Conor Gallagher, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo were outstanding, individually and collectively. They each showcased everything you would hope for from a midfielder: passing range, energy, interplay, positional awareness, and defensive nous.

Here, using statistics from the 2-0 win, we highlight just what they brought to the team during an excellent evening on the banks of the Thames.

Mauricio Pochettino opted for a 4-3-3 shape to combat Fulham’s 4-2-3-1. With the front three pressing Fulham’s defence effectively – see our second goal – our midfield trio were able to swarm the double-pivot of Harrison Reed and Joao Palhinha, stopping the hosts getting out of their half.

Gallagher (six), Enzo and Caicedo (three apiece) won an impressive 12 tackles between them, each with a 100 per cent success rate. By contrast, Palhinha and Reed won three of the seven tackles they attempted.

In possession, the trio linked up delightfully, regularly moving the ball the first time between them to open up space in the final third, either to run into or spread the play wide.

Enzo, Caicedo and Gallagher collectively completed 133 passes on Monday. Almost exactly a third of those were played between themselves, with Enzo to Gallagher (11 times) and Caicedo to Gallagher (10 times) the most frequent passing combinations. They were in sync.

The positioning of the trio was interesting, too. See below the average position of our starting XI, with Gallagher (no.23) partially hidden behind Cole Palmer (no.20).

They ended up on average in pretty close proximity, yet it is clear from inspecting their heat and touch maps just how much ground they covered, in and out of possession.

Gallagher was the most advanced of the trio as he regularly used his boundless energy to provide overlaps for Palmer, who prefers cutting inside.

Caicedo did much of his work in the deeper midfield role, shielding the back four to great effect and nullifying the threat posed by Andreas Pereira, Fulham’s no.10.

Enzo was more central than in the prior league games against Bournemouth and Aston Villa. Many of his touches were in or near the centre circle, and though he wasn’t regularly involved in the final third, he still got himself into a position to score on two occasions.

He shot just over in the first half, and was then thwarted by Bernd Leno after Ian Maatsen hit the post from a Gallagher pass.

The trio were tidy and effective in possession. Caicedo completed 90 per cent of the passes he attempted, with Enzo and Gallagher not far behind on 89 per cent.

Enzo and Gallagher played one key pass apiece. Caicedo, meanwhile, was successful with all four long passes he attempted, including the lovely diagonal to Levi Colwill at the start of the move for our opening goal.

The Ecuadorian also completed two successful dribbles on what was probably his best showing yet in blue.

With the understanding between Enzo, Gallagher and Caicedo only increasing with every day that passes, and the blend of qualities they offer coming to the fore, Chelsea’s midfield looks in good hands.