FULHAM welcome West London rivals Chelsea TODAY looking for three huge points in their battle against the drop.
The Blues have been in torrid form since early December, winning just once in their last six games, but they have the chance to put things right against relegation candidates Fulham.
Chelsea lost 3-1 to Man City in their last Premier League gameCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
What time does Fulham vs Chelsea kick-off?
- Fulham vs Chelsea takes place TODAY, with kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
- The match was scheduled to take place on Friday night at 8pm but was put back a day to make room for Fulham’s rescheduled match at Spurs.
- The game will take place at Fulham’s Craven Cottage.
- There will be no fans in attendance for the game because of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Chelsea’s visit down the road to Fulham will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.
- The game is available for live streaming from the Sky Go or NOW TV app, both of which can be downloaded onto a mobile or tablet device.
- You can also catch the action from a Smart TV, so long as it carries the NOW TV app.
Team news
Chelsea will be without N’Golo Kante, who is suspended.
He picked up his fifth yellow card of the season during the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City.
Here’s one way the Blues could start the match against Fulham
But James returned to training this week after recovering from a hamstring issue.
The four-cap England international is expected to start the match at right-back.
Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma and Ben Chilwell are expected to make up the rest of the back four.
Frank Lampard has a fully fit squad to chose from for the trip to Craven Cottage.
Odds
- Fulham win – 24/5
- Draw – 3/1
- Chelsea – 4/7
*Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes and correct at time of publication.
PRE-MATCH STATS
Fulham have won just one of their 28 Premier League matches against Chelsea (D10 L17), winning 1-0 in March 2006 under Chris Coleman at Craven Cottage.
Although Chelsea have lost four of their last six Premier League games (W1 D1), as many as they had in their previous 23 in the competition (W14 D5).
PARKER PONDERS
Fulham boss Scott Parker had this to say about Chelsea’s threat up front in his pre-match press conference:
“I think they can change their game as you look in the front half of the pitch in a Giroud who is a seasoned Premier League player.
“He scores goals, he’s very different to a Tammy Abraham who again is young in his ages, but dynamic and he’s a different outlet.
“I think they have a group of players that can bring all different varieties to their game really and they can cause you problems.
“So that’s what we’ll be prepared for at the weekend.”
GOOD AFTERNOON
Welcome to our live blog of Fulham against Chelsea.
Fulham host West London neighbours Chelsea at Craven Cottage this afternoon with the Whites looking to make it six games unbeaten in the Premier League.
The Blues meanwhile are in stuttering form, winning just one of their last six league games.
Scott Parker’s side come into the game full of confidence after grabbing a point against Spurs in midweek.
Chelsea though have slumped to tenth in the table as things stand after an initial bright start to the season, with the Blues losing just once in the league until December 12.
Since then they have lost four Premier League games.
This game was initially scheduled to be played yesterday but was pushed back to this evening after the Whites were called into action at short notice to play Spurs on Wednesday.
In team news the Blues will be without N’Golo Kante for this evening’s game, but apart from that Frank Lampard has a fully fit squad at his disposal.
Reece James is expected to return after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Fulham will be without club captain Tom Cairney, and Mario Lemina is also set to miss out.
Kick off is at 5.30pm at team news is coming up in half an hour.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
