New Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior watched from the stands as his facet have been crushed 2-1 by west London rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage. Rosenior had not been appointed in time to take cost however noticed as Chelsea struggled below caretaker supervisor Calum McFarlane.
Chelsea went down to 10 males within the twenty second minute when Marc Cucurella was despatched off for knowledgeable foul on Harry Wilson. The early crimson card left Chelsea with a troublesome process, and so they fell behind within the fifty fifth minute to a Raul Jimenez header.
Chelsea equalised shortly after when Liam Delap scored from shut vary after the ball bounced again off the left publish from a nook, following a near-own objective by Antonee Robinson.
Nevertheless, Fulham regained the lead with 9 minutes remaining. Wilson beat Jorrel Hato with a intelligent contact contained in the field earlier than placing a half-volley into the left nook previous Robert Sanchez.
The defeat noticed Chelsea drop to seventh within the Premier League, beneath Brentford, whereas Fulham moved stage on 31 factors from 21 video games. Frustration was evident among the many Chelsea followers, with a ‘BlueCo out’ banner displayed and chants directed on the membership’s possession.
Chelsea’s crimson card for Cucurella marked their eighth dismissal of the season throughout all competitions, including to the stress on the staff forward of Rosenior’s first match in cost.
