Chelsea vs Fulham LIVE! Premier League result, match stream and latest updates today

Chelsea vs Fulham - LIVE!

Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table after being beaten at home by Fulham in the west London derby. Cole Palmer broke the deadlock with a brilliant individual strike in the first-half but the Blues failed to build on the goal.

Marc Cucurella should have doubled the lead before the break but planted his header straight at Bernd Leno whilst the Fulham goalkeeper produced a magnificent save to keep out Enzo Fernandez’s shot right at the beginning of the second half and moments later Levi Colwill had a goal, correctly, ruled out for offside.

That gave the visitors confidence and when the equaliser did arrive, it was no more than they deserved as Harry Wilson managed to divert the ball into the net. And with seconds left on the clock, Rodrigo Muniz held his nerve to complete the turnaround and secure Fulham’s first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979. The result means the Blues remain four points behind Liverpool.

Chelsea vs Fulham latest news

• GOAL! Muniz puts Fulham ahead

• GOAL! Wilson stuns Stamford Bridge

• NO GOAL: Colwill sees header disallowed

• GOAL! Palmer breaks the deadlock

Chelsea ratings

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Pedro Neto 6

Fun tussle with Robinson and did not shy away from defensive work in chasing the full-back. Got it wrong in the lead up to Fulham leveller, though. Booked.

Cole Palmer 8 | Star player

What more can you say? Another exquisite solo goal. You’d call it a fitting end to the year - but who'd bet against more magic at Ipswich?

Jadon Sancho 5

Good and positive early on but faded after half-time.

Nicolas Jackson 6

Hard work against three centre-halves without too much reward.

Click here for the Chelsea player ratings!

FT: Chelsea 1-2 Fulham

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Fulham win at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1979!

GOAL! Chelsea 1-2 Fulham | Rodrigo Muniz '90+5

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90+5 min: FULHAM HAVE WON IT!

Surely the three points are heading back to Craven Cottage as Rodrigo Muniz keeps his cool to find the net.

Chelsea 1-1 Fulham

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90+1 min: Fulham change as Ryan Sessegnon replaces Alex Iwobi.

Chelsea 1-1 Fulham

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90 min: Six minutes of added time!

Chelsea 1-1 Fulham

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89 min: Bernd Leno makes a great save to keep out Jadon Sancho’s effort.

Chelsea 1-1 Fulham

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87 min: Not much of a response from Chelsea since the equaliser. Still enough time for that to change though.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Fulham | Harry Wilson '81

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81 min: FULHAM EQUALISE!

It’s no more than they deserve as Harry Wilson is free at the back post to divert the ball into the net.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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77 min: Poor clearance from Levi Colwill is almost punished by Fulham but Rodrigo Muniz heads his effort straight at Robert Sanchez.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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76 min: Harry Wilson can’t resist as the ball sets up nicely for him but his volley is a long way wide.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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72 min: Ouch!

Enzo Fernandez gets caught by an accidental challenge from Harry Wilson. It looked painful but both players are fine.

First Chelsea change as Nicolas Jackson is replaced by Christopher Nkunku.

Meanwhile, Rodrigo Muniz and Tom Cairney are on for Raul Jimenez and Andreas Pereira.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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68 min: Raul Jimenez snatches at a shot, difficult chance as the ball was slightly behind the Fulham striker.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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66 min: Good play from Nicolas Jackson as he twists and turns his way into the box but can’t muster enough power on his effort as the ball loops into Bernd Leno’s arms.

Fulham make a change with Harry Wilson replacing Adama Traore.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Maresca is going mad at his team for the way this has turned into a you-attack-we-attack back and forth. Cole Palmer appears to be the only one paying much attention and is trying to get the message across.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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61 min: BIG SAVE

Fulham are in and the ball is crossed to the back post where Antonee Robinson is unmarked, he takes a touch but on the stretch he can’t poke the ball past Robert Sanchez who was off his line very quickly.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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58 min: Yellow card for Pedro Neto for a foul on Alex Iwobi. A bit further forward and it would have been a penalty.

Instead, Fulham have a free-kick in a dangerous area.

