Fulham 2-1 Chelsea: Graham Potter's side lose again and have Joao Felix sent off

"Graham Potter indispensable beryllium reasoning erstwhile is his luck going to change."

A horrendous tally of form, unhappy supporters, an progressively lengthy wounded database and present their prima caller signing is suspended for 3 games aft being sent disconnected connected his debut.

Chelsea, European champions a twelvemonth and a fractional ago, are 10th successful the Premier League aft losing 2-1 to westbound London rivals Fulham astatine Craven Cottage - and erstwhile again the Blues were the architects of their ain downfall.

Portugal winger Joao Felix had looked Chelsea's champion subordinate and been astatine the bosom of their champion attacking moments earlier helium lunged and caught Fulham defender Kenny Tete connected the shin and was shown a consecutive reddish card.

Joao Felix became the archetypal Chelsea subordinate to beryllium sent disconnected connected his Premier League debut for his tackle connected Tete

'The hits support coming'

"Joao was having a fantastic interaction and present to suffer him for 3 games is truly disappointing," said Potter.

"He didn't privation to wounded anybody and it's a shot enactment that tin happen.

"It's wherever we are successful presumption of things that tin hap for us. It is different blow, the hits support coming astatine the moment. We are suffering.

"It was a forward's tackle, determination was nary malice successful it but I recognize wherefore it was a red. He was truly good, you could spot his prime successful the crippled truthful it is doubly disappointing for us."

Chelsea had been the amended squad but fell down erstwhile teenage full-back Lewis Hall and cardinal defender Trevoh Chalobah some failed to wide the shot and ex-Chelsea antheral Willian scored with a deflected shot.

But Potter's broadside equalised wrong 2 minutes of the 2nd fractional arsenic Kalidou Koulibaly reacted quickest aft Mason Mount's free-kick had deed the post, and Chelsea looked connected top.

But the vantage did not past agelong arsenic Joao Felix, who lone joined Chelsea connected indebtedness from Atletico Madrid connected Wednesday, was sent disconnected earlier the hr mark, with Carlos Vinicius heading successful a 72nd-minute victor for the hosts.

'Moments are going against Potter'

In the 2nd fractional Joao Felix attempted six shots (purple circles) with 4 connected people (green lines), 1 blocked (blue line) and 1 disconnected people (red line). He had 2 palmy dribbles (triangles) and won 4 fouls (pentagons).

"That reddish paper infinitesimal changed the game," added Cole. "Joao Felix was superb - I saw capable successful his 59 minutes to cognize he's going to beryllium a bully signing for Chelsea.

"It is hard erstwhile you're down to 10 successful the Premier League due to the fact that you're getting overloaded successful antithetic areas of the pitch.

"Moments are going against Graham Potter and thing has to change. They request a fluky triumph oregon extremity to bring assurance backmost into the side."

Potter said helium was satisfied with his side's performance, but this had been different missed accidental to assertion a much-needed win.

He said: "I deliberation we controlled the crippled early, won the shot backmost high, created immoderate opportunities, possibly missed the past pass. We made a mates of mistakes for their goal.

"Second fractional I deliberation we responded good and past the reddish paper changes the game. Makes it a small much hard for us, I thought the exertion erstwhile we went down to 10 was truly good.

"I'm disappointed with the extremity due to the fact that I deliberation we could bash amended and that is what outgo us.

"We person got to support working. There is nary different solution - you person to support working, enactment unneurotic and effort to get the 3 points."

Zakaria adds to Chelsea's wounded worries

Another interest for Potter is Chelsea's wounded problems, with midfielder Denis Zakaria, connected indebtedness from Juventus, limping disconnected aboriginal successful the 2nd half, with Chelsea unsure arsenic to however superior the wounded is.

But it is perchance different subordinate joining an wounded database that includes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (hand), defenders Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Reece James (leg) and Wesley Fofana (knee), midfielders N'Golo Kante (hamstring) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf), and forwards Raheem Sterling (muscle injury), Christian Pulisic (knee) and Armando Broja (cruciate ligament).