Oct 2nd features a match where Chelsea will travel to London to battle Fulham in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. In their last match, 11th placed Fulham, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Crystal Palace. Neither Crystal Palace nor Fulham could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Fulham is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while chelsea sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 73rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Aston Villa took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Fulham won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Raheem Sterling has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Fulham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are João Palhinha and Andreas Pereira, and they each have 1 goal
Adama Traoré, Saša Lukić, Antonee Robinson and Tosin Adarabioyo are unavailable to play for Fulham, while Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Marcus Bettinelli, Carney Chukwuemeka and Roméo Lavia are unavailable to play for Bruno Saltor Grau’s team.