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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
    7 months, 29 days ago

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

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

      Have to squeeze in all those ads somehow

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

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

    4. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Due to preparing for another big screen promotional ads

  2. iFash@FPL
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    What happened to Mikkel Damsgaard??

    1. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Baby on board

      1. iFash@FPL
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

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

        1. Mother Farke
          • 2 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          Do it.

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      He had Wood about 9 months ago.

  3. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Anderson playing well

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

    Doubt James will last 60 minutes now

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

    Ndoye G

  6. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

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

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

      12 needed for attackers

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

      Because midfielders need twelve.

    3. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Midfielders need 12.

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Ty

  7. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Ndoye G. MGW A

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

    Ndoye was in the first draft. But we move.

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

    Ndoye goal MGW assist confirmed by VAR COYR

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

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

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      No, but he has been dribbled past once.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

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

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

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

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

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

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      And Isidor?

    3. Moon Dog
        7 months, 29 days 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
            7 months, 29 days ago

            opinion*

      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        LukeWarm Palmer and NoGoal Pedro tearing it up atm

      • King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Eze's been on fire

      • SM001
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        The real Chelsea are back.

      • chocolove
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

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

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 29 days 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
        7 months, 29 days ago

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

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

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

      • Thanos
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Wood x 2

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

          Yup that confirms it, JP the better pick

      • Mother Farke
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Wood x2

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Game over at the City Ground

        3-0 Forest

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Double Wood

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          That will show the doubters

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Wood ya beaut!!!

        1. Shark_Sandwich
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

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

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 29 days ago

            Always do the opposite of what pre-season shows

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

        Wood again 3-0 COYR

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

        Sold Wood for Bowen 🙁

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

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

      • The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Me need some wood in my FPL

      • _Greg
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

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

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Have both Wood and Anderson. Let’s go!

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

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

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        what is sanchez doing