Chelsea v Fulham ratings: Fernandez 7, Silva 8; Palhinha 8, Mitrovic 7

Enzo Fernandez makes his debut in 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga - 6. Provided a vital hand to turn Pereira’s well-struck effort behind. Got away with a clanger of a clearance when he smacked the ball straight into the same man. Getty

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  Reece James - 6. A welcome return to the starting XI for the defender who was the recipient of some neat switches from Fernandez. Arrowed a cross into the box that forced Tete into action, but was withdrawn on the hour-mark. AP

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  Thiago Silva - 8. Cut through the Fulham defence when he clipped a lovely ball over the top that was raced onto by Havertz, but Leno made a fine stop and it wouldn’t have counted anyway. Did just enough to put off the lurking Mitrovic and see off Reid’s cross. EPA

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  Benoit Badiashile - 6. Had Fulham defenders panicking with a direct ball over the top, but otherwise an average display to end a disappointing week that saw him left out of Chelsea’s Champions League squad. Still, a clean sheet nonetheless. AFP

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  Marc Cucurella - 5. Beaten all too easily by former Chelsea man Willian who skipped past him before pulling the ball back to a teammate. Got an important block in the way of Pereira’s strike but that was about it. AP

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  Enzo Fernandez - 7. A tidy display from the debutant who produced some majestic long-range passes and ruffled the feathers of Mitrovic. Picked out Mount with an X-rayed pass and curled a beauty of a strike wide of Leno’s right post. AFP

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  Conor Gallagher - 6. Not his best display, but he was inches away from breaking the deadlock late on when he hit the side-netting. Played a lovely one-two with James only to smack the resulting corner into the first man, and he was booked for lunging in on Pereira. EPA

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  Hakim Ziyech - 5. A surprise return to the starting XI following his deadline-day disappointment. He produced a decent display and some calculated deliveries, but he sliced wide after a surging run forward and was substituted early in the second half. Getty

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  Mason Mount - 7. Seemed to be at the heart of every Chelsea attack in the first half. Moved the ball quickly and was inches away from finding Havertz with a precise low pass having plucked the ball from the air with a gorgeous touch. Getty

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  Mykhailo Mudryk - 5. Looked bright without really causing a problem. Pinned Fulham back in spells with his pace, but his attempted return pass to Mount drifted out for a goal-kick and his teammates failed to pick out a couple of his blistering runs. Getty

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  Kai Havertz - 7. The German international could only divert over the bar on the stretch before dragging another narrowly wide moments later. Desperately unlucky to see his lifted effort come back off the woodwork after a stunning run in behind. AP

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  SUBS: Cesar Azpilicueta (on for James, ‘60) - 6. Added some vital experience at the back as James’ return came to an end. Getty

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  Noni Madueke (on for Mudryk, ‘45) - 7. Replaced the £80 million man after an indifferent first-half display. Showed bags of energy and enthusiasm in a confident performance that dragged Chelsea up a gear. Getty

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  Raheem Sterling (on for Ziyech, ‘60) - 7. Added some much-needed intensity and was a whisker away from finding Mount with a threaded pass. Almost caught out Leno with an audacious, last-gasp curling effort that just lacked a bit of pace. EPA

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  David Fofana (on for Mount, ‘75) - N/A. Ben Chilwell (on for Cucurella, ‘84) - N/A. PA

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  FULHAM RATINGS: Bernd Leno - 6. Commanded his area superbly to claim a tricky in-swinging Ziyech delivery and denied Havertz's first-time flick before the flag went up. Bailed out by the robust Ream after a moment of madness saw him rounded by Fofana. Getty

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  Kenny Tete - 9. The defender was always looking to storm forward on the counter and produced a peach of a ball to find Willian at the back post, while he denied Madueke an almost certain goal at the other end with a crucial header. AFP

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  Issa Diop - 6. Put on the floor by Fofana’s graceful footwork with Fulham hearts pounding, but otherwise it was a steady display from the centre-back who was good value for his clean sheet. Getty

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  Tim Ream - 9. The skipper led by example in a resolute display against Chelsea’s stars that included a terrific toe to thwart Havertz, who was looking to attack a first-time ball from Mount, before he cleared Fofana’s effort off the line. Getty

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  Antonee Robinson - 7. Issued a warning sign when he knocked the ball past his man and turned on the afterburners, but the ball just about snuck out of play before he was able to deliver his cross. Getty

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  Harrison Reed - 8. Ran his socks off as the Blues struggled to break their spirited opponents down. As tenacious a display as you’ll see all season from the battling midfielder. EPA

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  Joao Palhinha - 8. Broke up the play superbly and played some tidy stuff too, but he picked up his eighth booking of the season for a late challenge on Mount. Yellow card aside, it was an excellent display from the Portugal man. EPA

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  Bobby De Cordova-Reid - 7. Almost picked out Mitrovic with a low cross as the visitors started the second half brightly. Became the third Fulham man to go into the book for holding back Sterling and couldn’t squeeze his effort past Kepa from Willian’s pass. AP

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  Andreas Pereira - 6. Forced the first big save of the night when he stung the palm of Kepa with a powerful effort from the edge of the area. Saw yellow for going straight through Cucurella with a late challenge and hobbled off in stoppage time. Getty

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  Willian - 8. Looked like the Willian of old. Caused Cucurella problems when he beat the ex-Brighton defender on the right and picked out Tete, and drew a decent stop from Kepa after the break. Played like a man ten years his junior in a tireless Fulham display. Getty

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  Aleksandar Mitrovic - 7. Couldn’t quite bring Willian’s headed pass under his spell as he looked to hit one on the spin right in front of goal. Lacked his usual sharpness, but nearly scored a screamer when he took aim from just past the halfway line with Kepa scrambling. EPA

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  SUBS: Harry Wilson (on for Willian, ‘75) - N/A. Manor Solomon (Decordova-Reid, ’75) - N/A. EPA

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  Carlos Vinicius (Mitrovic, ‘90) - N/A. Layvin Kurzawa (Pereira, ‘90) - N/A. Tom Cairney (Reed, ‘90) - N/A. Getty

Chelsea's expensively assembled squad still could not get the desired results as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Fulham on Friday.

Enzo Fernandez shone on debut and some other new faces hinted at their potential but Chelsea were left empty handed despite spending £300 million in January's spending spree.

Argentina's World Cup-winner Fernandez, bought this week for a British record of £107m from Benfica, flashed a shot just wide in the 72nd minute after an imperious first-half display.

Fellow debutant David Datro Fofana, on as a substitute after the forward's transfer from Molde of Norway, had a shot cleared almost off the line seven minutes later.

Noni Madueke came off the bench for his first appearance for Chelsea since signing from PSV Eindhoven and showed good pace.

Co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali were in attendance at Stamford Bridge, but will not have been impressed as another chance to get close to the top four slipped by.

Graham Potter's men sit ninth in the table, still nine points adrift of the Champions League spots.

"New players are adapting to a new country and a new league. It's not straightforward. When the price tag is what it is questions will be asked, it's the nature of the business," said Potter.

"The decision we took in the window you can see the profile in terms of age. We feel we have a very strong group of players. We have to gel and become a really good team. That's where the work is."

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