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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. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gyökeres!

    1. _Greg
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Amad and Sesko bench!

      1. F4L
        1 year, 2 months ago

        a shame amorim has gone with a more defensive wing back set up. just go for it

    2. Sun God Nika
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hope we feast

  2. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    New 1m line away from wall, that new this year, or because of confusion earlier?

    1. tutankamun
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ridiculous. What if the defending team put another 2 players in the wall? Does he draw another line?

    2. MBK 42
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Been in for a few years

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I knew I shouldn’t of been swayed by palmer in the world club cup

    Back to being awful as he was half of last season

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

      I got him and captained him. Glad wildcards exist.

      1. Nomar
        1 year, 2 months ago

        This

    2. JT11fc
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hes better drifting in from the right

  4. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Manchester United XI: Bayındır, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Dalot, Mount, Casemiro, Dorgu, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha

    Subs: Heaton, Maguire, Heaven, Fredricson, Ugarte, Mainoo, Zirkzee, Diallo, Šeško

    Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Ødegaard, Rice, Zubimendi, Saka, Gyökeres, Martinelli

    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Casemiro. Game will be lost in midfield

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Hope I’m wrong

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

        Unless they're sitting deep and counter attacking. He dominates small spaces.

    2. x.jim.x
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Bayindir
      Yoro - De Ligt - Shaw
      Dalot - Bruno - Casemiro - Dorgu
      Mbeumo - Mount - Cunha

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

      Amorim loves Dalot

    4. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      mbeumo and amad need to develop an understanding down the right. dont get starting dalot, shame

    5. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Bayindir in goal. Set Piece FC will have a field day

  5. JBG
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mount as false 9 again... welp congratulations Arsenal def owners.

    1. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      cunha 25 yard banger incoming

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Kicking myself for getting Palmer, 1 penalty vs a drunk Liverpool in his last 17 Premier League games - dreadful!

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

    Purging myself of CHE attackers, once again.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      West Ham next

  8. Vinyl78LP
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Never heard of this 1m nonsense till today, so the defenders just need to push attackers towards the wall an no goal can be scored ?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Another dumb, useless rule that adds no value to the game. A rule that can absolutely be exploited and rule out genuine goals.

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Glances at FPL to check DEFCONs of players in action and see 2/3 players picked up yellows. Typical

  10. Puntillimon
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who are we selling konsa for?

    1. Sun God Nika
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Surely just bench and reassess after int break

      If you have valid bench options tbf ..

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Don’t own that schmuck.

  11. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    holddd forest

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

      tree hugging?

  12. The Philosopher
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Palmer + Fullkrug instead of Bruno + Wood going well

  13. Mother Farke
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Just found Gabriel 9/1 to score anytime. I'm having that with Bayindir flapping at every corner.

  14. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Delap ready

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

      WC GW2 imminent 😛

  15. Football is home
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Funny story: My cat lied on my keyboard before GW1 deadline and accidently picked Richarlison and then it removed Sels and Joao Pedro from my team(I played Sels and Joao Pedro anyway). My cat's Richarlison pick was correct. Can the cat be also correct about Sels and Joao Pedro?

    1. Rex Adam
      1 year, 2 months ago

      This is so funny!

  16. Count of Monte Hristo
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pedro coming off for Delap shortly.

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

      For Pedro to come off, he would have to be on

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

      We all know how that's going to go .......

  17. CoracAld2831
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sigh...

    Cannot wait until UCL starts again.

  18. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    J Pedro looking anonymous ‐ another curse of pre‐season form ‐ Palace defending Well though

  19. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    eze so selfish

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

      Perfect for FPL

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Proper strikers are

  20. Wirtzle Gummidge
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Baffles me how Pedro hasnt tripped in the box yet

    1. PartyTime
      1 year, 2 months ago

      That’s why i picked him tbh. Time to sell.

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

    Normally Brentford's recruitment model is brilliant but something must have been broken in the algorithm for it to recommend Jordan Henderson.

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

    Mount picked as striker? Why have they signed Sesko?

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

      Second half maybe

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

        A lot of money to pay for a bench striker!

  23. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pathetic from Neto, get up

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

    PedrOff

  25. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    JP off

  26. Mother Farke
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Munoz lucky boy.

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Kicking ball away - see ya

  27. Bada Bing
    1 year, 2 months ago

    JP fail.

    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not pre season or mini ko tournament for him!

  28. The Philosopher
    1 year, 2 months ago

    F off Pedro

  29. Bram
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Aina 10DC

  30. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Estavo YC