After a record-breaking January transfer window Chelsea return to Premier League action tonight against Fulham.
Chelsea smashed the British transfer record to sign Argentina’s World Cup winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez on deadline day, taking their January spending to over £300m.
The signing of Fernandez was Chelsea’s seventh major transfer of the January window, following Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Malo Gusto, Andrey Santos and David Datro Fofana.
Joao Felix also arrived on loan until the end of the season, but the Portuguese forward is still suspended after he was sent off in the 2-1 defeat to Fulham earlier this month.
Chelsea will now look to get their revenge in tonight’s West London derby, as Graham Potter’s side look to improve their position of 10th in the table. Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Chelsea vs Fulham?
The match will kick-off at 8pm GMT on Friday 3 February.
Is it on TV and is there a live stream?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage beginning at 7pm. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
What is the team news?
Chelsea are waiting to hear whether deadline-day record signing Enzo Fernandez will receive clearance in time to play against Fulham, which could leave Chelsea short in midfield with Jorginho having joined Arsenal on deadline day.
Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Raheem Sterling and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are available to return to the bench but are not yet ready to play 90 minutes, while Wesley Fofana is training with the rest of the squad.
Fulham manager Marco Silva will have his two new signings Cedric Soares and Sasa Lukic available to face their local rivals. However, with Lukic only arriving at the club 24 hours before the match, he may not be in contention for a starting spot. Neeskens Kebano remains on Fulham’s long-term injury list.
Predicted line-ups
Chelsea: Kepa; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile; Azpilicueta, Hall, Gallagher, Cucurella; Mount, Mudryk, Havertz
Fulham: Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed, Andreas Pereira; Decordova-Reid, Mitrovic, Willian
Odds
Chelsea: 4/6
Draw: 16/5
Fulham: 4/1
Prediction
Chelsea 1-1 Fulham
