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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. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Right decision, Guehi pushed it too far

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      *pushed him

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    I didn't know Anderson was this involved in attacks

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      He saw all his transfers out

    2. BrooksWasHere
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Yeah of course, he’s basically an 8 or a 10, not a defensive player really. Good ball carrier, quality passer. If MGW left he was probably going to play as our 10.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 10 days ago

        Cheers

  3. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    I'll take that as a double Chelsea defence owner but the games gone.

    1. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      For rules getting applied correctly?

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Surely it should be a free kick retake no?
    Wouldn’t that make more sense?

    Get me on the rules panel lol

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Gittens keeps losing ball

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Terrible so far

    2. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Another Sancho I suspect

  6. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Anyone else hate there team already?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Haaland(c) is saving my team from being an absolute embarrassment

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 10 days ago

        I don’t have Haaland but I do have Reijnders and my team is an embarrassment

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      aye but problem is that I don't know what I would change it to. so undecided...

    3. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      I'm not loving most of it. Haaland(c) and Reijnders are saving my GW

  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Crystal Palace dominating the world champions so far

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    mateta big chance missed

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Good save, tbf

  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Chelsea look very poor

    1. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Defensively all over the place and Palace up for this

  10. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    CHELSH*T ARE BACK

  11. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Oh Mateta 🙁

  12. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Palace look good.

    Wharton is a lovely footballer - he’s on for a huge move next summer

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Would be for lots of money

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      A quality footballer!

  13. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Not planning to keep this all season but had to fit Haaland in, who would you look at selling to get a 6-8 priced mid in?

    Salah | Palmer | Reijnders | Adingra | Anderson

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      1FT of course

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Palmer

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 10 days ago

        To Rogers?

    3. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      You can only captain one player each week. For 14m+ I’d want to captain that player most weeks.

      That’s why I think Salah + Haaland teams are too weak. Pick one and back your conviction. Both should score similarly with 200+ over the season

  14. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Excellent football from Palace, great pressing, they look hungry

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Like the new rule where keepers get more bps from saves from shots in the box.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Come on Mateta! I swapped Woods out for you

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Same

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Gittens looks clueless. Mudruk 2.0?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      This clear ball to Cucu on goal & he avoids

    2. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      They should put Estevao on!

  18. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    VDB bossing the DCs

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Van Der Beek is back??

  19. MBK 42
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Palmer poor effort from edge of the box

  20. el polako
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Do we think Solanke will make his way back to the starting XI?
    If so, when?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Slowly, Richarlison is surely their number 1 forward for the moment

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 10 days ago

        Silly me, risked it with him.
        Hope it’s sooner than later.

  21. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Cucu centre forwrd

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Yep, Gittens never passed when he was clean on, ffs

  22. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    No assist given for Anderson

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Ofc

  23. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Absolutely 0 chance Chelsea keep palace out at this rate.

  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Official Response
    It was his proximity to the wall and not the push

  25. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    RJ YC

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    James YC

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      At least that never changes

  27. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Disappointed no assist for Anderson but promising signs.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Ball came off another player before Wood, pretty clear, but who knows with this game 😉

  28. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    This is a fascinating start to the season. Feels like years since FPL has been so diverse. No genuine template and matches so hard to predict.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      I’d be even more fantastic had the Liverpool game end 2 minutes earlier

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 10 days ago

        This

    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      yep and content creators in the mud trying to force a template based on AI and misuse of stats.

      it’s crazy almost none had Haaland, Ekitike, Ait Nouri etc

      the available player pool feels vast right now which should favour higher skilled players who can deviate from the crowds

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      It's decent

      There's a few edges to be had

    4. TallestJohn
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      First few weeks of fixtures are the best in a long time for generating some diversity in team selection

  29. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    I was advised on this site to go for Pedro instead of Wood. Will this site provide me some compensation? I'll take cash, check or money transfer. Thanks.

    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Double or nothing?

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      You sound like a certain "meat is murder" person here...

    3. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Haha. I can only blame myself. I was stuck on wood for ages but then bottled it...

  30. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Anderson 5 defcons