Chelsea stride on, a Champions League final in sight and the qualification for next season's competition ever closer as they close in on securing a top-four finish. Fulham, by contrast, are heading back whence they came. The Championship beckons, unless something extraordinary turns up.
For Thomas Tuchel this was another vindication of his unfussy coaching style. A ninth win in the Premier League since he arrived, with just the one defeat, this victory was achieved with just the requisite amount of effort required for when Real Madrid are turning up to play one of the most important game's in the club's history on Wednesday night.