Speaking to Sky Sports, Lewis Jones said: "As someone who puts lots of emphasis on the underlying numbers when making assessments of teams, this fixture is troubling me. I'm torn.
"Fulham are a team that's constantly defying their performance data. Marco Silva's side have conceded 3.5 goals fewer than their expected goals faced this season — the highest in the Premier League.
"And then you have Chelsea, who the underlying numbers suggest they have been very unfortunate in making the club's worst-ever start after six games based on expected goals both for and against.
"Mauricio Pochettino's men have created better chances than their opponents in all six league games. What to do then? Trust the numbers? Or go with my gut which is telling me to swerve Chelsea? Numbers wins."
Jones's prediction: Fulham 0–2 Chelsea
Chelsea will be looking for their second win of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign with they travel to Fulham on Monday night.
The pressure is starting to Mount on Pochettino as the Argentine struggles to steady the ship at Stamford Bridge and go on a winning run.
