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Three Premier League matches take place on Sunday with a double-header up first at 14:00 BST.

Chelsea host Crystal Palace in west London, while Nottingham Forest meet Brentford at the City Ground.

Eberechi Eze starts for Palace despite transfer interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

Oliver Glasner makes just one change from the line-up he used against Liverpool last week. It’s an enforced alteration, too, with Daichi Kamada missing out. Will Hughes comes in.

Tosin Adarabioyo is absent for Chelsea after picking up a “small issue” in training, so Josh Acheampong partners Trevoh Chalobah at the back.

Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro make up the front four.

At the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White is available for Forest after missing the final pre-season friendly to attend the birth of his child. He starts in a No 10 role.

Dan Ndoye is the only new signing in their starting XI, but Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha are on the bench.

Caoimhin Kelleher missed Brentford’s final pre-season friendly but he starts in goal.

Mikkel Damsgaard and the wantaway Yoane Wissa are both absent, but Kevin Schade is fit enough for a place on the bench.

Rico Henry gets the nod over Aaron Hickey at left-back as expected.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Gittens, J Pedro

Subs: Jorgensen, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Santos, Estevao, George, Delap

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rak-Sakyi, Devenny, Cardines


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Jesus, Jota, Yates, Jair, Boly, Abbott

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Carvalho, Milambo, Lewis-Potter, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarrson, Hickey, Henderson, Schade, Onyeka, Ajer, Peart-Harris, Roerslev, Arthur


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  1. FPLamateur
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 29 days ago

    People wanting to get rid of Watkins are mad, he’s playing Brentford next week

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Cap material looking at them at City ground

  2. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Igor Thiago wiped my double cleanie

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      For many mate

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      same

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Benching one of Murillo/Sels next GW I think. Not convinced enough by them to double up at Palace.

  3. gunner79
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Palmer to Saka?

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      If you playing for fun and not worried Palmer could do something against West Ham.. then go for it.
      Palace is a tough fixture

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Anyone else just holding for another weeks info?

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      yes - defo

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Not making a single transfer until after the International break.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      That would be the sensible move, but WC is very tempting right now.

      1. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        im fighting the urge, but its sensible not to. its been one gw. waiting 3 gws to evaluate is the smarter play

    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      That or Wirtz > Reindeer

      Even though would like another week to see with Wirtz, nearly would do Salah to Reindeer

    5. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Yes. Although quite tempting to do Pedro to Evanilson.

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Nope. Wildcard been active since yesterday.

    7. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      After how wrong everyone got anything, transferring anyone now is madness

  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Aina, the guy who was supposedly worst for DCs, is the only guy with DC points

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      🙂

    2. Eightball
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      I was going to post that. Hilarious.

  6. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Sanchez save point

  7. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    World Club Champions my arse!

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Hopefully not the last time we see Eze play for us 🙁

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Would like him to stay at Palace if he's not going to Arsenal.

  9. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    JP to Wood or just swallow it?

    Bloody knew i should of just gone wood

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Just wait for now. Content creators can be irritating but I kept hearing from them that JP is more of a 70 minute man and Delap will be getting minutes so I guess Pedro comes with minutes risk from the off.

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    holdddd palace

  11. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Only once in my 12 years of playing this game have I WCed in GW2. This season might be the second.

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Who is stinking up your team? Jp and Watkins

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        JP, Watkins, Pedro, Palmer, Konsa to name a few.

        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          Fullkrug even

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Who isn’t stinking up mine is more the question. Reijnders the only bright light.

      3. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Pedro, double Forest defence, Diouf. Villa boys stunk the joint out this week but plenty chance to make up for it vs Brentford.

  12. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Worst ever start to an FPL campaign. Feels great to be back :))))))))))

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Love tha gallows humour!

  13. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Might need to rethink Palmer (C) next week

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Wish I could rethink it this week

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Still sooner have salah, palmer same player as last season, world club cup gave fpl false hope!

  14. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Whena team is leading by several goals they are always more likely to concede a goal than one that leads 1-0. Which Forest idiot conceded the penalty?

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      It was a stupid handball penalty from Sangare.

      Had his arms up near his head above other players shoulders when he shouldn't have

  15. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    everyone yeeting watkins after 1 gw will be here crying and complaining 'oh i cant believe it' in a few gws when he pops off. they had a tough game against a good team. next to brentford who shipped 3 vs forest today.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Never scored in GW1 in his career. Hold.

      1. Mumfie
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Any stats for gw2?

  16. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Chelsea suck.

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    BB fail, oh well.. don't think I've ever gotten a good bench score from it, even DGWs.

    11pts in total.

    Sels, Diouf, Spence, Fullkrug on my bench

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      it's really not that bad and its out of the way which is good

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Expected a bit more from Fullkrug and Sels tbh

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          yes, same but I think getting BB out the way is the right play. Get the money in the first 11 for the first half of the season now

  18. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Not one to knee jerk in previous years but just playing aggressive and for fun now:
    Which would you do:

    A) Writz & Pedro to Semenyo & Gykores -4
    B) Pedro to Evanilson
    C) Hold onto Pedro and Writz

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      C

  19. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    40 with 2 left any worse? Need Bruno

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      43 with Bruno, Saka, Dorgu, Gudmundsson left.

    2. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      38. With Bruno, Dodon and Tarkowski. On BB. I think might end dead last after GW1.

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    One thing I’ve learnt with fpl is to have patience, especially early on!!

    Will never forget the Kane 4 assists one goal and Son 4 goals few years ago in GW2.

    I had Kane (C) that week plus Son, yet was literally 30 seconds away from selling both just before the gameweek started!

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      That was the match that ended that season for nonowners like me. However being able to afford both one spring gave me my best OR ever.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Yes I finished top 1k that season thanks mainly to that week, taught me a lesson to be patient for sure

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Don't remind me! I had started with Son and sold him before GW2 for Rashford.

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Gusto lol

  22. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    We’re Lacroix and Saliba separated at birth?

    1. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      I don't know, are we?

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      *were

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Brentford continue to get so many pens despite no Mbeumo or Wissa, what is their secret?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Lucky handball this time.

  24. FPLamateur
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Palmer and Rogers only players to blank for me with Raya and Saka still to play. 80 points so far

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Were all going home as clearly you’ve won the league.

  25. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    chelsea havent been too bad. just need to spend another 200m or so and i think they're odds on for a top 6th finish

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Sanchez 9 pointer!

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Feels like a robbery after the disallowed Eze goal.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Unshittingbelievable

  27. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Aina gets defcon, wasn’t he the forest def that was 4th pick for fpl behind their other defenders!

  28. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    FFS Anderson is on 9 Defcon, one more please

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Need another 3?

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Ten!

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Needs 12

    4. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      11. Do they adjust these later, like baps?

  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Estevao can’t take a corner kick.

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    cucurella will get a +bps boost for creating that chance

    1. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Exiting player to own!