Chelsea welcome our closest neighbours Fulham to Stamford Bridge this Saturday for the 12.30pm UK time Premier League match.
We’ve began this season going through three different London golf equipment and never one among them has been Spurs or Arsenal. What an odd begin to the season when it comes to the schedule.
We drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace on the opening recreation, thrashed West Ham 5-1 as a result of they didn’t get any luck (if then you definitely learn all my articles), and now we face Fulham this weekend.
Fulham beat Bristol Metropolis 2-0 within the Carabao Cup this week in order that they prevented the Manchester United illness. And Metropolis are a Championship facet as nicely, Grimsby are League Two!
And this outcome signifies that Fulham have performed three video games in all competitions this season and are but to lose. Nonetheless, the Bristol Metropolis win was their first win up to now this season.
They’ve up to now had two attracts, a 1-1 with Brighton, after which the identical outcome towards Manchester United.
They really had a very good preseason, successful all three video games in July towards Nottingham Forest, Al-Ittihad, and Frankfurt. So actually, you’ll be able to say they’re unbeaten of their final six video games!
Fulham are a good workforce with a very good supervisor in Marco Silva who has been there some time and has his workforce enjoying with organisation, are robust to beat, and really nicely drilled.
I don’t see it being one other West Ham sadly. However it’s a recreation that Chelsea and Enzo Maresca ought to fancy all three factors in and at residence, ought to completely be taking all three factors in.
Towards United this season, Fulham truly had the higher of the stats with extra possession (53%), extra photographs each on and off beam, and extra passes.
In addition they had extra possession than Brighton once they performed them, albeit solely simply with 51%. So I’d count on them to return to Stamford Bridge and attempt to play some soccer, this may increasingly nicely swimsuit Chelsea. Or a minimum of this could swimsuit Chelsea.
Fulham have gamers who’ve primarily been enjoying collectively for a sustained interval they usually all know their roles and the way their workforce mates play. They’ve stable defenders and a good keeper as nicely.
This can be a troublesome check for Chelsea and I worry for our again line and goalkeeper as at all times, however it is a recreation I consider we must always win. I’m going 2-1 residence win.
