Joao Félix became the first Chelsea player to be sent off on his Premier League debut for the Stamford Bridge side after receiving a red card in the Blues’ 2-1 loss to Fulham in the English top flight. .
Chelsea signed Joao Félix on loan from La Liga side Atlético Madrid in the January transfer window for the remainder of the season. The highly rated Portuguese international made his Chelsea debut when the Blues took on London rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage in a Premier League match.
Joao Félix made Chelsea’s starting eleven for the match against Fulham and was decent for Graham Potter’s side. However, his debut did not go as planned as he was sent off in the 58th minute of the game.
Felix received a red card for a dangerous tackle on Kenny Tete, meaning Chelsea played out the rest of the game with 10 men.
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Joao Félix received a red card on his Chelsea debut
Joao Felix has now set an unwanted record as the Portugal national soccer team attacker became the first Chelsea player to receive a red card on his Premier League debut.
Meanwhile, Chelsea fell 2-1 to Fulham in the game, with the latter scoring the winner after the former was down to 10 men.
Against Chelsea, Fulham took the lead in the 25th minute of the game with Willian scoring the goal against his former team. Chelsea, however, found an equalizer in the 47th minute when Kalidou Koulibaly sent the ball in from close range.
However, Chelsea were hit hard 11 minutes later when the referee showed Joao Félix a red card for his tackle on Kenny Tete.
Fulham took the lead again in the 73rd minute of the match. Carlos Vinicius scored Fulham’s second goal of the game and it turned out to be the game-winner.
The loss to Fulham sees Chelsea continue in 10th place in the Premier League points table with 25 points from 18 games. The Blues are already 19 points behind Arsenal, and the Gunners have a game to play against the Stamford Bridge outfit.
They are also 10 points behind Manchester United, who are fourth in the points table. Manchester United also has a game pending against Chelsea.
