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Fulham prepare to entertain Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 6 of the 28 games played, and losing 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cottagers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Fulham | 0-1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 23 Sep | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Apr | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Chelsea | 3 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Cottagers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 11 goals, and let in 2.
Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 29 points from the 12 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Chelsea running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Chelsea | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |