Fulham v Chelsea

Fulham vs Chelsea Preview

Monday night wraps up this weekend's action in the Premier League and features this upcoming west London derby between 11th placed Fulham and 14th placed Chelsea when the two teams do battle at Craven Cottage with not only bragging rights at stake but also a very valuable three points up for grabs as well.

Having won, drawn and lost in equal measure (two apiece of each result), Monday night's hosts, Fulham, currently occupy a mid-table position in the Premier League standings as The Cottagers have picked up wins against Everton and Luton Town, drawn with Arsenal and Crystal Palace but have also slipped to defeats at the hands of Brentford and Manchester City.

So, Fulham have produced a mixed bag of results to date in this season's Premier League campaign but this upcoming clash with west London neighbours, Chelsea, looks to be the most closely matched fixture between these two sides for a long time as both have struggled to get any sort of momentum going so far this term.

Goals could also feature in this Monday night encounter as six of Fulham's last 10 matches overall in the Premier League have resulted in Over 2.5 goals, while the same ratio applies at Craven Cottage as well.

When Chelsea appointed new manager, Mauricio Pochettino, into the Stamford Bridge hot-seat, it was expected that The Blues would finally turn things around after enduring Frank Lampard's disastrous second stint with the club which ended up with Chelsea finishing in a poor 12th place at the end of last season.

It seemed impossible that Chelsea could fall even further down the Premier League table but here we are, six games into the new season and Chelsea occupy 14th place in the English top flight ladder having picked up just the one win to date in this new term.

That rare highlight came in the form of a comprehensive 3-0 home win against newly promoted Luton Town but draws with Liverpool and Bournemouth have been the best it has got for the visitors aside from the win against Luton.

Early season defeats to West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa has heaped early pressure onto Mauricio Pochettino's shoulders and another defeat to their close rivals, Fulham, on Monday night could inch the Argentinian manager closer to the exit door.

Five of Chelsea's last 10 away games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals so the prospect of a few goals here on Monday night looks reasonable enough.

Fulham v Chelsea Verdict

Both Fulham and Chelsea have struggled to make an impact so far in this season's Premier League campaign but both teams will fancy their chances of grabbing the three points in this encounter which could make for an entertaining and free-scoring game.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win @ 2.00

Correct score: Chelsea 2-1 @ 9.50