FM Preview: Chelsea v Fulham 10 Nov 2010

Last updated : 09 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chelsea v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 19 occasions, and draw 14, from the 35 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Mon 28 DecChelsea2 - 1FulhamPREM
2009/2010Sun 23 AugFulham0 - 2ChelseaPREM
2008/2009Sat 02 MayChelsea3 - 1FulhamPREM
2008/2009Sun 28 DecFulham2 - 2ChelseaPREM
2007/2008Tue 01 JanFulham1 - 2ChelseaPREM
2007/2008Sat 29 SepChelsea0 - 0FulhamPREM
2006/2007Sat 30 DecChelsea2 - 2FulhamPREM

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 25 points from the 11 games played. Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 13 points from their 11 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chelsea641110413
Fulham6132666

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cottagers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chelsea. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Chelsea Won 4 successive home games.
26 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Fulham Not won in previous 11 away matches.