{"id":36744,"date":"2026-08-24T20:26:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=36744"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:26:36","slug":"new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"New Beginnings: Fulham and Chelsea Clash at Craven Cottage in West London Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concluding match of the opening weekend of the Premier League features Fulham hosting Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Monday. Both teams are starting new chapters under well-known managers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fulham has parted ways with Marco Silva after five years, with Alvaro Arbeloa taking over on a three-year deal. The new manager&#8217;s first challenge comes against Chelsea, who also have a new face in charge, Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During pre-season, Fulham recorded a mixed performance, securing two wins out of six and managing only one clean sheet. Nevertheless, they can take heart from their recent encounter with Chelsea, having secured a 2-1 victory in their last match at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea finished a disappointing tenth last season and will look to Alonso to provide the necessary stability to a club that has seen numerous managerial changes since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, Chelsea has had the upper hand in this matchup, but Fulham has secured two wins in their last four encounters. Chelsea will be eager to kick off this new era with a win, demonstrating their ambitions for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"team-news\" class=\"rb-heading-index-0 wp-block-heading\">Team News<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fulham will not feature Tom Cairney and misses Joachim Andersen due to suspension. Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios are set to make their competitive debuts, while Alex Iwobi is expected to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea remains without Jordan Henderson, Emmanuel Emegha, and Wesley Fofana. Danny Welbeck is undergoing a late fitness evaluation, and Joao Pedro, who scored seven goals in pre-season, is expected to lead the line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126620\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE-768x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Joao Pedro Stars in Pre-Season Finale- Photo credit: chelsea media\" class=\"wp-image-126620\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joao Pedro Stars in Pre-Season Finale- Photo credit: chelsea media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"possible-lineups\" class=\"rb-heading-index-1 wp-block-heading\">Possible Lineups<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fulham possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leno; Castagne, Bassey, Cuenca, Robinson; Iwobi, Berge; Bobb, King, Palacios; Garcia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanchez; James, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Caicedo, Lavia, Palestra; Palmer, Rogers; Joao Pedro<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-watch\" class=\"rb-heading-index-2 wp-block-heading\">How to Watch<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Platform<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TV Broadcast<\/td>\n<td>SuperSport Premier League<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Live Stream<\/td>\n<td>dstv stream<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kick-off Time<\/td>\n<td>20:00pm (WAT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"match-prediction\" class=\"rb-heading-index-3 wp-block-heading\">Match Prediction<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Softfootball predicts Fulham 1-2 Chelsea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-4131445193\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concluding match of the opening weekend of the Premier League features Fulham hosting Chelsea at Craven Cottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":36745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"We Do Dis News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sello Mojaring\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sello Mojaring\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sello Mojaring\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2\"},\"headline\":\"New Beginnings: Fulham and Chelsea Clash at Craven Cottage in West London Derby\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":346,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"West London Showdown: Fulham vs. Chelsea at Craven Cottage\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/category\\\/sports\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"New Beginnings: Fulham and Chelsea Clash at Craven Cottage in West London Derby\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"description\":\"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"wddn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"We Do Dis News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Wedodis.co.za\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Man_Gale\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790\",\"https:\\\/\\\/wa.me\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2\",\"name\":\"Sello Mojaring\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sello Mojaring\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/author\\\/sello-mojaring\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!","description":"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!","og_description":"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!","og_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/","og_site_name":"We Do Dis News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","article_published_time":"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sello Mojaring","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Man_Gale","twitter_site":"@Man_Gale","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sello Mojaring","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/"},"author":{"name":"Sello Mojaring","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2"},"headline":"New Beginnings: Fulham and Chelsea Clash at Craven Cottage in West London Derby","datePublished":"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/"},"wordCount":346,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/","name":"Fulham vs Chelsea: West London Derby Showdown!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-24T20:26:36+00:00","description":"Experience the excitement of the West London Derby as Fulham and Chelsea clash at Craven Cottage in a thrilling battle for pride and points!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","width":768,"height":1024,"caption":"West London Showdown: Fulham vs. Chelsea at Craven Cottage"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/new-beginnings-fulham-and-chelsea-clash-at-craven-cottage-in-west-london-derby\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sports","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/category\/sports\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"New Beginnings: Fulham and Chelsea Clash at Craven Cottage in West London Derby"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","name":"We Do Dis News","description":"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"wddn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization","name":"We Do Dis News","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"We Do Dis News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","https:\/\/x.com\/Man_Gale","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790","https:\/\/wa.me\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2","name":"Sello Mojaring","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sello Mojaring"},"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/author\/sello-mojaring\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPxVgZNWMAAU6OE.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36744"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36758,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36744\/revisions\/36758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}