Chelsea Vs Fulham Prediction, West London Derby Heats Up At Stamford Bridge

Pedro Neto, and Chelsea players, are optimistic ahead of the West London derby (photo; x @chelseaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea will continue the series of derbys for fellow capital teams by hosting city rivals Fulham in the third week of the Premier League 2025/26 match which will take place on Saturday 30 August evening WIB at Stamford Bridge. This match is predicted to be fierce, considering that both teams come together with unbeaten records this season.

After appearing disappointing when he was held to a draw by Crystal Palace, Chelsea came back amazingly when they visited West Ham United. Having fallen behind through Lucas Paquetchet's beautiful goal, Enzo Maresca's men responded with a five-goal party scored by Jo total Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fern airdez, Moiseres Caicedo, and Trevoh Chalobah.

The 5-1 victory also gave birth to a new history. Young Winger Estev totaling Willian, who is only 18 years old, 120 days old, became the youngest player in Chelsea's history to successfully record an assist in the Premier League, after Enzo Fernwentez completed the bait.

Overall, the Blues have recorded 10 wins from the last 12 games in all competitions, including their success in the Club World Cup. Chelsea also had an impressive record in home games at the start of the season. Since the 2002/03 season, they have never failed to win in the first two Premier League home games.

On the other hand, Fulham also came confident after holding Manchester United to a 1-1 draw last weekend. Marco Silva's men were left behind because Rodrigo Muniz's controversial own goal, but the rescue came from Emile Smith Rowe who scored the equalizer with his first touch.

The positive momentum continued in the League Cup (EFL Cup) when Fulham eliminated Bristol City 2-0. Raul Jiménez appeared as a star by forcing an opponent's own goal and then scoring a spectacular goal. However, the Mexican striker will most likely give in to Rodrigo Muniz who last season became Fulham's 2-1 winner at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.

Even so, Fulham's biggest problem is the fragility of the back line while away. They failed to keep the clean sheet in the last nine Premier League games outside the home, and historically, Fulham has never recorded a straight win at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea still cannot be strengthened by Cole Palmer, who suffered a groin muscle injury during the warm-up against West Ham. In addition, several important names such as Levi Colwill, Beno Okhat Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, and Omari Kellyman were also absent due to injury. Meanwhile, Mykhaylo Mudryk is still being suspended due to cases of alleged anti-doping violations.

In the Fulham camp, Marco Silva can be a little relieved that his team is relatively fit. Only Harry Wilson was in doubt after being pulled out in the match against Bristol City.

Although Fulham made a surprise at Stamford Bridge last season, the meeting record shows Chelsea's dominance. The Blues have lost only 8.3% of the total match against Fulham in the Premier League The lowest percentage of duels between teams that have met at least 20 times. With a positive trend that is on, Enzo Maresca's troops are predicted to be able to win convincingly while maintaining their momentum at the start of the season.

Estimated Lineup Of Players

Chelsea (4-2-3-1):Smailchez; Gusto, Adarbioyo, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fern Marijudez; Estevmen, Pedro, Neto; Delap

Fulham (4-2-3-1):Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Luki Badminton; Iwobi, King, Smith Rowe; Muniz

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