This time last week, Chelsea were crowing after spending £76.5m to sign David Luiz and Fernando Torres from Benfica and Liverpool respectively. Then came last Sunday's visit of Liverpool, a 1-0 home defeat and a horrendous debut for Torres against his old club – proof, perhaps, that accommodating the Spaniard alongside Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in the starting lineup will not be easy for Chelsea's manager. With Fulham enjoying a fine run of form, Ancelotti must discover a solution sooner rather than later. Jacob Steinberg

Venue Craven Cottage, Monday 8pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Fulham 0 Chelsea 2

Referee Mike Dean

This season's matches 20 Y75, R2, 3.85 cards per game

Odds Fulham 4-1 Chelsea 4-5 Draw 11-1

Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic

Fulham

Subs from Etheridge, Stockdale, Kelly, Salcido, Riise, Halliche, Greening, Gudjohnsen, Etuhu, Gera, Dikgacoi, Kamara, A Johnsen, Dalla Valle

Doubtful Etuhu (hamstring)

Injured Briggs (hamstring, 20 Feb), Senderos (achilles, 20 Feb), Zamora (match fitness, 27 Feb)

Suspended None

Ineligible Kakuta (terms of loan)

Form guide DWLWDW

Disciplinary record Y30 R0

Leading scorer Dempsey 9

Chelsea

Subs from Hilário, Turnbull, Bruma, Bosingwa, Ramires, Malouda, Ferreira, Kalou, Borini, McEachran

Doubtful Bosingwa (unknown)

Injured Alex (knee, 19 Feb), Benayoun (achilles, Apr), Zhirkov (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide LWWWLD

Disciplinary record Y36 R1

Leading scorers Drogba, Malouda 9

Match pointers

• Fulham have won only one of their past 15 meetings with Chelsea at Craven Cottage in all competitions

• Chelsea have the most woodwork strikes this season (13) while Fulham have the fewest (one)

• Fulham have picked up one point from six London derbies this season

• Chelsea have kept one clean sheet in their past nine Premier League matches away from home

• 39% of Fulham's goals this season have been headers – the highest proportion in the top flight