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USMNT defender Tim Ream produced the play of the night on Friday to help Fulham hold Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Fulham center-back Ream saved his team in the 80th minute after David Datro Fofana had beaten goalkeeper Bernd Leno to the ball.
Leno was outside his penalty area when Fofana dribbled around him and it looked almost certain that the £11m January signing was all set to score his first EPL goal.
Issa Diop then failed to dispossess Fofana with a slide tackle but succeeded in slowing the striker up for a split-second.
That allowed Ream just enough time to get into position to block Fofana's shot inside the six-yard box.
Chelsea had included EPL record signing Enzo Fernandez in their starting XI.
That XI had cost Chelsea £464.2 million in combined transfer fees. Graham Potter threw on another £144m worth of substitutes in the second half.
But Chelsea's £600m did not look significantly better than Fulham.
In fact, Fulham recorded twice as many shots on target as Chelsea.
Fulham ended the night two points and three places above their west London rivals in the Premier League table.
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