In the Premier League on Friday night, Chelsea will host Fulham. When Chelsea takes the field, they may be drastically different from the squad that entered the January transfer window after making a number of significant additions.
Fulham hopes to defeat the Blues for the second time in a row. At the start of January, the Cottagers upset Chelsea 2-1 at Crave Cottage.
Prior to the game, Fulham is currently sixth in the league. The Cottagers have dropped back-to-back league games since defeating Chelsea.
Chelsea is in 10th place going into the weekend, so they have a long way to go to rank in the top six. In a fiercely contested fight for Europe, Chelsea and sixth-place Brighton are only separated by two points.
In their last two contests, the Blues are undefeated. Chelsea has gradually improved after losing to Fulham, and most recently drew nil-nil at Liverpool. With five goals scored and four goals allowed over the last six games, Chelsea has earned eight points.
Graham Potter is having a strong defensive performance. Chelsea's issues, though, have been with the offense. Raheem Sterling's acquisition did not result in any goals throughout the first half of the season. It is hoped that Enzo Fernandez and Mudryk would help the club score more goals.
Chelsea has a record of 5W-2D-2L at home and plays well there. This season, they have outscored opponents 13-7 at home.
Fulham is on a two-game losing streak despite having 12 points from their last six games.
The Cottagers have performed admirably this league season while traveling. The record of Marco Silva's squad is 4W-1D-5L with 14 goals scored and 14 goals conceded while on the road.
The Chelsea injury list, according to Graham Potter, features nine players as of Friday night's match. Injuries have ruled out Edouard Mendy, Ben Chilwell, Edouard Broja, Christian Pulisic, N'Golo Kante, Sterling, Wesley Fofana, Denis Zakaria, and N'Golo Kante.
Due to a ban, forward Joao Felix will be absent from the contest. Early in January, he was dismissed with a straight red against Fulham. Mudryk might make his complete debut and start the game on the left side.
Neeskans Kebano, who is out with a calf injury, is the only player on Silva's injury list. Silva will be hopeful Aleksandar Mitrovic can score after Fulham went without a goal in their last two league games.
As Chelsea wins at home 1-0, Fulham should keep going without a goal. Once more. Chelsea will be stepping up to the challenge as Fulham continues to struggle to break there defense line
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