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VERIFIED RESULT · PREMIER LEAGUE

Chelsea win 3-2 at Fulham and make an early title statement

The final score is locked into the live table. Matched 100,000-path forecasts isolate how Chelsea's derby win reshapes the title and top-four races.

FINAL SCOREFulham 2-3 Chelsea
CHELSEA TITLE12.58% → 18.03%
CHELSEA POINTS63.9 → 66.7
CHELSEA TOP FOUR53.81% → 64.69%
TITLE SWING

+5.44 percentage points

Chelsea rise to second in the predicted table after taking all three points.

CHELSEA POINTS

+2.8 points

The derby win lifts their mean projection to 66.7 points.

TOP FOUR

53.81% → 64.69%

The model now puts Chelsea's Champions League qualification chance above 64%.

FULHAM SURVIVAL

11.17% → 15.44%

Fulham fall one predicted place, from 13th to 14th.

MATCHED-PATH METHOD

Same seed, one newly completed result

ASSUMPTION 1The before run treats Fulham v Chelsea as unresolved; the after run locks the verified 2-3 result.100,000 paths · seed 260827
ASSUMPTION 2Both forecasts use the same seed and 100,000 paths, with identical squad strengths and every other fixture unchanged.100,000 paths · seed 260827
ASSUMPTION 3The comparison isolates the completed result and does not treat any unconfirmed transfer report as a core input.100,000 paths · seed 260827
EVIDENCE

Final score, scorers and match report

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