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

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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. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Palmer & Bowen > Ekitike & Semenyo for a -4, worthwhile?

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    1. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      There is literally no way of knowing.

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    any other Palmer non-owners about? we got very lucky today!

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    caicedo g

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Goalkeeper graveyard

      And manager too?

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    2. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Kneejerked him to Reindeer 🙂

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  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    1-4

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  5. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    What a useless Hammer this is

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  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    is that enzo assist then?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      *with new rules

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      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        Should be

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      2. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        No way that's intended target, no?

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Yes, but I think it should be a JP goal

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        😆

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  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Goal and assist for Joao Pedro already, wish I’d have started with him now :/

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  8. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    darwin and n jackson were prime reasons Salah and Palmer were so essential as the former 2 were horrible finishers so Salah and Palmer had to score most goals plus on penalties. Plus others like l diaz or madueke, p neto etc. werent really scoring much either. This year both teams seem well rounded with more proper goalscorers.

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  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Such terrible goalkeeping

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  10. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Kane hat-trick in 14 mins

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Miss him

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  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Not sure people will agree with me here but..

    This match has been more of a, "be sure to have attacking players against WH" rather than "be sure to have Chelsea players going forward".

    As in, WH are making Chelsea look better than they have been imo.

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      You’re spot on. It’s more about their awful defending, thanks partly to how they are set up

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    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Get wood?

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  12. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    What’s Potters credentials? Haven’t really seen him do much at either West Ham or Chelsea.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      He rose

      Then got squished

      And then squashed?

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    2. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Similar to McGregor after the Mayweather fight.

      He made that much after getting sacked at Chelsea he should've just called it a day.

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  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Diouf going to end on 1 or 2 points?

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      2, maybe more if bonus

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        Bonus 😆

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  14. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Is this mad or ok move?

    Tarkowski, Palmer and Watkins to Håland, Rogers and Esteve (-4)

    Give me:

    Sanchez
    Porro Ait-N Murillo
    Salah Rogers Anderson Reijnders Gakpo
    Håland Pedro

    Bench Esteve, Gudmundssen Guiu

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  15. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Potter getting sacked in the morning.

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  16. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    I was looking at DC points and thinking Caicedo was a lock but then pro pundits told me he has no goal threat..

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Probably his only goal this season

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  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Areola back in

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Way better keeper anyway, strange signing

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  18. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 15 days ago

    All these "experts" and content creators trying to gaslight us into thinking West Ham assets were viable lmao.

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      This place is a dangerous place at times.

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      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        Didn't see many CCs with West Ham assets

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  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    WHU fans leaving the stadium?

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  20. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    WH are dreadful

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Ouch

      1-5

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  21. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Pedro A
    Chal G

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Goalkeeper fluffing again

      Not good

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  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Pedro assist?

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      Oh yes!

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 15 days ago

        Gold!

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  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    chalobah g
    pedro a

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  24. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Not having Pedro is now hurting

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  25. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    this gk lol

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  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    ffs joao. huge haul. mostly from corners jeez

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  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Only the 8 goals conceded by West Ham...still 30 minutes to go

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  28. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    JPassist by the looks of it 🙂

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 15 days ago

      This

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  29. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    1-5 bloodbath...

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  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 15 days ago

    Goal and 2 assists for Joao Pedro already, wish I’d have started with him now :/

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