Highlights from Chelsea vs. Fulham: Enzo Fernandez excels on his debut,Blues are NINE points from the TOP Four
Fulham battled to a 0-0 stalemate against Chelsea to severely harm Chelsea’s chances of finishing in the top four, disappoint their high-spending neighbours once more, and move up to sixth place in the Premier League. Within 72 hours of his arrival, Enzo Fernandez, a British record acquisition from Benfica, joined Benoit Badiashile and Mykhailo Mudryk on the field for Chelsea.On his debut, Enzo Fernandez shines.
Meanwhile, Fulham’s remarkable season continues as they climb up to sixth position, two points ahead of their local rivals but with a game more played.
Graham Potter, the manager of Chelsea, said, “There’s a nice spirit within the team.” “I agree that we didn’t do enough during the game to increase the number of chances we created, which is something we need to do.
“Of sure, some of it is good for us. Although there was effort and spirit, as an offensive squad we would like to accomplish more.”
Chelsea, who had only scored 22 goals in their first 20 games, continued to struggle to regularly constitute an offensive threat. The best offensive plays by the home team in the first half, though, all involved Fernandez.
Additionally, Fulham offered everything they had in the second half. Against his former team, Willian forced Kepa to make a save early in the first half. Shortly after, he gave Perreira another chance.
With 11 minutes remaining, Chelsea had a fantastic opportunity to secure all three points. A few minutes after David Datro Fofana, another January signing, rounded stranded Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno on the edge of the box, Ream reacted quickly to make a sliding clearance off the line to prevent a certain goal and a share of the points.