A Saturday lunchtime treat in the form of a Premier League West London derby is on the menu this weekend, as mid-table rivals Chelsea and Fulham square off at Craven Cottage.
Both teams suffered defeat in the first legs of their EFL Cup semi-finals in midweek, as the Blues were seen off 1-0 by Middlesbrough before Marco Silva's men lost 2-1 to Liverpool, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. FULHAM
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CHELSEA
Out: Christopher Nkunku (hip), Nicolas Jackson (international), Wesley Fofana (knee), Marc Cucurella (ankle), Robert Sanchez (knee), Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Lesley Ugochukwu (hamstring), Reece James (hamstring), Romeo Lavia (thigh)
Doubtful: Benoit Badiashile (unspecified), Ben Chilwell (thigh), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Fernandez; Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk; Broja
FULHAM
Out: Adama Traore (thigh), Alex Iwobi (international), Calvin Bassey (international), Fode Ballo-Toure (international)
Doubtful: Harrison Reed (illness)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Leno; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Diop, Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney; Decordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian; Jimenez
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
