In the minutes before this West London derby, the DJ at a deserted Craven Cottage did everything he could to create a spark.
His playlist, played at deafening volume, shuddered the foundations of this old ground and, even after a football match broke out, it took 78 minutes for Chelsea to dial down some of the noise — around their form and the future of their manager.
The reckless red card for Fulham full back Antonee Robinson, shortly before the break, unlocked the door but Chelsea struggled to bang it down until Mason Mount’s low finish.