Indeed, Chelsea dominate this West London derby in a manner unprecedented in the Premier League era. The Blues have lost only three of 36 Premier League games against Fulham, a loss percentage of 8.3%. It’s the joint-lowest loss rate one side has against another with a minimum of 20 meetings.

Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia remain out injured along with Levi Colwill who is expected to miss the majority of the season after his anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Guillem Balague reports that Chelsea does not want to pay 58 million euros for Fermin Lopez. The report suggests that Chelsea does not want to spend a lot of money on the Barcelona player, as they are also linked to other players.

Chelsea are interested in the versatile midfielder, but the Blaugrana do not want to sell an asset they believe is worth more than £50m.

However, that could change now as ESPN’s Moi Llorens reports that Chelsea could step up their pursuit of Fermin Lopez after Tottenham delivered a major blow to them in the market.