Palmer stars to give Alonso dream start against fellow PL newcomer Arbeloa’s side
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What happened in the West London derby between Chelsea and Fulham?
Thanks for joining us on the Sky Sports Premier League podcast. A West London derby took centre stage on Monday night football as Fulham played Chelsea at Craven Cottage. Here is how the evening unfolded.
Sanchez more than that. So it's Alonso over Harbalower in the end. As Chelsea's new dawn begins with a win. An entertaining match at Craven Cottage, one in which Chelsea showed their attacking flair through an old face in Cole Palmer and a new face as well in Morgan Rogers. It was Ra Pedro who gave them the lead after 30 seconds. Fulham did fight back in the game, once through Josh King and also in the second half. as well through another of their new men, Gonzalo Garcia.
How did Cole Palmer and the new signing Morgan Rogers influence Chelsea’s attacking play?
But they've been undone in this West London derby by their old rivals. It is Chelsea who take this tonight. And a lot for them tonight, but a lot to look through as well in this one. And the final score in an entertaining match at Craven Cottage. Full of two, Chelsea three. Great start for Javier Alonso. He is up and running as Chelsea manager. Gary Neville, what would he have liked about what he saw, do you think?
The attacking play, Cole Palmer, sensational. If you're talking about Cole Palmer getting back to his best, he's got a 120, 125 million pound player there and Rogers getting a goal and those two just being electric with Jal Pedro up front. The front three were brilliant tonight and yeah one of the best things I've seen this weekend. Do you
think that's a little bit of a warning for everybody else, Jamie?
Yes, uh there was things to really like. We I think we said before the game, on paper, that front three is sensational. It really is. But it looked in the game. I mean I think Jao Pedro was fantastic. Listen, Morgan Rogers' first game, what a start. But when you think of him, Palmer and Pedro, that's as good as anything in the Premier League right now. But I do think I was concerned defensively.
Why was the early goal by Joao Pedro considered a perfect start for Xabi Alonso’s side?
You know, they can see it a couple of goals, you look at the goalkeeper, but also they didn't deal with The direct play of Fulham really well in the second half one of Boers getting in behind it. But listen, it's a new sort of system, new manager, but as I said, what they've got at the top end of the pitch but they have to sort the goalkeeping issue out because it's going to come back and to haunt them again this season as it did tonight.
An experienced player in each of the sort of what would be positions: centre back, central midfield, and centre forward. And I look, I don't know if Emmy Martinez is available or not, but someone like that needs to come in at Chelsea because that will undermine everything that they do. The positives from Fulham came from the fact that the encouragement that Sanchez gave them with the goals, that's where the pot that's where the positives from Fulham came. They had their best periods after they scored. their goal and the goal were but the goals were both mistakes and look he's he's patting him on the back but 'cause they won. It's a problem. It is a pro you just gotta say it's a problem.
Food for thought no doubt for Shapi Alonso and big learning as well for Alvaro Oboloa. Remember both of these two young managers making their way here. Their first game of Premier League football in charge. And uh no doubt, yeah, some big learnings here this evening, but that is very definitely a different Cole Palmer. We just did not see that Cole Palmer at that level last season for India.
What defensive issues, especially the goalkeeper’s performance, did the panel highlight?
Injuries and fatigue.
Maybe the maybe being left out of the World Cup. I mean, I'm not saying he's gonna get angry, he just looked like a type of guy, but it would have embarrassed him. He'll have been watching that World Cup in the summer, watching those other lads, watching Drew Bellingham do what he was doing and thinking, I cannot afford to get this wrong. This is my career, it's now and I've got to deliver. And I hope that's the start of, you know, a new wave of sort of what would be performances that are just because he's absolutely unbelievable to watch.
Gonna be a lot of fun, isn't it? Watching Chelsea this season with Colpalmer with Giao Pedro and and Morgan Rogers, the new signing who excelled on his debut as well.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the West London derby between Chelsea and Fulham?
0:07–1:12
2
How did Cole Palmer and the new signing Morgan Rogers influence Chelsea’s attacking play?
1:12–2:23
3
Why was the early goal by Joao Pedro considered a perfect start for Xabi Alonso’s side?
2:23–3:46
4
What defensive issues, especially the goalkeeper’s performance, did the panel highlight?
3:46–4:57
5
How did Xabi Alonso’s tactics and system differ from his previous clubs?
4:57–6:49
6
What were Alvaro Arbeloa’s and Fulham’s key take‑aways from the match?
6:49–7:15
7
What lessons did the guests say Chelsea should learn moving forward in the season?
7:15–8:32
8
How did the hosts wrap up the episode and preview upcoming Premier League action?
8:32–33:23
Speakers
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