Dugout Discussion

West Ham v Chelsea team news: Palmer injured in warm-up

22 August 2025 1496 comments
avfc82 avfc82
Share:

Gameweek 2 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway on Friday, with West Ham United and Chelsea both looking to secure their first wins of the 2025/26 season.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 20:00 BST.

Chelsea make three changes from their clash with Crystal Palace last Sunday.

Malo Gusto and the fit-again Tosin Adarabioyo come in for Reece James and Josh Acheampong at the back.

Further forward, Liam Delap starts alongside Joao Pedro, with Jamie Gittens dropping to the bench.

West Ham boss Graham Potter makes just one alteration from the side that lost 3-0 at Sunderland, as Tomas Soucek is preferred to Guido Rodriguez in midfield.

The main Fantasy interest is in the visitors.

Joao Pedro is in more than half of FPL squads, while Robert Sanchez and Marc Cucurella‘s ownership is over 20%.

*UPDATE: Cole Palmer is out of tonight’s match due to an injury suffered in the warm-up. Estevao comes in for the Chelsea midfielder.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd, Wan-Bissaka, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Diouf, Paqueta, Bowen, Fullkrug

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Scarles, Rodriguez, Potts, Irving, Wilson, Marshall

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella, Enzo, Caicedo, Estevao, Joao Pedro, Neto, Delap

Subs: Jorgensen, Slonina, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, James, Essugo, Santos, Gittens

1,496 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Watkins and Palmer to Haaland and Anderson?

    Open Controls
    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Can you afford Kudus?

      Open Controls
      1. They are eating the dogs
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        No

        Open Controls
    2. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      I wouldn’t lose Watkins just yet

      Open Controls
  2. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    WHU playing so terribly

    Open Controls
  3. Ball Ake
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Why is Potter wearing a crop top over a long untucked white shirt?

    Open Controls
    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Mommy let him dress himself this morning.

      Open Controls
  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Enzo G

    Open Controls
    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Esta A

      Open Controls
      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Sweet

        Open Controls
    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Assist?

      Open Controls
  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    1-3

    Open Controls
    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Enzo value-ness

      Open Controls
  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potter out

    Open Controls
  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    This Estevao lad is something

    Open Controls
  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    enzo g
    estevao a

    Open Controls
  9. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potters firmly on the chopping board

    Open Controls
  10. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Enzo goal
    Estevao assist

    Open Controls
    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      been listening on the radio got to 1-1 then been unloading car.

      Just open up to see score West Ham United 1 v 3 Chelsea,
      if Chelsea win Potter on thin ice - time to put some
      food on & a few beers - yes.

      Classic took Joao Pedro out for Haaland
      after GW1 - knee jerk reaction!

      Awful start losing Palmer - I think its still
      the knock against AC Milan in a friendly.

      Chelsea need a keeper - omg Sanchez is
      so bad - 30 yards out. Need to go for
      Gianluigi Donnarumma & I would also pay
      45 million for our ex player Marc Guehi but
      I bet the later will hold as Fofana who we have
      paid a fortune & been injured.

      Chelsea need to mix it up not just play out from
      the back but hit some long balls up to Delap
      stretch the play. - Possible if we sell Jackson
      another striker not really set on Garnacho

      Open Controls
  11. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Magician gone in the morning?

    Open Controls
  12. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Estevao!!!

    Open Controls
  13. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Feel like JP should’ve been on the end of that, but maybe I just being greedy

    Open Controls
  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    well that was a brilliant goal

    Open Controls
  15. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Graham Pothead

    Open Controls
  16. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potter will be gone after the international break

    Open Controls
  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potters gone

    Open Controls
  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    This WH defence is so bad

    Open Controls
  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    How bad are West Ham...6 goals conceded and only 30 odd minutes of the 2nd game gone!

    Open Controls
    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Tbf xG in first game was barely 1

      Open Controls
      1. HadiSLIM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        which kinda makes it worse... if you cant defend against low xG moves.

        unless they were all wondershots... which wasnt the case

        with that narrative, imagine what would happen (and we see it now) with a higher xG game...

        Open Controls
    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Sanchez over Dubravka has failed though

      Open Controls
  20. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Now chelsea playing like world champions

    Open Controls
  21. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Palmer's going to have trouble getting back into this lineup.

    Open Controls
    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      He's ice cold in England in 2025, but in a bad way

      Open Controls
  22. CereaLKiLLerz
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Was that Enzo or AWB Og... I'm not so sure

    Open Controls
    1. didas
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Looked like an OG to me but my sky go glitched a bit

      Open Controls
    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Looked like OG to me

      Open Controls
      1. CereaLKiLLerz
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Same.. replayed it about 5 times.. looks like an OG

        Open Controls
  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Wood actually a decent (c) candidate next week, especially with the big hitters not having great fixtures

    Open Controls
    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Especially if Ange is the new manager. Could be a 5-3 game

      Open Controls
    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Bruno vs Spurs

      Open Controls
      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Burnley 😉

        Open Controls
  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potter sacked in the morning

    Open Controls
  25. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Assist from Diouf is great, but i fear he might drop back to zero with how shocking West Ham are.

    Open Controls
    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      better than -4

      Open Controls
    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      4-2 = 2

      Open Controls
      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Or not 😉

        Open Controls
  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    I should be sacked from my FPL team for starting with Mateta over Pedro

    Open Controls
    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      If you went Mateta it was for the long run anyway

      Open Controls
  27. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    So went with Palmer(c), in game in he would have clearly hauled he get injured in the warm up - love FPL.

    Open Controls
    1. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Who's your VC?

      Open Controls
      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Watkins

        Open Controls
    2. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Or could be 1-0 West Ham

      Open Controls
    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      I don’t know, Chelsea seem to be playing better without him

      Open Controls
    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      I'm disappointed too but at least it's a full autosub and VC.

      Open Controls
  28. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Potter out

    Open Controls
    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Can't be long now

      Open Controls
  29. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    A lot of Palmer captain choices

    But Palmer VCs are in the same predicament as it stands, by and large.

    Another no show = 0 double points.

    https://x.com/LiveFPLnet/status/1958960513846534518?t=SLyKksBJH4BxqwMvZgVO0w&s=19

    Open Controls
    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      https://x.com/LiveFPLnet/status/1958970487700336657?t=UGleT14oGdtRgkwL1f9vkg&s=19

      Open Controls
  30. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    what's this Mickey Mouse defending here.....

    Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.