Chelsea vs Fulham, Premier League 2025/26 Match preview, H2H stats, and streaming details

Chelsea hosts Fulham in a pivotal West London Derby on August 30, 2025, at Stamford Bridge. Both teams seek local bragging rights. Here is everything you need to know before Chelsea vs Fulham match.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca in training. Image | chelseafc.com

Chelsea kick off the third matchweek of the 2025/26 Premier League season by hosting Fulham in a West London Derby at Stamford Bridge. Both London clubs will be striving for full points and local bragging rights. Here is everything you need to know about the Chelsea vs Fulham game on Saturday.

Match Details

Match: Chelsea vs Fulham, Premier League 2025/26

Date: 30 August 2025

Time: 5 pm IST

Venue: Stamford Bridge Stadium, London

How to watch the match?

Football fans in India can watch the Chelsea vs Fulham match live on the JioHotstar app and website, accessible via OTTplay Premium.

The match will also be televised on Star Sports Network Channels in India.

Chelsea vs Fulham: H2H stats

In the Premier League era, Chelsea have always domintaed their neihbouring football club. In 36 games they played against each other, Chelsea have won 22 of them while Fulham only won 3 matches. 11 matches have been drawn in the West London derby.

Match Preview and team news

Chelsea come to the third match week after a huge 5-1 win over West Ham United, away from home.

After a disappointing draw against Crystal Palace at home in the first match, the Blues would love to get a thumping win in front of their home crowd.

Youngster Estevao Willian, who came in as a late replacement for injured Cole Palmer in the last match, won the hearts of Chelsea fans and became the youngest-ever Chelsea player to record a Premier League assist.

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Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, and Enzo Fernandez also looked good for Enzo Maresca’s side in their last match. Cole Palmer will remain sidelined for this match as well.

Fulham, on the other hand, performed really well against Manchester United and Brighton in their first two games of the season.

In the first game against Brighton, they managed a 1-1 draw and continued that against the Red Devils at home to stay undefeated in the tournament so far.

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Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench to score to level the score in their last match and would hope to get a start in this match. Goalkeeper Bernd Leno had a fantastic match against United as well, and he will look to continue his form against a high-scoring team like Chelsea.

The good news for Fulham fans is that no one from their squad is injured at the moment.

Possible lineups

Chelsea: R. Sánchez, R. James, T. Chalobah, T. Adarabioyo, M. Cucurella, M. Caicedo, E. Fernández, Estêvão, J. Pedro, P. Neto, L. Delap

Fulham: B. Leno, K. Tete, J. Andersen, C. Bassey, R. Sessegnon, S. Lukić, S. Berge, H. Wilson, J. King, A. Iwobi, R. Muniz

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