{"id":2162,"date":"2026-08-25T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:21:37","slug":"alvaro-arbeloa-thinks-chelsea-actually-taught-fulham-a-good-lesson-in-3-2-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2162","title":{"rendered":"Alvaro Arbeloa thinks Chelsea actually taught Fulham a ‘good lesson’ in 3-2 defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Alvaro Arbeloa hopes his Fulham side can learn from their loss to Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/a> scored three goals in a 3-2 win thanks to Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n

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The trio played well in the west London derby, but Arbeloa clearly feels the goals his team conceded were avoidable.<\/p>\n

Alvaro Arbeloa claims Chelsea have taught Fulham they can\u2019t make mistakes at this level<\/h2>\n

Fulham conceded just 30 seconds into the game after trying to be too clever at the back, but Arbeloa thinks it is a good lesson that Chelsea have taught them.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports<\/a> after the full-time whistle, the former Real Madrid boss said: \u201cWe made some mistakes we cannot make. When you play against a team like Chelsea with these top players and you concede that mistake they are going to punish you. It\u2019s a good lesson for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chelsea also made some errors in the game, with Robert Sanchez failing to save a shot that was hit straight at him.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old also parried the ball straight back into the danger zone before Gonzalo Garcia scored his first goal for Fulham.<\/p>\n

Chelsea, then, have also learned something from the game. They arguably need a new goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

In terms of candidates to replace Sanchez, Emiliano Martinez or Diogo Costa<\/a> could be perfect.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea\u2019s xG shows they really punished Fulham<\/h2>\n

While Chelsea were very questionable at the back, they were pretty clinical going forward.<\/p>\n

As per Sofascore<\/a>, their xG was only 2.24, yet they still managed to score three goals. It is no wonder that Gary Neville and others are raving about their new three-man attack.<\/p>\n

After the game, Neville discussed Palmer, Rogers and Pedro<\/a>, stating that their performance as an attacking unit was one of the best things to come from this first round of Premier League<\/a> fixtures.<\/p>\n

If they continue to fire, Chelsea could be in for a really good season, with some already tipping them to challenge Arsenal for the title. That does seem a bit premature, though, especially with a defence that still looks quite leaky.<\/p>\n

However, after matchday 1, Chelsea do appear to be in a good place under Xabi Alonso<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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