A last-chance corner for Chelsea is cleared by Fulham but only to Sterling who hits a curling pass across the face of goal that is grabbed onto by Leno.
90' +4
L. Kurzawa enters the game and replaces Andreas Pereira.
Pereira takes his time limping off despite the whistles from the Chelsea fans. Kurzawa takes his place.
90' +3
H. Wilson gets yellow.
Wilson is booked for a bad tackle on Sterling after the Chelsea winger beat three men in white and was racing towards the box.
90' +1
Carlos Vinícius enters the game and replaces A. Mitrović.
T. Cairney enters the game and replaces H. Reed.
Mitrovic comes off for Vinicius.
James also makes way for Cairney in the dying minutes.
90'
We are getting at least five minutes of added time at Stamford Bridge.
86'
Havertz attempts to run at the ball, but Tete, who has been excellent, blocks his path.
84'
B. Chilwell enters the game and replaces Marc Cucurella.
Cucurella makes way for Chilwell.
Silva gets booked on the touchline for something he said to the fourth official.
78'
Ream blocks an incoming ball straight into the path of Gallagher who only manages to bend the ball enough to hit the side-netting.
75'
D. Fofana enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
M. Solomon enters the game and replaces B. De Cordova-Reid.
H. Wilson enters the game and replaces Willian.
Fofana comes on for Mount.
Willian, who has been excellent, comes off for Wilson.
Solomon comes on for De Cordova-Reid.
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69'
A Fulham counter sees Willian race to get the ball after Reed puts it over the top for him on the left-hand side. He just manages to get it to De Cordova-Reid, whose tame shot is straight at Kepa.
67'
B. De Cordova-Reid gets yellow.
De Cordova-Reid is also booked for tugging on Sterling's arm repeatedly.
66'
Gallagher takes a corner that meets Silva, but the Brazilian's header is right to Leno.
64'
C. Gallagher gets yellow.
Gallagher is shown a yellow for a foul on Pereira.
63'
Tete heads away a cross before it reaches Sterling.
60'
César Azpilicueta enters the game and replaces R. James.
R. Sterling enters the game and replaces H. Ziyech.
Potter has seen enough and makes some changes. First, James comes off for Azpilicueta.
Ziyech also makes way for Sterling.
FULHAM CHANCE IS BLOCKED! Willian gets past a flurry of blue shirts before laying it off to Pereira, whose shot is blocked. Palhinha then skies the rebound.
58'
It's been a bit stop-start in this second half. Tete goes down momentarily after Mount clatters into him. He somehow evades a booking.
51'
Andreas Pereira gets yellow.
Pereira gets booked for a sliding tackle on Cucurella. VAR takes a moment to check for a possible red due to foul play, but they deem a yellow a good enough punishment.
50'
De Cordova-Reid comes in with a fantastic cross that is just out of reach for Mitrovic at the far post.
46'
N. Madueke enters the game and replaces M. Mudryk.
We're back underway at Stamford Bridge.
Mudryk is hooked at half-time after a lacklustre display and is replaced by Madueke.
Willian gets a low shot across the goal less than 15 seconds after the whistle, but Kepa saves it comfortably.
45'
HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 FULHAM
36'
Fernandez gets the ball to Ziyech but his shot is well wide, after being rushed into it by Ream.
34'
Havertz gets another shot off, and it's just wide. It likely would not have counted due to a handball earlier.
28'
Robinson reads Mount’s pass towards Ziyech and is able to intercept it.
27'
A tactical foul from De Cordova-Reid stops a Chelsea attack as he pushes Mudryk.
22'
João Palhinha gets yellow.
Palhinha is booked for a foul on Mount.
17'
Ziyech attempts a cross-field pass into the box, but Kepa races out and catches it at the far post before it can find the head of a player in blue. Chelsea upping the pressure now.
14'
Gallagher's curling cross just misses Mudryk at the far post.
12'
Cucurella and Mitrovic get into a tussle, and the Fulham striker lets the referee know he isn't happy with how physical Chelsea are being with him.He was earlier taken to the ground by Fernandez during a corner routine.
10'
Willian, who is playing against his former club, gets the ball to Tete who then crosses it to De Cordova-Reid. The winger flicks the ball towards goal, but it goes out for a corner.
9'
Mount shows off some cool skills to get the ball to Mudryk but Tete manages to intercept the pass.
7'
CLOSE! Robinson flies down on the left-hand side, nutmegs James, and lets a cross into the box. It ends up at the feet of Cucurella, though, who knocks it towards Kepa. The replay shows that the ball was out of play before the Fulham defender knocked it towards the goal anyway.
5'
Ziyech attempts to get to a ball, but Robinson has it covered, and the Chelsea forward fouls him after trying to win it back.
3'
Chelsea's first real attack of the game fizzles out after Mudryk's pass into the box towards Mount was intercepted by Leno. Some good passing from the Blues to get there though.
1'
The referee has blown the whistle and we're underway at Stamford Bridge!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge.
After bringing in the likes of Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk, Chelsea came in on deadline day with a record-breaking fee for World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez to begin their bid for a top-four finish this year under Graham Potter. Marco Silva may not have the resources that Potter has, but Fulham have optimised their strengths this season under his guidance. If they earn the three points at the Bridge, Fulham would move up to sixth in the table, and fans may then start hoping for a spot in Europe.
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Marc Cucurella, BenoIt Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Reece James; Conor Gallagher, Enzo Fernandez; Mykhailo Mudryk, Mason Mount, Hakim Ziyech; Kai Havertz.
SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Kalidou Koulibaly, David Datro Fofana, Cesar Azpilicueta, Carney Chukwuemeka, Noni Madueke.
FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Issa Diop, Kenny Tete; Joao Palhinha, Harrison Reed; Willian, Andreas Pereira, Bobby De Cordova-Reid; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
SUBS: Marek Rodak, Layvin Kurzawa, Tosin Adarabioyo, Shane Duffy, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney, Manor Solomon, Daniel James, Carlos Vinicius.
The teams are out, and we are moments away from kick-off.
Should the score remain, Fulham will be in sixth, only four points behind Tottenham, while Chelsea will claim ninth, behind Brentford on goal difference.
That's all for today; thanks for tuning in!
With their win earlier in the season against the Blues at Craven Cottage, Fulham have managed to take four points off Chelsea this season. They sit in sixth with 32 points, though Brighton are right on their tails with 31 points and two games in hand. Ninth-placed Chelsea will hope that Liverpool also drop points this gameweek so that the Merseyside club do not leapfrog them in the table and leave them even further behind in the race to top four.
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