Raheem Sterling, Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all back in contention as the Blues reap the benefits of a 13-day break since their last ...
Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Cucurella could all continue in defence. [Mykhailo Mudryk](/topic/mykhailo-mudryk), who made his debut against Liverpool, and Noni Madueke, who has yet to play for the club. [helsea](/topic/chelsea) will welcome back a quartet of injured players for Friday nightโs west [London](/topic/london) derby against [Fulham](/topic/fulham).
Everything you need to know as Chelsea host Fulham in a Premier League derby.
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This weekend's Premier League action begins with the West London derby, as free-spenders Chelsea welcome Fulham to Stamford Bridge.
Two narrow 1-0 defeats to in-form Newcastle United and Spurs wouldn't have harmed their confidence much. And they are just the major permanent ones, we haven't counted the likes of Andrey Santos, David Datro Fofana, and Joao Felix (loan). Big-money high-profile signings, long contracts, and dizzying spending levels, Blues' American owners have truly taken the football world by storm, with heads spinning in the offices of every top club across Europe.
Graham Potter has handed Enzo Fernandez his Chelsea debut and Mykhailo Mudryk his full debut as Reece James returns to face Fulham in the Premier League ...
[Enzo Fernandez](/en/teams/profile/enzo-fernandez), who is given his debut by [Graham Potter](/en/teams/profile/graham-potter) at the earliest opportunity, just days after signing for the Blues from Benfica. He is joined in midfield by [Mason Mount](/en/teams/profile/mason-mount) and [Conor Gallagher](/en/teams/profile/conor-gallagher), who retain their places from our last match at Liverpool. [Thiago Silva](/en/teams/profile/thiago-silva) captains the side tonight.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is absent from the squad to face Fulham after also missing out on Chelsea's Champions League squad.
Potter returns to four at the back with Reece James returning from the injury suffered against Bournemouth in December. Graham Potter has made three changes to his Chelsea side for the visit of Fulham to Stamford Bridge. World Cup winner Fernandez comes straight into the side having trained on Thursday after his ยฃ106.7million arrival on transfer deadline day.
Chelsea will hope to exact revenge on local rivals Fulham for a rare Premier League defeat two weeks ago as they host the Whites at Stamford Bridge in a ...
Mateo Kovacic cropped up with a new calf injury and missed the match. Deadline day arrivals Sasa Lukic and Cedric are meant to serve squad roles and did not start. The Whites have caused top teams significant problems this season, defeating Chelsea last time out, drawing with Liverpool, and fighting hard in close one-goal defeats to Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, and Newcastle. There are a host of injuries still to work around, and the results have been poor enough that Chelsea sit in 10th place, three spots back of their opponents in this fixture. The Whites have, however, dropped two straight league games by 1-0 scorelines and will be happy to see Aleksandar Mitrovic leading the line again. They are especially thin in midfield, with a host of critical players all either departed or injured.
So, let's get it. Mudryk starts, Enzo does, too! Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3?): Arrizabalaga | Cucurella, Badiashile, Silva ...
[elsewhere](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4355078/chelsea-vs-fulham/) And a win tonight against Fulham would only further support that notion. Letโs win the half!