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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. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Why is the site so incredibly slow, it's doing my head in, anyone else?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Have to squeeze in all those ads somehow

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Yeah man. All this money some of the lads pay here, you'd expect the service to be better ffs

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Loads of comments and I’ve reported it, but the silence is deafening.

    4. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Due to preparing for another big screen promotional ads

  2. iFash@FPL
    • 2 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    What happened to Mikkel Damsgaard??

    1. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Baby on board

      1. iFash@FPL
        • 2 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Oh! Congrats to him & Family. He was my secret weapon. 🙁
        Should he go for Tijani?

        1. Mother Farke
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          Do it.

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      He had Wood about 9 months ago.

  3. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Anderson playing well

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Doubt James will last 60 minutes now

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Ndoye G

  6. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Why didnt Salah get DC points? He made 10 DC.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      12 needed for attackers

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Because midfielders need twelve.

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Midfielders need 12.

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Ty

  7. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Ndoye G. MGW A

  8. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Ndoye was in the first draft. But we move.

  9. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Ndoye goal MGW assist confirmed by VAR COYR

  10. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Palmer got any defcons? Only hope of more than 2 points

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      No, but he has been dribbled past once.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Don’t be such a negative Nancy. He may get a clean sheet point too mate

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 6 hours ago

    Paying for 4 different membership models and not ONE content creator called Ndoye...

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      Was in my draft for a while, until Forrest kept blanking

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 6 hours ago

      And Isidor?

    3. Moon Dog
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Models are just last season's data, mixed with programmer's subjective option, and presented in a way to make it seem more than what it is. Bit of a scam imo.

        1. Moon Dog
            8 months, 6 hours ago

            opinion*

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        LukeWarm Palmer and NoGoal Pedro tearing it up atm

      • King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Eze's been on fire

      • SM001
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        The real Chelsea are back.

      • chocolove
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        So few DC for forest backline, Brentford is not really challenging opponent

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          Main point of DC is to give points to defenders who do a job despite conceding. Not bonus points against easy opposition.

      • iFash@FPL
        • 2 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Kelleher only good as a substitute GK then. What a wimp…

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          Lol. No difference from Dubravka, better save the 0.5 m

      • Thanos
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Wood x 2

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          Yup that confirms it, JP the better pick

      • Mother Farke
        • 2 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Wood x2

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Game over at the City Ground

        3-0 Forest

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Double Wood

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          That will show the doubters

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Wood ya beaut!!!

        1. Shark_Sandwich
          • 10 Years
          8 months, 6 hours ago

          but folks said during pre-season they don't score any!

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 12 Years
            8 months, 6 hours ago

            Always do the opposite of what pre-season shows

      • Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Wood again 3-0 COYR

      • The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Sold Wood for Bowen 🙁

      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        All I can say is I was massively justified in hitting the wildcard button last night:

        Palmer, Pedro, Wirtz, Frimpong, Bowen among others

      • Agger
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        I loved hoe the FPL community stayed away from the inevitable irresistible Christian Wood. Cmon LFG!! Easy points

      • The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Me need some wood in my FPL

      • _Greg
        • 16 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Be interested to see the Cucurella heat map on this one.

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Have both Wood and Anderson. Let’s go!

      • They are eating the dogs
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        Is Archeampong worth the transfer? With Konsa's ban, my only options are Williams, Porro, Esteve and Reinildo.

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 6 hours ago

        what is sanchez doing