Joao Felix's red card against Fulham was the right decision, according to former Premier League referee Paul Walton. The forward's Chelsea debut had looked promising in the opening 50 minutes before he was shown a straight red card by referee David Coote.
Felix, 23, was handed a start by Graham Potter only a day after sealing his loan to Stamford Bridge until the end of the season on Wednesday. He partnered Kai Havertz and Mason Mount in the Blues' front three and showed glimpses of excitement in the first half before the nightmare moment struck.
Two minutes after Denis Zakaria was forced off with an injury - adding to the Blues' injury list - the Portugal international was dismissed after a high challenge on right-back Kenny Tete. Proceedings took another turn for the worse for Potter 15 minutes later when Vinicius headed the winner past Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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