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Chelsea v Palace/Forest v Brentford team news: Eze + Kelleher start

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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_
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    1. Sun God Nika
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    2. Agger
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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      1. Captain Beefheart
        1 year, 2 months 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.

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  2. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 2 months ago

    E Anderson mega haul

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  3. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I have Wood. Get innnnnnnnnn

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  4. Mother Farke
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chances of Sels save points are slim.

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    1. Vinyl78LP
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  5. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    The Kiwi Messi is carving it up...

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  6. chocolove
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  7. Football is home
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wood is on fire

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    1. Under my Cucurella
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  8. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I love Wood.

    20 goals and 200pts. Quality striker.

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  9. Gizzachance
    1 year, 2 months ago

    World champions my backside!

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

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  10. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  11. chocolove
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a pass from Anderson

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  12. Coupes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    1. Mother Farke
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

      Upgrade Guiu for a 3-4-3?

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        1 year, 2 months ago

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

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  13. Bada Bing
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  14. 824545201
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Triple Chelsea looking kinda ugly right now.

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  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chose the wrong W...Watkins instead of Wood

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Chose the wrong P, Pedro instead of Pwood

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  16. chocolove
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Reijnders to Anderson for -4?

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I'd do it before the GW1 deadline

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  17. Crouching Tiger
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Bowen to Wood no-brainer?

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    1. Kodap
      1 year, 2 months ago

      yep.. think im doing that

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      1. Nomar
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Same

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    2. Captain Beefheart
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hahaha

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  18. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Woooooooooooood

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  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months 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.

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  20. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

    OMG Wood + Anderson. 70 pts OMG GET INNNNN

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  21. F4L
    1 year, 2 months 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

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    1. Mighty Duck
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Munoz was in the top chart for DC last season.

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      1. F4L
        1 year, 2 months 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

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        1. Mighty Duck
          1 year, 2 months 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

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  22. Nomar
    1 year, 2 months ago

    The may be the first season I WC after GW1

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  23. NoOneCares
    1 year, 2 months ago

    No serious players have Wood. Relax.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  24. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Can Haaland cover Wood?

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    1. el polako
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Probably, he’s a big lad.

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  25. More Tragic
    1 year, 2 months ago

    £10.5 million

    How are Palmer owners feeling?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not impressed, how do you think?

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    2. Nomar
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    3. JBG
      1 year, 2 months 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.

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  26. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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      1. NoOneCares
        1 year, 2 months 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

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        1. Calafiornication
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Busted . Maybe he has many teams

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        2. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Quite an ironic user name

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    2. NoOneCares
      1 year, 2 months ago

      But you picked Pedro and Fulkrig.

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  27. ZeBestee
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Are Forest playing good or Brentford sh*t?

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    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      halftime pundits saying it’s Brentford

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    2. Da Kril
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months 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.

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  28. Kodap
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    2. Nomar
      1 year, 2 months ago

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

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    3. Quality Quality Qualit
      1 year, 2 months 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.

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  29. Zilla
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

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  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

    Is that a new rule?

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