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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6 min: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea
Big chance for Gonzalo Higuain, but the Argentine can only glance a header wide from a cross from the right.
Fulham need to wake up and quickly.
8 min: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea
A decent start in an attacking sense from both sides so far.
This time it is Fulham who create the chance, with Calum Chambers' break resulting in a shot for Cairney before Bryan fires the rebound just wide from distance.
12 min: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea
Hazard is creating so much space for his teammates and the hosts look very open when defending.
Kante and Willian have been the ones who have pulled the trigger so far, but Fulham have managed to get bodies back to block.
18 min: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea
A lot of nearly moments for Gonzalo Higuain so far.
His teammates have found space but the rub of the green hasn't quite gone the Argentine's way with shots being blocked and balls over the top just being too long.
19 min: Fulham 0-0 Chelsea
Huge amount of fortune for Chelsea there.
Ryan Babel assumes it is a regulation catch from McDonald's cross for Kepa, but the Spaniard ends up spilling it.
It would have been a tap in for the Dutchman, but he is unaware of the situation and the goalkeeper grabs it in the nick of time.
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Chelsea (Higuain 20)
Easy as you like.
There's a two-on-one situation on the Chelsea right and Azpilicueta takes advantage of that to square to the Argentine, who makes no mistake to finish past Rico at the near post for his third goal for the Blues.
22 min: Fulham 0-1 Chelsea
It's been a tough few minutes for Fulham, and it has just got worse with Chambers' going into the book for a tug back on Willian
GOAL! Fulham 1-1 Chelsea (Chambers 28')
That's not something to be proud of if you're a Chelsea defender.
The short corner is swung in and the Arsenal loanee is all alone at the back stick, and he does well to control his volley and slam it past Kepa, who had made a fine save from a Mitrovic volley which forced the corner.
Lifeline for Scott Parker and his side.
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