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Fulham V Chelsea - As it happened.

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Fulham v Chelsea, Premier League, 16/01/2021, official lineups. BeSoccer

join us as Frank Lampard's side travels to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham.

List of goalscorers

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78'

Mason Mount

Match report in news

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Finished

FT: Chelsea hold on against ten men to take all 3 points. Fulham should be proud of their performance against the odds tonight.
90'

+4: Werner fires wide one on one with the keeper.

90'

Azpilicueta body blocks a counter and is booked.

90'

+1: Azpilicueta shoots and almost puts it outside of the stadium. How he has hit that so poorly is a mystery.
90'

+5 minutes to play
89'

Mount has another shot blocked on the edge of the area and Chelsea rack up their umpteenth corner of the night.
87'

Chelsea have likely done enough to see out the game but they look very nervous defending against the late Fulham comeback...
83'

The struggle isn't over for Chelsea as Fulham give it their all to get a point from today.

81'

Thiago Silva is booked for a clear foul to stop a Fulham counter.

77'

GOAL CHELSEA: Mason Mount finally breaks the deadlock! Areola fails to clear a short cross from danger and Mount struck the ball low into the corner from within the area.

73'

Chelsea just can't get through! Werner to come and join Abraham in the search for goal!

68'

Fulham almost score after a mix up between Mendy and his defender sees a lightning counter only denied by a Chelsea deflection.
66'

Pulisic almost gets on the end of a brilliant cross for what would have been a certain goal. Chelsea look more dangerous already.
65'

Long ball comes into Abraham who only manages a glancing header into the hands of Areola.
63'

Giroud is saved by the flag as he puts a clear open goal shot wide but he was offside after all.
61'

Abraham warms up as Giroud has failed to make any impact on the game.
59'

Chelsea are dominating the game but are lacking any sort of killer instinct as they feel repeatedly to bring down Fulham's defence.
55'

The pressure is on Lampard to win against the weakened 10 man Fulham side.
53'

Fulham break on the counter and Aina's shot is deflected over.
50'

Giroud has a chance to put Chelsea ahead at the near post from a quick pass into the box but his backheel is deflected by Areola for a corner.
49'

Areola had to put a narrow shot at the front post out for another corner.
48'

Fulham's early attacking move in the second half seems a world away as Chelsea pick up the attacking pressure. Chelsea corner.
46'

Let's see how Fulham deal with 10 men against their local rivals...
45'

HT and Fulham are down to 10! Scott Parker will be happy with another draw...

Red card

a Fulham

A. Robinson

Defender

44'

RED CARD! Robinson sees a straight red after a big challenge on Azpilicueta. The card is upheld by VAR.

43'

As Chelsea tire from the high pressure Fulham have come into their own. The home side look as dangerous as ever.
40'

What a chance! Cavaleiro misses a shot in front of the goal unmarked. He could not have asked for a better opportunity, Chelsea survive for now!
36'

Fulham not able to make anything of the small amount of possession they have had so far. Chelsea have pressured them relentlessly into making countless errors.
34'

Chelsea corner as Fulham come under relentless Chelsea offensive pressure.
32'

Pulisic fires wide. It was a tough angle outside the area and he didn't have much time to pull it off.
29'

Giroud comes in with the one-two punch on Anderson and leaves the player in pain on the floor. Accidental but painful.
26'

Areola pulls off a fantastic save to deny a low header at the far post from a corner.
24'

Mount hits the bar with a great shot after he was left in space around the area as fatigue starts to set in the Fulham defence.
23'

Ziyech fires one off after a brilliant backheel first pass on the edge of the area. The keeper just got to it in time.
22'

Lookman comes in with a tough challenge on Mount.
20'

Chelsea finding it difficult to create space in the Fulham defence. They are controlling the play well but Fulham are proving solid at the back.
16'

Fulham have two back to bach shots blocked in front of goal by the Chelsea defence.
14'

Fulham string together pass after pass under pressure from Chelsea but they could only keep up the impressive display so long under great pressure from Chelsea.
12'

Ben Chilwell channels his inner Giroud without any of the finesse and precision. He puts the volley from a deflection into the stands.
10'

Fulham go on the attack but don't do much with the little possession they have had as Chelsea pressure them into making a mistake and losing the ball for a throw.
7'

Too early to make any assumptions about how effective this lineup will be but Giroud proves why he is in the XI! A great shot from a deflection is just pushed wide by the keeper.
7'

Chelsea have maintained control of the lion's share of the possession so far.
3'

Mount makes a good run onto the corner and his shot is deflected away.
3'

Chelsea manage to get a corner after a chase down the right-wing for a long ball.
2'

Full of energy tonight at Craven Cottage! Chelsea have started well.

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And we are off!

Start of match

PRVW

Chelsea are on a run of worrying form recently and currently sit tenth in the table level with Villa (who have two games in hand) on 26 points. Fulham are fighting to avoid relegation with every match, or so it seems.
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Lookman will play instead of Loftus-Cheek who can not play against his own club (he is on loan from Chelsea)!
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Lampard opts for Giroud as Werner is left out of the starting XI.
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CHELSEA XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chilwell, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Ziyech, Giroud, Pulisic.