I think Chelsea was really lucky to win the game because it wasn't expected that they will be able to win the game based on how they have been performing. I was expecting the game to end in draws but Fulham didn't play well like the way I expected. If Fulham team had performed well I don't think it will be easy for Chelsea to win the game . Chelsea still have hope to meet up top four position if they can start performing better in their games.
Winning 1-0 does not mean that Chelsea is considered to be on a positive trend. There is a possibility that Fulham performed poorly that night. And talking about Chelsea's chances of breaking into the top 4 I think it is a miracle and mission impossible to do with their performance this season. Chelsea is able to win matches against several teams above it but I think the top 4 teams are currently very strong for Chelsea to beat. I think the most realistic possibility is to qualify for the European League group stages but that also seems very difficult.
This time Chelsea was lucky to win through a penalty. Statistically, the match was actually a draw. There was only a total of 6 kicks on goal created by both teams.
Due to this result, Chelsea is ranked 8th with the same points as Man United. However, overall Chelsea's game was very bad, they did not show collective play between the lines.
On the other hand, you can't expect too much from Fulham's game, maybe this is due to the influence of several consecutive defeats in the last few matches. So mentally their game is not back yet.