Chelsea beat Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League, helped by contentious VAR decisions. Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez scored, while Fulham boss Marco Silva criticised refereeing after his side’s disallowed goal
In a largely uneventful match, both teams had chances but failed to capitalize. Manchester United's captain Bruno Fernandes was notably wasteful, missing several opportunities to score. Fulham, on the other hand, looked dangerous on counter-attacks but could not turn their promising breaks into goals.
Charles Jr had a successful 2023/24 season, making 16 appearances for the academy, scoring three goals, and providing 10 assists. He also made his first-team debut, starting in the 1-0 Carabao Cup win against Brentford in September 2023.
Fulham's recent form may have given them some hope of an upset, but the fact they had conceded 18 goals without scoring in their last six meetings against Pep Guardiola's men turned out to be a closer reflection of the condition of both teams
The win is Guardiola's 500th victory in charge of a top-flight club in all competitions in a career taking him from FC Barcelona, to Bayern Munich to Manchester
Pogba created space for himself just outside the corner of the penalty area and bent a powerful shot past Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and into the far corner of the net in the 65th minute
Fulham had registered the first goal of the match in the 25th minute as Bobby Reid got among the scoring charts. However, Liverpool came back in the 70th minute to level the scores. Mohamed Salah
Harry Kane's 24th minute shot from distance on Sunday swerved past Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to give Tottenham the lead in south-east London and Spurs looked to be on their way to three points until Jeffrey Schlupp
Ivan Cavaleiro — one of the spot kick culprits from previous matches — stepped up and curled his effort high into the net for a goal that ultimately proved the winner at King Power Stadium
