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Chelsea v Fulham LIVE: Result and reaction as Cole Palmer penalty enough for Blues to triumph

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham: Cole Palmer’s penalty just before the break was enough for the Blues to edge to victory

Luke Baker
Saturday 13 January 2024 10:05 EST
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Chelsea made it three Premier League wins in a row for the first time since October 2022 as Cole Palmer’s penalty guided them to a 1-0 victory over Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

The winning goal came in stoppage time at the end of the first half, the top scorer for Mauricio Pochettino’s side notching his ninth goal of the season after Raheem Sterling was tripped in the box.

However, the move had been started by a moment of Palmer genius, spotting a gap and threading a superb ball through the middle that drew defender Issa Diop into a clumsy foul.

Marco Silva’s visitors never truly looked beaten until the final whistle sounded. Chelsea, though, defended doggedly in the final moments to breathe genuine momentum into their season.

Relive the game below:

SAVE! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

74 mins: Fulham now putting the pressure on! Pereira takes on his man and advances into the box from the left. His pull-back goes behind a slipping Palmer and Jimenez gets a shot at goal but Petrovic dives to his right to push it away with a strong hand.

Shortly after, Jimenez gets another shot away but Petrovic is solid at his near post.

Luke Baker13 January 2024 14:07

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

72 mins: Things starting to get frantic now. Chelsea put pressure on Fulham but blocks are flying in and eventually Gallagher fires well over the bar.

A Sterling cross then blocked out for a corner, which is cleared

Luke Baker13 January 2024 14:05

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

66 mins: Now Chelsea respond with a sub of their own. Armando Broja - still getting full fitness back from injury - is off with Noni Madueke coming on

Luke Baker13 January 2024 14:00

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

64 mins: A double change for Fulham as Timothy Castagne and Bobby DeCordova-Reid are on for Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson. Can the fresh legs get them back in this match?

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:57

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

59 mins: Enzo Fernandez gets a yellow card as he almost scissor tackles Cairney.

Then a great block by Tete! Chelsea swarm forward, with the crowd getting behind them. The ball is slid in to Sterling’s feet eight yards out and he looks set to score but Tete slides in to block the ball away. Superb defending.

Chelsea then win a corner but Sterling’s cross is claimed by Leno after a short-corner routine.

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:53

CHANCE! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

53 mins: This should be 2-0 to Chelsea. Good patience by Broja on the left, lays it back and the cross is whipped in where Sterling is unmarked on the six-yard box line! He flicks the header but Leno manages to parry it away.

Sterling may have been offside, it certainly would have been interesting to see if it had stood.

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:47

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

49 mins: Fulham win a free-kick on the left and whip it in to try and cause havoc in the box but it’s scrambled away. Chelsea then counter – Fernandez rides one challenge but is crudely hacked down by Wilson on the halfway line to stop the break in its tracks. Wilson yellow-carded for his trouble, taking one for the team.

Chelsea then work the ball into the box via Palmer and Broja tries to work half a yard to shoot but he’s crowded out.

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:43

KICK-OFF! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

Back underway in west London. That penalty just before the break was a real bonus for Chelsea - can they turn it into a third straight Premier League win?

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:39

HALF-TIME! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

Here’s that Cole Palmer penalty that is the difference between the teams so far

Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:31

HALF-TIME! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

It looked like heading to the break at 0-0 after a fairly chance-free half but a late penalty from Cole Palmer for his ninth Premier League goal of the season has put Chelsea ahead!

Can they turn that into three points now?

(REUTERS)
Luke Baker13 January 2024 13:23

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