Boxing Day will bring us a derby in West London when Fulham make the short trip to meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
There is more distance between these two sides Premier League table than what is on a map. Chelsea sit in second place, seven places ahead of their visitors, home to Craven Cottage just over a mile away.
However, both teams are in good form. In fact, no team has collected more points than Chelsea in their last five Premier League games, while Fulham are unbeaten in the same stretch after taking on Tottenham. arsenal and Liverpool.
Here’s everything you need to know about the latest installment of 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 – Fulham 2-2 – 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 – 12/24/12 |
Fulham – Brighton 3-1 – 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 broadcast |
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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 back into the starting line-up after the Spaniard served his ban, with Malo Gusto likely to return to the right side of defense and Axel Disasi potentially dropped to the bench.
Reece James has returned to part-time training recently, but he is still not close to returning from his hamstring injury, meaning he will remain on the sidelines alongside central duo Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile.
Romeo Lavia hopes to make the bench but will be without Mykhailo Mudryk, who has been provisionally suspended after a positive doping test.
Chelsea predicted line-up against Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sánchez; Gust, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Net, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
Fulham will also welcome a big name back suspension as Andreas Pereira is free to start at the top of midfield once again.
Both Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic limped off injured last time out against Southampton and may not recover in time for this one. Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed and Reiss Nelson are expected to miss out.
Fulham’s predicted line-up against Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Smith Rowe; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez
Fulham have recently proved a tough test for the Premier League’s elite and the Cottagers are likely to cause the same sort of problems for Chelsea, who stalemate with Everton it hints at a vulnerability in the face of a dogged defense.
However, unlike Everton, Fulham have been looking for it in recent games, scoring one goal against Arsenal and getting two past Liverpool. with ChelseaThe defense is not at its best, there could be some joy for Marco Silva’s side.
Expect a tough showdown between two rivals who will be forced to settle for a share of the spoils.
