Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: Gonzalo Higuain and Jorginho boost Blues' top four hopes
Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: The Cottagers put in a positive display under caretaker Scott Parker but could not pick up any points
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Craven Cottage in a game where all the goals came in the first half.
Gonzalo Higuain gave the visitors a 20th minute lead, which was cancelled out eight minutes later by Calum Chambers.
However, Jorginho’s 31st minute goal won it for the visitors – but there was late drama as Kepa Arrizabalaga saved an Aleksandar Mitrovic header, before Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon saw a late effort disallowed.
The win takes Maurizio Sarri’s side to within two points of the top four.
A win with their game in hand, against Brighton, will lift them above fourth placed Man United.
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43 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Lucas Digne gets his side out of a potential problem there.
A cross the the back post looks to be destined for Alexander-Arnold's head, but the Frenchman does well to hook the ball away.
Half Time: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
So it's all square at the break and you feel Marco Silva will be the happier of the two managers.
He was the villain in the meeting between the sides at Anfield, but Jordan Pickford is the reason the Reds are not ahead, parrying Mo Salah's low shot when the Egyptian was clean through for what otherwise would have been the his 50th league goal for Liverpool.
Everton had the intensity and doggedness but that was not matched by some of their play in attacking areas, but you feel Jurgen Klopp will need to change something if he wants to maintain his unbeaten record in Merseyside derbies.
Roberto Firmino has been warming up during the break as Liverpool look to make changes.
It was quite an anticlimactic first half but the Brazilian could turn the tide in the Reds' favour.
46 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Mo Salah, who missed the first half's big chance, gets us back off here at Everton. A spark is needed for sure.
50 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
It's been a quiet game for Sigurdsson so far, but he attempts to rectify that by swinging in a ball from the right, but Bernard is sleeping at the back post and Alexander-Arnold clears with ease.
54 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Decent effort from Calvert-Lewin from the inswinging corner from Digne, but Alisson grabs on the stretch. It's the closest either side has come in the second half so far.
It's another youngster who has the next chance, but Pickfoprd easily holds Alexander-Arnold's free-kick.
57 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Salah is through again, and again he is denied!
He is put through once more but this time his dawdling on the ball and Michael Keane's last-ditch challenge avoids a goal.
59 min: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
That's all for Theo Walcott this afternoon, and it was a poor outing for the former England man as he is replaced by Richarlison.
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