It may have surprised a few at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening when Chelsea confirmed their starting line-up for their Premier League clash with Fulham and Joao Felix was on there.
Just over 30 hours after the club announced the loan signing of the 23-year-old attacker, Graham Potter threw him straight into the team for the west London derby. Felix started alongside Kai Havertz in what looked like a 3-5-2 formation for the visitors at Craven Cottage.
Chelsea started the game on top and it looked as if the players had been given a much-needed boost by the arrival of Felix just over 30 hours before. The Portugal international has already got his own song, that was being sang loudly from the away end.
