Overview
- Chelsea’s confirmed starters are Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Malo Gusto, Moisés Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Liam Delap following late fitness clears.
- Enzo Fernández begins in the advanced role with Palmer shifted to the right for his 100th Premier League appearance, Reece James misses out and Wesley Fofana is on the bench.
- Fulham’s XI is Bernd Leno, Jorge Cuenca, Joachim Andersen, Issa Diop, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Castagne, Sander Berge, Tom Cairney, Emile Smith Rowe, Harry Wilson and Raúl Jiménez, with Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze away at AFCON.
- Caretaker Calum McFarlane leads Chelsea for a second and final game after Enzo Maresca’s exit, with newly appointed head coach Liam Rosenior observing from the stands.
- Kick-off is 19:30 GMT at Craven Cottage, live on Sky Sports Football in the UK and on Peacock in the USA, with Fulham unbeaten in five league matches and Chelsea winless in four.