Chelsea take on local rivals Fulham at Stamford Bridge in a London derby on matchday three of the 2025–26 Premier League season.
After a dull 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in their opening match, Chelsea bounced back strongly with a 5-1 away win over West Ham. Manager Enzo Maresca will be encouraged by how quickly his new players are settling in, especially 18-year-old Estêvão, who became the youngest player to assist a Premier League goal for the club. Chelsea will be looking to keep their good form going, having lost just once in their last 11 league games.
Fulham come into the match unbeaten, following two 1-1 draws against Brighton and Manchester United. In both games, they came from behind to earn a point. Since the start of last season, no team in the Premier League has gained more points after falling behind than Fulham, who famously beat Chelsea 2-1 in this fixture last season.
Historically, Chelsea have dominated this rivalry, losing only 3 of their 36 Premier League matches against Fulham.
Chelsea have kept six clean sheets in their last eight home league matches. They’ve also lost just one of their last 25 home games as favourites.
Fulham have improved in away London derbies, winning four of their last eight, which is the same number of wins they had in the previous 68. They’ve also scored in 17 of their last 19 away games.
For Chelsea, João Pedro has scored four goals in four starts and has a good record against Fulham. Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz is also one to watch, having scored six times in his last ten away league games. He also scored the winner against Chelsea last season.
Chelsea may be without Cole Palmer, who was injured in their last match. Fulham, on the other hand, are almost at full strength, with Antonee Robinson returning to action recently.
Chelsea are favourites and have often scored at least twice against Fulham, doing so 18 times since 2000.
