Chelsea took their spending in the region of £600million for the last 12 months after breaking the British transfer record for Enzo Fernandez on deadline day. The Blues spent hours in negotiations with Benfica in the final days of the transfer window before a £106.7million deal was agreed with the 22-year-old making his debut three days after joining.
Graham Potter's side were unable to get the best of their west London rivals Fulham at Stamford Bridge with the game ending goalless on Friday evening. Fernandez was able to complete the full 90 minutes, impressing on his first Premier League appearance showing multiple glimpses of his quality that was certainly on show during the World Cup.
The return of Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling were also welcome sights for Chelsea with Noni Madueke also being handed his debut. Plenty of opportunities fell the way of the hosts, but for the second consecutive game they drew a blank.
