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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


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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    If Palmer is back for Fulham I’d like to keep him but tough to swallow the price drop so early. Mad to transfer him out and buy him back .1 cheaper with 2fts?

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yes mental

    2. thegaffer82
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Absolute insanity, yes.
      0.1 is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but transfers are a precious commodity

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      If selling him would not bring him back until WC-ing

    4. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Bowen already dropped in price for me, ridiculous

    5. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Probably out till after the break

      1. thegaffer82
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        You are wrong

    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      dont do that! 🙂

    7. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      If thats your only problem and your not planning on getting him back in soon.
      Seems too early for Saka

    8. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Let him get back to his old firm. Chelsea like liverpool have many who can score now

    9. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      1 ft or 0.1m??

    10. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      😆

    11. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      0.1 is only an issue if you have OCD and other issues.

  2. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Is Haaland due to go up in price tonight?

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      They’ll be a lot transferring Palmer out to get him I reckon

    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yes

    3. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yes

    4. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      If you scroll up ever so slightly

    5. thegaffer82
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I hope not. I need time and more games to ponder my Palmer & Watkins > Anderson & Haaland transfer.

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Im just gonna do it, almost did it for a hit

        1. thegaffer82
          • 15 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          Hate making transfers when still got 9 fixtures yet to play - including City and Forest. Either of them might get injured!

          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 year, 1 day ago

            I normally don't do it, but Haaland potential prize rise would mean a hit.

      2. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Same one I'm pondering. Will be a popular move I reckon, but unless pull the trigger early you, me and every other numpty will be priced out.

  3. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Tempted by

    Palmer and Watkins to Haaland and Anderson

    Thoughts?

    Sanchez

    Konsa VDV Williams
    Anderson KDH Salah Wirtz Bruno
    Haaland Pedro

    Dub Guiu Esteve Diof

    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yep thinking same

    2. Citehhhh
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Debating the same exact move except I already have Reijnders so if you do the move, I would do Reijnders instead of Anderson.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Reindeer is 5.6 now so guessing that’s not an option for the op

        1. Citehhhh
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 1 day ago

          Good point, forgot he already rose

  4. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    So who do we think the whipping boys will be this season....I know it very early...

    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      West Ham and Brentford

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      West Ham, Burnley, Wolves & Brentford

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      derby

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Nice one

    4. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Burnley

  5. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Would you rather have Porro or Neco coming in for Palmer?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Nexo

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Kane goal, 4-0 up now. Also Olise with 2 goals so far tonight, what a player. Oh for the days of Eze and Olise double ups end of 23/24 season

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Agreed - lovely player. 60m was a snip for him.

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Eze Mateta Olise was goated

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Remind me what they won?

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          Our hearts

          1. Hughes Your Daddy
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 1 day ago

            Yep, he must not of been watching the prem league games back then ❤️

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        a streets wont forget trio

      3. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        This ^ great times.

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Bundesliga is even more boring now. Selling wirtz and frimpong along with xhaka has killed all competition for bayern. These players were massive for Leverkusen

  7. thegaffer82
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Watching the replay of Paqueta goal - very poor from Sanchez. Surprised Chelsea didn’t get a keeper but signed a whole host of players in other positions

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Chelsea normally have five or six GKs on their books...odd behaviour

    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Surprised also. Sanchez has always been a weak point for them. Donnarumma would've made them solid contenders imo

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Someone should have closed him down or bothered him a bit.
      Dribble 10 yards to the top of the box and no one seems too perturbed

      1. thegaffer82
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Definitely should’ve been closed down, but still feel that pretty much all the other keepers in the league would’ve saved that (barring Andre Onana of course!)

        1. Feanor
          • 17 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          You're wrong

          1. thegaffer82
            • 15 Years
            1 year, 1 day ago

            lol… erm ok mate 🙂

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Yeah, Caicedo weirdly just stood off.

    4. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I think it was a great strike.

  8. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Anyone buying Haaland tonight?

