Chelsea face FA charge after alleged discriminatory chants at Fulham

Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association following reports of discriminatory chanting during their Premier League visit to Fulham in August.

Quick facts

  • Chelsea face an FA charge over alleged discriminatory chanting.
  • The incident was reported during an away Premier League match against Fulham.
  • The fixture took place in August.

The charge concerns conduct among Chelsea supporters at Craven Cottage, where Fulham hosted their west London rivals in the opening month of the season.

The Football Association has not detailed the nature of the chanting in the information available. Chelsea will now have to respond to the allegation through the governing body’s disciplinary process.

Marcus Chen covers world soccer for berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org — club news, transfers, and the people who drive the game from week to week. His reporting ranges across the Premier League and Champions League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, plus the U.S. game and World Cup cycles. He came up on football desks at newspapers and specialist sites, where the job was simple: get the facts straight, then explain what they mean for the club and the supporters. The pieces here are written the same way — match reaction, transfer notes, interviews and features that stay close to the pitch.