Chelsea 1-2 Fulham, Player Ratings: Running out of steam

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Community player ratings from Chelsea's home defeat in the West London Derby

1. COLE PALMER (6.6)

Palmer scored a wonderful goal, but unfortunately that would be our only goal of the game.

After eight games in a row (in all competitions) of scoring at least two goals, we now have just one goal in two games. The attack hasn't been clicking as well lately, nor have we been clinical enough to overcome that reduction in chances created.

Still, for Palmer, that's 26 Premier League goals in 2024, which is the most ever by a Chelsea player in a calendar year.

2. MOISÉS CAICEDO (6.5)

Enzo Maresca thought we had good control of the game for much of the time, and while some may disagree with that assessment, whatever control we did have, Caicedo had a huge part to play in that. Unsurprisingly, Caicedo was also one of the few to not look completely dead on their feet by the final whistle.

3. ROBERT SÁNCHEZ (6.2)

Fulham would end up outshooting and out-possessing Chelsea and though he was beaten twice in the end, Sánchez did his level best to get us the three points with five saves. He did have at least once classic Bob Oopsie™ as well, just to balance the scales (which went unpunished as the "pass" somehow still found its way to Tosin).

vs. FULHAM (PL, H, L 1-2)

EXCEPTIONAL (9.0+): —

EXCELLENT (8.0-8.9): —

GOOD (7.0-7.9): —

AVERAGE (6.0-6.9): Palmer (6.6), Caicedo (6.5), Sánchez (6.2), Cucurella (6.2)

POOR (5.0-5.9): Enzo (5.9), Tosin (5.7), Colwill (5.6), Neto (5.5), Sancho (5.2), Gusto (5.0)

BAD (4.0-4.9): Jackson (4.8), Nkunku (4.3, sub)

TERRIBLE (3.0-3.9): —

OVERALL