Key events
Marco Silva’s pre-match thoughts
We are ready for a very, very tough game. We had a good performance last Sunday and we did the job with eight changes in midweek.
We have our plan – it’s not for us to talk about that now, I’d prefer for us to express that on the field. We know what we want from the game.
Alejandro Garnacho, who is in the process of moving from Manchester United to Chelsea, is also at Stamford Bridge today.
Enzo Maresca’s pre-match thoughts
It’s a big game, a derby. We know how difficult a game it is from last season [when Fulham won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge] so hopefully we will be ready. We want to finish with a good feeling before the international break.
Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku have left Chelsea for Munich and Milan respectively. Jacob Steinberg has more.
Team news
Both teams are unchanged from last weekend’s Premier League games. How convenient.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Neto; Delap.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Fofana, James, Hato, Essugo, Andrey Santos, George, Gittens.
Fulham (possible 4-2-3-1) Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Lukic, Berge; Castagne, King, Iwobi; Muniz.
Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Wilson, Adama, Smith Rowe, Raul.
Referee Rob Jones
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the west London derby at Stamford Bridge. Both teams have had decent starts to the season. Chelsea were held by Crystal Palace and thrashed West Ham; Fulham came from behind to draw with Brighton and Manchester United.
It’s already been a busy day for Chelsea, who have loaned/sold Nicolas Jackson to Bayern Munich. You can read about that on our matchday live blog. This blog, this thing here, is all about the on-field action.
Kick off is at 12.30pm and we’ll have all the team news shortly.
