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

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

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

    Fullkrug G

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

      will be checked...

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

        Ruled out

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  2. Towsor44
    1 year, 2 months ago

    CuCu assist, lovely 🙂 Split the risk and benched Sanchez.

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  3. JBG
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fcking lol Chelski

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  4. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fulk G

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  5. ZimZalabim
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2-1

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    1. ZimZalabim
      1 year, 2 months ago

      offside

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  6. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fullkrug ggggggggggg

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    1. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      *offisde check

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  7. TheSeagull
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Got Diouf, Cucu and JP

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    1. Thanos
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wow! Well done mate!

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    2. Royal5
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Offside

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  8. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fulkrug G

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  9. Shark Team
    1 year, 2 months ago

    My gw1 team had Diouf and Fullkrug btw

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  10. CereaLKiLLerz
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fullkrug

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  11. 3 A
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Another goal. Not Half. Fullkrug

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  12. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    did bwoen block that shot ?

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

    I sold Fullkrug, classic

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  14. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Offside

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

    cucurella captain rollercoaster

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Good choice, he's a points monster

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  16. JBG
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fullkrug, Diouf and JP in my actual team haha. While Palmer is stinking up my FH team

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Nevermind, offside

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  17. Shark Team
    1 year, 2 months ago

    WHU goal disallowed for offside
    1-1

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  18. Feanor
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fullkrug I always believed in you, buddy

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    1. Feanor
      1 year, 2 months ago

      You're dead to me again

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      1. Eightball
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yup, useless!

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  19. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Offside

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

    Disgusting. Own neither

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  21. CereaLKiLLerz
    1 year, 2 months ago

    That's offside.. I think

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  22. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Offside.. no goal

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  23. Gizzachance
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Why did I play Sanchez! Should of done dubravka
    W ham couldn’t score v Sunderland!

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  24. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Did Sanchez flick the ball over himself into the net 🙂

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  25. putana
    1 year, 2 months ago

    offside?

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  26. JohnnyCroat
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Only just saw Palmer didn't make the field. I have him myself, but I know many captained him.

    Only GW2 ppl, stay strong.

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

    Argh. Fullkrug owner.

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  28. Supersonic_
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Just 2 more please Pedro

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  29. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sanchez should have stopped that as well. Hes a mediocre GK at best.

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  30. putana
    1 year, 2 months ago

    palmer -> Cunha and Guiu -> evanilson

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 year, 2 months ago

      That’s a shout actually

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