LONDON. Chelsea and Fulham didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Chelsea was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%)​.

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 40,041 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Darren Cann and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 67% while Fulham was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match​.

Chelsea shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 1 yellow card (C. Gallagher). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 5 yellow cards (João Palhinha, Andreas Pereira, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Marco Silva and Harry Wilson).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Chelsea will have 30 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Fulham will have 32 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-9 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Fulham will play away agasint Manchester United on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga (7.6), Reece James (6.8), Thiago Silva (7.2), Benoît Badiashile (7.1), Marc Cucurella (7.2), Conor Gallagher (7.2), Enzo Fernández (7.5), Mason Mount (6.4), Hakim Ziyech (6.8), Kai Havertz (6.0) and Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Raheem Sterling (6.6), Carney Chukwuemeka, César Azpilicueta (6.6), David Datro Fofana (7.1), Marcus Bettinelli, Noni Madueke (7.1), Ben Chilwell, Trevoh Chalobah and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of N. Madueke (injured).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: Mykhaylo Mudryk for Noni Madueke (46′), Reece James  for César Azpilicueta (60′), Hakim Ziyech for Raheem Sterling (60′), Mason Mount for David Fofana (75′) and Marc Cucurella for Ben Chilwell (84′).

Best player: Kepa Arrizabalaga​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga. His rating is 7.61. He performed 4 saves.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (6.6), Kenny Tete (7.4), Issa Diop (7.0), Tim Ream (7.8), Antonee Robinson (6.7), Harrison Reed (6.7), João Palhinha (7.3), Bobby Decordova-Reid (6.1), Andreas Pereira (6.5), Willian (7.6) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Shane Duffy, Daniel James, Tom Cairney, Marek Rodák, Harry Wilson (6.2), Carlos Vinícius, Manor Solomon (6.5), Layvin Kurzawa and Tosin Adarabioyo.

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Willian for Harry Wilson (75′), Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Manor Solomon (75′), Harrison Reed for Tom Cairney (90′), Aleksandar Mitrović  for Carlos Vinícius (90′) and Andreas Pereira for Layvin Kurzawa (90′).

Best player: Tim Ream​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Tim Ream.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Chelsea – Fulham – 0-0