soccer | Chelsea vs Fulham - Feb 03 | 19:00 UTC

**Mat** · February 3, 2023

Game Info Chelsea vs Fulham

After opening its coffers wide and breaking the signing record in the winter transfer window, Chelsea put their millionaire team on the field this Friday. At Stamford Bridge stadium in London, he receives Fulham. The clash opens the agenda for the twenty-second round of the English Championship in its 2022/2023 edition. The start is scheduled for 19:00 UTC.

How does the Premier League 2022/2023 work?

The most visible national tournament in the world, the Premier League has 20 clubs which play 38 rounds. They duel back and forth throughout the season. Whoever accumulates the most points wins the cup. In principle, six places are awarded in international competitions.

The top four qualify directly for the Champions League group stage. The fifth goes to Europa League.

The sixth moves on to the European Conference League. The bottom three are relegated to the Championship, the Second Division.

Chelsea

The Blues left it to the last hours of the transfer window, which closed on Tuesday, January 31, to break the Premier League signing record. They paid 121 million euros (almost R$ 670 million) for the Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandes, who was at Benfica. Until then, the biggest signing in the league had been Jack Grealish, acquired for 115 million euros by Manchester City from Aston Villa.

However, he was not the only millionaire signing for the club, which had paid 100 million euros for Ukrainian Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk. He disbursed 40 million euros for Frenchman Benoît Badiashile. In the summer window, which is the main one for clubs, it had already invested more than 300 million. To circumvent the rules of financial 'fair play', the club used the extension of the players' contracts as a tool, which no longer had the five-year standard. Fernandez, for example, signed until 2031.

Naturally, the target is to put together a squad to challenge for the Premier League title next season. After all, the 2022/2023 version is presumed lost. Graham Potter, hired by the club's new management to replace Thomas Tuchel, who was dismissed early in the season, has struggled to manage the large number of reinforcements he has received and turn them into a team. The Blues were eliminated on their opener in both the FA League and FA Cup.

In the Premier League, they were tied in goals against Liverpool at Anfield Road in the previous round. With 29 points (eight wins, five draws and seven defeats), they occupy a modest tenth position on the leaderboard—seven points below Tottenham, fifth-placed, which closes the region that distributes places in international competitions. As a principal, it has the best name tournament performance. Of the 27 points he played at Stamford Bridge, he won 17 (five wins, two draws and two defeats). He scored 13 goals and conceded seven. The Champions League comes as the lifeline of the season. He will do so on February 15 against Borussia Dortmund, in Germany, in the first leg of the round of 16.

Fulham

Fulham was far more economical with their investments in the winter transfer window. He only took money out of his pocket to bring in Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukik, who was at Torino. A 26-year-old player, he has played 16 Serie A games this season for the Turin team. He scored two goals. Originally from Pratizan Belgrade, Torino signed him in the 2016/1017 season. In the first year, he was little used, loaned to Levante the following season. However, when he returned, he became an absolute starter.

The team had an appointment for the FA Cup last weekend. His situation in the tournament, however, remains undefined. Even with the possibility of playing at home, it was only in the tie with Sunderland of the Second Division. The 1-1 lead to a second game. Only now will he have to play in the rival's stadium. The duel was scheduled for February 7.

In the Premier League, they have been beaten in their last two matches. By parking at 31 points (nine wins, four draws and eight defeats), it fell to seventh place on the leaderboard. However, it runs a campaign far above expectations. After all, their primary goal is purely and simply to avoid returning to the Championship. As a visitor, it maintains the same scoring pattern. It is seventh in the Premier League ranking in this regard. Of the 30 points he played in column two, he won 13 (four wins, one draw and five defeats). He scored 14 goals and conceded the same number of purposes.

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