Despite handing Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk their first Chelsea starts, Graham Potter's side were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.
The stalemate leaves the Blues nine points behind the Premier League top four but the feeling of disappointment swept across the stadium when Stuart Atwell blew the final whistle. A goal never really looked like coming for Chelsea with Kai Havertz clipping the post in the first half before David Datro Fofana was denied his first goal since his £10million move from Molde.
There were plenty of positives from the evening. Fernandez did extremely well in the deep-lying playmaker role, two days after arriving to England, whilst Noni Madueke left a good impression on his Chelsea debut. Keeping Fulham out also means Kepa Arrizabalaga has kept three consecutive clean sheets.
