Chelsea began the Xabi Alonso era with a win, defeating Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage on Monday, Aug. 24.

Morgan Rogers scores on his Chelsea debut as Xabi Alonso's side beat Fulham at Craven Cottage - here are BBC Sport's player ratings.

Chelsea had a transformative summer, welcoming yet another new manager in Xabi Alonso before shelling out a record 117 million pounds (about $156 million) to make Morgan Rogers the most expensive British player in history and welcoming

Fernandez was a record signing for Chelsea at the end of the winter deadline in 2023. This would represent a profit, but also a move to a top-five rival.

The West London rivals face off at Craven Cottage to wrap up the Premier League‘s opening weekend.

As for what Alonso thinks, he started Acheampong against AC Milan two weeks ago and brought him on for Wesley Fofana in Chelsea’s final pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad. Fofana is suspended for the first two league games following his sending off on the final day of last season, so it would make sense to keep Acheampong up to speed.

Alonso defends Sanchez after Chelsea warned goalkeeping errors will ‘haunt’ title charge - Fulham twice benefited from errors by Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez in a five-goal thriller