Fulham vs Chelsea Prediction: Premier League Preview ...Middle East

Two coaches who led Real Madrid last season go head-to-head in a west London derby. We look ahead to this Premier League match at Craven Cottage with our Fulham vs Chelsea prediction and preview.

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New eras dawn for both Fulham and Chelsea when they go head-to-head in their opening game of the Premier League season at Craven Cottage on Monday.

Former interim Real Madrid boss Álvaro Arbeloa took over at Fulham after Marco Silva ended his impressive five-year stay with the club in favour of a switch to Benfica, who were without a manager after José Mourinho returned to the Bernabéu to replace Arbeloa.

Chelsea, meanwhile, turned to the man Arbeloa succeeded at Madrid last season, Xabi Alonso, who takes over the Blues after their dismal season ended with a 10th-place finish – far below expectations in the wake of their Club World Cup success last year.

Alonso will become the 27th manager to take charge of at least one Premier League game with Chelsea, overtaking Tottenham (26) as the most for any club (counting joint-managers as one).

Recent history has not been kind to new Chelsea bosses either, with just two of their last eight coaches winning their first league game in charge: Graham Potter versus Crystal Palace in October 2022 and Liam Rosenior against Brentford in January 2026.

Alonso will be hopeful of avoiding that fate and instead breathe new life into a side that won just seven points from the start of March last season – the fewest of any side not to be relegated – losing eight of their 11 Premier League games.

That ambition will be helped by the 11 new arrivals at Stamford Bridge, including a big-money move for Danny Welbeck.

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There may, therefore, still be some turbulence at the club, with the squad now sitting at around 40 senior players. And with no European football, it has been reported that as many as 12 could be moved on before the transfer window closes.

Alonso told his pre-match news conference there were no issues with the squad size and added: “Each game is going to be challenging. We are going to be improving game by game.

“I’m sure that the team that started the Premier League and the one that’s in December, even in November, will be better because everything takes time. It’s a process, but we feel that we can have a good start and that’s so important.”

Fulham finished level on points with Chelsea last season and made quick use of Arbeloa’s Madrid connections, bringing in striker

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