Both sides are heading into the match on the back of EFL Cup wins in the mid-week, with the hosts getting the better of Norwich City 2-1, while the Blues edged past Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0.
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Fulham will play host to Chelsea in a Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of EFL Cup wins in the mid-week, with the hosts getting the better of Norwich City 2-1, while the Blues edged past Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0. Meanwhile, when it comes to the English top flight, the Cottagers are occupying 12th spot in the table, collecting eight points from their opening six league games, while the Blues are languishing at the 15th position, with just five points to their name from six matches.
The derby. ⚔️#FULCHE pic.twitter.com/8v3xtZ7niv
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) September 30, 2023
Fulham have made a decent start to their 2023-24 campaign, recording four wins, two defeats and two draws from eight games across all competitions so far. After the 2-1 league-defeat to Manchester City at the start of last month, the Whites edged past Luton Town 1-0 and played out a goalless draw away to Crystal Palace. Nevertheless, the Lilywhites prevailed 2-1 over Norwich on Wednesday and booked their place in the last-16 stage of the EFL Cup. Marco Silva’s side took an early lead through Carlos Vinicius’s 12th-minute effort, before Alex Iwoby made the score 2-0 18 minutes from time. Although the Championship outfit pulled one back through Borja Sainz’s 75th-minute attempt, the Whites held on to the slender lead and secured the victory.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have registered just a solitary league-win this season and that was against newly promoted Luton Town on August 26 courtesy of Raheem Sterling’s brace and one goal from Nicolas Jackson. Although, Mauricio Pochettino’s side followed that with an EFL Cup second round success over lower division side AFC Wimbledon, they then went on a three game winless run in the league, losing two matches in the period. Meanwhile the Blues restored small slice of pride by progressing to the fourth round of the EFL Cup courtesy of securing a narrow win over Brighton on Wednesday. Jackson’s 50th-minute effort separated the two sides at Stamford Bridge and helped the London outfit secure their first victory in September.
Fulham probable starting lineup: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Palhinha, Reed, Decordova-Reid, Pereira, Iwobi, Jimenez
Chelsea probable starting lineup: Sanchez, Cucurella, Disasi, Silva, Colwill, Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher, Palmer, Sterling, Mudryk
Fulham
| Opponents | Score |
| Norwich | 2-1 (W) |
| Crystal Palace | 0-0 (D) |
| Luton | 1-0 (W) |
| Manchester City | 5-1 (L) |
| Tottenham | 2-1 (W) |
Chelsea
| Opponents | Score |
| Brighton | 1-0 (W) |
| Aston Villa | 0-1 (L) |
| Bournemouth | 0-0 (D) |
| Nottingham | 0-1 (L) |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Chelsea beat Fulham | 2-0 |
| Chelsea draw Fulham | 0-0 |
| Fulham beat Chelsea | 2-1 |
| Chelsea beat Fulham | 2-0 |
| Chelsea beat Fulham | 0-1 |
The Premier League fixture between Fulham and Chelsea will take place at Craven Cottage on Tuesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Fulham vs Chelsea | Key Details |
| Date | October 2 (UK) |
| Venue | Craven Cottage |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Tuesday) |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available on Star Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Hotstar VIP and Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in UK can catch the live action via Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event and TalkSport Radio UK.
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