London: Chelsea’s poor form continues in the English Premier League. Blue Army lost against Fulham. Fulham won by two goals to one. Superstar Jao Felix, who came to Chelsea on loan, became the tragic hero of the team.
Willian and Carlos Vinicius were on target for Fulham, while Kalidou Koulibaly scored a consolation goal for Chelsea.
Both teams attacked from the start of the match. Fulham took the lead through Willian in the 25th minute. Willian, the former Chelsea star, did not celebrate the goal by raising his hands. But Chelsea pulled a goal back early in the second half through Koulibaly.
Felix got a red card in the 58th minute of the match. Felix, who came to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid, was unexpectedly brought on by coach Graham Potter. The actor made great strides and excited the fans.
But in the 58th minute, Felix was shown a red card by the referee for a foul on Fulham defender Kenny Tetteh. At that time the score was 1-1. With Felix out, Chelsea were reduced to 10 men. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fulham sealed the victory by scoring in the 73rd minute. Carlos Vinicius scored the winning goal for the team.
With this defeat, Chelsea’s status has deteriorated. With 25 points from 18 matches, Chelsea have dropped to 10th place in the points table. Fulham climbed to sixth place with 31 points from 19 matches.