Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Chelsea will be aiming to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over West Ham United when they take on Fulham in yet another local derby. The Blues moved one step closer to booking their place in the Champions League at the weekend, but boss Thomas Tuchel must warn his men against the complacency. Mateo Kovacic remains on the sidelines with injury, but the Croatia international should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Cottagers, on the other hand, are in a very difficult situation as they are seven points behind the safe zone ahead of the London derby. Scott Parker’s men picked up no more than one point in total from the previous five league fixtures, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Chelsea’s party at Stamford Bridge. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ineligible to face his parent club, while Tom Cairney and Terence Kongolo are both sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Timo Werner):
Timo Werner is a German starlet, who began his senior career at Vfb Stuttgart. The German forward, who was born in Stuttgart on March 6, 1996, scored 13 goals in 95 appearances in the league for Die Schwaben and in 2016 he moved to fellow Bundesliga side Leipzig and he impressed with the Red Bulls in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign, scoring 21 goals in the process.
To make things even better for the talented attacker, he represented Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it has to be noted that he provided an assist for Lars Stindl in the title game. Despite the fact that coach Joachim Low rested star players at the tournament in Russia, the Germans eventually won the trophy.
Timo Werner played for the Germany U17 team as well and he won the silver medal with die Mannschaft at the 2012 UEFA European Championship. His main position is centre forward, but he is used as a winger as well. Timo Werner’s contract with Leipzig should expire on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Fulham):
Fulham are a club from London that play in the Premier League. The capital club dropped to the English second tier at the end of the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign after failing to impress in the elite competition, but managed to return in season 2018/2019.
Fulham were founded in 1879 and they play their home matches at Craven Cottage. Fulham are the oldest-established club from the English capital to have played in the top flight.
Fulham finished the 2008/2009 Premier League campaign in seventh place in the standings and that is considered the team’s biggest success, speaking of their participation in the Premier League.
The Cottagers played in the Europa League twice and they did well to reach the FA Cup final in 1975, but they were beaten by their local rivals West Ham United in the title game (0-2). Chelsea are regarded as Fulham’s bitter rivals as well and the two teams take on each other in the North London derby.