Team news
Aleksandar Mitrovic could be in contention for Fulham but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ineligible to face his parent club. Mario Lemina and Tom Cairney remain sidelined through injury.
Chelsea's Reece James and Andreas Christensen are available but N'Golo Kante serves a one-match ban.
Did you know?
This is the first Premier League meeting between these clubs with both sides having an English manager. Scott Parker’s first match in charge of Fulham was a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea in March 2019.
Fulham are unbeaten in five Premier League matches, drawing each of those.
The Cottagers' midweek draw with Tottenham Hotspur ended a run of 13 consecutive PL defeats in London derbies. They last avoided defeat in back-to-back derbies during a run of three wins between January and April 2013.
Chelsea have lost just one of their 28 PL meetings with Fulham (W17 D10). Among the 373 fixtures to have been played at least 50 times in English top-flight history, the lowest win percentage by a team against an opponent is Fulham against Chelsea, with six per cent.
Match officials
Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Neil Davies, James Mainwaring. Fourth official: Mike Dean. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Adam Nunn.
