Chelsea Vs Fulham Premier League Football Match Score 2023

Chelsea news: The Blues broke the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernandez but there’s room for caution according to one-time England manager Sam Allardyce
Former England, Blackburn and Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has warned Graham Potter of the dangers of his club spending so much money. Chelsea broke a plethora of records in January with their outlandish and aggressive spending but it may prove to be a wise investment.

“What if it doesn’t work? What a commitment it is for eight years because obviously, the league haven’t shut that loophole down yet. It’s £106million; it’s a huge risk for the club, and particularly for the manager, who will get the blame if it doesn’t work. I don’t think Fernandez was his choice.

“I doubt the player was his first choice, but that’s how the top works now. You are not really the manager anymore, you are just a coach, and you accept these players and try and do your best with them.”

football.london understands that Potter is taking an active role in recruitment and is working closely with the new look set-up in place. The appointment of his very own hand-picked recruitment advisor Kyle Macaulay, who moved with him from Brighton having worked closely with Potter before that too, indicates that Fernandez’s move was from a joined up approach.

Meanwhile new director Christopher Vivell was very much leading the bid to sign Noni Madueke. Too many chefs may spoil the broth but for now Chelsea’s planning appears to be working together.
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Such is the influx of new signings and players returning from injury, what’s gone before for Chelsea this season is best ignored. This is a new beginning. Some may rate Fulham as a frisky outsider here at 5/1 with Sky Bet when assessing the bare facts: Marco Silva’s side are higher in the table, have scored more goals and beat Chelsea 2-1 just a few weeks back.
Mykhailo Mudryk dazzled from the bench at Anfield while key wing-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell are back in full training. I’ll be watching closely with future betting opportunities on my mind. But for the here and now, with plenty of unknowns about this Chelsea side, the one constant for a betting angle looks to be Graham Potter’s belief in Kai Havertz being his man to lead the line.

The German has started 12 of Potter’s 13 games in charge and it’s telling that the club didn’t feel the need to strengthen that area in January. With an upsurge in creativity around him, Havertz’s goal ratio may spike over the next few months, starting here.
Fulham are vulnerable through the centre of their defence and Havertz somehow failed to score from a 0.40 worth of an expected goals tally in the 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage. Chances will fall his way again. He also scored both goals in Chelsea’s last win over Fulham at Stamford Bridge in 2021. The 5/1 on him scoring first and 11/1 to score twice are punts to keep in mind.

Fulham are vulnerable through the centre of their defence and Havertz somehow failed to score from a 0.40 worth of an expected goals tally in the 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage. Chances will fall his way again. He also scored both goals in Chelsea’s last win over Fulham at Stamford Bridge in 2021. The 5/1 on him scoring first and 11/1 to score twice are punts to keep in mind.

This is a fixture played only sporadically since 1910/11, and its first incarnation in the top flight came in 1949/50, when both games were drawn.

Overall, Chelsea have claimed the lion’s share of postcode pride. In fact the Blues are unbeaten over the past 15 Premier League home games against Fulham (winning 10 and drawing five), the joint-highest number without defeat against any side faced more than 10 times. The hosts have lost just two of 37 league games against our nearest neighbours at Stamford Bridge, remaining unbeaten since a 2- 0 loss on the Fulham Road in November 1979.
The Blues have also won each of the last three Premier League home games against the Cottagers by a 2-0 scoreline. Four in a row with that scoreline would be a club first.

The west London derby – a match between Chelsea, Brentford, Fulham and Queen’s Park Rangers – was first contested in the top flight between Blues and the Bees in November 1935. It has not been played as often as other local rivalries because of ups and downs: while this is Chelsea’s 88th season among England’s elite, it is Fulham’s 28th and Brentford’s seventh. QPR were previously top-tier for 23 campaigns.
Outside of the festive season Chelsea have rarely played on this day of the week in recent years. The main exception has been the UEFA Super Cup, which accounts for three such occasions.

The Blues’ most recent Friday night action in the Premier League was almost six years ago at the Hawthorns, when Antonio Conte’s won 1-0 to claim the title with two games still to play.

Hull City home (FA Cup) – 16 Feb 2018 – W 4-0

West Brom away (Premier League) – 12 May 2017 – W 1-0

Liverpool home (Premier League) – 16 Sep 2016 – L 1-2

Bayern Munich (Super Cup) – 20 Aug 2013 – D 2-2 (lost on pens)

Atletico Madrid (Super Cup) – 31 Aug 2012 – L 1-4

Man United home (Premier League) 23 Aug 2002 D 2-2

Real Madrid (Super Cup) – 28 Aug 1998 – W 1-0