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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. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Was the 5th not another jao Pedro assist ?

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    1. Jack Burton
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      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yep think so

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    2. Atimis
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeah

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    3. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      it was. it will be

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  2. Nightcrawler
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Unlucky Palmer cappers. He would have feasted here from the right wing

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  3. adstomko
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Which striker to swap for Haaland?

    A) Gyökeres
    B) Watkins

    I have Saka & Rogers

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    1. jacob1989
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A due to fixtures

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      1. adstomko
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yep thought so

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

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    3. Miguel Sanchez
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

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

    Do we know for sure Palmer is out for next GW? Why is everyone selling already?

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    1. MJF
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Emotional overreaction?

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

      2 FTs and Haaland rising tonight!

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

    Wonder what Palmer is "feeling" now?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cold. Ice cold

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  6. Defcons are for Kinnear
    1 year, 2 months ago

    As a Palmer (c) I feel robbed

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

      Same, he is cursed.

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    2. MJF
      1 year, 2 months ago

      At least he did not start and then get subbed on 5 mins!

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

    Dear me. Pedro ripping me apart.

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

      It's good for non-owners if you really think about it

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      1. thegaffer82
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Please do explain

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

          You just have to think really hard about it

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  8. The Knights Template
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Potter might be joining Big Ange on No Love Island in Greece!

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ange is in Nottingham...!

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    2. Ball Ake
      1 year, 2 months ago

      S'Corfu

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  9. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    We don’t want Potter at Forest Marinakis 🙁

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

      😆

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    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 year, 2 months ago

      ❤️

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    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Making me thankful for Amorim.

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  10. ZeBestee
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Captained Palmer and have Pedro. Could have been epic.

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  11. Gubby-Allen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Most pleased with my non-knee jerkiness.

    Last week my team had:

    Wirtz 2 King 2 Saka 3 + Salah and then
    Bowen 2 Watkins 2 Pedro 2 (4/C).

    I did not touch a thing, not a transfer, not the captain, not even a substitution - have even kept Konsa in.

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  12. Agger
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Weird game, Cucurella is barely attacking and Chelsea look 10x more dynamic without Palmer

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    1. Nightcrawler
      1 year, 2 months ago

      More to do with the opponent that Sunderland put 3 past

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

      WHU

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    3. FPL_trail_runner
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ya they have two distinct attack shapes

      The CRY one is cucurella very attacking and central, with Palmer deep and Neto right wing

      This (PSG one) is Gusto wide right, cucerella more defensive and Palmer would be cutting inside from the right causing havoc.

      Not sure we can read much on Pedro here as West Ham are so bad.

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  13. Haa-lala-land
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Are Chelsea really this good, or are West Ham just that bad

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    1. FC Hakkebøf
      1 year, 2 months ago

      The latter

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    2. _Ninja_
      1 year, 2 months ago

      just that bad

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Considering also last week's results, West Ham bad

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    4. Pedram
      1 year, 2 months ago

      WHU is woeful

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    5. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 year, 2 months ago

      After our game last week holding them at theirs, it’s the latter

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    6. jacob1989
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Chelsea are definitely good. They are the world champions. Thats not a fluke. Esp as they beat psg 3-0

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      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        1 year, 2 months ago

        They did not look that good last week.

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      2. Bored Ape Jota Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Haha

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

      Captain Wood next week!

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  14. Stoic
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Never go full-krug

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

      🙂

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  15. FPL_trail_runner
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Feeling somewhat lucky as someone who sold Palmer on WC based on the fact of the previous position, if he was in the starting Ram postion it could have been brutal

    Pedro though still doing damage.

    Could do with another cucurella return

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  16. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    somehow west ham have actually been so much worse since HT

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

    What is Pedro EO?

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    1. Brosstan
      1 year, 2 months ago

      52% highest in the game. Season over for non owners (me)

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

        That's absolutely nothing. Reckon 80% of that 52% will have no idea what they're doing. So it's barely 15% in reality.

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

      Around 60% if not mistaken

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    3. FPL_trail_runner
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Its huge.

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    4. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      50+

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  18. Gubby-Allen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    42 points last week.

    37 So far this GW.

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    1. Agger
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Great start bro

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      1. Gubby-Allen
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thanks,

        feels good being rewarded for not touching the team.

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    2. jacob1989
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Did u c j pedro?

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  19. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wow pedro more like it. Hopefully a 0.2 price rise and sell for solanke

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Will probably get 2-2-2-2 points next 4 matches

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

      Solanke has barely kicked a ball for Spurs, forget him.

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      1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
        1 year, 2 months ago

        He’s one to watch for the next few weeks.. will only make the move if it’s right

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  20. Nightcrawler
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Milenkovic is going to feast Vs this west ham defence next week

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    1. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      hermansen might as well just stay on his goal line and pray

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  21. Pedram
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Need Cucu to get on the scoresheet

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  22. Kodap
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Surely Palmer & Bowen have to go?

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    1. Gubby-Allen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Feels good having Pedro and as captain, but also have Bowen.

      I signed everyone for two games - H and A but Bowen was probably one I was most set on keeping long term. Not sure now.

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  23. The Knights Template
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pedro on for three baps

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

    Starting to think Sunderland might not be as good as West Ham made them look...

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

    Another pasting from NFO next week should see potter gone before int break.

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    1. FPL_trail_runner
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He is gone whatever happens next week, no coming back from this.

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  26. edfiasco
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Looking at a free hit next week

    Triple forest vs West Ham (H)
    Man U vs Burnley (H)
    Toon vs Leeds (A)
    Sunderland vs Brentford (H)
    Chelsea vs Fulham (H)

    juicy

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    1. Thanos
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hmmmm

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    2. jacob1989
      1 year, 2 months ago

      The last 2 arent that appealing esp the 4th one

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    3. Khalico
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I’m thinking to FH too - which players from these teams you thinking of going for ?

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  27. jacob1989
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I want to get in wood but who do i sell of Haaland, j pedro and ekitike?.all seem unsellable unless isak joins liverpool now

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  28. thegaffer82
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Is it time for the old…

    Is 15 points with 10 players left to play any good?

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    1. Gubby-Allen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      37 with 8 to play. Includes a 2 from Bowen.

      42 Last week.

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  29. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Can WHU at least pepper Sanchez so that he can accumulate save points!!

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  30. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

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

    Thanks

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