Cole Palmer's Penalty Wins Chelsea Against Fulham

Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in The West London Derby. (X/@ChelsaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea showed a revival and won 1-0 over Fulham in The West London Derby in the English Premier League at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Saturday, January 13 evening WIB. Cole Palmer's only goal came from the penalty spot.

Chelsea quickly forgot the defeat to Championship Middlesbrough in the first semifinals of the Carabao Cup. They immediately got up when they returned to fighting in the Premier League competition.

Despite facing a difficult match in this West London derby, Chelsea was able to overcome the resistance of the neighboring team, Fulham. This is Chelsea's third successive victory in domestic competitions.

This one goal victory was able to bring the Blues to improve their position. Now, Chelsea are in eighth position with 31 points. Their points are the same as Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United.

Among the three teams, Brighton had the best goal difference so they were ranked seventh. Meanwhile, MU has the smallest goal difference so they have to drop and are now in ninth place.

Fulham himself is stuck in 13th place. They collected point 24 and are still eight points ahead with Luton Town who is in the relegation zone by ranking 18.

In that match, Chelsea had to work hard against Fulham. Derby make the game never easy. Fulham is at the bottom. But The Cottagers were able to trouble the hosts.

After repeatedly failing to penetrate the opponent's defense, Chelsea finally managed to take the lead through a Palmer penalty.

The penalty was given after Issa Diop dropped striker Raheem Sterling in the forbidden box. Palmer also successfully executed after goalkeeper Bernd Leno moved in the wrong direction.

This is Palmer's ninth goal Chelsea recruited from Manchester City in the last minute before closing the player transfer window in the summer.

Palmer also confirmed as the most dangerous player at Chelsea. Score 1-0 for Chelsea when the first half is over.

Entering the second half, the host still controlled the game. But Fulham was not without a fight.

The best chance was won by striker Raul Jimenez in the 73rd minute. It's just that his brilliant shot was thwarted by goalkeeper Djardje Petrovic with one hand.

Furthermore, Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher almost extended the lead in the 83rd minute. But his shot from outside the penalty box still hit the post.

In that match, senior defender Ben Chilwell first returned to play after recovering from injury. Mauricio Pochettino's manager included Chilwell in the 77th minute. He replaced Sterling.