Chelsea v Fulham player ratings: Kai Havertz 9, Mason Mount 9; Alphonse Areola 7, Ademola Lookman 4

Thomas Tuchel's side register 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy - 8, Pulled off a superb reaction stop to deny Ola Aina, while he also made good saves against Antonee Robinson and Ademola Lookman. EPA

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  Andreas Christensen - 7, Was confident in his defending and rarely looked stretched throughout, showing great timing in his tackling. EPA

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  Thiago Silva - 8, Never looked flustered, even comfortably dealing with the situation when his pass to Billy Gilmour was cut out. The Brazilian’s long ball forward led to the opener. AFP

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  Kurt Zouma - 7, Looked authoritative and commanding in a lot his defending, while he also carried the ball well at times. Booked for a foul on Anguissa. Reuters

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  Reece James - 8, Put in a lot of good defensive work, especially dealing with deep crosses, and had the odd foray forward into the Fulham half. EPA

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  Billy Gilmour - 6, Making his first start under Thomas Tuchel, Gilmour often worked well in tight spaces. However, there were a couple of times where the 19-year-old looked a bit lightweight. EPA

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  Mason Mount - 9, His superb touch and pass to assist Kai Havertz set the tone for a lot of his game, as he showed plenty of quality throughout. EPA

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  Ben Chilwell - 6, Got up and down the pitch well, showing intelligence to put off Ivan Cavaleiro when the ball came in at the back post. PA

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  Hakim Ziyech - 7, Showed plenty of quality throughout, including a nice touch to nutmeg Robinson. Might feel he should have done better with the effort that was saved from inside the box. AP

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  Timo Werner - 8, Worked tirelessly and made good runs behind the Fulham defence. Assisted Havertz with a very nice pass to his compatriot. Came agonisingly close to reaching the ball in dangerous areas. AP

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  Kai Havertz - 9, Scored a brace with two very neat finishes, making the game look incredibly easy at times. EPA

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  SUBSTITUTES: N’Golo Kante (Ziyech 66’) - 6, Moved the ball well and looked comfortable throughout his time on the pitch. AFP

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  Tammy Abraham (Mount 76’) – N/A, Looked fairly frustrated at points, as he hardly got a touch of the ball. AP

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  Marcos Alonso (Chilwell 81’) – N/A, Hit his free-kick effort straight into the wall and had little to do outside of that.

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  FULHAM RATINGS: Alphonse Areola - 7, Was unlucky not to deny Havertz’s first and made a really good save to stop Ziyech adding another Chelsea goal. EPA

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  Ola Aina - 6, His strike from the edge of the box forced a great save from Mendy. Showed perseverance in his defending and had the odd flash of quality going forward. Booked for a late foul on Werner. Reuters

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  Joachim Andersen - 6, Gave Mount too much space for the opener but stood fairly strong after that and made a good interception to stop a pass that threatened to cut Fulham’s defence open. Reuters

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  Tosin Adarabioyo - 6, Competed well throughout the game and looked comfortable when he had the ball at his feet. Getty

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  Antonee Robinson - 7, Got up and down well, providing a threat from the left. Forced a save from Mendy with a decent effort early on. Getty

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  Bobby Decordova-Reid - 6, Put in a slightly quiet performance and didn’t offer much on the ball but worked hard for the team throughout. PA

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  Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa - 5, There were times where it looked as though the midfielder had given up on Premier League safety. He pulled out of a tackle with Ziyech then put his team in danger with a poor pass moments later. EPA

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  Mario Lemina - 7, Showed a lot of commitment and did well to put pressure on Ziyech when the Chelsea man could have had a simple chance. Some of the Gabon international’s decision making was a bit off though. AP

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  Ademola Lookman - 4, Hit a strike that made life very awkward for Mendy but was anonymous for large periods of the game. Some of his set-piece deliveries were very disappointing. AFP

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  Josh Maja - 6, Was always showing for the ball and made some intelligent runs, but he rarely managed to get into goalscoring areas. EPA

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  Ivan Cavaleiro - 5, Offered a slight threat but didn’t show the clinical edge needed to turn that into clear cut chances for himself.

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  SUBSTITUTES: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Maja 81’) – N/A, Got his head onto a couple of balls but couldn’t threaten Mendy’s goal. Getty

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  Josh Onomah (Cavaleiro 78’) – N/A, Struggled to have much of an impact on the game after coming on. Fabio Carvalho (Lemina 78’) – N/A, Showed plenty of energy on his Premier League debut and came very close to creating an opening for himself. AP

Chelsea cemented their grip on fourth place in the Premier League after Kai Havertz struck twice to seal a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel's side warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid with a clinical display at Stamford Bridge.

Havertz netted in each half to lift Chelsea six points clear of fifth-placed West Ham in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League.

West Ham have a game in hand at Burnley on Monday, but Chelsea are looking up not down after they closed the gap on third-placed Leicester City to two points with four games left.

"We were spot on. It was what we demanded from ourselves. We showed the pride we are capable of, to do it in between two big games," Tuchel said.

"We knew Fulham gives everyone a hard time. I'm beyond happy. There was no lack of concentration."

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