Fulham Faces Fan Backlash After Third Consecutive Loss

Fulham recorded a higher expected goals figure of 3.13 compared with Palace’s 1.97, and they also pushed Chelsea hard on the season’s opening weekend.

Nevertheless, the league table shows three matches played, three losses and zero points.

This prompted boos from a section of the Fulham support and chants questioning the team’s performance.

Arbeloa is accustomed to pressure, having amassed over 350 appearances for Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Liverpool and West Ham during his playing career.

He also earned 56 caps for Spain and was part of the squad that captured two European Championships and a World Cup between 2008 and 2012.

Arbeloa took over after serving four months as Real Madrid’s caretaker manager, during which he directed the final 28 matches of the previous season after Xabi Alonso departed.

In that spell he recorded 18 wins, two draws and eight losses.

As a former defender, the Spaniard would have preferred to avoid conceding three goals, particularly in the fashion they did.

“We were unlucky with the second Palace goal,” Arbeloa said.

If Fulham continues to create chances as they did against Palace, victories should follow. However, the prospect of entering the international break with zero—or just a handful—of points is very real.

Arbeloa’s upcoming schedule includes visits to two of his former clubs: a trip to Liverpool, followed by a home Carabao Cup third‑round clash with West Ham, and then a league encounter with Manchester United.

Only six Premier League sides have begun a campaign with five straight losses, and of those, just two managed to avoid relegation.

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