Overview
- Kick-off is set for 12:30pm BST on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Stamford Bridge.
- Enzo Maresca indicated Cole Palmer has been managing a groin issue that worsened in the last warm-up and he is unlikely to feature.
- Chelsea remain without Levi Colwill (ACL), Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia and Omari Kellyman through injury, with Mykhaylo Mudryk suspended.
- Fulham travel close to full strength, with Antonee Robinson in contention for a first start and Bernd Leno, Joachim Andersen, Kenny Tete and Sander Berge expected to return.
- UK broadcast listings conflict, with the Evening Standard citing TNT Sports/Discovery+ and The Sun listing Sky Sports/NOW.