Chelsea and Fulham do battle in a west London derby this afternoon.
Sat just three places and four points apart in the Premier League, the Cottagers will be far happier with their season so far as mid-table safety looks comfortably within reach.
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Another campaign trailing the European places is of little interest to Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino, but that is how things have panned out as inconsistency dogs the Blues.
That was on display once again in midweek as they lost to Championship side Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
Fulham come into the game off the back of two consecutive home victories, but on the road they have not won a game in 90 minutes for over two months - including the 2-1 defeat at Anfield in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Liverpool.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Chelsea vs Fulham is scheduled for a 12.30pm GMT kick-off today, Saturday, January 13, 2024.
The match will take place at Stamford Bridge in west London.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Fulham
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports, with coverage beginning at 11am.
Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at the ground.
Chelsea vs Fulham team news
Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Broja
Subs: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Badiashile, Gilchrist, Chilwell, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Mudryk, Washington
Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Diop, Robinson; Joao Palhinha, Cairney; Wilson, Andreas Pereira, Willian, Jimenez
Subs: Rodak, Reed, Ream, De Cordova-Reid, Castagne, Lukic, Vinicius, Francois, Rodrigo Muniz
Chelsea vs Fulham prediction
Neither team is fully firing at the moment, with the Blues' Bridge frustrations showing little sign of ending.
A 1-1 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The Cottagers' win over Chelsea in January of last year is their only such victory since Luis Boa Morte scored the winner in April 2006.
Chelsea wins: 51
Fulham wins: 12
Draws: 27
Chelsea vs Fulham match odds
Chelsea: 6/10
Fulham: 4/1
Draw: 17/5
