English
Fulham suffered a defeat against Chelsea in a thrilling match played at Craven Cottage, London, on April 20th, 2025, corresponding to matchday 33 of the Premier League. Despite an early goal from Aleksandar Iwobi in the 20th minute, assisted by Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham couldn’t hold off Chelsea’s second-half push. An offside goal disallowed for Pereira in the 3rd minute set the tone. Chelsea, with more possession (60%), created numerous goal-scoring opportunities, converting two goals in the closing stages. First, T. George scored in the 83rd minute, followed by P. Neto’s goal in the 90th minute, assisted by Enzo Fernandez, sealing the victory for the visitors. The match was marked by a yellow card for Bassey from Fulham, and three yellow cards for Chelsea (Colwill, Cucurella, and Caicedo), plus one for Maresca in stoppage time. Chelsea registered 13 shots on goal, 8 on target, while Fulham managed only one shot on target. Despite the loss, Fulham showed fight and determination, but Chelsea’s superiority in the second half proved decisive.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 M. Gusto came in and R. James went out., at minute 46 J. Sancho came in and N. Madueke went out., at minute 78 T. George came in and N. Jackson went out., at minute 89 T. Adarabioyo came in and M. Gusto went out.
Substitutions fulham: at minute 72 T. Cairney came in and S. Lukic went out., at minute 78 T. Castagne came in and K. Tete went out., at minute 79 H. Wilson came in and R. Sessegnon went out., at minute 84 A. Traore came in and A. Iwobi went out., at minute 84 Carlos Vinicius came in and R. Jimenez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fulham
Chelsea
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