Chelsea vs Fulham: Premier League Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Dream11 Predictions

Chelsea vs Fulham is next as a new-look Chelsea side will host London rivals Fulham in the Premier League on Friday.

Chelsea vs Fulham: Match Preview:

Graham Potter is under a lot of pressure to get his side firing on all cylinders again. And it will be interesting to see if Chelsea can pick up all three points against their London rivals.

Watch Graham Potter look ahead to our game with Fulham! https://t.co/ETeRxWdFBh

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 2, 2023

Meanwhile, Fulham come into this game on the back of two consecutive league defeats against Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. They will be desperate to bounce back strongly. And given the fact that Chelsea have been quite inconsistent this season, they will fancy their chances of grinding out a positive away result here.

Fulham are seventh in the standings, and Marco Silva will be hoping to guide his side to European football this season. It remains to be seen whether the visitors can pull off an upset at Stamford Bridge. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.

💬 On Saša Lukić: "We wanted a different profile in Lukić. A quality player that will come to add something different for us and raise the level of our team."#CHEFUL pic.twitter.com/GtWh507YJu

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) February 2, 2023

Team News:

Chelsea:

Enzo Fernandez arrived in London on Wednesday morning but isn't ready to start in a midfield which is already missing the injured trio of N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Denis Zakaria. Jorginho left for Arsenal on Deadline Day, but there is some optimism that Mateo Kovacic could be fit enough to start.

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and winger Raheem Sterling have both been injured as well, alongside Christian Pulisic, Wesley Fofana and Armando Broja. Hakim Ziyech may be left out after the comical collapse of his loan to PSG, and Joao Felix is still suspended.

There are hopes that Reece James could feature, although perhaps just from the bench, and the same goes for Ben Chilwell.

Fulham:

Deadline Day signing Sasa Lukic is yet to obtain a visa to play in England and will likely miss this one as a result.

Marco has been speaking to the press ahead of #CHEFUL. 🗣 pic.twitter.com/A40ji6MxZP

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) February 2, 2023

Neeskens Kebano is the only fitness worry for Fulham, who have bolstered in defence with the late arrival of Cedric Soares on loan from Arsenal.

Chelsea vs Fulham: Head to Head:

Fulham have won just two of their 37 away league games against Chelsea.

They've drawn 13 and lost 22. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 17 league games against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea boast a 52.7% win rate in Premier League London derbies, the highest in the competition. Fulham have the lowest (19.3%).

Predicted Line-ups:

(3-4-2-1): Arrizabalaga; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile; Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Cucurella; Mount, Mudryk, Havertz

(4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian; Mitrovic

CHE vs FUL: Dream11 Predictions:

Will be upated soon.