In the Premier League today, Chelsea defeated their neighbors Fulham 2-0. Mykhailo Mudryk scored the team’s first goal, and Armando Broja also found the net to mark his full recovery from an injury.

Before their trip to Craven Cottage, Mauricio Pochettino’s incredibly expensive, revamped team had only scored five goals in six Premier League games this season and had failed to score in their previous three league games.

Nevertheless, they took command of the West London derby in the first two minutes of play.

Winger Mudryk of Ukraine headed down a cross from Levi Colwill in the eighteenth minute, slotting the ball past goalkeeper Bernd Leno. However, a minute later, a minute of careless home defense let Broja extend the lead.

Mudryk scored his first goal since joining Chelsea nine months prior, while Broja, who was starting for the first time since suffering a knee injury at the end of 2022 and replacing the suspended Nicolas Jackson, also scored.

It’s an incredible sensation. Regarding his objective, Broja told talkSPORT, “It’s been a long time coming.”

We’re coming together as a unit. Not everything will happen quickly. It’s critical that we use that time to continue developing as a team.

After coming off the bench at halftime due to Mudryk’s injury, Ian Maatsen nearly made it three for Chelsea in the 62nd minute when he struck the post, but the visitors easily won just their second league game of the year.

Chelsea now sits in 11th place with eight points, ahead of Fulham, who are in 13th place, according to the outcome and goal differential.

“Too many wonderful, very nice things happened throughout the concert. It was amazing. With relief on his face, Pochettino stated, “We have to keep working and believing.

“The team today ultimately achieved our goals because there was belief present.” These days, the key is to work extremely hard, be brutal, and come up with better answers.

With several other important players already out injured, Pochettino downplayed concerns that Broja, Moises Caicedo, and Enzo Fernandez would have sustained further injuries. However, he did mention that Mudryk had experienced a thigh issue at the end of the first half.

Marco Silva, the coach of Fulham, bemoaned the “soft goals” his team had given up to the visitors.

He said, “It made for a really tough situation for us and the ideal one for Chelsea.”

The Portuguese coach denied rumors that his team was lacking Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic’s offensive prowess, claiming he was just considering his present group of players. Mitrovic joined the Saudi club Al-Hilal in August.

Silva continued, “Of course we have to keep working.” “We need to work more efficiently. We must make better decisions. … Reuters