Andreas Pereira takes and tries to catch Robert Sanchez out but the Chelsea keeper is alert and gathers the ball in.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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55 min: Fulham growing in confidence but Castagne can’t pick out Jimenez with a cross.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Tosin is now getting both barrels from the away fans, with the change of ends at half-time meaning he’s pretty much standing among them when Chelsea have a goal-kick.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Levi Colwill had his head in his hands straight away there. He was slow to get back onside after the first blocked cross and he knew it.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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51 min: Fulham are inches away from an equaliser as Alex Iwobi curls an effort just wide of the post. Didn’t look like Robert Sanchez was getting to that if it was on target.

A reminder to Chelsea that this game is far from won.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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49 min: GOOOA....NOOO

Levi Colwill heads the ball into the net but his celebrations are cut short as the flag is up for offside and VAR agree with the onfield decision.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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48 min: WHAT A SAVE!

Bernd Leno does fantastically well to get a hand to Enzo Fernandez’s strike. That looked to be heading for the top corner until the German’s intervention.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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46 min: Enzo Fernandez clips a lovely cross into Nicolas Jackson who then heads the ball wide.

Flag was up for offside, so it wouldn’t have counted regardless.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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Back underway at Stamford Bridge, no changes for either side.

Palmer goal

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When Cole Palmer gets time and space in between the lines, this is often the end result...

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Enjoyable game, this, with Fulham posing plenty of threat, in particular down that left side. But Chelsea, as so often, have some Cole Palmer magic to thank for their lead.

HT: Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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Last action of the half sees Calvin Bassey make a crucial block to stop Cole Palmer doubling Chelsea’s lead.

It is half-time and Palmer’s brilliant goal separates the two sides.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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45 min: One additional minute is signalled.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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43 min: Adama Traore gets the better of Levi Colwill but doesn’t pick out the right pass as Tosin is alert to make the interception.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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42 min: Really good defending from Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill to keep Fulham at bay as we tick down towards half-time.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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I like Joachim Andersen but he’s having a torrid game here. He’s given the ball away playing out a couple of times and now has to wipe out Jackson after diving in too quickly.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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37 min: Joachim Andersen is booked on his return to action for Fulham.

The easiest decision the referee will make today as the defender took evasive action to halt Nicolas Jackson’s run.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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35 min: Nearly a second for Chelsea.

Marc Cucurella meets Enzo Fernandez’s delicious free-kick but heads the ball straight at Bernd Leno before Calvin Bassey makes the clearance.

Either side of the Fulham keeper and it’s 2-0.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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34 min: Sasa Lukic is booked for pulling back Nicolas Jackson.

Cole Palmer is frustrated with the decision as he felt the referee should have allowed play to continue.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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32 min: Cole Palmer takes the free-kick but the Fulham wall does well.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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31 min: Nicolas Jackson produces a fantastic piece of skill to win a free-kick in an extremely dangerous area.

Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez standing over the ball...

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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29 min: Malo Gusto does well to win a free-kick after drawing the foul from Antonee Robinson. Gives Chelsea a chance to slow the game down momentarily with Fulham pushing for an equaliser.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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25 min: Terrific play from Calvin Bassey as he surges forward from his left-sided centre-back position, skips past a couple of challenges, gets into the area before seeing his shot saved by Robert Sanchez.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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22 min: Cole Palmer is in the groove this afternoon, he chucks in a nutmeg before seeing his effort saved by Bernd Leno.

Chelsea 1-0 Fulham

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20 min: Chances for both sides in quick succession as Cole Palmer doesn’t get enough power on his effort before Raul Jimenez drags his shot wide at the other end.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

15:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

That’s 26 goals in the Premier League in 2024 for Cole Palmer, a new club record for a calendar year. It’s a ridiculously good goal - and probably only just sneaks into the best five?

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Fulham | Cole Palmer '15

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15 min: CHELSEA LEAD

Just like that, Chelsea are ahead thanks to Cole Palmer as he skips past a couple of challenges before calmly rolling the ball into the net.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Fulham are getting plenty of joy down that left side. Malo Gusto inverts into midfield and it means that it’s usually Pedro Neto having to chase back to keep up with Robinson.

