John Mikel Obi scored his first ever Premier League aim as Chelsea's four-game winless run ended on Saturday with a 2-Zero victory over Fulham within the Premier League. After Oscar powered within the opener early within the second half, Mikel sliced the ball into the online within the 84th minute of the west London derby. "They have been killing me about it — going to the nationwide crew and scoring however not right here," Mikel said. "I am certain the fellows will give me a whole lot of stick." The Nigeria midfielder had solely beforehand scored twice for Chelsea, within the FA Cup in January 2007 throughout Jose Mourinho's first reign as supervisor. "We know our followers have been upset about a number of performances going into these video games so we wished to offer them one thing to cheer," Mikel said. Eto'o hardly ever got here near opening his account for Chelsea since becoming a member of from Russian membership Anzhi Makhachkala, volleying extensive and heading off course within the first half. It took a defender, Branislav Ivanvovic, to supply one of the threatening efforts with a low shot deflected extensive. Fulham, although, was much more ineffective up entrance because it slumped to a ninth loss in 12 matches stretching again to final season. And the guests have been breached seven minutes into the second half. Goalkeeper David Stockdale parried from Andre Schurrle and could not maintain maintain of Eto'o's shot earlier than Oscar blasted within the aim. For Fulham, there was a header fully off course from Steve Sidwell, as Chelsea pushed to safe the victory. To cheers inside the bottom, Eto'o was changed within the 64th by Fernando Torres, the one Chelsea striker to seek out the online this season. After Torres had a header pushed over Stockdale, the second aim got here from the ensuing nook from the unlikely supply of Mikel after John Terry nodded the ball into this path.
