Fulham-Chelsea is a seventh day Premier League match and is played on Monday at 9pm: TV, formations, predictions.
Only one goal in the whole month of September. And not even in the league, but in the Carabao Cup. This was the score of Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, and of course it also explains the standings position of the Blues, who are currently in 15th place, with only 5 points from six games, and behind Fulham, this monday night’s opponent.
The Argentine coach has made it clear that the club are also making moves in the January market – Juventus’ Vlahovic is also in their sights – to try and overcome this problem. The Londoners had taken a centre forward this summer, but Nkunku, taken from Leipzig, got injured during the training camp and will be out for a while yet. An important blow for the coach, who has not yet been able to find a solution for this offensive sterility that has continued since last year. A situation that jeopardises everything the club has done over the past few months by spending a boatload of money to try and make the squad competitive.
And against Fulham it will certainly not be easy to win. In fact, Chelsea should not be able to win at all and at best they could settle for a draw. This season, at home, Fulham have only lost once against Brentofd, then between league and cup they have posted three victories.
The Prediction
At least one goal tonight Chelsea should find it. But Pochettino’s team shouldn’t be able to give that shake-up to their league. In fact, tonight’s match could end in a draw with, of course, both teams scoring. A point to move the standings and nothing more. With a crisis that seems to have no solution.
Fulham-Chelsea line-up probables
- FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; Decordova-Reid, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez.
- CHELSEA (4-3-3): Sanchez; Cucurella, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher; Palmer, Sterling, Mudryk.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1