Chelsea will be confronted on Sunday with a huge West -Londense derby, because they strive to end a disappointing week on a high and to increase their hope for Champions League qualification with a victory at Buren Fulham.
Despite the blues that continue to the semi-final of the Conference League-a competition from which they are generally expected, a 2-1 home renewal against Legia Warsaw in the second stage on Thursday that the Enzo Maresca team was chased away by the Stamford Bridge MEFTTE.
SW6. 📌#Cfc | #Fulche pic.twitter.com/1dnxnvkwh3
– Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) April 20, 2025
More concerning for Chelsea is their position in the brightly disputed race for Champions League football, sixth and a point behind the fifth Manchester City directly above them, with the top five in the Premier League qualification.
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Fulham Line -Up vs Chelsea
Fulham welcomed Harry Wilson on the couch after a foot injury that the winger has kept outside since January.
Striker Rodrigo Muniz is not in the MatchDay team, with Raul Jimenez the Targetman of the hosts.
The men of Marco Silva are only six points behind Chelsea and can still afford to turn at least slim hope to qualify for the Champions League.
Consistency has been a problem for the Cottagers, who followed a stunning victory over champion-elect Liverpool with a defeat in Bournemouth.
But with other home victories on Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham and a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in Craven Cottage on their record, Fulham should not have a fear of organizing Chelsea in demonstrably the most important West-London derby of the Premier League era.
At home. 🏡 pic.twitter.com/MY5FKVHZXM
– Fulham Football Club (@Fulhamfc) April 20, 2025
Fulham Start XI: Leno, Tete, Anderson, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Pereira, Iwobi, Jimenez, Sessessenon
Subs: Benda, Cuenca, Castagne, Reed, Cairney, Wilson, Adama, Willian, Vinicius
Chelsea Line -Up vs Fulham
The Romeo Lavia of Chelsea is on the couch after his recovery of a muscle injury, while Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill return between seven changes after he was against Legia.
Perhaps Reece James is the most surprising player who stays in the starting line-up, whose fitness has been a well-known reason for concern and management.
The men of Maresca have let points slide in each of their last two league matches, and follows a 0-0 draw on Brentford with a 2-2 draw at home with the city of the third soil Ipswich, forced with Chelsea to get down from 2-0 to claim part of the loot.
Chelsea Start XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson
Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George
