Chelsea will be looking to overturn their misfortunes in the Premier League this weekend against local rivals Fulham. The match schedules for Saturday at Craven Cottage, with a kickoff at 8:30 pm.
The Blues dropped down to ninth on the table, having been victorious in only one of their last six matches in the league. On the other hand, Fulham has drawn each of their last five matches to sit 18th in the table.
Fulham was previously scheduled to take on Chelsea on Friday evening before their match was postponed. It forced the side to take on Tottenham with their previously postponed match earlier.
Scott Parker shared the spoils against Jose Mourinho with Ivan Cavaleiro cancelling out an initially equalized strike by Harry Kane. The last win for the Cottagers goes back to November while being two points behind 17th placed Brighton. Fulham drew against Liverpool, Brighton, Newcastle, Southampton, and Tottenham.
In addition, the Blues were in FA Cup action last weekend while comfortable easing past Morecambe by four clear goals to make their way to the fourth round of the competition. Frank Lampard lost two of their last three Premier League matches.
It includes a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City at the start of the month. However, it was a sigh of relief seeing both Timo Werner and Kai Havertz finding the back of the net.
Fulham vs. Chelsea Head to Head
Both sides have 17 games against each other, with Chelsea taking home 11 wins while Fulham without a win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
Tottenham 1-1 Fulham
QPR 0-2 Fulham
Fulham 0-0 Southampton
Newcastle 1-1 Fulham
Fulham 0-0 Brighton
Away
Chelsea 4-0 Morecambe
Chelsea 1-3 Man City
Blues 1-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
Fulham Team News
Scott Parker will be unable to call on Cairney and Lemino out with respective injuries. Aleksandar Mitrovic remains a major doubt to start but could feature on the bench. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ineligible to face his parent club, this giving Ademola Lookman a spot in the starting XI.
Chelsea Team News
Ng’olo Kante remains suspended from their trip to Craven Cottage, but Blues are in excellent shape. Both Reece James and Andreas Christensen are available for selection this weekend. The wide positions are likely to be filled by Pulisic and Ziyech, with Werner leading the attacking line.
Prediction and Odds
This has all the makings of an interesting game with an out of form side against a side that drew in their last five games.
Chelsea Win
Goals Under 2.5
Home: No Score
