§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 21

Fulham 2–1 Chelsea

  • Jiménez 55'
  • Wilson 81'
  • Cucurella 22'
  • Delap 72'

7 January 2026

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Fulham against Chelsea on 7 January 2026, on matchday 21 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Liam Delap (Chelsea), rated 75, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.63 xG. Delap produced 1.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Fulham, the highest-rated player was Sander Berge, with 71.

Marc Cucurella was sent off at 22'.

75
Player of the match

Liam Delap

Chelsea · 90'

Produced 1.75× and cost 0.36× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 0.63 xG 2.3×
  • 2 shots on target 2.6×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target 0.7×
  • 9 duels lost 1.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Fulham
PlayerPositionMinRating
Sander Berge Midfielder 90 71
Jorge Cuenca Defender 46 66
Harry Wilson Forward 90 62
Raúl Jiménez Forward 90 61
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder 83 59
Issa Diop Defender 90 57
Tom Cairney Midfielder 73 57
Joachim Andersen Defender 90 55
Timothy Castagne Defender 90 46
Kevin Forward 44 43
Antonee Robinson Defender 73 31
Bernd Leno Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Ryan Sessegnon Defender 17 no rating
Saša Lukić Midfielder 17 no rating
Harrison Reed Midfielder 7 no rating
Adama Traoré Forward 1 no rating
Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
Liam Delap ★ Forward 90 75
Reece James Defender 25 73
Marc Cucurella Defender 22 65
Andrey Santos Midfielder 28 60
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender 90 59
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 65 55
Trevoh Chalobah Defender 90 51
Jorrel Hato Defender 62 50
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder 90 39
Pedro Neto Forward 90 36
Malo Gusto Defender 76 28
Cole Palmer Midfielder 75 27
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 no rating
João Pedro Forward 15 no rating
Josh Acheampong Defender 14 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.