Chelsea 1 Fulham 2

[My Blood Is Blue]

Please use this thread for all posts relating to our Premier League match against Fulham at Stamford Bridge before, during and after the game.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 15:00 hours on Thursday, 26th December 2024 (Local UK time/date) (Live on Prime Video)

[Miguelito07]

This is going to be a tricky match (as they all are). Just checked their form and havent lost a match at home in ages.

[Blue Moon]

There's always a first time. After all, we hadn't beaten Brentford at the Bridge until last night ...

[Miguelito07]

4 hours ago, Miguelito07 said:

This is going to be a tricky match (as they all are). Just checked their form and havent lost a match at home in ages.

oops. this was meant for the Everton thread

[CarefreeMuratcan]

We are the inform team in the league. 5 wins in a row. Nothing to be afraid of, let's just keep doing what we are doing, but finish our chances so we aren't sweating it at the end.

[My Blood Is Blue]

Referee: Sam Barrott. Assistants: Lee Betts, Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official: Sam Allison. VAR: Paul Tierney.

[CarefreeMuratcan]

Snagged myself a Shed End corner flag row 8 for this just before leaving the office today. Excellent. 

My Dad is opposite East Upper front row near the Shed.

My Uncle, Aunt and cousin coming over from America bought their tickets through stub hub, they'll be sitting individually in the West Lower. 

Shame we couldn't all be sat together but that's really tricky to achieve these days unless it's a Cup game. 

Come on you Blues!!! 

[My Blood Is Blue]

I think Maresca will go full strength here and then hope to rest a few vs. Ipswich. I do think we may see a change to one of the wide players, though, and I think Felix may get a start and Sancho a rest. If Madueke comes off the bench, he'll have to do a lot more than vs Everton to get himself a start vs Ipswich. Hopefully, Lavia is back for Ipswich so Enzo or Caicedo can get a rest.

This will be a tricky match and these matches around Christmas always throw up so dodgy results/performances, so let's hope we're not one of them!

[CarefreeMuratcan]

On 24/12/2024 at 15:40, My Blood Is Blue said:

I think Maresca will go full strength here and then hope to rest a few vs. Ipswich. I do think we may see a change to one of the wide players, though, and I think Felix may get a start and Sancho a rest. If Madueke comes off the bench, he'll have to do a lot more than vs Everton to get himself a start vs Ipswich. Hopefully, Lavia is back for Ipswich so Enzo or Caicedo can get a rest.

This will be a tricky match and these matches around Christmas always throw up so dodgy results/performances, so let's hope we're not one of them!

Agree with giving Felix a shot (Nkunku earlier than 70-80 mins would be nice too depending on how things are going).

I think we're going to see a Cole Palmeiras special today. 

[Mark Kelly]

On 20/12/2024 at 18:59, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Snagged myself a Shed End corner flag row 8 for this just before leaving the office today. Excellent. 

My Dad is opposite East Upper front row near the Shed.

My Uncle, Aunt and cousin coming over from America bought their tickets through stub hub, they'll be sitting individually in the West Lower. 

Shame we couldn't all be sat together but that's really tricky to achieve these days unless it's a Cup game. 

Come on you Blues!!! 

Love that . Proper Chels family .

[asvaberg]

I still remember this from December 27th 1976 - a pitch so bad that the match was so close of being postponed and 55003 inside when kick-off. In old "League division two"! 🙂 

 

Edited December 26, 2024 by asvaberg

[Backbiter]

^^I was there. Don't remember any issues with the pitch. We haven't had as big a crowd in the last 48 years! It showed the size of our support even when we were in Division 2,  but we had an exciting young team that year under Eddie Mac. Best, Moore and Marsh played for Fulham that day.

Edited December 26, 2024 by Backbiter

[asvaberg]

And here is a real memorabilia for you 😁 From the very same season as my youtube link with the Fulham fake Dec 27th

[Backbiter]

^^ That's epic. I remember those league ladders from Shoot.

[asvaberg]

"fake"=game..Sorry 😁

[Bob Singleton]

[Sciatika]

It looks to be about our strongest lineup at the moment. I prefer Cuu inverting to Gusto. I expect him to get forward as supplementary #10 or allow Enzo to do the same. I hope Josh and Tyrique get some time to show what they can do.

[Sciatika]

Them: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Pereira, Traore, Jimenez, Iwobi

Subs Benda, Cueca, Sessegnon, Cairney, King, Godo, Wilson, Vinicius, Muniz.

Back 3, probably a 5-4-1

Edited December 26, 2024 by Sciatika

[Original 21]

Two keepers on the bench. Madueke doesn’t get a look in. 

[RDCW]

1 minute ago, Original 21 said:

Two keepers on the bench. Madueke doesn’t get a look in. 

That's a bit odd. Injured?

[Blue Moon]

January sales usually start on Boxing Day … just saying …

[east lower]

Today’s warm up:

 

[Blue Moon]

City looking likely to drop out of the top four by the end of the day. Just hope the scousers took a few bottles of brandy at home last night 

[CarefreeMuratcan]

4 hours ago, Mark Kelly said:

Love that . Proper Chels family .

WE'RE THE WEST SIDE WE'RE THE WEST SIDE WE'RE THE WEST SIDE OF THE SHED!!! 

[east lower]

3 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

WE'RE THE WEST SIDE WE'RE THE WEST SIDE WE'RE THE WEST SIDE OF THE SHED!!! 

Good TV opportunity for you there. Players families used to sit in the box behind you. There make a beeline for that corner for celebrating 🎉. Hopefully so today 🤞