Fulham looking to end 45-year winless run in Boxing Day clash with Chelsea

Fulham volition effort a 45-year winless tally erstwhile they look West London neighbours Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge connected Boxing Day.

Marco Silva's broadside person enactment unneurotic a five-game unbeaten tally since they fell to a dense 4-1 decision against Wolverhampton Wanderers connected November 23.

However, they person lone recorded 1 triumph successful that period, having been progressive successful draws against Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Liverpool and Southampton.

The Cottagers played retired a goalless matter successful Sunday's location clash with basement broadside Southampton, leaving them successful ninth presumption successful the Premier League table and 3 points adrift of fifth-placed Bournemouth.

Fulham volition be backmost successful enactment connected Boxing Day erstwhile they instrumentality connected a Chelsea broadside that person avoided decision successful each of their erstwhile 9 Premier League matches.

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Fulham looking to extremity 45-year hold successful Chelsea clash

The Cottagers volition person aspirations of pursuing successful the footsteps of Manchester and Liverpool by becoming the 3rd squad to bushed Chelsea successful the Premier League this season.

For that to happen, Fulham volition person to bushed their West London neighbours successful an distant crippled for the archetypal clip since they recorded a 2-0 triumph successful October 1979.

In the 45 years since that result, the Cottagers person drawn 8 and mislaid 14 of their 22 competitory distant games against Chelsea.

Fulham person besides failed to people successful immoderate of their past six trips to Stamford Bridge since Clint Dempsey recovered the nett successful a 1-1 gully connected Boxing Day 2011.

Thursday's visitors whitethorn astatine slightest beryllium capable to instrumentality immoderate assurance from the information they person avoided decision successful six of their past 7 Premier League games connected Boxing Day.

However, the lone decision successful that play took spot successful past season's Boxing Day clash against Bournemouth, conceding 3 goals without reply successful a dense decision astatine the Vitality Stadium.

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What is Fulham's latest wounded news?

If they are to assertion each 3 points against Chelsea, Fulham person to bash it without the services of Kenny Tete, Reiss Nelson and Harrison Reed.

Emile Smith Rowe is simply a uncertainty aft sitting retired the gully with Southampton, portion it is besides unclear whether Sander Berge volition beryllium acceptable for the West London derby.

Speaking to reporters connected Tuesday, Silva said: "Sander took a large sound connected his ankle, and we request to support assessing - we volition marque a determination tomorrow.

"Emile is doing his work, let's spot whether helium volition beryllium acceptable for Chelsea oregon Bournemouth.

However, Silva is hopeful that midfielder Sasa Lukic volition shingle disconnected a sound to play a relation successful Thursday's gathering with Enzo Maresca's side.

Andreas Pereira is acceptable to instrumentality to the matchday squad aft serving a one-match suspension for an accumulation of yellowish cards.

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