After a hectic ending to the January transfer window for Chelsea, they welcome Fulham to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Friday night.
After the high-profile signings of Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk earlier in January, Chelsea blew those transfers out of the water with a record-breaking fee to bring Enzo Fernandez to the Bridge on deadline day. After spending over £600 million, the Chelsea hierarchy are certainly putting a lot of faith in Graham Potter to turn their fortunes around after a woeful season on the league front especially.
This fixture will be a rematch from the thrilling encounter at Craven Cottage three weeks ago, which saw Fulham win 2-1 as Felix was sent off on debut for Chelsea.
That result left Potter in big trouble as it meant they had gone on a run of just one win in 11 domestic matches. A win over Crystal Palace and a goalless draw at Anfield followed to ease the pressure on the manager, but this is yet another must win match for a club in the media spotlight given their recent spending, who are inexplicably down in 10th.
t will be a night mixed with tension and excitement for Chelsea fans as they could see some of their new faces for the first time, but it will be a difficult assignment facing a very useful Fulham side.
It was evident from the reverse fixture, and from plenty of other matches against bigger sides this season, that Fulham do not fear anybody, and there is scope to suggest they could make it another frustrating night for Potter and Chelsea.
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