Patrick Vieira will have been one of the happiest men watching Chelsea struggle at Craven Cottage. His Crystal Palace side play the Blues on Sunday and he will be hoping they can pile further misery on Graham Potter's struggling side.
To make matters worse for Potter, who has now won just once in nine matches and lost eight of the last 11, he didn't just have the result go against him at Fulham. In a crazy two minute period that ultimately defined the match Chelsea lost their best performer in 2023 through injury as well as Joao Felix to suspension.
Denis Zakaria hobbled off, adding to the injury woes already marring the squad at the moment, before Felix lunged into a poor tackle less than an hour into his hugely exciting debut. Not only did the Blues lose Felix's creativity on the field for the remaining 35 minutes, they also lost his services for the next three matches.
