Chelsea 1-0 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 55% – 45%
- Shots 17 (3 on target) – 14 (4)
- Decisive moment: 45+4' Cole Palmer, FN xPts +1.0
Cole Palmer 45+4' (pen)
HT 1:0
Chelsea 10th → 8th · 31 pts|Fulham 14th · 24 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.19–0.86).
Player of the matchLevi ColwillDecisive moment45+4' Cole Palmer+1.0
Player of the match
Levi Colwill Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 45 min · level 45 min · Fulham ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
45+4'
Cole Palmer
Pen goal
+1.0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
ChelseaFulham
55%Possession45%
2.19Expected goals (xG)0.86
0.13xG per shot0.06
17Shots14
3Shots on target4
18%Shots on target %29%
12Shots in box8
524Passes423
84%Pass accuracy78%
6Corners4
4Saves2
13Fouls9
5Yellow cards1
4Offsides0
Compared with usual
Chelsea
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.19 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.86 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 55% | 61.4% | |
| Passes | 524 | 603.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 87.2% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.5 |
Fulham
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.86 | 0.95 | |
| xG against | 2.19 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 14 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 45% | 50.7% | |
| Passes | 423 | 503.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 81.8% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 9.8 |
Timeline
- 38' Yellow Malo Gusto
- 45+4' Goal Cole Palmer (pen) league goal #9
- 49' Yellow Harry Wilson
- 58' Yellow Enzo Fernández
- 64' Sub Kenny Tete → Timothy Castagne
- 64' Sub Harry Wilson → Bobby Decordova-Reid
- 66' Sub Armando Broja → Noni Madueke
- 75' Yellow Axel Disasi
- 77' Sub Raheem Sterling → Ben Chilwell
- 79' Yellow Cole Palmer
- 79' Yellow Thiago Silva
- 82' Sub Andreas Pereira → Rodrigo Muniz
- 82' Sub João Palhinha → Saša Lukić
- 90+2' Sub Cole Palmer → Carney Chukwuemeka
- 90+3' Sub Malo Gusto → Alfie Gilchrist
Category leaders
- Key passesMalo Gusto3
- Duels wonLevi Colwill10/18
- DribblesEnzo Fernández4/6
- Defensive actionsLevi Colwill9
- ShotsRaúl Jiménez4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonRaúl Jiménez4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.