Chelsea lost to Fulham for the first time in 17 years, received a red card in his debut, and now have just one win in nine Premier League games, their worst run in 12 years.
Before Felix's moment of lunacy, a terrible late challenge on Kenny Tete, earned a straight red, Potter's team had dragged themselves back into this west London derby.
Felix, a World Cup star from Portugal who was loaned from Atletico Madrid for a staggering £10 million, will now miss three matches. Prior to that, he had been the best player on the field.
After that, Carlos Vinicus, who was Aleksandar Mitrovic's backup, headed the winning goal to propel Fulham into sixth place in the Premier League.
This is the first time in decades that they are six points and four places ahead of their neighbors.
Kalidou Koulibaly had stopped Willian, an ex-Chelsea winger who, at 34, could probably still make this Blues team.
Owner Todd Boehly's patience cannot be stretched as far as it has been stretched by the Fulham fans' gleeful declaration that Potter would be "getting sacked in the morning."
Even though nine senior players were still out with injuries, Chelsea has now signed four new players this season, and Potter's bench still had a lot of good players.
Felix had just received his work permit earlier in the day, but he had had a great World Cup with Portugal and wanted to get away from Diego Simeone, his strict manager, with whom he had a love-hate relationship.
And the newcomer made a great start when he turned to toast Tim Ream and fed Kai Havertz. His shot was blocked, and Lewis Hall's follow-up was saved by Bernd Leno's legs.
Felix also scored a few free kicks early on, resulting in bookings for Antonee Robinson and Andreas Pereira. Within ten minutes of his debut, Chelsea fans were chanting the Portuguese player's name.
Even though the debutant's shot went wide, it was clear that he had added something new to a Chelsea attack that had been lacking in cutting edge all season.
Despite missing their leading scorer Mitrovic, Fulham had won four games in a row since the World Cup break.
When Vinicius was hit by Denis Zakaria's challenge, Chelsea won a VAR penalty review.
Additionally, Trevoh Chalobah's slip allowed Vincius to enter, allowing Bobby De Cordova-Reid to hit a shot against the bar.
After De Cordova-Reid robbed the teen Hall, Fulham took the lead. His low center found Willian, who cut in from the left and drilled a right-footed shot that deflected off Chalobah and fooled Kepa Arrizabalaga. Soon after, the old Cottage's roof started to shake.
The veteran Brazilian tried not to celebrate, but he eventually couldn't stop.
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