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Chelsea starting XI: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly; Azpilicueta, Mount, Kovacic, Zakaria, Hall; Havertz, Joao Felix.
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Fulham subs: Rodak, Kurzawa, Wilson, Cairney, Solomon, Chalobah, James, Diop, Harris.
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Fulham starting XI: Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson; Reed, Palhinha Pereira; Decordova-Reid, Vinicius, Willian.
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Chelsea have lost five of their last seven matches across league and cups. Their last two league fixtures were 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest and a 1-0 home loss to Man City. They lost to City again in midweek, 4-0 away from home in the FA Cup.
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The Cottagers have won all four of their matches since restarting action after the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Their last league match brought a 1-0 victory at Leicester before a 2-0 FA Cup success away versus Hull City.
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Fulham are 21 matches without a win against Chelsea in all competitions. However, they go into this match three points ahead of the Blues albeit having enjoyed one more fixture played so far.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of Fulham vs Chelsea in the English Premier League. Kickoff in their West London derby is at 10pm SAST at Craven Cottage.
One ice cold finish ?
Joao Felix will hope to strike on debut tonight for Chelsea ⚽?
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 89 | |
| 2 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 84 | |
| 3 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 75 | |
| 4 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 71 | |
| 5 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 67 | |
| 6 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 62 | |
| 7 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | |
| 8 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 | |
| 9 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 59 | |
| 10 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | |
| 11 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | |
| 12 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | |
| 13 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | |
| 14 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | |
| 15 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | |
| 16 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | |
| 17 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | |
| 18 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 34 | |
| 19 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |
| 20 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
| Home | Away | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal For | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| AVG Goal For | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Goal Against | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| Pd | W | D | L | Pts | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 Overall | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Last 5 Home | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Last 5 Away | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Home | Away | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal For | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| AVG Goal For | 1 | -10 | -9 |
| Goal Against | 19 | 28 | 47 |
| Pd | W | D | L | Pts | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 Overall | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Last 5 Home | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Last 5 Away | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
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Chelsea subs: Bettinelli, Badiashile, Jorginho, Aubameyang, Ziyech, Gallagher, D.Fofana, Chukwuemeka, Cucurella.