It began with a subtle flick from Moisés Caicedo, the midfielder’s touch just deceptive enough to unbalance Fulham. Into added time at Craven Cottage and Chelsea, who had finally thrown off the shackles after equalising through Tyrique George, seemed to have remembered they can play football. Inhibited no more, their quality took over as they moved down the right, Enzo Fernández and Cole Palmer swapping passes before the ball came to Pedro Neto to round things off with a finish that left no room for any debate.
These are the moments that turn seasons, perhaps even save jobs. For long spells this was the same old story from Chelsea. Creating little, they trailed 1-0 early on and no doubt would have faced a torrent of abuse from the away end had Fulham clung on to their slender advantage.
