Fulham vs. Chelsea 1/12/23 EPL Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

Fulham and Chelsea face off on Thursday in an English Premier League showdown at the Craven Cottage in the West London Derby. When these two teams faced off in May 2021 it was Chelsea that was able to secure the 2-0 victory. 

Fulham comes into this game sitting in seventh place in the standings having picked up 28 points. Fulham faced off against Hull City last Saturday in the FA Cup, and they were able to secure a 2-0 victory. Fulham had 59 percent of the possession and five shots on target. In the last EPL game, they were able to secure a 1-0 victory against Leicester City. Aleksandar Mitrovic picked up his fifth yellow card in that game against Leicester City, and now he is suspended for this game. He has been the top player for the team this season, so not having him is a big loss. Neeskens Kebano is still dealing with an Achilles injury, and he’s not going to be able to go in this game. 

On the other side of this matchup is Chelsea, who sits in 10th place in the standings having picked up 25 points. Last Sunday, against Manchester City in the FA Cup, they really struggled and ended up losing 4-0. They had only 41 percent of the possession and one shot on target. This Chelsea team has all kinds of injury issues heading into this game. Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Armando Broja, and Wesley Fofana are all dealing with injuries, and they aren’t going to be able to go in this game. David Datro Fofana could very well make his debut in the Premier League in this game. 

Goals are going to be hard to come by in this game. Without Mitrovic, this Fulham team is going to have some major issues getting any quality scoring chances here. With so many injuries for Chelsea, I expect they are also going to struggle and that is going to be the difference here. Look for a 1-0 or 0-0 type of game and this game is going to stay under the total. I am also throwing a few dollars on under 1.5 goals to cash.