Fulham FC vs Chelsea Tickets

Craven Cottage is one of the most iconic football grounds in England.

Interest in tickets for this game is huge and comes from all corners of the globe. This is down to the fact it’s a London derby, particularly at a classic venue such as this one. Then you factor in the size and spread of the Chelsea brand, and this all plays into the overall demand.

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Fulham vs Chelsea History

These two west London sides are based a little more than two miles apart, but their respective recent histories couldn’t be more different. The Blues have won multiple Premier League titles and also tasted big success in Europe, while Fulham’s primary objective has been continued survival in the top flight.

The Roman Abramovich era delivered unchartered glory in the history of Chelsea FC, with five league titles and five FA Cup successes in addition to two UEFA Champions League and two Europa League crowns.

Blues fans may have thought their riches would last forever, but their hopes were dashed when Abramovich was forced to sell his shares in the club in 2022. The Russian oligarch had close ties to Vladimir Putin and received a major backlash following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Chelsea is not the same animal it once was, and that is why this local derby could be more evenly-contested than in previous years.

Given the close proximity of these two teams, it’s no surprise that there are plenty of connections between Fulham and Chelsea, and here’s a list of some of the big talents that have played for both teams.

• Chelsea legend Roy Bentley, who led the Blues to their first domestic title in 1954/55, moved to Fulham the following season. Irish winger Damien Duff also played for both teams, as did fellow wide-man Clive Walker.

• Andre Schurrle, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, spent 18 months at Chelsea. He scored 14 goals in 65 appearances, winning both the Premier League and the League Cup in 2014/15, before returning to his homeland. The winger later moved to Fulham in 2018/19, on loan from Borussia Dortmund, scoring six goals in 25 games.

• Brazilian attacker Willian spent seven seasons at Stamford Bridge, playing 339 times and scoring 63 goals before moving to Arsenal. He then signed for Fulham ahead of the 2022/23 season.

Fulham vs Chelsea Head-to-Head

When Fulham met Chelsea in their first Premier League clash in September 2001, it was the first league encounter between the two since 1983, mainly due to the Craven Cottage outfit’s absence from the top tier.

On that occasion, Barry Hayles leveled Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink’s opener before Slavisa Jokanovic was sent off with ten minutes left to play. The two teams then met in the FA Cup semi-finals at Villa Park in the same season, and a solitary goal from Chelsea captain John Terry saw the Blues through to the final.

In the 2004/05 season, Chelsea outdid Fulham twice at Craven Cottage. First José Mourinho’s side thumped their local rivals, 4-1, thanks to goals from Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben, William Gallas, and Tiago.

They then met at Craven Cottage in the Carling Cup, and although USA international Brian McBride levelled a Damien Duff opener, Lampard scored the winner two minutes from time.

The following season saw Fulham get their first Premier League win over Chelsea on their own turf, with Luis Boa Morte scoring the only goal of the game with Gallas being sent off very late on.

Under Marco Silva, Fulham finished higher than their illustrious rivals and even beat them at Craven Cottage in 2022/23. Willian scored the opener against his former club and Kalidou Koulibaly equalised early in the second half before João Félix was sent off, and Carlos Vinicius netted a late winner for the hosts.

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