Chelsea take on west London rivals and relegation-bound Fulham this afternoon at Craven Cottage looking to back up their positive midweek result. The Blues battled hard to a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night to make sure they kept up with the top four. Chelsea have two games in hand over both Spurs and Arsenal, and if they win both of them they will leapfrog the Gunners and Manchester United, while being in touching distance with Spurs. However, Fulham will be a dangerous opponent this afternoon having sacked Claudio Ranieri on Thursday, with former Blues midfielder Scott Parker taking over until the end of the season. The Blues are also coming off the back of a difficult week in which they had to play 120 minutes and then penalties in the Carabao Cup final. It means that Maurizio Sarri is set to make at least three or four changes from the side that beat Spurs, giving his players a rest going into the Europa League last 16 clash with Dynamo Kiev on Thursday night. The big talking point remains Kepa Arrizabalaga after he was dropped against Spurs and Sarri was coy other whether or not he would be back in goal. However, it is likely the Spaniard will be the man between the sticks with Sarri also claiming that, for him, the Kepa situation is now ‘closed’. Fulham are facing down the barrel of relegation and need three points to have any outside chance of staying in the top flight for a second season. You would expect their energy levels to be up, which is why Andreas Christensen might be given a chance at the back with David Luiz having played two high-intensity matches. Emerson Palmieri was left out of the squad for the Spurs game despite impressing in the Carabao Cup final, but could well come back into the side. Predicted Chelsea team: Kepa, Emerson, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Pedro, Hazard, Higuain. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play . alo
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