Chelsea move to 8th position with victory over Fulham

Cole Palmer scored for Chelsea against Fulham. He has scored five penalties this season, more than any other player in the Premier League

Cole Palmer’s first-half penalty gave Chelsea a narrow win over West London rivals Fulham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, yesterday. The win took the Blues to the eight on the table after staying so long on the 10th position.

Marco Silva’s side had the best chance of the opening exchanges when Antonee Robinson’s low cross found Harry Wilson at the back post, but the winger’s effort from a tight angle was kept out by the feet of Chelsea keeper Djordje Petrovic.
 
In the 74th minute Petrovic superbly denied Fulham’s Raul Jimenez with a low diving save to his right after the forward met Andreas Pereira’s cutback.
The match’s outcome may have been different if referee Anthony Taylor had chosen to send off Chelsea defender Malo Gusto with the game goalless in the 39th minute.
 
The France right-back caught Willian above his ankle, but the video assistant referee (VAR) was happy to uphold Taylor’s decision to award Gusto a yellow card.Fulham face Liverpool in the semi-final second leg on 24 January.
Culled from BBCSports

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