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22 August 2025 1496 comments
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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


  1. STHH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Palmer already transferred IN by 444 players since the deadline.

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

      Some teams go for the worst score possible but have to use all their funds

    2. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      The early bird catches the price drops.

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      He could play next week

  2. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    So with Palmer out I’m hoping for a West Ham win and clean sheet with Diouf as first sub and Bowen here.

  3. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Pedro’s positioning so far is horrible. Might be looking at a wildcard here

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    diaz banging them in for bayern already

  5. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Baleba off the bench for Palmer. 5 points BANKED.

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

    Paqueta G

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Paq G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Ferk is that Diouf A

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

        I think so!

  8. Skout
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    So Guiu of Sunderland likely to play?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      1st on your bench ?

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Off the bench I reckon

  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Palmer keeps on being a fraud, since like January

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

    What a goal!

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

      Paqueta

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    golazoooooooo

    paqueata g

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Paqueta screamer

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    diouf assist

    gg owners

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Assist 🙂

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      He was my first on the bench all week

      With Palmer playing

      Until I looked at clean sheet odds again with 30 mins to deadline

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Excellent!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Brilliant

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    What a goal

    Sanchez busted

  16. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Oh, that’s why I had Paqueta in a late draft last week. Figures.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      And Diouf A, to boot. Of course. Makes perfect sense. Take a dump against Sunderland and then do this.

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

    Diouf assist

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Benched him 🙁

  18. MBK 42
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Wallop - Paqueta

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Why do I have 3 Chelsea players in my FPL team?!

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      'World Champions' -v- West Ham - what could go wrong ?

  20. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Fullkrug involved in celebrations?

    1. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Not even involved in celebrations

  21. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Palmer > Paqueta -12?

  22. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Gets better. Sanchez mud.

    Lovely.

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Sanchez 😆

  24. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    1 billion transfer spend and you still have to play Sanchez in goal

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 16 days ago

      Cmon it was a great strike

  25. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    There goes my cucu cs

  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Only have Sanchez in this game. Thanks Packet.

  27. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Sanchez 1 pointer BANKED.

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Lol at Chelski

  29. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Paqueta banger of a goal

  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 16 days ago

    Pick that out! Chelsea clean gone.