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

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14 min: Raul Jimenez, on the turn, lets fly at goal but his effort is comfortable for Robert Sanchez.

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

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11 min: Game is starting to open up now. At one end, Robert Sanchez collects a cross to get Chelsea on the attack which ends with the opposite keeper Bernd Leno cutting out Cole Palmer’s cross.

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

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9 min: First real opening for Chelsea as Jadon Sancho does really well on the left and dinks a dangerous looking ball into the are but Fulham manage to deal with it.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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I thought the switch to a back five was a show of respect from Marco Silva towards Chelsea, but Antonee Robinson is playing so high on the left that he’s a winger in possession.

He then scampers back into a five without the ball.

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

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5 min: An even start to the game, Chelsea have, marginally, seen more of the ball but are yet to threaten the Fulham goal.

Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

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Boos for Tosin Adarabioyo, who of course left Fulham for Chelsea on a free transfer last summer.

Not exactly Sol Campbell to Arsenal stuff, but not a popular move.

Chelsea 0-0 Fulham

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Malik Ouzia at Stamford Bridge

Time for my annual ‘Gosh, Adama Traore really is huge, isn’t he?’ moment.

KICK-OFF!

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We are underway in this West London derby!

Here we go!

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Players have emerged from the tunnel area and out onto the pitch.

Time for the player handshakes and then kick-off.

Hilario farewell

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This will be goalkeeping coach Hilario’s final game at Stamford Bridge as he will be joining up with Thomas Tuchel and England in the new year.

Maresca on Cucurella return

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Marc Cucurella is back in the Chelsea XI following suspension and Enzo Maresca is delighted, but not just because of the balance the Spaniard offers to the backline.

"Not only defensively, overall on the ball and off the ball he's helping us a lot,” Maresca told Amazon Prime.

Not long now!

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Less than 20 minutes to go until kick-off in the west London derby.

Chelsea aiming to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to a point, albeit potentially for a few hours.

Marco Silva's thoughts

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Marco Silva has explained Fulham’s change of system is not designed to solely stop Chelsea:

“We don’t have many solutions, not really related to Chelsea, it’s more about ourselves,” he told Amazon Prime.

Premier League latest

14:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

It’s full-time in the day’s early kick-off from the Premier League and Manchester City have been held to a 1-1 draw by Everton.

That is now one win in 12 for the reigning champions.

Chelsea can move 10 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side with victory this afternoon.

Chelsea suspension risks

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Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez have to be careful this afternoon.

Both start this west London derby with four yellow cards in the Premier League to their name.

This means if either are booked against Fulham, a one-match suspension will be served against Ipswich Town next Monday.

Fulham's barren run

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Fulham have been impressive on their travels in the Premier League this season, taking points off Tottenham and Liverpool in recent outings.

However, they tend to struggle at Stamford Bridge.

It’s 13 years since they scored a goal at this ground and ironically that was on Boxing Day in 2011.

The Chelsea dressing room

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Behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge as the Chelsea dressing room is prepared ahead of kick-off.

Fulham changes

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Fulham have made five changes from the side which drew at Southampton, and are boosted by the return of Joachim Andersen in defence.

It also looks like a change in system for the Cottagers with a back five deployed.

Pre-match thoughts

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Just the one change for Chelsea this afternoon as Marc Cucurella returns to the starting line-up after missing the goalless draw against Everton.

Fulham XI

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Fulham XI: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Pereira; Adama, Jimenez, Iwobi

Subs: Benda, Cuenca, King, Sessegnon, Cairney, Wilson, Godo, Vinicius, Muniz

Chelsea XI

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Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Subs: Bettinelli, Jorgensen, Acheampong, Disasi, Casadei, George, Joao Felix, Nkunku, Guiu

Team news imminent

13:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We are expecting the team news to be announced shortly.

Stay tuned...

Fulham arrive

13:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Fulham have arrived at Stamford Bridge for this afternoon’s West London derby.

The Cottagers have taken points off Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool this month, will they frustrate Chelsea today?

