- Chelsea had only lost 3 of their previous 36 Premier League matches against Fulham.
- Opta supercomputerDidn't think they'd lose here, and the odds of the home team winning the game are 59.41 TP3T.
- João Pedro wants to be Chelsea's fourth player 5+ goals in his first 5 starts in the Premier League era For the club
The derby between Chelsea and Fulham is a competition for places, not results.
Premier League wins are 22 to 3 in favor of the blue side of west London. Of the teams that have faced Fulham in more than six competitions, only Manchester United (2.30) and Arsenal (2.22) have a higher average score against them than they Chelsea (2.14).
However, Fulham will probably approach this game in a fairly confident manner in the mood after a rare victory at Stamford Bridge last season. They ended a 21-game winless streak away from home against Chelsea with a 2-1 victory in all competitions, although they have never won consecutive games in their history.
Fulham are at least in good shape on the road Capital. They have won four of their last eight Premier League games away from London Derby (D2 L2). That's their previous 68 games combined, which included 43 losses.
This helps to explain why it has been 22 years since they gained safety with consecutive wins away from home. After a 3-2 defeat to Brentford in May, Fulham have the chance to end this long and unpleasant sequence on Saturday.
Fulham have yet to record their first Premier League victory of the season, falling behind in their name with a 1-1 draw to secure a point against Brighton and Manchester United. It wasn't until the 2010-11 season that the club drew their first three games of the top flight season.
Chelsea's campaign started the 2024-25 season in a strange way, as they failed to score in home games before scoring five (or more) goals away from home. Last season, the respective opponents were Manchester City and Wolves, this time it's Crystal Palace and West Ham. The third game of last season was a 1-1 draw with the Eagles, so Fulham fans hoping for a positive omen can live with that fact mind.
For visitors, one of the more relevant advantages is that they do not currently report injuries, the only team in the division who does. Chelsea do not have six players, although the size of their squad means that such problems are more likely to arise than most other clubs are accommodating.
If Cole Palmer doesn't return to action, he'll be the most notable absence. On Friday, he was selected in the starting lineup of West Ham United, only to be injured during the warm-up. There will be absolutely no access to Enzo Maresca including Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colville and Romeo Lavia.
Their victory at the London Stadium speaks volumes about the options available to the Blues. Five different players scored, of which another two collected assists. Esteban became the youngest player ever to assist a Premier League goal for Chelsea, but it was João Pedro who was the best of them.
He scored his first goal before assisting Pedro Neto and Trevor Chalobah scored. Pedro scored four goals in four starts Blues, so could join a select group of strikers here. In the Premier League era, only Diego Costa (seven goals), Alvaro Morata (five) and Tammy Abraham (seven) have scored at least five goals Their first five starts in all competitions at Chelsea.
It will be interesting to see who Marco Silva chooses for the top line as his main striker makes one league start per season. Raul Jimenez will become the first Mexican player to make it to 200 points if he plays at any point in the Premier League.
Rodney However, Munoz may be recognized for the start, especially because he got The winner of this match last season. He's also scored six goals His last 10 Premier League away appearances have averaged A goal every 45 minutes in those games.
Even if he doesn't start, Munoz is capable of providing goals off the bench. He has scored more goals from the bench (seven) than any other player in the Premier League since the start of last season, while teammate Harry Wilson is right behind him in the rankings (five). Fulham have scored 19 Premier League goals from the bench since the start of last season, four more than any other team.
However, the firepower advantage undoubtedly lies with Chelsea. One Fulham's defense hasn't had a clean sheet in its last 11 league games Dating back to mid-March could provide enough opportunities The hosts scored their first home goal of the season.
Chelsea vs Fulham Head-to-Head
This derby is arguably the most one-sided English soccer you'll find.
Chelsea have lost only 3 of 36 Premier League games against Fulham (8.3%). This is the side with the joint lowest losing percentage in the competition against the other side (at least 20 meetings) as well as Manchester United's impressive record against Aston Villa.
However, Marco Silva's side did win at Stamford Bridge the last time they visited was on Boxing Day last year. They came from behind 2-1 thanks to Rodrigo Muniz's 95th minute goal that sent the visiting fans into a frenzy.
Chelsea vs Fulham Predictions
Reigning world champions Chelsea are unsurprisingly strong favorites to win this match.
The Opta supercomputer rates their chances of winning the derby at 59.4%.The chances of the home side not winning are fairly evenly split, with 21.2% of the 10,000 simulations ending in a draw and another 19.4% allocated to a Fulham win.
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