Fulham 2-1 Chelsea, Premier League
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All you need to know about Fulham v Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, including TV details, radio coverage and kick-off time.
Chelsea have won just two Premier League games since the November international break, however, and will be tested by the in-form Cottagers. Fulham’s weekend draw with Liverpool extended their unbeaten league run to five matches and ensured they remain just three points off their upcoming visitors.
That’s back-to-back good games for Delap, who’s struggled to adjust, settle, and perform at the club since arriving in the summer. Injuries haven’t helped, but he looks fully fit and fully motivated. And now he’s off the mark in the Premier League for us, too!
A ‘BlueCo Out’ flag was being held up in the away end before kick-off, but the real audible disquiet from Chelsea’s fans came in the second half. With their team trailing 1-0, the away end was consistently ringing with anti-ownership chants, and that continued after Liam Delap’s equaliser.
Liverpool thought they had won it in the 94th minute through Cody Gakpo but Harrison Reed scored a stunner in the 97th minute to make it 2-2 and grab a point or Fulham. With the draw Fulham have 28 points, while Liverpool move on to 34 points.
Liverpool has certainly had a roller coaster season thus far. The team had one of the hottest starts in the EPL, but a terrible skid led them to stumble down the table. However, the Reds, despite the Mohamed Salah debacle, have shown the championship pedigree as of late, slowly climbing back up the standings.
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Liverpool had come from behind themselves, levelling through Florian Wirtz in the second half. The German had initially looked offside when he scored after the break but, after lengthy deliberation, VAR deemed otherwise, giving Liverpool a lifeline in a match where their struggles to carve out clear chances continued.
You can see how this compared with our predicted team which we lined up, here. Chelsea’s new coach has done a brilliant first interview with the club which is enough to get anyone excited. That included big promises about playing attacking football,
Two teams residing in opposite halves of the table in the Premier League will meet on Wednesday, when fifth-place Chelsea FC plays at 11th-place Fulham. Find our prediction for this matchup below.
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