Chelsea in Fulham: Preview

Date: Saturday thirtieth
August 2025

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Kick-off: 12:30 BST

Immediately’s early kick-off sees one other London
derby as we play host to Fulham.

We had a irritating begin to the season
towards Palace however regardless of shedding Cole Palmer to damage towards West Ham final weekend,
and going a purpose down, the gamers bought their act along with a a lot better
attacking show to complete 5-1. West Ham had been woeful although, so I don’t suppose
we are able to take an excessive amount of from that.

Fulham, who took 3 factors off us on this
fixture final season, with a uncommon win at Stamford Bridge, have began the season
with a few attracts, scoring a late, deserved equaliser towards United final
day out.

While Chelsea have proven glimpses of
what they is likely to be able to, we couldn’t discover it towards a cussed Crystal
Palace, which is more likely to be an issue for us once more in the present day towards a
disciplined Fulham defence. They may frustrate us and goal to catch us out on
the counter – and if we depart Sanchez uncovered, we’ll remorse it.

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
in the present day’s sport, Enzo Maresca says, “They [Fulham] are stable, they’re properly
organised, play good soccer, are very robust, and it’s not random that they
are doing properly. Final yr was a document for factors within the Premier League for
Fulham. It exhibits how good Marco is and the gamers are. It’s a sport, like
all the time, the place we have now to watch out.”

Fulham
supervisor, Marco Silva in the meantime, says, “It’s a particular derby. It’s a particular
second for our followers, and while you really feel it, it provides the gamers that additional
motivation as properly. In each Premier League sport, you can also make a
assertion. That is one other sport, there are three factors there, nothing extra,
however you already know there’s all the time one thing particular.

Since
I joined, we modified the document towards Chelsea. We’re actually aggressive, and
we are able to match them. They’ve spent billions to strengthen their squad so that they
are in a totally completely different world to us off the pitch, they will do issues we
can’t! They’re succesful to do issues off the pitch which we’re not – our goal
is to steadiness all the pieces contained in the pitch, to steadiness all the pieces throughout the 95
or 100 minutes that we’re going to play towards them, like we did final season
each video games.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Chelsea, Levi Colwill (ACL), Romeo
Lavia, Benoit Badiashille, and Omari Kellyman stay out. Cole Palmer (groin) will
even be unavailable.

For Fulham, Harry Wilson (foot) is a doubt, however they
in any other case have a totally match squad to select from.

TEAMS

Chelsea (Potential Line-Up): Sanchez; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Chaalobah, Cucurella; CAICEDO, Fernandez; ESTEVAO, Peter, grandson; Delap

FULHAM (Potential
line-up): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Iwobi, King,
Smith Rowe; Muniz

LAST SEASON

Chelsea 1-2 Fulham (twenty sixth
December 2024)

CURRENT FORM

Chelsea: DW

FULHAM: DD

OTHER STUFF

Chelsea
have misplaced simply three of 36 Premier League conferences, residence and away towards
FulhamFulham
received this fixture final season for his or her first victory at Stamford Bridge since
1979Fulham
have by no means received consecutive visits to Stamford Bridge of their historical past.Chelsea
drew 0-0 at residence within the first sport of the 2025/26 campaignChelsea
did not win their opening two residence video games final seasonFulham
have received 4 of their final eight away Premier League London derbies

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham