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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. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    Wow. Not going chris wood is crippling here. Serves me right.

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      I’m hoping Watkins does the same next week then 🙁

    2. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      7.5m for a striker who scores 15 goals a season is mandatory

      1. Captain Beefheart
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Yeah I thought that, until I asked the question on here a couple of days ago, I had Wood but asked the question Bowen or Wood? Bowen all day was the emphatic response. Ask a silly question get a silly answer, lesson learnt.

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

    E Anderson mega haul

  3. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 29 days ago

    I have Wood. Get innnnnnnnnn

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

    Chances of Sels save points are slim.

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      As an owner, he's still bound to concede a scruffy injury time consolation goal

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

    The Kiwi Messi is carving it up...

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

    What year is this, you still witnessing Wood running with flair around goalkeeper. Lmao

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

    Wood is on fire

    1. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      See a doctor mate they can prescribe something that'll clear it up in about a week

  8. Moon Dog
      7 months, 29 days ago

      I love Wood.

      20 goals and 200pts. Quality striker.

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      World champions my backside!

      Forest forgot about their pre season lack of goals, now wood is back hurting other fpl picks again

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      is that anderson assist a defcon and assist all in one? lol

    • chocolove
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      What a pass from Anderson

    • Coupes
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Forrest have West Ham, Burnley and Sunderland in their next 4. Wood essential?

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

        Not for me as I've got Haaland and Ekitike.

        Upgrade Guiu for a 3-4-3?

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

          That could be a shout you know. Wirtz (maybe even Salah?) to Reindeer and Guiu to Wood?

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

            Might let them have the Palace game first though. Brentford could be doing a Burnley in it

    • Bada Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Brentford's set piece coach cosplaying as a manager sacked in the morning, followed closely by Graham "not so magic" Potter.

    • 824545201
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Triple Chelsea looking kinda ugly right now.

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

      Chose the wrong W...Watkins instead of Wood

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

        Chose the wrong P, Pedro instead of Pwood

    • chocolove
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Reijnders to Anderson for -4?

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

        I'd do it before the GW1 deadline

    • Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Bowen to Wood no-brainer?

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

        yep.. think im doing that

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

          Same

      2. Captain Beefheart
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Hahaha

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      Woooooooooooood

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

      Wood in 1,261,678 and presumably started in the vast majority of teams.

      Going to be a rank killer ...

      Loads of routes to points and attacking options tbf.

    • PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      OMG Wood + Anderson. 70 pts OMG GET INNNNN

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 29 days ago

      lacroix will be the one over munoz wont he? defcons just completely change the game. munoz will need an assist today already to match lacroix etc

      1. Mighty Duck
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 29 days ago

        Munoz was in the top chart for DC last season.

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

          thought i saw on an article on here munoz got only got 10 defcons 7 times last season. once defcon points were taken into account both munoz and lacroix were 4.2 points per start

          1. Mighty Duck
            • 1 Year
            7 months, 29 days ago

            Yeah, right. I misread the information from here. He'd got only 14 additional points.
            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/07/23/fpl-2025-26-every-players-revised-points-from-last-season-dc-assists-bonus

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

      The may be the first season I WC after GW1

    • NoOneCares
        7 months, 29 days ago

        No serious players have Wood. Relax.

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

          I’m not a serious player though, just a sh*te one

      • Moon Dog
          7 months, 29 days ago

          Can Haaland cover Wood?

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

            Probably, he’s a big lad.

        • More Tragic
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          £10.5 million

          How are Palmer owners feeling?

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

            Not impressed, how do you think?

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

            Sick of my whole team. Just got to wait for Bruno and Saka to let me down later this afternoon.

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

            Should've been 15.0. well worth it, he will easily copy his 43 pen goals season from 2 seasons ago to justify his price.

        • PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 29 days ago

          CC’s & AI told me to pick Watkins over Wood 😆 thank F i didn’t

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

            We feast mate, everyone else on JP but we avoided the sheep and went with gut 😎

            1. NoOneCares
                7 months, 29 days ago

                You are such a liar. You constantly do this, it is embarrassing. Are you 5 years old that you need to lie about the players you have?

                https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/08/16/fpl-gameweek-1-saturdays-goals-assists-bonus-defcon-points?hc_page=3&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_27268550

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

                  Busted . Maybe he has many teams

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

                  Quite an ironic user name

            2. NoOneCares
                7 months, 29 days ago

                But you picked Pedro and Fulkrig.

            3. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 29 days ago

              Are Forest playing good or Brentford sh*t?

              1. Crystal Alice
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 29 days ago

                halftime pundits saying it’s Brentford

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

                Yeah, the takeaway here may not be 'NFO found their attack teeth' so much.
                The takeaway is: We need to target this Brentford defense, with their good players all sold.

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

              Yeah seriously debating a GW2 wildcard after the start i've had hahaha

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

                Tbf if it’s the right time do it, extra chips this season means probably more beneficial to play it earlier

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

                You ain’t the only one mate. This is a disaster so far!

              3. Quality Quality Qualit
                • 16 Years
                7 months, 29 days ago

                Same here.

                I have Konsa, Wan-Bissaka was clearly a mistake, Reinjders seems better value than Wirtz, which leaves cash for Guiu to Wood or Richarlison, so might as well start again.

            5. Zilla
              • 8 Years
              7 months, 29 days ago

              Bowen and West Ham collectively were really disappointing, call it a kneejerk but Wood in GW2 is on the cards.

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

              Three or more defenders in the wall and attacking players have to be 1m away...

              Is that a new rule?