They have spent more than the French, German, Spanish and Italian leagues combined last month but Chelsea still can’t buy a goal.
Co-owners Todd Boelhy and Behdad Eghbali can flex the credit card, rip up the running order and announce themselves as the new players in town.
But for all the promise of the Stamford Bridge mid-season reboot - and this was promising - it was Fulham with more shots on target and more touches in the opposition box. Joao Felix, who returns from his suspension at West Ham next Tuesday, cannot make it back soon enough.
