Chelsea boss Potter gives honest verdict on Enzo Fernandez debut

Fernandez’s debut was a bright spark on a slightly disappointing evening for the Blues, who missed several chances to take all three points in their west London derby against the resilient Fulham.

Havertz hit the post in the first half after seeing his lobbed effort come back off the woodwork, while fellow debutant David Datro Fofana saw his brilliant solo effort cleared off the line by Tim Ream. The stalemate means Chelsea have now scored only 22 goals from 21 games this season, and Potter admitted their attacking prowess is lacking.

“I think a lot of positivity and good feeling, especially from the start of the game. The crowd helped with that as well, and within the team there is a good feeling,” Potter said. “But I agree, we didn’t do enough in our attacking play to create more, which is something we need to do.

I think you saw a team against us who defend very well and are very organised. That bit of connection, bit of fluidity, at the standard you need we lacked a bit which is understandable because we’ve got players coming back from injury and new players in the team. That’s just where we’re at at the moment.”