Fulham v Chelsea

[lonesomeloser]

Who ya got and why?

Analysis appreciated.

[lonesomeloser]

• Fulham have won their last three Premier League home matches without conceding a goal.

• The Blues have kept only one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away games.

• Fulham have beaten Chelsea just once in the last 28 league and cup meetings, spanning 31 years.

[Doc JS]

The game means a lot more to Chelsea than it does to Fulham.

I think Chelsea bounces back after their loss to L'Pool. With 3 points they tie the Spurs for fourth which is, of course, very important.

I think they will do a better job getting all their talent to play together up front than they did against L'Pool.

Doc

[lonesomeloser]

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed £25million signing David Luiz will be given his first start for the club at Fulham on Monday.
Centre-back Luiz is expected to come in for Jose Bosingwa, who has a knock, with Branislav Ivanovic moving to right-back.
In attack, the Italian looks set to persevere with a front three of £50million former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.
Fulham's Eidur Gudjohnsen could make his first start for the Cottagers.
The Iceland striker made his Cottagers debut as a late substitute in the 2-2 draw against Aston Villa and will be pushing for a spot in the first XI against his former club.
Dickson Etuhu (hamstring) and Philippe Senderos (Achilles) are likely to miss out again, while Bobby Zamora is still two to three weeks away from fitness after recovering from a broken leg.
Teams:
Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Stockdale, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Baird, Briggs, Davies, Riise, Murphy, Sidwell, Duff, Dempsey, Gudjohnsen, Kakuta, Kamara, Gera, Dembele, Salcido, Greening, Johnson, Halliche.
Chelsea (from): Cech, Ferreira, Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cole, Mikel, Essien, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran, Kalou, Malouda, Torres, Anelka, Drogba, Turnbull.

[RedDevil11]

Hope Fulham shows some West London pride...but Chelsea has their number. Fulham 0 Chelsea 2 [Pantsil (og) with a brace]

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Chelsea cannot let anymore points slip away from them although I believe their title hopes are crushed already. A Chelsea win is what I'm leaning towards but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends in a draw. Good value on the draw mind you.

[GOB]

Hope Fulham shows some West London pride...but Chelsea has their number. Fulham 0 Chelsea 2 [Pantsil (og) with a brace]

Poor Pantsil.

[Wiesnak]

only 1 road winner in premiership this weekend

[RubberKettle]

Fulham have not beat Chelsea in the league since 2006.

[lonesomeloser]

only 1 road winner in premiership this weekend

[21dartmouth]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12022011/58/premier-league-ancelotti-concedes-title-race.html

This is a little absurd IMO... Chelsea is 13 points behind ManU w/ a game in their hand, and there's still 1/4 of the season left where they play ManU twice...what do you guys think

[Doc JS]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/120220...itle-race.html

This is a little absurd IMO... Chelsea is 13 points behind ManU w/ a game in their hand, and there's still 1/4 of the season left where they play ManU twice...what do you guys think

It's unlikely (not impossible) that Chelsea will catch ManU for the title.

I think it's pretty smart on the manager's part...it takes all the pressure off his team and allows them to focus on finishing in the top four.

And keep in mind, that this is what he said to the press...he's probably telling his team that we can still catch ManU.

Doc

[lonesomeloser]

Home form
FulhamWWWLDD
Away form
Chelsea
WWLLDD

[The Special One]

should be a Chelsea win...

[Glada Tartan]

Hmm Fulham is okey at home...

[Arsenal]

Leaning towards a small play on the draw.

[Andreas]

Chelsea for shure will win :-)

[tankman777]

fulham should play a physical striker up front
that new boy luiz looks thin and weak

[lonesomeloser]

fulham should play a physical striker up front
that new boy luiz looks thin and weak

yeah I did not think sideshow bob was very impressive.

[H0bii]

chelsea win sure -1 hendicapping.

[Nard Dog]

If Chelsea plays like the Liverpool match, Fulham will eat them alive.

[Soon2BRich]

fulham are decent at home, this match will be a draw

[rebuswad]

Fulham +0.5 has some value

[radan]

My opinion is that Chelsea will definitely win. I expect a lot of goals and I think that it is not a coincidence that these teams in each other duels have two "transition"( HT / FT)
over 2.5 @2.00

[Greekbet]

Fulham will miss Etuhu, Kakuta, Senderos, Zamora. On Chelsea's side will see the £21.3m defender David Luiz, while Bosingwa is in doubt. Chelsea will miss also Alex, Benayoun and Zhirkov.

[samm29]

I think Chelsea will win today !

[pmc4eva2]

Ya chelsea

[Doc JS]

Home form
FulhamWWWLDD
Away form
Chelsea
WWLLDD

It's not just the results that are important...

Who you played to get those results is equally important as the results themselves...

Doc

[nyplayer33]

best I see on chelsea is -135...anybody else

[nyplayer33]

5 dimes as of 740 AM...............Mon 2/14
201 Chelsea (ENG-P) -½ -145-1 +139-145 o2½ +106 o½ -532 u½ +419 3:00PM
202 Fulham (ENG-P) +½ +125+1 -154 +431 u2½ -121 o½ -165 u½ +145
203 Draw +256

[nyplayer33]

They really don't give Fulham a chance to win looks like Chelsea and then the draw

[waco66]

I like chelsea to pull this one out. Depends if their striker torress decides to show up

[RubberKettle]

Wait for the lineups guys. They will get announced at 2:30pm. Need to see what kind of team Chelsea plays. Their formation will be key.

[harry]

I think whatever they play tonight they will be too strong for Fulham. Chelsea is the play here... they seriously need this win to keep the pressure on Spurs.

Their next game is EVE (H) who for some reason always cause problems for the big teams. They could do with a bit of confidence going into that game

[vikings]

I took Chelsea -.5 for the game and over 2 goals on the alternate line(-160).