Chelsea produced a professionally encouraging performance to beat Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League on Monday night. The win was the first away win for Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea boss.
The Blues had come into the game under pressure with just one win from their first six games and that urgency was evident from the first minute with Chelsea pressing and winning almost every 50-50 ball.
Mykhailo Mudryk missed two chances but made sure he got the third one right with a brilliant finish after chesting a pass from Levi Colwill and before providing a good finish through the legs of Bernd Leno in post for Fulham for his first Chelsea goal.
A few minutes later Cole Palmer profited from a mistake in the Fulham defence to play through Armando Broja who then through luck saw the attempted clearance hit him and into the back of the net to put his side in a commanding lead on their way to a much-needed win.
Chelsea suffered the first blow of the game when Mauricio Pochettino had to replace Mykhailo Mudryk at halftime before needing to do the same for Armando Broja.
Moises Caicedo was given a scare after going for a challenge but was given the all-clear to the delight of the technical team.
Fulham looked lost, not creating enough chances and not looking potent so their manager will have a lot of work to do as the season progresses.
Here is how we rated every Chelsea player out there.
5. Cole Palmer -7
Outstanding performance again. Always looking to play someone in and looks really at home already. | Getty Images
6. Armando Broja-6
Missed a great chance early on but all that was forgiven with his goal that gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead. | Getty Images
7. Levi Colwill - 6.5
Good assist for the Mudryk goal and beginning to feel really good playing across the backline. Uses the ball so well. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Mykhailo Mudryk -7
Has impressive start when he looked to take on his man and his finish a brilliant goal for his first one at the club. Hopefully the injury he picked up is nothing serious. | AFP via Getty Images