Chelsea 1-2 Fulham

Fulham won a sensational SW6 derby, beating Chelsea 2-1 with late goals from Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz.

Cole Palmer’s first-half strike had seen their neighbours take the lead, but Marco Silva’s men attacked relentlessly to seal three points at Stamford Bridge.

Both teams took a while to warm up on a nippy SW6 afternoon, with little to report from the opening ten. Bernd Leno claimed a hopeful Jadon Sancho clip into the box, while Alex Iwobi and Antonee Robinson sent in dangerous balls at the other end.

Raúl Jiménez had the first shot of the game when Iwobi found him on the edge of the box, but the Mexico international’s instinctive touch and strike was dealt with by Robert Sánchez.

It was the home side who went ahead moments later when Palmer embarked on a mazy run through the midfield and placed the ball just out of Bernd Leno’s reach.

The forward couldn’t repeat the feat when he found time and space in the penalty area, Leno reading the effort well this time.

A low driven strike from Raúl that whistled past the far post proved Fulham’s best chance of the half, although Andreas Pereira fired over when he also had a sight at goal.

The next attack came from an unlikely source, as Calvin Bassey marauded through the Chelsea defence, eventually being thwarted by Sánchez.

Fulham prevented further damage seconds before the half-time whistle, with a goal-saving tackle from Bassey stopping Palmer from doubling Chelsea’s advantage.

Leno had to be alert after the break to tip Enzo Fernández’s thumping effort over with his fingertips, and when Levi Colwill bundled home following Chelsea’s next attack, the offside flag came to Fulham’s rescue.

Kicking towards their noisy away following, Iwobi continued the frantic start to the second-half with a strike that curled just wide with Sánchez helpless.

Marco Silva’s men had a great chance to level just after the hour mark when Adama Traoré found Jedi unmarked in the box, but Sánchez was quick off his line to make the block.

With quarter of an hour remaining, substitute Muniz got on the end of a Jedi cross, but Sánchez was equal to the striker’s downward header.

A deserved equaliser finally came as Timothy Castagne headed a Jedi cross back across goal and Wilson nodded in to send the away end into raptures.

And there was still time for it to get even better, as Rodrigo Muniz was found in the middle and made no mistake to seal a win that will be as memorable as it was dramatic.

There’s only one team in Fulham. 🤍