Mykhailo Mudryk given time to 'disconnect'

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Chelsea have given Mykhailo Mudryk time to “disconnect” from the controversy over his failed drugs test.

Mudryk has been provisionally suspended from football after testing positive for a banned substance earlier this season following an “adverse finding in a routine urine test”.

The 23-year-old insists he has never knowingly taken any banned substance, vowed to prove his innocence and has the full support of manager Enzo Maresca and the club, but is now awaiting the test results of a ‘B’ sample. Should the adverse finding be confirmed, he could be hit with a lengthy ban.

“In this moment, it’s also good he can disconnect a little bit from the situation,” Blues boss Maresca said. “The last time I spoke with him, we tried to support him. Now we are just waiting.”

READ THE FULL STORY HERE!

Romeo Lavia injury update

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Chelsea will be without Romeo Lavia against Fulham, but manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that the midfielder is now doing “much, much better”.

“Romeo is still recovering,” Maresca said of Lavia at his pre-Fulham press conference on Christmas Eve. “He’s much, much better. He’s on the pitch and working but he’s not ready for the next game.”

READ THE FULL STORY HERE!

Setting the stage

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Under two hours to go until kick-off at Stamford Bridge.

Expect the stadium to start filling up any moment now as an intriguing West London derby is in store this afternoon.

Predicted Chelsea XI

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Enzo Maresca is not spoilt for choice at centre-back, with Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile still sidelined and Tosin Adarabioyo likely to continue his partnership with Levi Colwill.

Noni Madueke could come in for one of Jadon Sancho or Pedro Neto out wide and up front, Christopher Nkunku will be hoping that Nicolas Jackson is rested.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

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Fulham defender Antonee Robinson is on a run of 50 consecutive Premier League starts for Fulham.

It is an underrated quality in football, but Robinson is very rarely injured.

Click here to read about how the 27-year-old has become the best left-back in the league.

Cole Palmer challenge

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Cole Palmer already has 11 goals and six assists in 17 Premier League games this season but showed visible signs of frustration during last weekend’s goalless draw with Everton.

Enzo Maresca has spoken regularly the need for Palmer to adapt to being man-marked now that he is both a known and feared quantity, and despite his superb output, believes the 22-year-old still has work to do on that front.

“He still has to improve things in those moments,” Maresca added. “Especially because if you get frustrated you lose a bit of your focus on the game.

“He has to always focus on the game. Then, for sure, game after game he’s going to understand more about when they mark him man-to-man, how to move a little bit.”

Read his full quotes here!

Chelsea vs Fulham latest match odds

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Chelsea to win: 2/5

Draw: 11/4

Fulham to win: 9/2

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

Chelsea vs Fulham: Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Chelsea wins: 52

Draws: 27

Fulham wins: 12

The Blues won the corresponding fixture last season 1-0 thanks to Cole Palmer's penalty.

Standard Sport prediction

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Only Manchester City have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this season.

The Blues are consistently impressive on home soil and should enjoy this match more than the Everton clash last time out, with Fulham unlikely to come just to sit back and defend.

Clean sheets are a rarity for Chelsea and there could be goals at both ends, but Enzo Maresca’s side should have enough to win.

Chelsea to win, 2-1.

Fulham team news

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Andreas Pereira is back after serving his suspension in the goalless draw with Southampton. Emile Smith Rowe will hope to return after missing out last weekend whilst Sander Berge is being assessed for an ankle knock.

However, Kenny Tete is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines and so Timothy Castagne is expected to continue in defence and Reiss Nelson is set to be out for another two months with a hamstring injury.

Chelsea team news

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Marc Cucurella is available for selection again after serving his Premier League suspension against Everton last weekend and could be restored to the starting line-up.

Though Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana are all expected to miss out.

How to watch Chelsea vs Fulham

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TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Amazon Prime website or app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.

Welcome

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Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Fulham.

It's a west London derby with the hosts looking to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table to a point ahead of Liverpool's clash against Leicester City tonight.

Though they face a Fulham side that have taken points off the Reds, Arsenal and Tottenham in recent weeks.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 3pm GMT.

Stay tuned for all the build-up.