"Officially a net negative on the pitch", "Laziest player ever" - Fans slam Chelsea star after their 2-1 loss to rivals Fulham
Chelsea fans have called out Christopher Nkunku following their 2-1 Premier League loss to Fulham on Thursday, December 26. Nkunku was a second-half substitute and failed to enhance the Blues’ attack as they conceded two late goals.
Cole Palmer opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 16th minute following a pass from Levi Colwill. In the 82nd minute, Harry Wilson equalized for Fulham after receiving a brilliant cross from Timothy Castagne.
Rodrigo Muniz gave Fulham the lead in added time (90+5’) after being set up by Sasa Lukic. Muniz's dying-minute goal secured all three points for his side as the game ended 2-1 in favor of Fulham.
In 17 minutes on the pitch, Nkunku had a passing accuracy of 60% (3/5). He registered one shot on target and lost possession of the ball three times (via Sofascore).
In the aftermath of the game, fans took to X to express their disappointment with the Frenchman's performance, with one posting:
"Sell Nkunku aswell man guy is officially a net negative on the pitch.”
"This nkunku to jackson default sub every game is pissing me off,” another added.
"Sell Nkunku aswell man guy is officially a net negative on the pitch,” a fan opined.
"Nkunku has done nothing since coming on.,” another vented.
"He looked at the last games and said yeh we need nkunku, absolutely joke,” another chimed in.
"Nkunku is the laziest player ever, PRESS!,” wrote another.
How did Chelsea's midfielder Cole Palmer perform against Fulham?
The Englishman opened the scoring against Fulham, but his goal was unable to secure any points for the Blues.
In 90 minutes on the pitch, Palmer had a passing accuracy of 72% (33/46). He created one big chance and registered three shots on target.
Palmer has now scored 12 goals and registered six assists in 18 Premier League appearances.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are still second, having secured 35 points from 18 league games. They are four points behind Liverpool, who have two games in hand in the title race.
The Blues will take on Ipswich in their next league game on December 30.
