Fulham vs. Chelsea: Prediction, date, venue, and how to watch Premier League match

Callum McFarlane will continue to be in the Chelsea dugout as caretaker manager when the Blues travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham in the West London derby.

Liam Rosenior has officially been announced as Enzo Maresca’s successor, but he is expected to take his first game when the FIFA Club World Cup champions face Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Against the odds, a much-changed Chelsea side picked up a valuable point against Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday, courtesy of Enzo Fernandez’s late, late equaliser to level the score at 1-1.

As for Fulham, they rescued a well-deserved point of their own against Liverpool after Harrison Reed’s goal of the season contender in the 97th minute. Marco Silva’s side have been an exhilarating watch of late and are unbeaten in their last five league games.

DAZN News has all the information for Fulham vs. Chelsea.

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Fulham vs. Chelsea kick-off date

Fulham vs. Chelsea will take place at Craven Cottage   on Wednesday, January 7,  at 7.30pm GMT in the Premier League.

That means that fans watching in North America’s Eastern time zone will be able to watch at 2.30pm ET , while kick-off on the West Coast is at 11.30pm PT .

• Date : Wednesday, January 7
• Kick-off : 7.30 GMT / 2.30 ET / 11.30 PT
• Venue: Craven Cottage  

Where to watch Fulham vs. Chelsea: TV channel, live stream

• Canada: Fubo Sports on DAZN
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• United States: Fubo

Fulham vs. Chelsea: What the managers are saying

Marco Silva, Fulham

(via Fulham)

"It's a top side. No doubts about it, of course, it's a special game, and it's a special game for our fans as well. It's a derby.

"During our first round, in the away game, everything is coming back again to our minds and our fans' minds. It was a completely unfair result. The way we were not able to win that game, and to be leading the score at half-time.

"Yes, it is always a special derby. It is a special one that we have to be able to perform at the level that will make our fans proud again, and of course, to fight for the three points is the most important thing.

"Sometimes these games are very tight, very competitive, a lot of challenge there, and we have to be able to set our game and play against a side who have a lot of quality."

Callum McFarlane, Chelsea

(via Chelsea)

"They played a different shape to what they have played for the majority of the season. So we have to prep for two different scenarios and try to find as much alignment between both plans so there isn’t as much to change if they don’t do what we expect.

"But we will be ready for any scenario, as we were against Manchester City. They didn’t shape up as we had expected, but we adapted. I’ve got to give the players credit for that because it’s easy to give them an idea but they’ve got to go out, believe it and execute it.

"I think they did that really well, so we will be ready for every eventuality."

Fulham vs. Chelsea prediction

While it was expected that Chelsea would struggle away at Man City, they delivered a valiant performance and result, which will give them confidence as they head to Craven Cottage - a ground they have only lost at once in twenty years.

However, Fulham have shown that they can go toe-to-toe with the very best in the Premier League, meaning that it promises to be a closely fought West London derby on Wednesday night.

Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Chelsea 

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