Harry Wilson will be gunning to give fans a derby day win against Chelsea for Fulham on Saturday afternoon. He knows that the victory is possible and knows that a triumph would "mean that extra bit more."
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‘We’re going to have to be at the top of our game’
Chelsea continue to command respect. They tightened their defence to return to the top four for the first time in three years back in May. Then came the Conference League final 4-1 victory against Real Betis and a 3-0 beating of Paris Saint-Germain to become the champions of the world.
“But we know we’re going to have to be at the top of our game, because Chelsea showed in the summer, winning the Club World Cup, what a fantastic team they are.”
The Blues started slowly in the Premier League with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace on the first weekend of the season. They then fell behind to West Ham within six minutes at the London Stadium, but five goals without reply reflected the strength of the firepower that is in their ranks.
“They had an amazing win last Friday against West Ham, so we know it’s going to be a really tough game, but we know that if we play to the levels we’re capable of then we’ll be able to get a result.”
But the Cottagers will not be afraid. They avoided a defeat at Craven Cottage against Man United for the first time in 15 years and also drew 1-1 with Brighton, staying unbeaten in the new campaign.
More to the point, in a record-breaking 54-point season under Marco Silva, they turned around a 1-0 deficit against Chelsea last term to walk away from Stamford Bridge with all three points. Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz made the difference on the scoresheet: can they repeat the feat tomorrow?
“We had a great win there last year. Rodrigo scored in the 95th minute to get us the win, which was an amazing feeling, so if we can do that again it would be great.
The 28-year-old knows what it means to the fans to take the bragging rights in the local rivalries.
“Every London derby we play, we always go in wanting to win it. We know it means that extra bit more to the fans, especially the local ones against Chelsea and Brentford.”
