Graham Potter urges Chelsea to ‘stick together’ as speculation continues to mount over his position at Stamford Bridge. The former Brighton manager has only been in charge since September, but a sixth loss in eight games. This time against local side Fulham on Thursday, gives him reason to look for a new job. Not only that, he is now the favorite of some bookies in the Premier League for the sack race. The defeat in the capital derby was the seventh in the current championship, which is already more than in the entire last tournament year in the Premier League. Things are even worse for the team with victories. Worse than Potter, the situation was last only for Guus Hidding in 2015. 25 points and tenth place before this game in the assets of the “pensioners”. In addition, they will be without new loanee Joao Felix, suspended after being sent off for a dangerous tackle by Kenny Tete and the new player will now join ten injured players on the bench. Not able to play Zakaria, Sterling, Pulisic, Mendy, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Joao Felix, James, Fofana, Chillwell and Broja, who has a knee injury.
Crystal Palace are Chelsea’s most comfortable opponents. The team have lost 21 times to the Blues, of which the Glaziers have failed in the last 11 duels in a row. Moreover, the Eagles have been defeated by Southampton in the FA Cup, their fifth in their last six duels in all competitions. Before traveling north from the Thames, Palace had recorded six wins and four draws, which equate to 22 points and 12th position in the standings. The line of attack looks weak, which differed only once per match, while conceding much more. Manager Patrick Vieira admits he desperately needs January reinforcements to keep his team from being drawn into a relegation battle. He may also know that they need to improve their performance against teams higher in the league to stave off this threat, as they only got three points against such opponents. Today MacArthur and Ferguson, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to help his team. More soccer win predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
