§ Premier League · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea

  • King 23'
  • García 54'
  • Pedro 1'
  • Rogers 41'
  • Palmer 49'

24 August 2026

The match in data

Chelsea got the better of Fulham, 3–2, on 24 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League.

Player of the match: Jorge Cuenca (Fulham), rated 70, thanks above all to 9 final-third passes and 87 passes. Cuenca produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was João Pedro, with 67.

70
Player of the match

Jorge Cuenca

Fulham · 90'

Produced 1.42× and cost 0.44× their position's average

Added
  • 9 final-third passes 1.6×
  • 87 passes 1.8×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
Took away
  • 10 misplaced passes 1.5×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

Match ratings

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

Fulham
PlayerPositionMinRating
Shea Charles Midfielder 23 72
Jorge Cuenca ★ Defender 90 70
Alex Iwobi Forward 90 61
Gonzalo García Forward 90 60
Oscar Bobb Forward 67 54
Calvin Bassey Defender 90 51
Timothy Castagne Defender 90 49
Sander Berge Midfielder 73 49
César Palacios Midfielder 73 41
Josh King Midfielder 90 30
Antonee Robinson Defender 82 30
Bernd Leno Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Kevin Forward 17 no rating
Ryan Sessegnon Defender 17 no rating
Rodrigo Muniz Forward 8 no rating
Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
João Pedro Forward 90 67
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 82 65
Levi Colwill Defender 90 59
Cole Palmer Midfielder 83 57
Roméo Lavia Midfielder 65 56
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 25 52
Jorrel Hato Defender 65 49
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 36
Josh Acheampong Defender 90 35
Malo Gusto Defender 76 34
Reece James Defender 90 30
Pep Chavarría Defender 25 19
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Pedro Neto Forward 14 no rating
Geovany Quenda Forward 8 no rating
Estêvão Forward 7 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.