Fulham vs Chelsea Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Craven Cottage Date: 12th January 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Under-fire Graham Potter and his struggling Chelsea side will make the short trip to Craven Cottage this Thursday to face a high-flying Fulham side in the rescheduled seventh-round game of the 2022/23 Premier League season. The Cottagers welcome the Blues to Craven Cottage looking to extend their four-game winning run in all competitions. Marco Silva’s side went into the World Cup break on the back of a disappointing 2-1 loss to Manchester United. But since the return, they have been in solid form, winning four on the bounce, with three of those games accompanied by a clean sheet. They have a decent record at home this season in the Premier League having lost just twice to the high-flying Newcastle (4-1) and the aforementioned Manchester United side who were lucky to escape with maximum points. Having won against Chelsea just once in the Premier League era, this is a perfect opportunity for Fulham to get their second win against the Blues and end a seven-game losing run in this fixture. A win here will be special as it will also be Fulham’s first win over the Stamford Bridge side in 22 outings, while it will also see them climb into sixth place, albeit temporarily in the PL table. Meanwhile, Chelsea could end this round of games outside the top half if they fail to win this game. The visitors sit in tenth position but are just two points ahead of 12th-placed Crystal Palace. If they lose this game, they could finish the weekend in 12th place and be 13 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United by the end. That will be a massive drop for Potter and his men who were flying under the former Brighton man when he first came to Chelsea. The Englishman led Chelsea to a nine-game unbeaten run in September, but his side currently has just one win in their last seven competitive games (D1, L5). In addition, the Blues have kept just one clean sheet in their last eleven games and are winless in their last four away league games (D2, L2). They failed to score in five of their last seven games and conceded five times in their last two games. Indeed, things look terrible for the Blues, but a win here will boost their confidence. But a very bad injury list that contains at least nine first-team players does not inspire confidence even in the most optimistic Chelsea fans. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
19:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
20:00
Newcastle United
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
36
26
5
5
88
28
+60
83
2
Manchester City
35
25
7
3
87
33
+54
82
3
Liverpool
36
23
9
4
81
38
+43
78
4
Aston Villa
36
20
7
9
73
53
+20
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
35
18
6
11
69
58
+11
60
6
Newcastle United
35
17
5
13
78
56
+22
56
7
Chelsea
35
15
9
11
70
59
+11
54
8
Manchester United
35
16
6
13
52
55
-3
54
9
West Ham United
36
13
10
13
56
70
-14
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
36
13
9
14
52
63
-11
48
11
Brighton & Hov…
35
12
11
12
53
57
-4
47
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
36
13
7
16
49
60
-11
46
13
Fulham
36
12
8
16
51
55
-4
44
14
Crystal Palace
36
11
10
15
49
57
-8
43
15
Everton
36
12
9
15
38
49
-11
37
16
Brentford
36
9
9
18
52
60
-8
36
17
Nottingham Forest
36
8
9
19
45
63
-18
29
18
Luton Town
36
6
8
22
49
78
-29
26
19
Burnley
36
5
9
22
39
74
-35
24
20
Sheffield United
36
3
7
26
35
100
-65
16
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