On Fernandez, Potter said: “We’ll see. We’ve got to go through the paperwork and he needs to get clearance and all that. “I’ve spoken to him. My Spanish isn’t great and his English isn’t great, so we needed a translator, but we’ll get there. He is an impressive young man and I’m really excited to work with him. ” Mykhailo Mudryk will also be eyeing his first start for the club. Loanee Joao Felix was shown a red card in the reverse fixture on January 12 and he will serve the final game of his suspension on Friday. But Potter confirmed Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Raheem Sterling, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all back in the squad. As for Fulham, midfielder Sasa Lukic could make his debut after signing for the club from Torino on deadline day.
But high-flying Fulham will be out to prove that money doesn’t buy three points by spoiling Fernandez’s welcome party. Marco Silva’s side are seventh in the Premier League and can move four points clear of the Blues if they can continue their stunning season so far with a huge win over their near neighbours. Chelsea vs Fulham: talkSPORT coverage This Premier League clash will take place on Friday, February 3. Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is scheduled for 8pm.
“He’s a good midfielder, he’s tenacious, he’s young, he gets on the ball, he’s brave but he’s not Rodri, he’s not Casemiro. “So they’re overspending on players, people are seeing them come and they’re just taking their pants down basically. ” Mudryk looked lively on his debut against Liverpool Chelsea vs Fulham: Match facts Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been the recipient of more open play crosses than any other player in the Premier League this season (27). Indeed, 40% of Fulham’s successful crosses have been for Mitrovic, also a league-high share (27/68). No team has used more different players in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (29), with the Blues also making 73 changes to their starting XIs, at least 18 more than any other side this term. Chelsea have had 232 shots in their 20 Premier League games so far this season, with their average of 11. 6 per game their lowest on record in a single campaign (since 1997-98).
Fulham have scored a league-high 11 goals from crosses in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, only Southampton (31%) have conceded a higher share of their goals from crosses in the competition this season than Chelsea (29% – 6/21). Chelsea are the only side yet to concede a first half goal at home in the Premier League this season. They’ve not conceded in any of their last 10 first halves at Stamford Bridge, last having a longer such run between December 2007 and August 2008 (11). No side has won more Premier League games than Fulham since the restart of the competition following the World Cup (4), with only Newcastle (0) and Brentford (3) conceding fewer goals than the Cottagers (4).
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