Chelsea lose to Fulham after Joao Felix sent off on debut

Chelsea's poor run in the English Premier League continued as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Fulham.

The pressure on Blues' boss Graham Potter was accentuated by his new signing Joao Felix, who was sent off on his debut, just a day after he signed for the London club.

To make matters worse, Felix will miss the next 3 encounters after his reckless challenge on Fulham's Kenny Tete in the 58th minute earned him a straight red.

Felix was sent off when the score was tied at 1-1, with Kalidou Koulibaly's goal in the 2nd half cancelling out former Chelsea man Willian's strike from the first half.

However, a Carlos Vinicius header in the 73rd minute gave Fulham all the 3 points. Marco Silva's men are now up to 6th on the table while Chelsea are currently 10th.

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