Gameweek 1 report · Mon 24 Aug, 20:00 · Sky Sports
Fulham 2–3 Chelsea
Chelsea won at Fulham 3–2. Goals: FUL — King and Gonzalo; CHE — Rogers, Palmer and João Pedro. Assists: Castagne, Palmer, João Pedro and Lacroix.
The game rated it a 4 for FUL and a 3 for CHE on its five-point difficulty scale.
Sánchez made 4 saves.
Bonus points: Palmer 3, João Pedro 2 and Rogers 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Fulham the FPL returns were led by King (7 points, owned by 2.1%) and Castagne (6 points, owned by 0.9%). For Chelsea the FPL returns were led by Palmer (13 points, owned by 26.8%) and João Pedro (11 points, owned by 67.8%).
Rogers (40.1%), Palmer (26.8%) and João Pedro (67.8%) scored for a big share of the game; King (2.1%) and Gonzalo (3.7%) scored for almost nobody.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | CHE | MID | 13 | 82 | 26.8% |
| João Pedro | CHE | FWD | 11 | 90 | 67.8% |
| Rogers | CHE | MID | 8 | 81 | 40.1% |
| King | FUL | MID | 7 | 90 | 2.1% |
| Lacroix | CHE | DEF | 6 | 90 | 6.9% |
| Castagne | FUL | DEF | 6 | 90 | 0.9% |
| Gonzalo | FUL | FWD | 6 | 90 | 3.7% |
| Acheampong | CHE | DEF | 3 | 90 | 0.3% |
What's next
Fulham next face Man Utd (H) on Sun 20 Sept; Chelsea next face Bournemouth (H) on Sat 10 Oct.