Chelsea welcome Fulham to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day for a west London derby, looking to narrow the gap with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.

Enzo Maresca’s team played their fifth match Premier League The winning streak ends in a scoreless draw against Everton. However, Chelsea are still unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions and the only holders of second place.

Rotations during midweek matches have become the norm this season for Chelsea. However, this is not a UEFA Conference League match or a Championship clash against bottom-placed Southampton, so Maresca could field a similar XI to the one he used at Goodison Park.

Marc Cucurella will return after serving his suspension to strengthen a defense still without injured Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Benoît Badiashile.

Here’s how Chelsea could take the field at Fulham on Boxing Day.

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GK: Robert Sánchez— The Spaniard has played a vital role in Chelsea’s last two league matches and will look to maintain their momentum.

RB: Malo Gusto—The return of Cucurella means Gusto will return to the right side of defense, replacing Axel Disasi.

CB: Tosin Adarabioyo—Adarabioyo has been solid in place of Fofana and will be motivated to perform well against his former team.

CB: Levi Colwill—The England international will partner Adarabioyo in the middle of the backline.

CEO: Marc Cucurella—Cucurella returns from suspension and will re-enter the lineup with the goal of going three straight games with a goal.

CM: Moisés Caicedo—The Ecuadorian has been one of the best midfielders of this Premier League campaign.

CM: Enzo Fernández— Although his streak of seven consecutive games ended, the Argentine midfielder continued his momentum against Everton.

AD: Noni Madueke—Pedro Neto failed to make an impact over the weekend leading up to Madueke’s return.

AM: Cole Palmer—Palmer will once again be the focal point of Chelsea’s attack.

AG: João Félix— The Portuguese international could replace Jadon Sancho in the lineup for what would be his third league start of the season.

ST: Nicolas Jackson—Jackson will lead the Blues’ top line as they look to avoid going scoreless in back-to-back games for the first time this season.

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