Boxing Day will bring us a west London derby when Fulham make the short trip to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
There is a greater distance between these two sides on Premier League table From what is on the map. Chelsea are in second place, seven places ahead of their visitors, whose home at Craven Cottage is just over a mile away.
However, both teams find themselves in strong form. In fact, no team has earned more points than Chelsea over their last five Premier League matches, while Fulham are unbeaten over the same period after facing Tottenham. Arsenal And Liverpool.
Here's everything you need to know about the latest edition 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 – 12/22/24 |
Fulham 0-0 Southampton – 12/22/24 |
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Chelsea 5-1 Shamrock Rovers – 12/19/24 |
Liverpool 2-2 Fulham – 12/14/24 |
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Chelsea 2-1 Brentford – 12/15/24 |
Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 12/08/24 |
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Astana 1-3 Chelsea – 12/12/24 |
Fulham 3-1 Brighton – 12/05/24 |
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Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea – 12/08/24 |
Tottenham 1-1 Fulham – 12/01/24 |
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nation |
TV Channel/Live Broadcast |
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UK |
Amazon Prime Video |
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US |
Peacock, SiriusXM FC |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Chelsea will welcome left-back Mark Cucurella into the starting line-up after the Spaniard served his suspension, with Malo Giusto likely to return to the right side of the defense and Axel Disasi likely to drop to the bench.
Reece James has returned to part-time training Recently but he is no closer to returning from his hamstring injury, meaning he will remain on the sidelines alongside centre-back duo Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile.
Romeo Lavia will be hoping to make the bench, but there will be no Mykhailo Modric, who has been provisionally suspended after being suspended. Positive doping test.
Chelsea's expected lineup against Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusteau, Tossin, Colwell, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
Fulham would also welcome a big name back from him comment As Andreas Pereira is free to start at the top of the midfield again.
Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic both came off injured last time out against Southampton and may not recover in time for this match. Kenny Tite, Harrison Reed and Reiss Nelson are expected to miss.
Fulham's expected formation against Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Lino; Castagne, Diop, Bassie, Robinson; Lukic, Smith Rowe; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Fulham These have proven to be a tough test for the Premier League's elite recently, and the Cottagers are likely to cause the same kind of problems for Chelsea, who A goalless draw with Everton Indicates a vulnerability against stubborn defense.
However, unlike Everton, Fulham have been looking to make it happen in their last few matches, scoring once against Arsenal and scoring twice against Liverpool. with ChelseaOur national team's defense is not at its strongest, there may be some happiness for Marco Silva's team.
Expect a fierce conflict between two rivals who may have to compromise to obtain a share of the spoils.
