By Sean Walsh FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE – Chelsea managed to put their Carabao Cup disappointment behind them with a 1-0 win at home to west London neighbours Fulham on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino came in for heavy criticism after his side were beaten 1-0 at Championship side Middlesbrough in the first leg of their semi-final in midweek. He desperately needed a victory back in Premier League action to stave off talk of the sack. His Blues side chalked up three points as hoped for and expected, but only by means of a Cole Palmer penalty. Fulham scarcely threatened, but Chelsea’s biggest battle was…