Chelsea beat Fulham 3–2 at Craven Cottage on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match was played on Monday, 24 August 2026, and was the final fixture of the opening round. Chelsea’s away victory made it the weekend’s only match with five goals and one of two matches in which both teams scored.
Craven Cottage is Fulham’s home ground beside the River Thames. Chelsea’s own stadium, Stamford Bridge, is also in west London, so the fixture was a short-distance London meeting rather than a match at Chelsea’s home venue.
The clubs began the season with new head coaches: Xabi Alonso took charge of Chelsea, while Álvaro Arbeloa led Fulham. The scoreline should be kept separate from the 2–2 Newcastle–Liverpool draw, another match in which both sides found the net.