In a week full of London derbies, Fulham will host Chelsea at their home stadium on Saturday night. After securing a point against Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Spurs, Fulham players will be surely high on confidence. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Blues will try to secure the win over their London rivals. Currently, Lampard’s Chelsea is still struggling to get back to winning ways and currently sits 9th in the English Premier League Table.
Scott Parker’s team has drawn their last five premier league matches whereas Chelsea has managed to get just three points from last six matches. However, Fulham’s overall season is not going good either as they sit 17th on the table.
Chelsea will be coming to Craven Cottage with a positive mindset as they managed a comfortable win over Morecambe in the FA Cup. The team’s issues, such as Timo Werner not able to find goals might concern them again. As a result, the building pressure is quite visible on Frank Lampard and Chelsea’s new signings as well.
Fulham vs Chelsea: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Fulham will have to dive in another game week without the presence of Tom Cairney and Mario Lemina. Aleksandar Mitrovic is also suspected of missing another game but could be added to the bench. Moreover, Fulham will have to start without Chelsea loanee Ruben Loftus Cheek as well. As a result, the likes of Ivan Cavaleiro and Harrison Reed are likely to start.
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante is suspected of missing this clash but other than that the whole squad is available. Most importantly Chelsea’s sensational right-back Reece James and central defender Andreas Christensen are back from their injuries.
Fulham’s Predicted Lineup: Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Tete, Reid, Reed, Anguissa, Robinson, Lookman and Cavaleiro.
Chelsea’s Predicted Lineup: Mendy, James, Zouma, Silva, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Pulisic, Ziyech and Timo Werner.
Our Prediction: Due to Reece James and Ziyech’s partnership’s comeback, we predict Chelsea to win this match with a score of 2-0.