Nizaar Kinsella assesses Chelsea Win Over Fulham

Evening Standard

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.

Transcript

00:00 There we have it, Chelsea win 1-0 in the West London Derby.

00:03 And what a feat win it is for Chelsea, it was sort of hard fought, they weren't dominant,

00:08 but they were pretty solid and I think that's positive.

00:11 Not giving too much away, Cullum did push for an equaliser late after Cole Palmer scored a penalty just before half-time.

00:18 But, you know, it wasn't to be for Cullum, they were good as well.

00:22 I thought both teams looked pretty solid, looked pretty organised,

00:26 but Chelsea just edged it out, just that little bit more quality in front of goal that was lacking from Buller.

00:32 I think Chelsea keeping this, looking where they are on the table, they were 10th before kick-off,

00:38 they're now up to 8th, they're above Manchester United on the table even.

00:42 And it shows that maybe there's something in this season, the Premier League season isn't over.

00:47 I think that's important.

00:49 Looking at the players, I think Enzo Fernandes was one of the better performers today,

00:53 really getting back into form. Cole Palmer, decisive as always.

00:57 Levi Colwell making a statement after struggling a little bit, being exposed tactically,

01:02 as much as anything against Middlesbrough.

01:05 And that's the next game, Middlesbrough in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.

01:09 And if Chelsea play like this, they'll probably expect to win that game.

01:12 .

01:13 .

01:14 .

01:15 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Category

Transcript

Recommended