Fulham vs Chelsea: Ten-man Blues suffer defeat to Cottagers, extend winless run to five games

The Blues have failed to get a win since the start of the new year and went into the game winless in four games.

Despite holding Manchester City to a 1-1 draw last time out following the sacking of Enzo Maresca, they were unable to find their feet against Fulham.

They were defeated 2-1 at Craven Cottage after recently announcing the appointment of Liam Rosenior as their new manager.

Fulham made one change from their 2-2 draw against Liverpool on Sunday by bringing in Sander Berge for Sasa Lukic.

Chelsea made six changes and welcomed back Robert Sanchez, Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo from injury and suspension.

With just 17 minutes into the first half, Chelsea were reduced to 10 men after Marc Cucurella hauled down Harry Wilson, who was in on goal.

Despite being one man down, Fulham were unable to break down the Chelsea defence for the first goal, with the game still 0-0 at half-time.

In the second half, the Cottagers took the lead from a lovely header from Raul Jimenez. However, the Blues, who had a man down, equalised from a Liam Delap rebound

Fulham pushed forward again and took the lead after Harry Wilson’s shot was deflected by Reece James into the bottom corner.

Marco Silva’s team held on until the final whistle, securing a 2-1 win over Chelsea and claiming their first win in 2026.