Fulham were neat, energetic and well-grooved. Chelsea played on the break for a bit, pushed back by Fulham’s vigour in midfield, where Fernandes was slick on the ball, but often overrun. With 58 minutes gone Traoré ran past him on the left like a man absent-mindedly vaulting a traffic cone, leaving Neto to finally drag him down.

Chelsea’s defensive injuries have continued with Colwill, Cucurella, Gusto and Tosin all set to start. Lavia is a doubt, so Caicedo and Fernandez could start in the deeper roles with four of Nkunku, Felix, Neto, Palmer, Jackson, Madueke and Sancho starting ahead of them.

Enzo Maresca's side fall apart in the second half as the Cottagers pick up a first win against the Blues since 1979.