Happy Festivus, everyone! Welcome to Boxing Day football, wherein we hope to unbox three points against friendly neighbors Fulham.

This may be a midweek special, but Enzo Maresca has most certainly gone for the A-lineup in this case.

Here we go!

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):

Sánchez | Cucurella, Colwill, Tosin, Gusto | Enzo (c), Caicedo | Sancho, Palmer, Neto | Jackson

Substitutes from: Bettinelli, Jörgensen, Acheampong, Disasi, Casadei, George, Félix, Nkunku, Guiu

Fulham starting XI:

Leno | Castagne, Andersen, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Lukić, Pereira, Traoré, Jiménez, Iwobi

Substitutes from: Benda, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Cairney, King, Godo, Wilson, Vinícius, Muniz

Date / Time: Thursday, December 26, 2024, 15.00 GMT; 10am EST; 8:30pm IST

Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6

Referee: Sam Barrott (on pitch); Paul Tierney (VAR)

On TV: none (UK); none (USA); none (India); SuperSport Premier League (NGA); elsewhere

Streaming: Amazon Prime (UK); Peacock (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)

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Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!