Glory for the home side, the away team claims a mighty victory or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table inhabitants Chelsea and Fulham battle at Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fulham have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Premier League
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added mental strain and significance.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Chelsea, as their goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta has completely shut out the opponents for 197 minutes in the Premier League.
Chelsea shared the glory with Liverpool in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Midfielder Jorginho was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Jorginho hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Chelsea had a home game versus Crystal Palace which ended with a victory 1-0.Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 12 league games, 10 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Chelsea are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Chelsea are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stamford Bridge in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Fulham form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Fulham have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far.
The attacking players of Fulham have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 197 minutes.
Fulham delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sunderland in their previous game; a FA Cup fixture. Midfielder Pereira was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Pereira hit five key passes and had 49 successful passes (of 58 total).
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.Take note that 15 of this side's 19 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Fulham have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Fulham have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H game ended Fulham - Chelsea 2-1, earlier this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: seven wins for Chelsea, two draws and one win for Fulham. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 11 goals |   K. Havertz 5 goals |  R. Sterling 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Fulham missing players
| Chelsea | Fulham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 30 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 76% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 76% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 35% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 11.6 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 10.3 | 11.7 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 27% | 41% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | 38% |
| 11.5 | 11.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 14.9 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 5 | 5.4 |
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fulham have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Fulham have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Premier League
- Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
