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Cole Palmer has scored five penalties this season, more than any other player in the Premier LeagueCole Palmer's first-half penalty gave Chelsea a narrow win over West London rivals Fulham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Palmer's reverse pass set up Raheem Sterling, who was caught by Issa Diop inside the penalty area.
Palmer dispatched the spot-kick, sending Fulham keeper Bernd Leno the wrong way to net his ninth goal since joining the Blues in August.
Conor Gallagher almost added a late second when his sweetly struck effort using the outside of his boot cannoned off the far post.
Chelsea kept Fulham at arm's length and held on for their third consecutive victory to jump to eighth in the table.
The visitors stay in 13th and have lost four of their past five matches.
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Chelsea
Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Squad number27Player nameGusto
Squad number2Player nameDisasi
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number26Player nameColwill
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number8Player nameFernández
Squad number20Player namePalmer
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number19Player nameBroja
Squad number11Player nameMadueke
Squad number17Player nameChukwuemeka
Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number4Player nameTosin
Squad number31Player nameDiop
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number20Player nameWillian
Squad number7Player nameJiménez
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz
Squad number21Player nameCastagne
Squad number28Player nameLukic
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 27GustoBooked at 38minsSubstituted forGilchristat 90+3'minutes
- 2DisasiBooked at 75mins
- 6Thiago SilvaBooked at 79mins
- 26Colwill
- 25Caicedo
- 8FernándezBooked at 58mins
- 20PalmerBooked at 79minsSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 90+2'minutes
- 23Gallagher
- 7SterlingSubstituted forChilwellat 77'minutes
- 19BrojaSubstituted forMaduekeat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Badiashile
- 10Mudryk
- 11Madueke
- 13Bettinelli
- 17Chukwuemeka
- 21Chilwell
- 36de Souza Eugênio
- 42Gilchrist
- 47Bergström
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2TeteSubstituted forCastagneat 64'minutes
- 4Tosin
- 31Diop
- 33Robinson
- 26João PalhinhaSubstituted forLukicat 83'minutes
- 10Cairney
- 8WilsonBooked at 49minsSubstituted forDe Cordova-Reidat 64'minutes
- 18PereiraSubstituted forMuniz Carvalhoat 82'minutes
- 20Willian
- 7Jiménez
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 6Reed
- 13Ream
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 19Muniz Carvalho
- 21Castagne
- 28Lukic
- 30Carlos Vinícius
- 35Francois
Live Text
Match ends, Chelsea 1, Fulham 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Fulham 0.
Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz with a headed pass.
Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Malo Gusto.
Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Cole Palmer.
Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
Attempt missed. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
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