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Chelsea and Fulham do battle in a west London derby on Saturday lunchtime.
With only 3 places and 4 clear points in the Premier League, the Cottagers will be happier with their season as mid-table protection looks comfortably within their reach.
Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino are not interested in any other crusade that would lag them behind in the European places, however, this is how things have spread as inconsistency haunts the Blues.
This manifested itself in midweek when they lost to Championship Middlesbrough in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Fulham came into the game on the back of back-to-back home wins, but have not won a single game in 90 minutes for more than two months, with a 2-1 defeat at Anfield in the first leg. their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
Chelsea vs Fulham is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 GMT on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
The event will take place at Stamford Bridge in west London.
TV Channel: In the UK, the match will be broadcast on TNT Sports from 11am. m.
Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the day’s action on Standard Sport’s live blog, featuring specialist research from Nizaar Kinsella on the pitch.
A hip injury kept Christopher Nkunku out of Tuesday’s defeat to Boro and Pochettino has ruled him out of doubt for this weekend.
Benoit Badiashile and Carney Chukwuemeka will be recovering from recent problems, while Ben Chilwell will need to exercise caution after his return to full training.
Pochettino has been criticised for betting on Cole Palmer as a false nine in the Carabao Cup, but Armando Broja is fit to start here despite his slow reintroduction following his serious knee injury.
Chelsea are Nicolas Jackson for their participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament that also includes a trio of Fulham players made up of Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey and Fode Ballo-Toure.
Tim Ream could have been part of the squad at Anfield but he didn’t make it. Harrison Reed is another injury doubt after being taken off at half-time. Adama Traoré is still absent.
Neither team is fully firing at the moment, with the Blues’ Bridge frustrations showing little sign of ending.
A 1-1 draw.
The Cottagers’ win over Chelsea in January of last year is their only such victory since Luis Boa Morte scored the winner in April 2006.
Chelsea winner: 51
Fulham win: 12
Draws: 27
Chelsea: 6/10
Fulham: 4/1
Draw: 17/5
Betfair odds (subject to change).