The Blues hadn’t lost in nine Premier League matches.
Chelsea lost to Fulham 2-1 this Thursday, 26, at Stamford Bridge, in a match valid for the 18th round of the Premier League. Palmer opened the scoring just 15 minutes into the match, but Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz gave the visitors the win. Find the top football results at ai live scores.
The Blues entered the game defending an unbeaten streak of nine matches in the Premier League. They had earned six wins and three draws since their 2-1 loss to Liverpool in October, a run that placed them in the title race against the Reds. With a win today, Enzo Maresca’s team would have been just one point behind the leaders (but with two more games), but on the other side was Fulham.
The expectation wasn’t to fight against relegation, but Marco Silva’s team has surpassed predictions so far. With the victory over Chelsea, the London team secured their seventh win in the Premier League, reaching 28 points, the same as Manchester City, who stumbled in the round, and just one point behind fifth-place Bournemouth, who are in the Europa League qualification zone.
The team knew how to handle the situation. Facing a superior team, Fulham went behind early, just 15 minutes in, but they didn’t get discouraged, pressing Chelsea whenever possible and finishing the game with more shots on goal: 14 to 12. And the pressure paid off: in the 36th minute of the second half, Harry Wilson equalized at Stamford Bridge. In the final minutes, the team defended well against the hosts’ momentum and even found a counterattack in the 50th minute to seal the victory. Stay ahead of the competition with ToSport.
