Chelsea vs Fulham Matchday Stats Preview

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 19 home league games against Fulham (W12 D7) since a 2-0 loss in the second tier in October 1979.

Fulham have won just two of their 34 Premier League games against Chelsea (D11 L21), with their 6% win rate against the Blues the lowest any side has another in the competition’s history (min. 20 meetings).

Chelsea have lost two of their last three Premier League games on Boxing Day, as many as they had in their previous 22 such matches (W12 D8). They did win 3-1 at Aston Villa in their last such match in 2021, however.

In a run stretching back to 1984, Chelsea have won just two of their last 11 London derby matches played on Boxing Day (D5 L4), going on to win the title in both campaigns in which they did (3-2 v Fulham in 2005-06, 2-0 v West Ham in 2014-15).

Fulham have lost just one of their last seven Premier League games on Boxing Day (W2 D4), though that defeat did come at Bournemouth in last season’s fixture (0-3).

Fulham are unbeaten in each of their last nine Premier League London derby matches (W4 D5), since a 1-0 loss at Chelsea in January this year. The Cottagers last had a longer run without a league defeat against fellow London sides between February 1936 and October 1938 (12 games, all in the second tier).

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games (W6 D3), last having a longer run without defeat in Thomas Tuchel’s first 10 in charge of the club between January and March 2021. The Blues’ only two defeats this season have come against reigning champions Manchester City, and current league leaders Liverpool.

Fulham are unbeaten in each of their last five Premier League games (W1 D4), with each of the last three finishing level. They last had more consecutive top-flight draws in December/January in 2020-21 (5).

Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson has a combined 15 goals (11) and assists (4) in his last 19 Premier League starts at Stamford Bridge. Jackson also has 13 goal involvements in his last 12 London derby appearances in the league (11 goals, 2 assists).

Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe has either scored (2 goals) or assisted (1) in three of his four Premier League starts against Chelsea (all for Arsenal), with both goals against the Blues coming at Stamford Bridge.