Chelsea vs Fulham Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge Date: 3rd February 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
After a busy winter where they outspent every European club in the transfer window, Chelsea will turn their attention to the Premier League this Friday as they host London rivals Fulham. The Blues had a busy January as they signed a total of eight players, with £288 million spent on transfers. They will now look to turn their transfer spending into results in the Premier League where they currently have just two wins from seven matches since the restart (D2, L3). They currently sit ten points adrift of the Premier League top four and could even end the weekend outside of the top-half should they fail to win here. Things are looking better for Graham Potter’s side though with a win and a draw in their last two league games. The goal will be to make it three games without defeat for the first time since Potter’s first month at Stamford Bridge. But the Chelsea manager will have to exorcise some demons as he has never beaten Fulham in four personal H2H meetings (D2, L2). Meanwhile, his opposite number Marco Silva has overseen a remarkable run of results for Fulham since their return to the Premier League. His side currently sit in seventh place, just five points behind fifth-placed Tottenham. But the Cottagers come into this tie without a win in their last three competitive games (D1, L2). Their last outing was a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in the FA Cup, a performance Silva described as being ‘too open’. However, that’s not something they can be accused of doing too often this term as only on two occasions have they conceded more than two goals in a league game. That could help them to another positive result here as just one of their last eight Premier League defeats this term came against a side currently beneath them in the table. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
September 21, 2024
West Ham United
12:30
Chelsea
Southampton
15:00
Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Brentford
Aston Villa
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Liverpool
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Leicester City
15:00
Everton
Fulham
15:00
Newcastle United
Crystal Palace
17:30
Manchester United
September 22, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
16:30
Arsenal
September 28, 2024
Newcastle United
12:30
Manchester City
Arsenal
15:00
Leicester City
Brentford
15:00
West Ham United
Chelsea
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Everton
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
15:00
Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:30
Liverpool
September 29, 2024
Ipswich Town
14:00
Aston Villa
Manchester United
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
September 30, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
20:00
Southampton
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
4
4
0
0
11
3
+8
12
2
Arsenal
4
3
1
0
6
1
+5
10
3
Newcastle United
4
3
1
0
6
3
+3
10
4
Liverpool
4
3
0
1
7
1
+6
9
5
Aston Villa
4
3
0
1
7
6
+1
9
6
Brighton & Hov…
4
2
2
0
6
2
+4
8
7
Nottingham Forest
4
2
2
0
4
2
+2
8
8
Chelsea
4
2
1
1
8
5
+3
7
9
Brentford
4
2
0
2
6
6
+0
6
10
Manchester United
4
2
0
2
5
5
+0
6
11
AFC Bournemouth
4
1
2
1
5
5
+0
5
12
Fulham
4
1
2
1
4
4
+0
5
13
Tottenham Hotspur
4
1
1
2
6
4
+2
4
14
West Ham United
4
1
1
2
5
6
-1
4
15
Leicester City
4
0
2
2
5
7
-2
2
16
Crystal Palace
4
0
2
2
4
7
-3
2
17
Ipswich Town
4
0
2
2
2
7
-5
2
18
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4
0
1
3
4
11
-7
1
19
Southampton
4
0
0
4
1
8
-7
0
20
Everton
4
0
0
4
4
13
-9
0
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