Chelsea pay a visit to Fulham and Craven Cottage full of confidence, but the home side is not easy meat. More info on the match here!
- Fulham have not yet lost a game at home.
- Chelsea have created more than twice as many corners as Fulham.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game was also an away game, at Dinamo Zagreb. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Fulham form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Fulham, who are hoping to build on that form here at Craven Cottage.
In their previous game, the manager da Silva led his Fulham to a defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Craven Cottage. Fulham's goalkeeper Leno was extremely busy against Tottenham Hotspur, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Before that, Fulham had a home game versus Brighton & Hove Albion which ended with a victory 2-1.Fulham can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fulham defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea form and stats
Things could have gone better for Chelsea in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Two away matches in a row for Chelsea, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. Attacker Havertz got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Havertz hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that, Chelsea secured a home win against West Ham United with the score 2-1.Lots of goals? This side have played 5 consecutive league games all featuring three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).
A new game in only four days for Chelsea, the Champions League home match versus Salzburg. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Chelsea as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Chelsea have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 7 latest matches featuring these opponents have all finished as Chelsea victories. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 6 goals |   R. Sterling 3 goals |  B. Reid 1 goals |
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| Fulham | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
| 5.7 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 12.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 47% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 14% | 35% |
| 14.3 | 11 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 4.8 |
- All of Fulham's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Chelsea have created more than twice as many corners as Fulham.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fulham have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fulham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
