They continued to advance Champions League qualification when Chelsea visited West London rival Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
The blues enter the fixture in a downturn, and the huge pressure on Enzo Maresca is being installed. A series of raffles from Premier League Brentford and Ipswich Towns have already won them the top five, fifth enough to make it to the Champions League this season. They must respond in Fulham's victory.
But they beat Lega Warsaw in the second leg of their conference league quarterfinals on Wednesday, which put them booing at Stamford Bridge and their confidence would be hit hard.
If the opponents are inconsistent, even the best in the department, Fulham will be embarrassing. The last time they walked out at Craven Cottage, they beat Liverpool and had already won at Stamford Bridge. They can double their efforts on their local competitors and even more painful with Maresca and his players.
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Fulham vs Chelsea (last five games)
Current Form (All Competitions)
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Bournemouth 1-0 Fulham-14/04/25 |
Chelsea 2-2 Ipswich-13/04/25 |
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Fulham 3-2 Liverpool-06/04/25 |
Legia Warsaw 0-3 Chelsea-10/04/25 |
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Arsenal 2-1 Fulham-01/04/25 |
Brentford 0-0 Chelsea-06/04/25 |
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Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace-29/03/25 |
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur – 03/04/25 |
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Fulham 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur – 16/03/25 |
Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea-16/03/25 |
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nation |
TV channel/live stream |
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U.K. |
Not TV – Live broadcast comments and updates on BBC London 94.9, BBC Radio 5 Live and Tarksport |
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USA |
Fubotv, NBCSPorts.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo devortes en Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fubotv |
Fulham is almost perfect for the conflict with Chelsea, but there will be no Arsenal lender Reiss Nelson. Winter Harry Wilson has been missing since late January but should make a comeback on Sunday.
The Goats are unlikely to make too many changes from the side they beat at Bournemouth last time, but won against Liverpool the week before.
Rodrigo Muniz won the final title for Fulham at Chelsea on Chelsing Day and will once again lead at Craven Cottage, but the likes of Adama Traore, Willian, Raul Jimenez and Emile Smith Rowe have a good chance to sit on the bench.
Fulham predicts the lineup with Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Sessegnon, Pereira, Iwobi; Muniz.
Chelsea's injury roster is short, but they lack centre-back Wesley Fofana, who played this season after another fitness setback. Marc Guiu and Omari Kellyman joined him off the court, while mykhailo Mudryk was still suspended for drug testing.
But, for the Blues, the better news is that vulnerable Romeo Lavia competes in Craven Cottage. According to Maresca, Belgium has played only 14 times in his last two seasons at Chelsea due to fitness issues and he will be relaxed on the team.
Chelsea had only a few average starters in the roster against Legia on Thursday to win the championship from OFF. Someone like Moises Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez should go back to the starting XI.
Chelsea predicted lineup with Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.
Chelsea rarely visited Craven Cabin as a weak man, but it was a Sunday encounter. The blues are desperate, and their lack of cohesion may be revealed by the good machine of Marco Silva.
Fulham has proven their ability to beat Maresca team this season, with their home form impressive. They can turn Chelsea's Champions League hopes to re-hop on Sunday.
