Fulham came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1, courtesy of goals from Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz, in Thursday’s West London derby, and you can watch the full match highlights below.
Muniz Completes Turnaround As Fulham Topple Blues
Looking to maintain the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool, second place Chelsea hosted Fulham in a West London derby on Boxing Day, in which they were heavily favoured among the UK’s best football betting sites.
It became clear rather quickly why the Blues were favoured so heavily, as they took the advantage after just 16 minutes through the ever-impressive Cole Palmer. The England international danced his way through the visitors’ defence before coolly slotting his effort beyond Bernd Leno in goal.
Everything looked to be going the way of Enzo Maresca‘s side, as they maintained their lead with less than 10 minutes to spare. However, the introduction of Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz would spell disaster for the in-form Blues, with the former drawing Fulham level on the 82-minute mark.
Some nice play down the left between Alex Iwobi and Antonee Robinson enabled the latter to deliver a cross towards Timothy Castagne, who headed the ball back across goal, and Welshman Wilson was there to nod home.
The game wasn’t done there as far as the Cottagers were concerned, as Muniz slotted home the winner from Sasa Lukic’s cross in the 95th minute, sending the away end into raptures as they sealed their first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979.
With the result, Chelsea maintain their position in second place in the table but could fall down to third before Gameweek 18 is over, while Fulham climb up to eighth place, ahead of the likes of Aston Villa, Brighton and Tottenham.
WATCH: Chelsea 1-2 Fulham Highlights
The Blues return to league action with a trip to Suffolk when they face Ipswich on Monday night, before travelling to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace the following weekend.
Fulham, meanwhile, are next in action on Sunday with a home tie against high-flying Bournemouth, followed by another home game against Ipswich.
