Boxing Day will bring us a west London derby when Fulham make the short trip to meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
There is more distance between these two sides on the Premier League table than there is on a map. Chelsea sit in second place, seven places ahead of their visitors, whose Craven Cottage home is just over a mile away.
However, both teams find themselves in strong form. Indeed, no side has picked up more points than Chelsea in their last five Premier League games, while Fulham are unbeaten in the same stretch after facing Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Here’s everything you need to know about the latest installment in this local rivalry.
Chelsea vs Fulham H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Fulham |
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Everton 0-0 Chelsea – 22/12/24 |
Fulham 0-0 Southampton – 22/12/24 |
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Chelsea 5-1 Shamrock Rovers – 19/12/24 |
Liverpool 2-2 Fulham – 14/12/24 |
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Chelsea 2-1 Brentford – 15/12/24 |
Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 08/12/24 |
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Astana 1-3 Chelsea – 12/12/24 |
Fulham 3-1 Brighton – 05/12/24 |
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Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea – 08/12/24 |
Tottenham 1-1 Fulham – 01/12/24 |
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Country |
TV channel / live stream |
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The United Kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
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United States |
Peacock, SiriusXM FC |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Chelsea will welcome left-back Marc Cucurella into the starting line-up after the Spaniard served his suspension, with Malo Gusto likely to return on the right-hand side of defense and Axel Disasi potentially down the flank. bank.
Reece James was back in part training recently but is still not close to returning from his hamstring injury, which means he will remain on the sidelines alongside central defender duo Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile.
Romeo Lavia will hope to make the bench but there will be no Mykhailo Mudryk, who was provisionally suspended after positive doping test.
Chelsea predicted the formation against Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sánchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
Fulham will also welcome a big name back from suspension as Andreas Pereira is free to start again from the top of the midfield.
Both Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic were injured last time out against Southampton and may not recover in time for this one. Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed and Reiss Nelson are all expected to miss out.
The predicted line-up of Fulham vs Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Smith Rowe; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Fulham have recently proved to be a tough test for the Premier League’s elite and the Cottars are likely to cause the same sort of problems for Chelsea, whose stalemate with Everton hints at vulnerability against a tough defense.
Unlike Everton, however, Fulham have really been going for it in their last few games, scoring once against Arsenal and conceding two to Liverpool. With ChelseaThe defense is not at its best, there can be some joy for Marco Silva’s team.
Expect a gritty clash between two rivals who may be forced to settle for a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Fulham
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2024-12-26 07:00:00