chalobah 90+4' 90+7' MF 38 Luke Harris FW 8 Harry Wilson 68' FW 11 Manor Solomon 83' FW 21 Dan James 90+3' Manager: Marco Silva

CHELSEA (3-4-2-1) GK 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga DRC 14 Trevoh Chalobah 36' 79' DC 6 Thiago Silva DLC 26 Kalidou Koulibaly MR 28 César Azpilicueta (c) MC 20 Denis Zakaria 56' MC 8 Mateo Kovačić 79' ML 67 Lewis Hall 62' 79' AMRC 19 Mason Mount 76' 80' AMLC 11 João Félix 58' ST 29 Kai Havertz Substitutes: GK 13 Marcus Bettinelli DF 4 Benoît Badiashile DF 32 Marc Cucurella 79' MF 5 Jorginho 56' MF 23 Conor Gallagher 79' MF 30 Carney Chukwuemeka 79' FW 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW 22 Hakim Ziyech 80' FW 27 David Datro Fofana Manager: Graham Potter

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Assistant referees: Lee Betts Nick Hopton Fourth official: Stuart Attwell VAR: John Brooks Assistant VAR: Natalie Aspinall Previous Meeting: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham (2020-21 Premier League) (1 May 2021) Following Meeting: Chelsea 0-0 Fulham (2022-23 Premier League) (3 Feb 2023) Trivia Fulham beat Chelsea for the first time in nearly 17 years Fulham win four Premier League matches in a row for the first time Chelsea debutant João Félix is sent off in the second half Statistics Fulham Chelsea Possession 48% 52% Total shots 8 20 Shots on target 3 10 Shots off target 3 3 Shots blocked 2 7 Corner kicks 5 7 Fouls conceded 12 16 Offsides 3 3 Yellow cards 4 3 Red cards 0 1 Total passes 454 494 Passing success 80% 82% Tackles 13 17 Tackles success 68% 85% Clearances 19 20 Images 1-0: Fulham take the lead in the 25th minute, as former-Chelsea man Willian cuts inside the area and his shot is fortunately deflected into the back of the net via the far post 1-1: Chelsea equalise two minutes in to the second half, as Mason Mount's free-kick catches Bernd Leno unaware, strikes the post and allows Kalidou Koulibaly to score from close range Chelsea debutant João Félix is given a straight red card just before an hour of play after a dangerous tackle on Kenny Tete 2-1: A superb swinging cross on the right hand side from Andreas Pereira meets the head of Carlos Vinícius perfectly as he nods in to give Fulham the lead once again Highlights 2022-23 season Pre-season: Nice (n) • Benfica (n) • Estoril (a) • Villarreal (h) Additional friendlies: Portimonense (a) • West Ham (h) Premier League: Liverpool (h) • Wolves (a) • Brentford (h) • Arsenal (a) • Brighton (h) • Tottenham (a) • Nottm Forest (a) • Newcastle (h) • West Ham (a) • Bournemouth (h) • Aston Villa (h) • Leeds (a) • Everton (h) • Man City (a) • Man Utd (h) • Crystal Palace (a) • Southampton (h) • Leicester (a) • Chelsea (h) • Newcastle (a) • Tottenham (h) • Chelsea (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • Brighton (a) • Wolves (h) • Brentford (a) • Arsenal (h) • Bournemouth (a) • West Ham (h) • Everton (a) • Leeds (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Man City (h) • Liverpool (a) • Leicester (h) • Southampton (a) • Crystal Palace (h) • Man Utd (a) FA Cup: 3rd round: Hull (a) • 4th round: Sunderland (h) | Replay: Sunderland (a) • 5th round: Leeds (h) • Quarter-final: Man Utd (a) EFL Cup: 2nd round: Crawley (a)