Premier League 2018/19, Chelsea 2-0 Fulham: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis

Goals from Pedro and Ruben Loftus-Cheek got Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea back to winning ways as they piled further misery on Fulham with a 2-0 home victory

#3 Fulham failed to create clear-cut chances

Mitrovic wasn't given the best of service

Fulham threatened twice in the first-half and also had the best chances in the second until Loftus-Cheek's strike. However, they could have had many more fine chances.

Calum Chambers saw his fine header saved by Kepa, who had a busier outing today. The same man beat three blue shirts down the right side and found himself in space, but couldn't produce the right delivery for his eager teammates.

Seri too, had a couple of set pieces to make something happened, but his delivery was way off the pace. A corner that he fizzed in, in the 87th minute, was his best contribution in the entire fixture.

The away side tried to lock Jorginho down and choke him for time and space, but following that move, they themselves failed to move it forward quicker.

Post Cairney's withdrawal, Fulham's creativity totally dried and eventually perished after the second goal.

Their decision making in the final third was simply abysmal.

Edited by Alan John