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Today is the second transfer deadline day of the summer following a brief closure in June because of the Club World Cup.

In a change to previous windows, clubs only have until 19:00 BST to complete deals, bringing the Premier League in line with the EFL, Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1 and Germany's Bundesliga. The window in Scotland and Spain remains open until 23:00 BST.

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Fulham.

Here are some of your comments:

Chelsea fans:

Sam: We can win with a bad performance at last. Not a good watch - VAR won the day. Better teams will be the test for us. No disrespect to a decent Fulham side, but teams better than them will walk over us if we play like this. What a contrast from the West Ham game.

Simon: Slow start again. Maresca really needs to sort this out. We should be coming out of the blocks strong and fast, otherwise we just make problems for ourselves. Got very, very lucky with the two decisions.

Gary: Chelsea have had plenty of atrocious and important decisions go against them in recent years. There never seems to be the same amount of outcry. Never a foul, but I agree with the penalty - regardless, it's 2-0...

Denwosu: I have said it before now that Chelsea need some weeks to get into real action. They are really going to be bullied by teams in the first four or five weeks of the current season, but when they eventually find their rhythm it will be difficult to stop them.

Fulham fans:

John: No way of winning with decisions made like that. A perfectly good first goal taken away from a talented young player. We desperately need strengthening in many positions. Bassey greatly overrated - should have risen with the player to stop the header. But, with decisions like the ones in this game, it is a game impossible to win.

Terry: Brilliant first half. Chelsea didn't know how to deal with us and looked a shadow of the team that thrashed West Ham last week. Once again, poor refereeing decisions cost us the game. Once the penalty went in, we never looked like getting back in the game, but at least we kept trying.

Steven: Josh King is going to be a major star. Controlled much of the game. Not bad for a kid.

Paddy: Were there two teams playing? I thought the result was officials 2 football 0.

Fulham thought they had taken a first-half lead against their London rivals Chelsea when 18-year-old Josh King broke clear and sent a low finish past Robert Sanchez - but VAR Michael Salisbury spotted an earlier foul by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah.

Muniz was judged to have stepped on Chalobah's foot while attempting to shield the ball from the Chelsea defender, with referee Robert Jones viewing the pitchside monitor before declaring to the crowd that Muniz's "careless challenge" had left the officials with no other option.

Many inside and outside Stamford Bridge disagreed, insisting that contact had been minimal and Muniz had never attempted to make a challenge in the first place.

Fulham's sense of injustice was compounded by Joao Pedro's opener in the ninth minute of stoppage time, after eight minutes had been indicated by the fourth official.

Former Fulham and England midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC Sport: "I was really angry, not because it was Fulham but because I love football. Goals like that shouldn't be disallowed by complete accidents.

"They described it as a challenge, but there was no challenge for the ball - it was a bit of skill.

"I don't understand how you can watch football and referee football for that long and not understand certain dynamics. It was just a bizarre interpretation."

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Alejandro Garnacho says he is "very happy" to have signed for Chelsea and "can't wait to get started."

The 21-year-old has made the switch from Manchester United and signed a seven year-deal to keep him at the club until 2032.

"It's an incredible moment for my family and I to join this great club," Garnacho said. "I can't wait to get started.

"I watched the Club World Cup and to join the world champions is special – we're the best team in the world!

"It's amazing to be here and I'm very happy."

Garnacho made 93 Premier League appearances for United, scoring 16 goals.

He was spotted at Stamford Bridge watching Blues' win over Fulham earlier today.

Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter

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Joao Pedro has made a great impact since cutting short his holiday on the beaches of his native Brazil to join Chelsea during the Club World Cup in July.

Three goals in three starts, including one in the final in New Jersey against Paris St-Germain in July, has been followed up with a great start in the Premier League.

He now has two goals and two assists in his first three league games.

In all competitions, that is five goals and a further two assists in his first five starts, becoming the first Chelsea player to score five goals or more in his first five starts since Tammy Abraham in 2019.

Joao Pedro cites similarities between manager Enzo Maresca's style of play to his former Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi as a key reason behind his quick adaptation to life in west London. Of course, the forward also knows the Premier League and English football having moved to the league to join Watford in 2020.

He is already repaying the initial £55m paid to Brighton for his services over the summer.

