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Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League table - for now - as they overcame west London rivals Fulham in a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

But on the stroke of half-time, Joao Pedro scored a fine header from a corner, and Chelsea doubled their lead in the second half when they earned a penalty for a handball by Ryan Sessegnon, which Enzo Fernandez struck calmly down the middle.

Robert Sanchez 6

Had very little to do, but was beaten by King for Fulham’s disallowed goal.

Malo Gusto 7

Made a poor cross early on but recovered well and made one fantastic tackle to deny Fulham a goalscoring opportunity.

Tosin Adarabioyo 7

Very composed on the ball and almost scored a header early on. Good in the air defensively, too.

Trevoh Chalobah 8

Chelsea’s best player on a day that was tougher than the eventual scoreline made it look. Barely lost the ball, made one or two killer passes, and tackled at crucial moments.

Marc Cucurella 6

Made some important interceptions for Chelsea. Didn’t attack as much because of the shift in shape due to Cole Palmer’s absence.

Moises Caicedo 6

A quiet game from the Ecuadorian, but he still made his presence known with one flying block and a couple of 50-50 wins, which are his bread and butter.

Estevao Willian 7

Made real inroads in the Fulham half, beating players. But sometimes needs to release the ball a little earlier than he does. Has time on his side, fortunately.

Enzo Fernandez 7

Had a very difficult first half and appeared annoyed despite assisting the opener. Then took a nerveless penalty in the second as his performance improved. A goal and an assist. Not bad.

Joao Pedro 7

His fine start to life at Chelsea continued, with the Brazilian scoring a superb header on the stroke of half-time and remaining a nuisance in the second half.

Pedro Neto 5

Not the Portuguese’s best game. Struggled to make an impact on either wing.

Liam Delap 5

Had rotten luck as he went down feeling his hamstring after chasing a long ball and had to be subbed off just 15 minutes in.

Subs

Tyrique George (Delap, 15’) 6

His future is up in the air, but the youngster was brought on for Delap and fared well, even having a half-chance to score from a corner.

Jamie Gittens (Estevao, 67’) 6

Came on and made one nice jockeying run, forcing a corner. Quite quiet though.

Reece James (Neto, 80’) N/A

Andrey Santos (George, 80’) N/A

Not used: Jorgensen, Essugo, Hato, Fofana, Acheampong.