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Chelsea vs Fulham - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Thursday, 26 Dec 2024 • 15:00

Stamford Bridge (Fulham, London)

Chelsea

1 : 2

Fulham

Goals

Cole Palmer
1 : 0
16'
16'Cole Palmer
1 : 0
82'
1 : 1
Harry Wilson
1 : 1
Harry Wilson82'
90'
1 : 2
Rodrigo Muniz
1 : 2
Rodrigo Muniz90'

Lineups

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Robert Sanchez
DEF
Tosin Adarabioyo
DEF
Malo Gusto
DEF
Levi Colwill
DEF
Marc Cucurella
MID
Enzo Fernández
MID
Moisés Caicedo
MID
Pedro Neto
MID
Cole Palmer
MID
Jadon Sancho
FWD
Nicolas Jackson

Substitutes

73'Christopher Nkunkufor Nicolas Jackson

Fulham

PosPlayer
GK
Bernd Leno
DEF
Timothy Castagne
DEF
Issa Diop
DEF
Joachim Andersen
DEF
Calvin Bassey
DEF
Antonee Robinson
MID
Andreas Pereira
MID
Sasa Lukic
MID
Alex Iwobi
FWD
Adama Traoré
FWD
Raúl Jiménez

Substitutes

67'Harry Wilson
for Adama Traoré
73'Tom Cairneyfor Andreas Pereira
74'Rodrigo Muniz
for Raúl Jiménez
90'Ryan Sessegnonfor Alex Iwobi
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Chelsea1810533821+1735
W
W
W
D
L
8Fulham187742623+328
W
D
D
D
W

Last Games

Chelsea

@Everton
0 - 0
vsBrentford
2 - 1
@Tottenham Hotspur
4 - 3
@Southampton
5 - 1
vsAston Villa
3 - 0

Fulham

vsSouthampton
0 - 0
@Liverpool
2 - 2
vsArsenal
1 - 1
vsBrighton and Hove Albion
3 - 1
@Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 1

Head-to-Head

07 Jan 2026
Fulham2 - 1Chelsea
07 Jan 2026Fulham
2 - 1
Chelsea
30 Aug 2025
Chelsea2 - 0Fulham
30 Aug 2025Chelsea
2 - 0
Fulham
20 Apr 2025
Fulham1 - 2Chelsea
20 Apr 2025Fulham
1 - 2
Chelsea
26 Dec 2024
Chelsea1 - 2Fulham
26 Dec 2024Chelsea
1 - 2
Fulham
13 Jan 2024
Chelsea1 - 0Fulham
13 Jan 2024Chelsea
1 - 0
Fulham

Premier League

Gameweek 18

26 Dec • 12:30
Manchester City
Everton
1 - 1
26 Dec • 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 0
26 Dec • 15:00
Southampton
West Ham United
0 - 1
26 Dec • 15:00
Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
0 - 0
26 Dec • 15:00
Chelsea
Fulham
1 - 2
26 Dec • 15:00
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
3 - 0
26 Dec • 17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United
2 - 0
26 Dec • 20:00
Liverpool
Leicester City
3 - 1
27 Dec • 19:30
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brentford
0 - 0
27 Dec • 20:15
Arsenal
Ipswich Town
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.