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21:23
Joao Palhinha (Fulham FC) is shown a yellow card.
João Palhinha rushes into his opponent from behind. There is also a lot of ball, but also too much man. In this respect, the referee’s decision to show him yellow for it is okay.
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21:23
Sensational pass from Thiago Silva! The veteran lifts the ball over the entire back line of the guests to Kai Havertz. The Germany international tries to tip the ball past the goalkeeper with the first touch, but Leno is there with his right foot. It also becomes clear afterwards: Havertz was minimally offside during the pass.
17
21:18
Ziyech crosses high and far into the sixteen from the half field. The ball makes its way to Mudryk, but Leno is alert and easily plucks the marble out of the air.
15
21:16
Almost a quarter of an hour has now been played. There is still a lack of good scoring chances on both sides.
12.
21:13
Chelsea are now defensively challenged for a long time and do not come from their own half. On the other hand, Fulham can’t create anything dangerous either.
9.
21:11
Fernández wins the ball in his own half and it’s lightning fast for the Blues. Mount picks up the ball, passes it forward to Havertz and he back to Mount. In front of the sixteen, he wants to get through to Mudryk, but the attempt to pass is blocked.
7.
21:09
Antonee Robinson marches left through two opponents and sprints towards the baseline. He puts the ball a little too far in front of himself, so that he can no longer flank, but the ball ends up out of bounds.
6.
21:08
Overall it’s a quiet start from both teams. The teams first feel each other out.
3.
21:05
Mudryk receives the ball on the left in the sixteen and wants to take Mount behind with him. He plays a very sharp pass to the baseline, which the latter can no longer reach.
1.
21:02
Let’s go to the bridge! We’re looking forward to an exciting game.
20:32
Things are different at Fulham FC. The promoted team has had a good season so far and is currently seventh in the English league. So you have two points more than the Blues on the account. However, the winning streak of four games won was followed by two narrow 1-0 defeats in the Premier League after Christmas. The conditions in Fulham are also different on the transfer market, but Cédric Soares and Saša Lukić have also strengthened their squad. Both are not in the squad today.
20:24
In any case, things are not looking too rosy for the hosts at the moment. Chelsea have only won once in their last five Premier League games. The Champions League winner from 2021 made headlines above all with numerous (expensive) transfers during the winter break. €611.49m has already been invested in new players at Stamford Bridge this season, around €329.5m of that in January. A whopping eight new actors have been added. With Benoît Badiashile, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Enzo Fernández, who only joined on deadline day for around €120 million, there are also three winter newcomers in the starting XI. Noni Madueke and David Fofana, also newly arrived in London, also take a seat on the bench.
20:10
It’s been three weeks and a day since the West London Derby was played before. The promoted team won the catch-up game of the seventh game day 2-1. João Félix also made his debut for the Blues shirt but was involuntarily sent off after 58 minutes with a red card.
19:56
Have a nice Friday evening and welcome to the start of matchday 22 in the Premier League! Chelsea FC and Fulham FC make the start. Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 9 p.m. German time.