Chelsea 2-0 Fulham: Player ratings as the Blues win Premier League Summer Series
Goals from Thiago Silva and Christopher Nkunku were enough for Chelsea to see off Fulham and claim the Premier League Summer Series trophy in the USA.
The Blues won two of their three games in the pre-season tournament to earn the trophy.
After a rather timid, very pre-season, opening 20 minutes, Chelsea broke the deadlock through veteran Thiago Silva. The defender rose highest at the near post from a corner kick to cannon a header past Bernd Leno and into the back of the net.
The Blues looked the much more likely to nab the second goal of the game thereafter, with Ben Chilwell forcing the Fulham goalkeeper into a smart save with a venomous strike from the left of the box.
In the 35th minute, Enzo Fernandez would miss a gilt-edged chance to make it 2-0. Following a sweeping counter attack led by Raheem Sterling, Christopher Nkunku received the ball and teed up Fernandez perfectly for a first-time strike on goal. His subsequent effort, however, was tame and straight at Leno.
Chelsea would finally get their well deserved second five minutes later through Christopher Nkunku. The forward reacted quickest to tap home the ball after Carney Chukwuemeka forced Leno into a smart save.
The half-time changes largely scuppered the momentum the Blues had built in the first half, however new signing Nicolas Jackson did cause a few problems with his dynamic running in behind.
It would actually be Fulham who'd create the only notable chance in the second half (in the 75th minute, which tells you all you need to know about the second half). The chance would fall to Bobby Decordova-Reid, who saw a well-time volleyed effort be well saved Lucas Bergstrom.
GK — Gabriel Solina — 5/10 — A quiet outing.
RB — Malo Gusto — 6/10 — Got forward well
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