Chelsea 0 Fulham 0 LIVE RESULT: Enzo Fernandez impresses days after his record £107m move in derby draw

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

13, Mudryk is absolutely rapid.

He's got his legs pumping a few times already and each time he has left his marker for dead.

He could prove to be lethal on the counterattack if Fulham aren't careful.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

11, Nothing much comes of the corner as the Chelsea defence mop up the danger.

Good game, this.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

10, Fulham earn a corner as Thiago Silva blocks a header from Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

The Cottagers are going to keep flinging the ball into the middle looking for Mitrovic up top.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

9, Some tasty stuff form both sets of players in the past minute or so here.

Big tackles flying in from the likes of Fernandez, Ziyech and Mount.

This game is being played at a good tempo.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

7, Antonee Robinson gets forward down the Fulham left but just overhits it as he attempts to round Reece James and the ball rolls behind for a goal kick.

A positive sign for Fulham though.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

5, The Stamford Bridge pitch doesn't look in the best condition down by the benches.

Unusual to see anything but a carpet of green in the modern game.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

4, A good first touch for Fernandez.

The Argentinean controls the ball in midfield and spreads it wide for Reece James to get forward down the right.

How often will I be writing that over the next few years?

Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

3, Some early possession for Chelsea here.

Badiashile and Thiago Silva popping the ball around at the back.

Kick off: Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham

1, Peep! Referee Stuart Attwell blows his whistle and gets us underway here at Stamford Bridge.

I'm looking forward to this one.

Players in the tunnel

The teams are heading out of the tunnel at Stamford Bridge and the Liquidator is blaring out.

Kick off is coming up next!

Ziyech

Perhaps the biggest surprise in Graham Potter’s team selection is the inclusion of Hakim Ziyech.

The Moroccan winger was in Paris expecting to make the move to join Kylian Mbappe and co but some late hiccups with Chelsea’s paperwork scuppered the move.

Given that Chelsea were seemingly happy to see him go, it’s interesting to see him come straight back in tonight.

Chelsea the favourites

The bookies aren’t putting much stock in the Blues’ form and they expect a home win from Graham Potter’s men this evening.

• Chelsea - 4/7
• Fulham - 9/2
• Draw - 29/10

Odds provided by

Warm ups underway

Both sets of players are out on the Stamford Bridge pitch as they limber up ahead of a crucial match in the race for European football next season.

Kick off is around 15 minutes away!

Champions League squad

Chelsea announced their updated Champions League squad a few hours ago and some big names have been left out.

The club were only permitted to include a maximum of three new players within their 25-man squad for the tournament’s knockout stages.

Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Joao Felix were included but Benoit Badiashile and Noni Madueke were not.

Summer signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also omitted...it’s going to be a bit awkward around Cobham ahead of the Borussia Dortmund game in two weeks’ time.

Last match between the teams

These two last faced off just three weeks ago when goals from Willian (who else?!) and Carlos Vinicius were enough to ensure Fulham took all three points from the game.

The match is best remembered for the all-action display of Joao Felix who looked fantastic on his Chelsea debut after arriving on loan from Atletico Madrid just a few days earlier.

Felix’s night took a turn for the worst though when he was sent off for a lunge on Kenny Tete just short of the hour mark.

Graham Potter’s men will be looking for revenge tonight.

Reece James

Chelsea fans will be delighted to see Reece James back in the team tonight.

There’s a good argument to be made that James is Chelsea’s best player at the moment and the team usually look transformed when he’s bombing up and down the right flank.

Ben Chilwell has been named on the bench and once he’s fit enough to do the same on the opposite side you fancy Chelsea to go on a run of positive results.

Players arriving

Some Chelsea new boys are taking their first steps into Stamford Bridge since signing for the club.

Here’s Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk - the Ukranian looks like he could have been a member of Blazin’ Squad with those curtains.

With all those new signings is it fair to say Chelsea are at a crossroads?

Mitrovic

Fulham were one of the favourites to get relegated ahead of the start of this Premier League campaign, but their exemplary form has made a lot of people’s early season predictions look rather foolish.

The Cottagers have their number nine to thank for firing them into the lofty position they now find themselves in.

Aleksandar Mitrovic has already banged in 11 goals this season, many of them coming after isolating himself against the opposition full back and powering home a commanding header.

The Chelsea defenders had better keep their wits about them tonight.

Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea’s January spending has had the football world talking over the past month and we'll get to see their most expensive acquisition in action tonight.

The Blues’ marquee signing came on deadline day with the arrival of Enzo Fenrandez from Benfica for a British record transfer fee of around £105 million.

Fernandez rose to prominence during Argentina’s victorious World Cup campaign after coming off the bench and scoring in the group against Mexico before becoming an integral part of the side.

While he enjoyed a remarkable tournament, his numbers for his previous club make for less eye-catching reading – one goal in 17 games for Benfica after arriving last summer.

The Chelsea fans seem keen on him already though and who can blame them, nothing like a shiny new signing.  

Fulham substitutes

Here's the options that Marco Silva has to turn to tonight.

Fulham subs: Rodak, Kurzawa, Tosin, Duffy, Cairney, Wilson, Solomon, James, Vinicius.

Chelsea substitutes

Some big names on the bench for Graham Potter to choose from later on.

Chelsea subs: Bettinelli, Azpilicueta, Chilwell, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Sterling, Fofana.

Fulham starting XI

Will Willian haunt his old club for a second time this season?

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Diop, Tete, Palhinha, Reed, Willian, Andreas Pereira, De Cordova-Reid, Mitrovic.

Chelsea starting XI

Well I was wrong about Enzo Fernandez - he makes his Chelsea debut tonight while Mudryk is handed a first start and Reece James returns.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Cucurella, Badiashile, Thiago Silva, James, Gallagher, Fernandez, Mudryk, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz.

Fulham team news

Marco Silva is in the enviable position of having almost no injury concerns within his squad for tonight’s game.

Spare a thought for Neeskens Kebano who is currently the only Fulham player in the treatment room at Motspur Park – poor Neeskens, he must be lonely.

Fulham broght in a few players themselves in January with the likes of Cedric Soares and Sasa Lukic coming in through the door, we’ll have to see if Marco Silva throws them into the action tonight.

We should have the official team news in around ten minutes’ time.

Chelsea team news

Having signed in the dying seconds of deadline day, Enzo Fernandez is available for selection tonight but the fact he only arrived in the country a couple of days ago means he is unlikely to feature this evening.

Fellow January recruit Joao Felix is serving the last game of his three match suspension  after he was sent off on his debut in the reverse fixture a few weeks back.

Mykhailo Mudryk is one new signing who is likely to feature tonight though, and Cheslea fans will be excited to see him again after his encouraging cameo against Liverpool last time out.

N’Golo Kante and Denis Zakaria are still recovering from injuries while Mateo Kovacic is expected to return for tonight’s game.