However, there will be concern after Liam Delap suffered a hamstring injury which Maresca says he fears could rule him out for six to eight weeks after an early assessment.

He would join star attacker Cole Palmer on the sidelines and the Blues had to play academy talent Tyrique George up front for the majority of the match.

Enzo Maresca spoke to TNT Sports after Chelsea's victory against Fulham: "We were not good enough in the first half but were brilliant in the second. We didn't keep the ball and we didn't win the duels in the first half but we did the right things in the second half."

On refereeing decisions and whether his team was lucky with them: "I don't think so because the foul is a foul and the penalty is a penalty. For me, it's quite clear. If I had some doubt, I would say. But it's quite clear that the foul is foul and the other one is simple."

On Liam Delap's injury: "It was hamstring and in full speed. Hopefully, it's not too long but this kind of injuries could be six or eight weeks."

Joao Pedro spoke to TNT Sports about the start to his Chelsea career: "I am very happy but I think I need to keep working hard to help this team. I need to improve every day to keep what I am doing. Now is a break and I go to the Brazil squad. I need to keep working hard."

Did you know?

• Five of Chelsea's seven Premier League goals this season have been scored from set pieces (including penalties), including four from corners, as many corner goals as they managed in their final 24 league matches last term.

• Timed at 53:56, Joao Pedro's opener was Chelsea's latest first half goal on record (since 2006-07) in a Premier League game.

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Uefa has confirmed the date and time for each of Chelsea's eight Champions League group stage matches:

• Bayern Munich v Chelsea: Wednesday, 17 September - 20:00 BST

• Chelsea vs Benfica: Tuesday, 30 September - 20:00 BST

• Chelsea vs Ajax: Wednesday, 22 October - 20:00 BST

• Qarabag vs Chelsea: Wednesday, 5 November - 20:00 GMT

• Chelsea vs Barcelona: Tuesday, 25 November - 20:00 GMT

• Atalanta vs Chelsea: Tuesday, 9 December - 20:00 GMT

• Chelsea vs Pafos: Wednesday, 21 January - 20:00 GMT

• Napoli vs Chelsea: Wednesday, 28 January - 20:00 GMT

Chelsea are unchanged after their 5-1 win at West Ham last weekend.

Similarly, Fulham have the same starting eleven that started in the 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United on Sunday.

Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo starts and Fulham winger Harry Wilson is on the bench despite both having been doubts through injury.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Estevao, Joao Pedro, Neto, Delap.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, James, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Santos, George, Gittens

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Lukic, Berge, Sessegnon, King, Iwobi, Muniz.

Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Adama, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Jimenez.

There are six games in the Premier League on Saturday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Chelsea v Fulham (12:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Man Utd v Burnley

• Sunderland v Brentford

• Tottenham v Bournemouth - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Wolves v Everton

• Leeds v Newcastle (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Chelsea face a third consecutive London derby, taking on a Fulham side who have drawn their opening two Premier League matches. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes before Saturday's game.

No Cole Palmer, no problem. Chelsea's Club World Cup final match-winner missed the trip to West Ham with a groin issue but Enzo Maresca's men were still far too strong for the Hammers, running out 5-1 winners.

With Palmer sidelined, summer signing Joao Pedro switched from centre-forward to number 10 and looked the part, contributing an early goal and two assists. Taking into account the Club World Cup, the Brazilian has six goal involvements in four competitive starts for his new side, quickly proving his worth following a move from Brighton last month.

The Blues' next opponents are neighbours Fulham, who won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge last season, claiming their first victory there since 1979.

Nonetheless, Chelsea still have a formidable overall record in this fixture, losing just three of 36 Premier League meetings, home and away. That equates to 8.3% - the joint-lowest loss rate by one club against another in a fixture played at least 20 times.

Will Silva's super subs strike again?

Fulham's win over the Blues on 26 December came courtesy of late goals from substitutes Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz, and the impact of players coming off the bench has been a recurring strength for Marco Silva's team.

Emile Smith Rowe's equaliser in Sunday's draw with Manchester United means Fulham subs have scored 19 Premier League goals since the start of last season, at least four more than any other club.

Raul Jimenez, their top scorer in 2024-25, lost his starting spot to Muniz against the Red Devils and may again have to settle for a place on the bench as he nears a career landmark. The 34-year-old needs one more appearance to become the first Mexican to play 200 Premier League games.