Fulham v. Chelsea March 3, 2019 Craven Cottage, London 9:05AM EST / NBC Sports Referee: Graham Scott Overall form Fulham: WLLLL (all comps; 19th in PL) Chelsea: WLWLW (all comps; 6th in PL) Injuries Schurrle is a doubt for Fulham and Alfie Mawson and Marcus Bettinelli are out. Chelsea do not have any injury concerns, but Eden Hazard was pulled early from the Spurs match for muscle soreness. Top stats Goals: Hazard (12), Mitrovic (10), Pedro (8) Assists: Hazard (10), Sessegenon (5), Barkley (4) Passes: Jorginho (2,330), Rudiger (2,083), Luiz (1,993) Clean sheets: Chelsea (12), Fulham (2) Avg goals per match: Chelsea (1.74), Fulham (0.93) Avg goals against: Chelsea (1.07), Fulham (2.25) Odds-n-ends <>Fulham have lost all nine of their Premier League London derby matches this season. They could become the first team in top-flight history to lose 10 such matches in a single campaign. <>Chelsea have lost their last three Premier League away matches by an aggregate score of 0-12. They last lost four in a row on the road in December 2000 (a run of five). <>The Phillies have a great team this year. And next when they sign Mike Trout. <>Scotty Parker has taken over in a caretaker position for Fulham. He also delivered the best tackle in the history of sport against one Joe Cole: Conclusion It's a soccerball match, so most goals win, guys. This is one of the most important matches of the season as it will show how well we've come together after a tough loss to City in the League Cup. Beating Spurs at home was a-ok, but can we build some consistency? Will we see the same fire as we did against Spurs or will Fulham's packed defense stifle us? Will Kante ever stop running? I love that man. Beer pairing Guys, I've stopped drinking beer. And eating most carbs. Try it and exercise just a little and you'll see results real quick. I wasn't out of shape before, but for me, lower carbs have made a pretty good impact on my overall health. No more beer - it's sad. I have a can of special brewery-only Troegs in my fridge from a friend, but there it sits. Ever since I went on vacation last summer (Malta), I've been hooked on gin and tonics. And vodka and tonics. No cal tonic, of course. It has nothing to do with Malta, except that's what I drank there. A lot. It was amazing. Now, I'm not saying I can drink that at 9:05 on a Sunday, but you can certainly correct your coffee with something special. Eggs, bacon, coffee, Rudiger bursting the ********ing net with a towering header...what could be better. C'mon you Blues.
Will be interesting to see if Sarri rotates or goes first 11 and rotates for Europa. Both are key games and both are games we should win. What’s his first priority. I’m guessing league.
Also the pair, whoever and Townsend want to see Kepa embarrassed. They just want to keep on about it.
Last defender was mugged off there and couldnt track the man at the back. Made to look worse because of the rugby tactics imo As for jorginho, he's a lightning rod for opinion. It's how he's used and sarris devout reliance in having him in every passing situation, that's been the issue for me. Too easy to stop and when pressed his passing has not been effective. He's far better when other players are allowed to be involved. I like higuains instincts around the box. He knows where the goal is.
Always going to be a tough game. Towards the end of the game Fulham were just punting long balls into our box and causing us real problems. Not the most assured performance today but everyone worked their socks off and at the end of the day it's 3 points in the bag and that's what matters. Another positive is Sarri showing signs of adapting to the realities of this league. Every game is tough and relentless to the end, so he needs to rotate the players. We have a tough run-in to the end of the season; we face Liverpool and Man Utd away and most of our remaining matches are against teams who are in the top half of the league. Let's hope we can grind out more results like this.
Wow Brock's Pre-game gone big time with sponsors Why did Roman find patience now Lets get on with the new interim coach emotional lift and proper players playing in proper places. luck to get out of Fulham alive in 2nd half and still too dull