Here are your Chelsea morning headlines for Sunday, May 2.
Werner's Messi-like pass
Timo Werner provided a stunning pass to assist Kai Havertz's second goal in the win over Fulham, and after the game, pundit Chris Coleman suggested the pass was Lionel Messi-like.
"Any top team has players that are prepared to run in behind and Chelsea have got them," he told Sky Sports. "Timo Werner, even when he is not scoring.
"If Lionel Messi made a pass like that, we would not stop talking about it because it's such a hard pass to make.
"The weight of the pass has to be absolutely perfect and it's a brilliant pass."
Player ratings
Our Chelsea correspondent Sam Inkersole rated the players from the win against Fulham. Here's a taster.
Edouard Mendy
Superb save in the first half denied Ivan Cavaleiro an equaliser and then made an even better one from Ola Aina’s deflected effort which was world class. Yet another clean sheet. 8
Reece James
On the end of a verbal volley from Tuchel pretty much throughout the first half but did a fantastic job of shackling Ademola Lookman throughout the game. Very strong performance. 8
Andreas Christensen
Dealt with Josh Maja quite well but he was certainly kept busy by the Fulham striker, as well as Bobby De-Cordova Reid. Did little wrong. 7
Thiago Silva
Bailed out Gilmour a couple of times and was a calming presence throughout. Composure personified and was just class all game. 8
Tuchel's fitness update
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel believes Antonio Rudiger will be fit to face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night but Mateo Kovacic remains a serious doubt.
Rudiger did not feature in the Blues' 2-0 win against Fulham this afternoon having suffered a facial injury in the first leg against Los Blancos, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Kovacic, meanwhile, has been absent for almost three weeks having injured his hamstring ahead of Chelsea's Champions quarter-final second leg against Porto.
Tuchel also revealed prior to the victory over Fulham that there were fitness concerns over Cesar Azpilicueta, Christian Pulisic and N'Golo Kante. Mason Mount also suffered a nasty fall against the Cottagers and was replaced in the second half.
The Blues boss was asked after the contest at Stamford Bridge for a fitness update on those who didn't start or feature, and was also questioned as to whether the injury sustained by Mount had the potential to rule him out of Wednesday's game.
He said "I hope Mason's [knock] isn't a big thing and we took him off so hopefully, he can fully recover for Real Madrid.
"I think Toni [Rudiger] can play with a mask and everyone else who was on the bench [against Fulham] will be totally fit for Wednesday. Mateo [Kovacic] will maybe be too close but we still have hope."
Chelsea were not necessarily scintillating at Stamford Bridge today but they got the job done against Fulham, who are almost certain to now fall back into the Championship.
