Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi continued his impressive form for Fulham with a goal against Chelsea in the 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage on Sunday.
However, Iwobi’s goal was not enough to hand the hosts the maximum points as Chelsea fought back to snatch a late win to boost their Champions League hopes.
The former Arsenal midfielder put Fulham ahead in the 20th minute with a composed finish for his ninth Premier League goal of the season.
Iwobi has now scored in two consecutive home games for Fulham after delivering a match-winning performance against Liverpool with a goal and one assist in the encounter.
The 28-year-old has now scored nine goals and recorded five assists in 33 matches for Fulham in the Premier League this season.
Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey was in action for the whole duration of the match.
Tyrique George, and Pedro Neto scored two second-half goals to hand Chelsea the maximum points.
What the managers said
Marco Silva: “I really believe the result is very harsh for us but the second half was not our level and we lost the game.”
Enzo Maresca: “I’m very happy. First of all because I think we deserved to win the game. We started well in the first 20 minutes but then we conceded a goal unfortunately and in a match that is a must-win, that is not easy for the players.”
Key facts in Fulham vs Chelsea Match
Neto’s goal (92:31) was Chelsea’s latest winning goal on record in a Premier League London derby (since 2006/07).
Fulham have dropped 25 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, with only Ipswich Town dropping more in the competition (27).
Today’s defeat puts an end to Fulham’s eight-match streak in the Premier League of alternating between a victory and a defeat, with this being only the second time this season that the Cottagers have lost back-to-back matches and the first time since October 2024.
Aged 19 years and 75 days old, George became Chelsea’s fifth-youngest goalscorer in the Premier League and youngest since Callum Hudson-Odoi netted against Burnley in January 2020 (19y 65d).
The victory helped Chelsea return to the Champions League qualification place ahead of the last five matches of the season.
The Blues will be back in action against Everton on Saturday, while Fulham will take on Southampton away
In the other Premier League games, Manchester United suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Wolves.
Arsenal recorded a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town courtesy of a brace from Leandro Trossard, and goals from Gabriel Martinelli, and Ethan Nwaneri.
