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Boxing Day brings us the West London derby when Fulham make the short trip to meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
But there is more distance between these two sides Premier League Table than it is on the map. Chelsea sit second, seven places ahead of their visitors, whose home to Craven Cottage sits just over a mile away.
However, both teams are in strong form. Indeed, no side has taken more points from their last five Premier League games than Chelsea, while Fulham are unbeaten in the same run after facing Tottenham. Armory And Liverpool.
Here’s what you need to know about the latest installment in this local contest.
Chelsea vs Fulham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
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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the country |
TV Channel/Live Stream |
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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 lineup after the Spaniard served his suspension, with Malo Gusto likely to return to the right side of defense and Axel Desassi likely to drop to the bench.
Reece James has returned to partial training Recently, however, he is not yet close to returning from his hamstring injury, meaning he will continue alongside centre-back duo Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashil.
Romeo Lavia will hope to make the bench but there will be no Mikhail Mudrić, who is temporarily suspended. A positive doping test.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colville, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
Fulham will also welcome a big name Suspension Because Andres Pereira is once again free to start at the top of midfield.
Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic were both injured last time out against Southampton and may not recover in time for this one. Kenny Tate, Harrison Reed and Reece Nelson are all expected to miss out.
Fulham Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea (4-2-3-1): take; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Smith Rowe; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Fulham The Premier League’s elite have proved a tough test recently and the Cottagers will cause similar problems for Chelsea, whose Stalemate with Everton Indicates weakness against a stubborn defense.
Unlike Everton, however, Fulham have really been going for it in their last few games, scoring once against Arsenal and putting two past Liverpool. with Chelsea‘s defense isn’t the strongest, Marco Silva’s side could be of little joy.
Expect a sharp clash between the two rivals who may be forced to settle for a share of the spoils.
