In fact it was 13 years to the day since Fulham last even scored at the Bridge, with Clint Dempsey on target in a 1-1 draw.
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Cole Palmer equalised from the penalty spot in the 61st minute while Enzo Fernandez put Chelsea ahead 12 minutes later.
Following their 1-0 defeat at Newcastle, Chelsea leapfrogged Arsenal to fourth position last week courtesy of their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Brighton’s French forward Georginio Rutter put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute before 22-year-old Palmer’s 11-minute hat-trick.
The 25-year-old is believed to be asking for a contract which would see him receive £500,000-a-week as reported by The Sun.
The 24-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge, has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish outfit.
“In this moment, they are training apart,” he said ahead of Thursday’s Europa Conference League playoff tie against Swiss side Servette.
Chelsea could offer Romelu Lukaku, who is a top target for Antonio Conte, plus cash for the talented Nigerian international.
Osimhen has been linked with a move away throughout the summer window despite only signing a new Napoli contract in December.
The former Lille striker is confirmed to be on the way out by Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, despite successfully tying him down to a new contract until the summer of 2026 last year.
The Blues failed in their attempts to sign Olise last summer despite making a £35 million offer, a bid they believed activated a complex release clause in his contract.
Adarabioyo joined Fulham from Manchester City in 2020 and made 119 league appearances for the Whites
Despite several teething problems in his debut campaign, Mauricio Pochettino oversaw a positive end to the 2023-24 season.
Sport reporter, Fabrizio Romano, announced on Tuesday via X.
The 51-year-old, who joined Chelsea on a two-year deal last summer, has left the club, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Osimhen and his teammates have found the going much tougher this time around, though, ceding the title to Inter Milan with a whimper
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have now scored 22 times in their last six Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
Prior to the 2020-21 campaign, impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Chelsea pulled off one of the coups of that transfer window by signing the long-serving Paris Saint-Germain man on a free transfer.
For a number of transfer windows, the Nigeria international has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, his alleged preference if he were to move to the Premier League.
Ten Hag said his team deserved to win at Stamford Bridge, after rallying from a two-goal deficit with a brace from Alejandro Garnacho and a goal from Bruno Fernandes.