Chelsea’s 3–2 win at Fulham was played on 24 August 2026 during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match took place at Craven Cottage on a Monday, making it the final fixture of the opening round. Chelsea’s victory completed a schedule that began on Friday with Arsenal versus Coventry City and continued through Saturday and Sunday.
The five-goal contest was one of the closest results of the round. Chelsea scored three times and Fulham scored twice, so the visiting side took all three points while Fulham began the season without a point.
The date is easy to misremember because most Premier League opening-weekend matches are concentrated on Saturday and Sunday. In this season, the round was deliberately spread over four days. Chelsea and Fulham were the only clubs involved on Monday, and their west London meeting brought the first matchweek to a close. The fixture also marked the beginning of Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea tenure and Álvaro Arbeloa’s Fulham tenure.