Fulham v Chelsea: lineup, statistics, preview
Match previews for Fulham v Chelsea
Chelsea faces London’s huge derby on Sunday. They aim to raise hopes for Champions League qualifying with their neighbors’ victory at Fulham.
The Blues made it to the semi-finals of the Europa Congress League, but it was a competition they were expected to win widely, with Enzo Maresca’s team booed by the Stamford Bridge crowd in Game 2 with a 2-1 defeat at the Regia Warsaw home.
Details of Chelsea are their position in the hot contested race for Champions League football.
Chelsea are sixth behind fifth-placed Manchester City, with the top five in the Premier League competing in the Champions League next season.
However, Maresca’s men slipped points in each of the last two league games, continuing a 0-0 draw at Brentford, with a third-bottom Ipswichtown and a 2-2 draw forced Chelsea to charge for loot from 2-0.
Given that Chelsea faces difficult run-ins in the final six games, their performance in these games is very worrying. This starts with a test trip to Craven Cottage.
Fulham is on a European hunt as he seeks the most Premier League finish in history.
Marco Silva’s men are just six points behind Chelsea, and can at least afford slimmer hopes to compete in the Champions League itself.
Consistency has been a problem for Fulham, bringing an astonishing victory over Liverpool, who was selected as champions in his defeat at Bournemouth.
But with a home victory at Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham, Liverpool’s defeat and a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Craven Cottage this season, Fulham is not afraid to host Chelsea in perhaps the most important West London Derby of the Premier League era.
Fulham v Chelsea team news
Fulham was able to welcome winger Harry Wilson from a leg injury that kept him out of January.
Chelsea can call out Romeo lava after recovery from muscle damage, but Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caseko, Levicorwill and others may return after resting against Regia.
Fulham v Chelsea’s expected lineup
Fulham: Reno; Castagne, Bassey, Anderson, Robinson; Belgi, Lukic. Sesegnon, Pereira, Rock Bi; Muniz
Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Toshin, Colwill, and Kukulera. Fernandez, Kaycedo; Madueke, Palmer, Network. Jackson
statistics
- Fulham is aiming to double Chelsea for the first time.
- Chelsea have won five Famhams out of their last six away games.
- The Blues have only won five of their 16 Premier League matches since December 22nd.
How to watch Fulham v Chelsea
The game will not be broadcast on British television.
prediction
Chelsea will likely end the season with the trophy, but they hope that their Champions League hopes will look increasingly vulnerable, and they are ripe for a European hangover against a dangerous Fulham team.
Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Chelsea