The Portuguese player, on loan from Atlético de Madrid in an operation that became official on Wednesday, was already a starter with his new team but the night was not good for him: not only Chelsea lost but he saw the direct red when the score was 1-1, due to a strong tackle on Kenny Tete.
is the Joao Félix’s first direct expulsion in his career. He had previously seen a red one, in September 2021, but it was for a second yellow, playing with Atlético against Athletic Bilbao.
DEBUT AND EXPULSION FOR JOAO FÉLIX! Due to a strong iron on Tete, the Portuguese saw the red card in 13 ‘of ST vs. fulham.
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Until that moment, Félix had provided dynamism and technical details, coming to have opportunities, although without success.
The fulham he had taken the lead on the scoreboard at 25′ through a former Chelsea player, the Brazilian Willianwho got rid of the harassment of César Azpilicueta to send a shot that hit the post before slipping into the goal defended by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea equalized in minute 48, when the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly he took advantage of a rebound after a free kick by Mason Mount had ended up on the post.
Already with numerical superiority after the red card for Joao Félix, Fulham arrived more fluently and the Brazilian Carlos Vinicius He signed the goal of the local victory by 2-1 at 73 minutes.
In the standings, Fulham rises to sixth placein European positions, and manages to take three points ahead of seventh, Liverpool.
By contrast, Chelsea is barely tenth, 10 points from the ‘Champions zone’which marks Manchester United (4th).
Graham Potter’s cast has not won in the Premier since they beat Bournemouth 2-0 on December 27 and this defeat is their third consecutive defeat, after the two they recorded in recent days against Manchester City, one in the league ( 1-0) and another in the third round of the FA Cup (4-0).
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