Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz came off the bench to stun Chelsea and end Fulham’s 45-year Stamford Bridge hoodoo. The Blues were leading through Cole Palmer’s classy early goal and looking on course for an eighth win in nine matches to keep the heat on Premier League leaders Liverpool. Advertisement But Wilson equalised with eight minutes remaining and Muniz struck deep into stoppage time to secure a 2-1 victory and Fulham’s first win at their west London rivals since 1979.
Fulham earn their first-ever Premier League away win at Chelsea in dramatic fashion 😅 #CHEFUL pic.twitter.com/q6nYOF8skA — Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2024 Advertisement In fact it was 13 years to the day since Fulham last even scored at the Bridge, with Clint Dempsey on target in a 1-1 draw.
So the omens were certainly against them when Palmer fired Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute. Advertisement There did not look to be much on when Levi Colwill played the ball into Palmer’s feet about 40 yards out. But the England star burst into life, turning away from Andreas Pereira and gliding past Sasa Lukic towards the edge of the box.
Palmer then applied the finish, almost nonchalantly passing the ball through the legs of defender Issa Diop and into the corner of Bernd Leno’s goal. It was Palmer’s 26th league strike of 2024, beating the Chelsea record for Premier League goals scored in a calendar year set by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2001. Advertisement The 22-year-old almost b.
