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Fulham v Chelsea (PL) Sat 16th Jan 2021 17:30 GMT

If we don't win this then heads should roll. However I do believe that won't happen, this will be very comfortable. 3-0

 
ozboy said:
Kante can’t play can he?
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Was Kanté's suspension not fulfilled by the Morecambe game?

Kova?i?'s Anthony Taylor special rendered him ineligible for the Brighton game at the beginning of the season after all...

 
forbzy said:
They have another game a few days later on the Wednesday. With a busy fixture list most clubs will have to rotate their squads. We are one of the teams that has no match this midweek so we need to use that to our advantage
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I'd have preferred they didn't play the match (vs Spurs) then they would have came into their match against us with a lot of their players having not played since Boxing Day (they heavily rotated Vs QPR).

In that scenario they'd have been heavily rusty and lacking match fitness.

 
PloKoon13 said:
Was Kanté's suspension not fulfilled by the Morecambe game?
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Accumulated yellow cards now only apply to the competition they’re collected in to stop players picking up tactical bans where the sit out a game they wouldn’t be playing in anyway.

 
Bored so am going FM mode with one of those line-up posts. ?

Mendy - Picks himself.

James - If there is ANY doubt in his fitness, let Azpi start. No point in risking rushing Reece back against relegation fodder.
Zouma - Picks himself.
Silva - Picks himself.
Chilwell - Picks himself.

Kovacic - Originally had Kante here, but he's suspended, so Mateo comes in.
Mount - One of them nailed-on starters.
Havertz - He's been improving lately, let him continue gaining momentum.

Ziyech - Picks himself. This guy has an x-factor about him, f**king magician.
Pulisic - Spices up our attack, provides pace and sharpness with his dribbles.
Abraham - Fulham are gonna play deep with 3 CBs. Due to this I don't think this game fits Werner as a lone striker given our team's tendency to try to tackle congested areas with high crosses into the box. This one's for Tammy or Giroud - I'm going with Tammy starting and Giroud substituting if needed.

Edit: Well that's awkward, forgot Kante was suspended. Edited the line-up accordingly.

 
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Argo said:
I'd have preferred they didn't play the match (vs Spurs) then they would have came into their match against us with a lot of their players having not played since Boxing Day (they heavily rotated Vs QPR).

In that scenario they'd have been heavily rusty and lacking match fitness.
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Fair point. It could go either way. Any idea which Fulham players had Covid when they were forced to postpone? Those players may still be unfit depending on how hard they were hit.

 
Did say the other day I don’t think Fulham are as bad as people say. Thought they played well today, we need to be careful, let’s get the job done. 

 
Yeah they looked very good tonight, looked like a better team than Tottenham!

Thank goodness they had to play tonight, gives us a nice advantage over them. 

 
The draw against Spurs may give a lot of confidence to Fulham. We need a proper tactical preparation, we have enough time. They're playing 2 games in 4 days, their attacking players were already tired in the 80th minute. 

This is the lineup I'd like to see:

------------------- Mendy ------------------

Azpilicueta - Zouma -- Thiago Silva - Chilwell

------------ Kovacic ---- Mount -----------

Ziyech ------------ Havertz ------------ Hudson Odoi

------------------ Werner ---------------

I'm not very impressed with Werner, but he has scored in the last game and he needs more time as a striker. I think this should be a good test for him.

COME ON CHELS!

 
Munkworth said:
Accumulated yellow cards now only apply to the competition they’re collected in to stop players picking up tactical bans where the sit out a game they wouldn’t be playing in anyway.
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Ah I thought he was suspended for the Morecambe game - didn't realise he had a hamstring tweak. Probably for the best that he sits this one out then.

 
Fulham have 6 consecutive draws, including in that sequence City, Liverpool and Spurs.

Hope their luck is not going to change against us, after all we seemed to have helped others on a losing run perhaps we will be the ones to put them looking backwards instead of forwards, over to you Frank,

 
I don’t think mount and havertz can play in the same midfield. Maybe against Fulham it will be ok but against better teams no way. RLC has started to look quite good for the cottagers but he likely be ineligible weakening them 

 
Kante, Andreas and James returning to training.

Also Lamps making it clear that Tomori will only go on loan and has a plan for long term future for him at club.

 
Fulham showed yesterday they are better than I thought and a lot better than Arsenal. Makes this and the next one, Leicester away, as very tricky opponents.

Would honestly not surprise me if we dont win either of them. The Chelsea that played Leeds and sides before that could comfortably beat Fulham and grind out a win at the foxes but the one we have seen of late, not so much.

Guess we will see if it is Dr. Jackyl Chelsea or Mr. Hyde Chelsea that shows up.

 
axman2526 said:
Fulham showed yesterday they are better than I thought and a lot better than Arsenal. Makes this and the next one, Leicester away, as very tricky opponents.

Would honestly not surprise me if we dont win either of them. The Chelsea that played Leeds and sides before that could comfortably beat Fulham and grind out a win at the foxes but the one we have seen of late, not so much.

Guess we will see if it is Dr. Jackyl Chelsea or Mr. Hyde Chelsea that shows up.
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Stop scaring me  :mad:

 
Fulham have really improved in recent weeks. Not just last night but they also drew with Liverpool. In fact they haven't lost since their visit to City in early December. I think we should expect tough opposition, especially with local pride at stake. Our players need to be up for this.

 
Mendy 

Azpi Zouma Silva Chilwell (James not recovered enough)

Kova/Jorginho Gilmour

Ziyech/Cho Havertz Pulisic

Werner

I want to shield the back 4 and think Gilmour can do that better than Mount and that there is then plenty of attacking firepower

 
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