Fulham vs Chelsea - Premier League Betting Tips (24/08/2026)

Chelsea and Fulham have new managers at the helm as they start the new Premier League season. Chelsea are favourites at 2.15 with bet365, with hosts Fulham available at 3.00. The draw can be backed at 3.50.

We expect Chelsea to get the win in this fixture. Alonso already knows plenty about the league after his playing days with Liverpool and looks to be a smart appointment as Chelsea look to get more out of their talented squad of young players.

Reasons to Follow this Bet

• Chelsea can have too much attacking talent for Fulham to handle. Cole Palmer has a point to prove after missing out on England World Cup selection, and new signing Morgan Rogers will be keen to start well for his new club.

• Chelsea have won four of the last six meetings between these two teams

• Fulham are going to have to rebuild a little after the loss of manager Marco Silva and it could take time under new boss Arbeloa.

Fulham vs Chelsea - Team News

Fulham have lost Harry Wilson, Raul Jimenez, and manager Marco Silva over the summer but are now looking for a refresh under Alvaro Arbeloa. They have brought in young striker Jonah Kusi-Asare on a permanent deal from Bayern and kept most of last season's squad together. They will be hoping Josh King and Oscar Bobb can continue to progress but will be without the suspended Joachim Anderson for this contest.

Chelsea have signed Aston Villa attacker Morgan Rogers and Portugal winger Geovany Quenda has now linked up with the squad from Sporting. Marco Palestra gives them more options at full-back after selling Marc Cucurella to Real Madrid. The biggest question for Alonso will be what attacking options to use in the three positions behind Joao Pedro, with Pedro Neto needing to see off the challenge of Estêvão or possibly Queda or Garnacho.

Fulham vs Chelsea Line-ups

Fulham: Leno - Robinson, Bassey, Diop, Castagne - Berge, Lukic, Iwobi - Smith-Rowe, Muniz, Bobb.

Chelsea: Sanchez - James, Chalobah, Colwill, Hato - Caisedo, Fernandez - Palmer, Rogers, Neto - Joao Pedro.