Chelsea spent around £300 million on transfers this winter, according to the media, but they continue to struggle on the pitch. Argentina’s world champion Enzo Fernández, who arrived this week from Benfica Lisbon for £105m, made his debut against Fulham, becoming the most expensive player in Premier League history.
However, he did not help the team to success. Chelsea have dropped points in five of their last six league games. Fulham couldn’t beat them even on the second try, losing 1:2 on his field three weeks ago. In the incomplete standings, they are ninth, two points behind today’s opponent, who is in sixth place.
| English Football League – Round 22: |
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| Chelsea – Fulham 0:0. |
| Table: | |||||||
| 1. | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45:16 | 50 |
| 2. | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53:20 | 45 |
| 3. | Newcastle | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33:11 | 39 |
| 4. | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32:25 | 39 |
| 5. | Tottenham | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40:31 | 36 |
| 6. | Fulham | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32:30 | 32 |
| 7. | Brighton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37:27 | 31 |
| 8. | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32:28 | 30 |
| 9. | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22:21 | 30 |
| 10. | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34:25 | 29 |
| 11. | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23:27 | 28 |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18:27 | 24 |
| 13. | Nottingham | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16:35 | 21 |
| 14. | Leicester | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28:35 | 18 |
| 15. | Leeds | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26:33 | 18 |
| 16. | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17:25 | 18 |
| 17. | Wolverhampton | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12:30 | 17 |
| 18. | Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19:42 | 17 |
| 19. | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15:28 | 15 |
| 20. | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17:35 | 15 |
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