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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. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Last move on my WC was Estêvão to Rice
    I was a genius for a short while

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  2. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Ah f**k, just switch over to the match and see Palmer out, injured in warm up or something?

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    1. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Yes

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        I’m actually raging, after getting the start in the right and all. GW screwed already. Aina in off the bench, might get the defcons again I suppose

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  3. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Palmer was my captain

    Sort yourself out Watkins(VC)

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Same. Do we knw why Palmewr as hooked?

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      1. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Injured in warmup

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  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Great. Tosin recovers and Palmer breaks down. Can’t wait for my 3-pointer with JP and a WHU win.

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  5. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Looking on the bright side, a good chance to see Estevao, I hear good things. He should be entertaining at least if not (yet) a serious FPL option.

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

      Super excited, was disappointed he wasnt starting

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    2. TiAgoFPL
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Im really surprised by him

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  6. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Estevao gonna announce himself

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  7. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Looks like Palmer will be the first player to drop by 0.3m

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      I’d nearly rage transfer the f**ker out tonight 😆

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  8. TallestJohn
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    I know some managers will think it's not fair that I've benefitted, but I received inside information before the GW1 deadline that Palmer is a massive fraud.

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  9. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Highly unlikely but a small chance he cameos off the bench if Chelsea are losing

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

      He’s injured, how should he help off the bench m?

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      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Precautionary as already stated, see unlikely

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        1. Warby84
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 24 days ago

          Out of squad

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  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    so which United mid is rising 0.2 after g+a on Sunday? lol

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Mbeumo

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  11. Iceman 3 Killer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Oh dear; Pedro my vice

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      You're probably smiling now

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  12. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    What about Joao Pedro now? Moved back, which could things across the board, but what about minutes/starts going forward?

    Wood or a JSL, which would facilitate Gabriel/Cucurella

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  13. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Well done to those few that knee jerk/raged him out for Saka.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Truth. I hope Semenyo doesn’t go wild again because that would’ve been my move

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  14. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Sold Palmer for Reindeer the other day. My fault.

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

      He saw you team after deadline...

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

    EO of the Elite managers from LiveFPL, more representative of people on here, content creators etc.

    M.Salah 139.00%
    Palmer 106.00%
    Watkins 76.80%
    Estève 64.50%
    Reijnders 61.00%
    B.Fernandes 51.80%
    Wirtz 49.90%
    João Pedro 39.70%
    Sánchez 39.40%
    Murillo 37.80%
    Dúbravka 36.20%
    N.Williams 31.10%
    Saka 29.40%
    Rogers 28.20%
    Haaland 26.40%
    Pedro Porro 24.70%
    Strand Larsen 22.80%
    Andersen 22.30%
    Mateta 21.00%
    Sels 19.70%
    Dorgu 15.70%
    Evanilson 13.70%

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  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    I went away for 30 minutes, and my captain Palmer is out?
    Wtf happened?

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  17. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Obviously I went Saka/Palmer and ditched Salah last minute on wc.

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    1. TiAgoFPL
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

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  18. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    defcon possibility does make u feel better about auto sub defenders in a tough game

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  19. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    JP on pens ?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      likely

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

        Could be Enzo

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  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Cole felt something during warm up

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

      In the air?

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        tonight

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

          Oh lord.

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  21. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Thank God I didn't kneejerk sell palmer to fund haaland

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      0.5 mill funds stopped me. Could’ve done Palmer to King to fund Haaland if only

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        I may sell gw3

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  22. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Blimey Cole Palmer alone is enough to make you want to quit this game. The bloke is a nightmare of an asset

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      There’ll be quite a few Salah + Haaland drafts now

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  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Cole Palmer felt cold

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  24. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    No worries! I've got [checks bench] Guiu coming on 🙁

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      2nd sub?

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Pedro Mk 1 - Porro.

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  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    No wonder he got injured, COLD Palmer shouldn’t warm up!

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

      It's August

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

        Maybe he was trying to warm down lol

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  26. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    You just know Chelsea is gonna get a penalty this game, Joao Pedro to score

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  27. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    Is that not classed as a PL sub if left so late after Team sheets in ?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      no

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  28. T.Henry14
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 24 days ago

    BB activate with Palmer - ouch

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Yikes

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    2. Moon Dog
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Same. And all these people moaning about getting an autosub 😆

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    3. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 24 days ago

      Reece James benched. Season over.

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

        Every other game

        When he's fit

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        1. SINGH
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 24 days ago

          Disappointed. Such a talented player but ATM feels like one of those what ifs

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

      Pedro in the 10

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 24 days ago

        Pulling the strings for Delap to finish off. Just what you want when Delaps a million cheaper

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