Chelsea, despite their investment, were impotent in front of goal, drawing 0-0 with Fulham.
Record-breaking signing Fernandez nearly scored a rocket that was just wide before Fofana’s open-goal attempt was cleared off the line by Ream.
Willian’s pace put Chelsea’s backline under pressure, and Mitrovic’s brilliant midway shot almost caught Kepa off guard. Both teams end up with a point each.
Fulham are sixth with 32 points, although Brighton are hard on their tails with 31 points and two games in hand.
Ninth-placed Chelsea will be hoping that Liverpool drop points this gameweek so that the Merseyside club do not jump them in the table and leave them behind in the race for the top four.