Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Fulham today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea FC 0 - 0 Fulham FC
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12:59SAVED!!! King wins the ball high up again and shapes onto his left foot, but this shot on goal isn't as potent and he fires straight into Sanchez's gloves!
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12:59NO GOAL!!! Fulham are denied in controversial circumstances! Muniz's accidental stamp on Adarabioyo as he turned with the ball is adjudged to be a 'reckless challenge', leading the referee to chalk off King's goal and spark a chorus of understandable boos from the away end!
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12:58Replays show a potential foul from Muniz on Adarabioyo in the build-up to that breakaway goal for King, and while the Brazilian catches the Chelsea defender while having the ball at his own feet, referee Robert Jones is being called over to the monitor...
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12:56BALL IN THE NET!!! Fulham are denied what looked to be a deserved opener in the derby!! Castagne wins the ball on the edge of his own box and plays it forward to King, who turns away from his marker to link up with Muniz and Berge. The Norwegian plays King in behind the defence, and he cuts inside Adarabioyo before rifling a low strike into the bottom-left corner!! The goal is initially given, but VAR have a word in the referee's ear midway through the celebrations...
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12:53Assist Sander Berge
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12:51WIDE!!! A loose ball breaks for Iwobi and he drives into open space before letting fly, but can only send his 25-yard effort bouncing wide of Sanchez's left post!
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12:50King wins a free-kick on the right which is swung into Chelsea's box by Fulham, but it's a poor delivery which is easily headed clear on the edge of the area.
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12:48Chelsea drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace in their first home Premier League match of 2025-26 and also failed to win their opening two home games last season, but they haven’t done so in consecutive seasons since 2001-02 and 2002-03. The Blues have only gone goalless in their opening two home league games in a campaign three times before: in 1955-56, 1978-79 and 1986-87.
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12:45Enzo Maresca isn't risking Delap any further and brings on Cobham youngster Tyrique George to replace him, in a move which could see Joao Pedro move into the number nine role with George in behind.
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12:45Delap looks to chase down Cucurella's ball in behind the Fulham defence but pulls up and clutches a hamstring before he can get there. The striker subsequently hits the deck, and it looks as if Chelsea may have to make an early change here.
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12:44Fulham won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, ending a 21-game winless streak away to Chelsea in all competitions. However, they’ve never won consecutive visits to Stamford Bridge in their history.
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12:43Cucurella miscues a defensive header from a long ball forward and Castagen threatens to run in behind, but Sanchez darts off his line to collect it and quashes the chance.
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12:40WIDE!!! Andersen wins possession very high up the pitch and the Fulham defender plays a one-two with Tete before shooting, but his left-footed effort curls well wide of the target!
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12:39Berge is making his 100th appearance in the Premier League, becoming the 23rd different Norwegian to hit this milestone in the competition and the first since Martin Odegaard in December 2023.
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12:39BLOCKED!!! Neto and Cucurella play a one-two from the latter's throw-in and he plays Delap into shooting space, but the striker's right-footed effort is blocked behind for a corner by Berge!
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12:37SAVED!! Leno takes a bit too long to get rid of Lukic's back-pass and sends a loose pass which is quickly won back by Chelsea. The ball comes to Joao Pedro and he strikes goalwards, but the low drive is held by Fulham's number one!
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12:35Chelsea are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League in 2025, although their last defeat on home soil came against none other than Fulham in December 2024. The Blues are one of only three ever-present sides this calendar year to remain unbeaten at home in the competition, alongside Liverpool and Aston Villa.
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12:34Delap looks to chase down Tete as the Fulham defender faces his own net, but barges into the Dutchman a little too aggressively and concedes a free-kick.
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12:32Delap kicks the game off for Chelsea, and the 326th overall West London Derby is underway at the Bridge!
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12:31Chelsea are unsurprisingly the heavy favourites in our live probability tracker as the two sides head out onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge, with a 57.1% chance of victory reflecting their huge strength-in-depth. Fulham are down on just 20%, but they’ll be hoping to mark their territory in this local derby and once again display their ability to contend with the very best ahead of kick-off.
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12:27Chelsea’s matchday squad features six new signings with three in the starting XI, but Marco Silva has added only one new name to his side with two days of the transfer window remaining. He also names an unchanged XI for Fulham, with new goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte on the bench alongside Emile Smith Rowe, who scored within two minutes of his introduction against Manchester United.
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12:27Enzo Maresca names an unchanged starting XI after Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandes, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah all put goals past West Ham in East London. Cole Palmer misses out again after pulling up injured in the warm-up of that match, but Caicedo does start after being a doubt ahead of this one.
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12:17FULHAM SUBS: Benjamin Lecomte, Harrison Reed, Raul Jimenez, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Jorge Cuenca, Emile Smith Rowe, Antonee Robinson.
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12:17FULHAM (3-4-2-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey; Timothy Castagne, Sasa Lukic, Sander Berge, Ryan Sessegnon; Josh King, Alex Iwobi; Rodrigo Muniz.
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12:17CHELSEA SUBS: Filip Jorgensen, Jamie Gittens, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Jorrel Hato, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong.
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12:11CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto; Liam Delap.
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12:11Fulham lie 13th in the table after two draws so far this season, both of which have seen them rescue a point with late second-half fightbacks. Rodrigo Muniz’s 97th minute equaliser secured a last-ditch draw at Brighton on the opening weekend, and Emile Smith Rowe did likewise midway through the second half against Manchester United at Craven Cottage last time out.
Chelsea vs Fulham
12:06Chelsea sit fourth in the early Premier League table with a win and a draw on the board so far, after bouncing back from a stalemate against Crystal Palace with a 5-1 thumping of West Ham last time out. The Blues went 1-0 down within six minutes at the London Stadium, but by the 60th, had hit five at the other end in a dominant display.
Chelsea vs Fulham
12:06Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this match in the Premier League, as Chelsea host Fulham at Stamford Bridge in the first West London Derby of the new season.
Chelsea vs Fulham
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