Both sides go into this match on the back of disappointing results on Matchday 4 and in need of points. Chelsea will be eager to bounce back from the previous weekend's 1-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park, especially with main title rivals Manchesters United and City facing off in a head-to-head Manchester Derby the day after where one or both are of course certain to drop points, while under-fire Cottagers boss Jol - currently 2nd favourite with many of the bookies to be the first Premier League sacking of the season - will be looking to obtain a result of some kind to ease the mounting pressure on him.











This corresponding fixture of the last 2 seasons bodes well for the visitors. Both derbies ended all
square - the first a frustrating 1-1 stalemate in which a Juan Mata goal late in first-half stoppage time was canceled out by a Clint Dempsey strike from close range just over 10 minutes after the interval to pile more pressure on faltering manager André Villas-Boas; the second being a dour, lifeless nil-nil snoozefest in embattled boss Rafael Benitez's second game in charge. The Blues' Fulham Road neighbours will certainly be hoping that in this instance, history, at the very least, repeats itself.











The most recent meeting between these two, at Craven Cottage in April which resulted in a 3-0 win for the visiting Blues, saw David Luiz open Chelsea's account with this absolute stunner from long range.











No noteworthy injuries in Chelsea's shock 1-2 defeat to Basel on the opening day of the Champions League season Wednesday night means José Mourinho will likely once again have a full squad to pick from.

Lol mou is making a duck face in that pic  

Another game it's highly likely I can't watch :'( This is getting annoying, I haven't been able to watch a full game since the supercup. Surely we can pick up a win here. Any news on when Ramires is back?

Ramires was only out due to his suspension. Should be back in contention for Saturday, barring any training injury or the like

We seriously better win this game.

These 2.30am kick offs really are awful, probably wont get to watch this one either

We've got to win this though, and hopefuly we can win it well so we can get the ball rolling and build up so momentum

It's so obvious that Mata needs to play, we look lost without him.

Fulham always always give us problems

Berba hat trick incoming.

Hattrick of own goals

Jose has to get the guys fired up for this otherwise we'll be in real trouble.

FULHAM XI: Stockdale; Riether, Hangeland, Amorebieta, Richardson; Duff, Sidwell, Parker, Kacaniklic; Kasami; Bent


CHELSEA XI: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, JT (c), Cole; Ramires, Mikel; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Eto’o

SUBS: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Essien, Lampard, De Bruyne, Willian, Torres


Mata and Luiz not even in the squad. Neither injured.

Mhm

Close from Bent....

HT. 0-0. Slow, flat, predictable. Shit football. Don't even look like scoring. We're getting worse, not better.

4hr of no goals in PL

Believe the commentator said the last time we went 3 straight league games without scoring was, ahem, September 2007...

Also just said that our 4 goals in the first 4 games of this season is our worst record since 1998...

GOAL!


Oscar

YES FUKIN FINALLY

How is eto looking? I'm guessing another bust?

Torres on for Eto'o.

Sir Frank on for Schurrle

GOAL


Mikel

hahahaha