    1. Nah no rush

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        For those who care about price changes, they’ll have to decide tonight

        1. Wouldn’t do it, could get injured tomorrow

        2. As if he’s rising already though, j did read somewhere that the alogrithm has been adjusted for the premiums so expecting a much higher threshold, which makes sense really

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I might have been tempted to do it if I didn't already have Reijnders & Anderson. But I do... So probably better to wait and see how this weekend games go.

      Got Bruno but might want Mbeumo/Cunha, an Arsenal mid, a different Liverpool mid - another one of my players could get injured etc.

  9. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Chelsea signed Estevao for £30million. Tyler Dibling joining Everton for £42million.

    English tax is hilarious.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      The blame is on the buyer not the seller.

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yep. Strand Larsen for 60 million also

      Where is their scouting?

    3. thegaffer82
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      This is standard though. One of the reasons for the English premium is that they have already played in the Prem and proven themselves.
      Whereas players from abroad are always a high risk, high reward kind of deal

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Can't look at these things in a vacuum, must examine if there was competition for the player at the time of the transfer and other comparables (other transfers of other similar players) during that period.

  10. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Any hope guiu starts for Sunderland? Or even comes on?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I’d be shocked after last weeks rout, with both sunderlands other strikers on the score sheet

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        He will have to play as financial penalties follow.

        1. thegaffer82
          • 15 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          Financial penalties after 2 games? And he had a knock when he joined…Very doubtful that is the case!

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Oh no my sub for palmer

    2. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      No chance. He'll probably play in the league cup game in midweek first

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Maybe he gets last 15mins

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    not Wan-BIssaka's finest half that

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      awful pick imo - and that isn;t hindsight. Diouf was a much better shot, but WH are dreadful.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Diouf not bad, see potential

  12. Palmer must be out out not to not even be on the bench?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Keep up

      1. I just assumed he had dropped to the bench at least!
        Especially since their bench must be a player light now

  13. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    BBC saying Pedro assist for Neto. Is that not the case?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      It is. FPL have that too.

      1. faux_C
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Cheers, the app doesn't have it yet.

  14. Palmer to Estevão ...
    Someone help me not doing it

    1. thegaffer82
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Honestly not a good move, considering Estevao wasn’t even scheduled to start until Palmer got a knock in the warm up.

    2. EffPeeEll
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Just do it and man up ya wimp.

      1. Hahahah piss off

  15. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Thoughts on this FH3 team?

    Sa
    RAN Dorgu Livra
    Palmer Mbuemo Cunha Gordon Kudus
    Haaland Watkins

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Palmer?

    2. Tomerick
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Palmer could be out.

  16. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Wan Bissaka first on bench for Palmer :-/

  17. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Fullkrug subbed

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Owner mudded

      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        There seems to be a fair few on here

  18. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    The Fullkrug pandemic on here was always going to fail

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      A few people have had the Fullkrug pulled from under them.

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    I got Porro this week but benched him, will be coming on for Palmer anyway lol

  20. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Fullkrug taken off. I'd like to think it was for that celebration.

  21. Baberto
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    If I decide to sell Palmer tonight, I need a forward to replace Fulkurg too. What are your suggestions? Already have Watkins and JP.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Wood

  22. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Fullkrug punters punished

  23. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Painfully unlucky owning Fullkreg first two games but I think the differential has to go next week!

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Failrug

  25. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    From a Fullkrug goal to a Fullkrug halftime sub.

    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Shot cleared off the line in GW1 too.

      Worth holding him for another week or 2 until Brendan Rodgers comes in imo.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Not worth holding since Wilson could be favoured. But also not sure if Palmer needs to be moved anyway and need to keep Fullkrug.

  26. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    What's with everyone panic selling Palmer? Has there been an update as to what the injury actually was / is yet?

    Surely the assumption is it's pre-cautionary until told otherwise.

    1. Tomerick
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      No point making any moves until the GW is done unless a price drop locks you out of an intended move

  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Thoughts on Palmer + Kroupi Junior > Gakpo/Semenyo + Joao Pedro (2FT)?

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Enzo howler

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    enzo big chance missed

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    harry kane hatty