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Fulham face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 15 occassions, and draw 12, from the 29 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Fulham | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | LC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Fulham | 1 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Cottagers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 82 points from the 33 games played. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 33 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |