Fulham bewildered as Luiz thunderbolt lifts Blues into third

Fulham 0 Chelsea 3

Certainly Fulham didn’t seem to be paying attention when Luiz strode forward and struck an elegant, dipping strike from all of 30m to put his side ahead — or when Terry, back in the side after being left out of Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final team, headed home a second unchallenged at the far post and completed victory from close range after the break.

But Arsenal and Tottenham will certainly have noticed; because as City and United battled it out for the top two this crucial victory for Chelsea has given them a huge advantage in the race between the also-rans to earn a Champions League place next season.