Two West London derby rivals languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table square off at Craven Cottage on Monday, as Fulham play host to Chelsea.
The Cottagers overcame Norwich City 2-1 in the third round of the EFL Cup in midweek, while Mauricio Pochettino's men bested Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 at the same stage, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
FULHAM vs. CHELSEA
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FULHAM
Out: Tosin Adarabioyo (groin), Adama Traore (thigh)
Doubtful: Sasa Lukic (knee), Kenny Tete (groin), Calvin Bassey (back)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; Decordova-Reid, Pereira, Iwobi; Jimenez
CHELSEA
Out: Nicolas Jackson (suspended), Malo Gusto (suspended), Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Romeo Lavia (ankle), Benoit Badiashile (hamstring), Reece James (hamstring), Christopher Nkunku (knee), Wesley Fofana (knee), Marcus Bettinelli (knee), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring)
Doubtful: Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Noni Madueke (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; Cucurella, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher; Palmer, Sterling, Mudryk
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
