Chelsea welcome our closest neighbours Fulham to Stamford Bridge this Saturday for the 12.30pm UK time Premier League match.
We have now 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 by way of 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 you already know you then learn all my articles), and now we face Fulham this weekend.
Fulham beat Bristol Metropolis 2-0 within the Carabao Cup this week so that they averted the Manchester United illness. And Metropolis are a Championship aspect as properly, Grimsby are League Two!
And this end result 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 to this point this season.
They’ve to this point had two attracts, a 1-1 with Brighton, after which the identical end result towards Manchester United.
They really had preseason, profitable all three video games in July towards Nottingham Forest, Al-Ittihad, and Frankfurt. So actually, you possibly can say they’re unbeaten of their final six video games!
Fulham are a good staff with supervisor in Marco Silva who has been there some time and has his staff enjoying with organisation, are robust to beat, and really properly 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.
In opposition to United this season, Fulham really had the higher of the stats with extra possession (53%), extra photographs each on and off track, and extra passes.
Additionally they had extra possession than Brighton once they performed them, albeit solely simply with 51%. So I’d count on them to come back to Stamford Bridge and attempt to play some soccer, this will properly swimsuit Chelsea. Or at the least this could swimsuit Chelsea.
Fulham have gamers who’ve primarily been enjoying collectively for a sustained interval and so they all know their roles and the way their staff mates play. They’ve strong defenders and a good keeper as properly.
This will probably be a troublesome check for Chelsea and I worry for our again line and goalkeeper as all the time, however it is a recreation I consider we must always win. I’m going 2-1 residence win.
