Fulham 1-2 Chelsea - Debutant George and Neto turn Premier League match around and win it for the Blues late on

Premier League / Matchday 33
Craven Cottage / 20.04.2025
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23'
BASSEY DENIES PALMER WITH A FINE CHALLENGE
A good first touch from the Chelsea star but the Fulham defender takes the ball off him imperiously.
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GOAL! FULHAM (IWOBI) 1-0 CHELSEA
James lost the ball on the right flank and Sessegnon drilled a low pass into Iwobi's feet 20 yards from goal and the former Arsenal forward slotted the ball into the corner beyond Sanchez's left hand.
19'
MADUEKE DRILLS IN A CROSS INTO JACKSON'S FEET
But the striker's turn away from Anderson was a little too far away from him and Leno came out to gather the ball.
16'
GREAT BALL FROM NETO
And Madueke just couldn't time his jump to meet it. James' follow up cross was also good but no Blue was gambling to get in a position to turn it home.
14'
JAMES SHOOTS FIERCELY FROM THE SET PIECE
But Leno was well positioned and saw it all the way into his arms.
13'
NETO BROUGHT DOWN BY TETE
The Portuguese flanker was found by a cross-field ball from James and is felled just a few yards outside the left edge of the penalty area.
10'
PALMER SHOOTS FROM 20 YARDS OUT
But there was little conviction in the shot and it was easily saved by the Fulham stopper.
7'
PEREIRA WHIPS A CROSS IN FROM LEFT FLANK
But Sanchez comes out to gather the ball.
5'
MADUEKE DRIVES INTO THE FULHAM BOX
But his shot is well wide of the far post.
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BALL IN THE CHELSEA NET!
Iwobi had a chance which he put just wide of the goal and Sessegnon, who initially headed across the box, put it back across the six-yard area for Pereira to tap into the net. Sessegnon was offside earlier in the move though.
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FULHAM GET THE GAME UNDERWAY
13:56
CRUCIAL GAME FOR BOTH SIDES IN HUNT FOR EUROPE
With Arsenal securing the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot, the Blues will fancy their chances of grabbing a place and a win today will bring them within a point behind fourth-place Manchester City.
Fulham, in ninth, are six points behind their seventh-placed opponents and will leapfrog Bournemouth and aid their cause of a first European adventure in 13 years.
13:52
TIGHT MATCH EXPECTED
Fulham are 2/1 shot, the draw slightly bigger and Chelsea are approaching 6/4.
13:46
COTTAGERS' BRIDGE HERO NOT IN SQUAD
Rodrigo Muniz, who scored the injury-time winner on Boxing Day, drops out from the starting XI who played against Bournemouth and is not in the squad today. Raul Jiminez starts up front.
13:43
JAMES PLAYING AT RIGHT BACK THIS AFTERNOON
The Chelsea skipper moves back from midfield to his original position with Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez playing in the centre of the park.
13:37
LOVELY GOAL FROM ROBBEN IN THIS FIXTURE
His Chelsea spell isn’t remembered as much as his time at Bayern but the little Dutchman was a star during his time at the Bridge, helping the Blues to their first league title in the modern era.


13:31
FULHAM TOOK BRAGGING RIGHTS EARLIER THIS SEASON
Rodrigo Muniz’s late strike gave Fulham victory when the team’s met on Boxing Day at Stamford Bridge, breaking a run of three straight wins for the Blues.
13:25
CHELSEA’S SIDE MAKING THE SHORT TRIP ACROSS SW6


13:20
HOW THE HOSTS WILL LINE UP

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