Chelsea's victory against Fulham overshadowed by ironic erasure of their winning culture
FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE - Chelsea managed to put their Carabao Cup disappointment behind them with a 1-0 win at home to west London neighbours Fulham on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino came in for heavy criticism after his side were beaten 1-0 at Championship side Middlesbrough in the first leg of their semi-final in midweek. He desperately needed a victory back in Premier League action to stave off talk of the sack. His Blues side chalked up three points as hoped for and expected, but only by means of a Cole Palmer penalty. Fulham scarcely threatened, but Chelsea's biggest battle was with themselves. The benefit of lacking a European campaign and a slowly-clearing injury list (or at least the same faces are out at any given time rather than a rotating cast) is Chelsea have been afforded some continuity over the last couple of months. Pochettino sides typically waken from early-season slumber in the festive period, and his boys in blue have now won four home Premier League Game s on ...