Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 19 home games against Fulham (W12 D7) since a 2-0 second division defeat in October 1979.

Fulham have won just two of their 34 Premier League games against Chelsea (D11 L21), with their win rate of 6% against the Blues the lowest ever for any team in the competition’s history (min. 20 matches).

Chelsea have lost two of their last three Premier League games on Boxing Day, as many as they had lost in their previous 22 such games (W12 D8). However, in their last such game of 2021, they won 3-1 at Aston Villa.

In a streak dating back to 1984, Chelsea have won just two of their last 11 Boxing Day London derby games (D5 L4) and have subsequently won the title in both seasons (3-2 against Fulham in 2005). -06, 2-0 vs West Ham 2014-15).

Fulham have lost just one of their last seven Premier League games on Boxing Day (W2 D4), although that defeat came against Bournemouth last season (0-3).

Fulham are unbeaten in each of their last nine Premier League London derby games (W4 D5) since a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea in January this year. The Cottagers last had a longer run without a league defeat against other London teams between February 1936 and October 1938 (12 games, all in the second division).

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games (W6 D3), most recently having a longer streak without defeat in the first ten games in which Thomas Tuchel was in charge of the club between January and March 2021. The Blues’ only two defeats this season came against defending champions Manchester City and current league leaders Liverpool.

Fulham are unbeaten in each of their last five Premier League games (W1 D4), with each of their last three games ending level. They last had more top flight draws in a row in December/January of the 2020/21 season (5).

Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson has totaled 15 goals (11) and assists (4) in his last 19 Premier League starts at Stamford Bridge. Jackson has also been involved in 13 goals in his last 12 London Derby appearances in the league (11 goals, 2 assists).

Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe has scored either a goal (2 goals) or an assist (1) in three of his four Premier League starts against Chelsea (all for Arsenal), with both goals coming against the Blues at Stamford Bridge.