Joao Felix sent off on debut as Chelsea lose again

LONDON: Chelsea's Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at local rivals Fulham on Thursday to increase the pressure on manager Graham Potter.

The Portugal forward looked sharp one day after completing a loan move from Atletico Madrid but he was shown a straight red card in the 58th minute for a reckless tackle on Fulham defender Kenny Tete when the score was 1-1.

Fulham made the most of the man advantage when Brazilian forward Carlos Vinicius, standing in for the club's suspended top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, put the hosts back in front in the 73rd minute with a clever header.

Former Chelsea winger Willian had put Marco Silva's side in front in the first half with a deflected shot but Potter's team levelled early in the second half through a scrappy goal from close range by defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

The win lifted Fulham above Liverpool and up to sixth in the Premier League standings on 31 points after 19 games.

The win lifted Fulham above Liverpool and up to sixth in the Premier League standings on 31 points after 19 games.

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