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Chelsea v Fulham team news: Both sides unchanged

30 August 2025 695 comments
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Chelsea v Fulham gets Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway.

The team news couldn’t be simpler: both sides are unchanged from their last Premier League matches.

The Blues are, of course, without the injured Cole Palmer for this clash.

Reece James is only among the substitutes again, as Malo Gusto keeps his place at right-back.

Moises Caicedo is fit to start, despite only having his first training session of the week on Friday.

As for the Cottagers, Rodrigo Muniz retains his place up top despite a midweek goal for positional rival Raul Jimenez.

And budget FPL midfielder Josh King starts for the third league game in a row.

Harry Wilson is on the bench after shrugging off a midweek foot injury, while Antonee Robinson is also a substitute as he slowly builds up match fitness following his summer knee surgery.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Estevao, Joao Pedro, Neto, Delap.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, James, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Santos, George, Gittens.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Anderson, Bassey, Castagne, Lukic, Berge, Sessegnon, King, Iwobi, Muniz.

Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Adama, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Jimenez.

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  1. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    What a joke.
    Great league, great players and great stadiums but the level of refereeing in PL is the lowest out of all top European leagues.

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    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      A Ferrari being driven by toddler

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  2. fantasyfog
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Happy to see the right decision, as a Cucurella owner

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  3. Qaiss
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Why are we all spending our weekends tuning in to middle aged cheats ruining football matches every week?

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    1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Im stuck because of Fpl
      Think the running of the game by the PL is as corrupt as amateur boxing, which I don't watch now

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  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    2nd week in a row Fulham are done by var

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  5. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Josh King is like Benjamin Button

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  6. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    I like the new Josh King

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  7. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Josh King sleeper status in tact

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  8. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    I'm not joking...there is clearly corruption re Chelsea and officials

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      You serious?

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      1. Moon Dog
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Yeah there would never be corruption in football. What a crazy idea 😛

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    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Is it 7 year contracts for the VAR team as well?

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      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        YEs, that's the minimum contract term at Chelsea

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    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Thats why this sport is getting boring.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Premier league and football is boring as hell. Everyone plays the same way, no flare players anymore

        Same robotic crap over and over.

        VAR just makes it worse

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    4. Ballito
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Refs sooooo scared of Chelsea, City and Utd! Disgraceful decision. corrupt FA will just acknowledge mistake next week and move on!

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      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        And Liverpool, amount of fouls they get away with

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Did you watch the Newcastle game?

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          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 14 days ago

            Most of it, plenty of off the ball impeding

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    5. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      VAR is good. The decision is bad

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        The concept of VAR is good. The implementation itself is unbelievably bad.

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    6. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Am I the only one who thought it was a blatant foul?

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      1. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        You think that’s a foul if a Liverpool player did that to win a game in the 90th minute? These refs are just cheats and have big club bias. Was the same with the Man Utd pen last week

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        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          My point is that I think it's a foul. How can I be annoyed about corruption if I think it's a foul and they gave a foul

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          1. Qaiss
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 14 days ago

            If that was given as a goal, no-one would have complained. It’s not a foul, where was he meant to put his foot?

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            1. Deulofail
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 14 days ago

              On the ground, obviously

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        2. Gubby-Allen
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Ten Haag got sacked because of a decision in favour or West Ham

          Why would bias refs towards big clubs send off Rice V Brighton or Saliba V Bournemouth or MLS V Forest, Gabriel V Southampton. Arsenal decisions are the opposite, the favourable ones are against the big or bigger sides, the poor ones against the small teams.

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      2. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Haven't seen it but I am like that with most decisions.

        I think VAR have only got one decision wrong this season, Man Utd penalty v Fulham and even that was a blatant foul, it just shouldn't have been one as there was a foul on Fulham too.

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      3. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        As a Chelsea fan I feel lucky, but if it was in a different sequence of play it couldve been blown up straight away

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

      At what point do VAR just stop bothering sending the ref to the monitor and instead just tell him to reverse the decision? Its absolutely pointless. Not once has the ref stuck to his onfield decision after being sent to the monitor.

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      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Agree. I have seen maybe 1 or 2 times refs sticking to their decision all these years

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    8. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      These refs deserve every bit of hate they get

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    9. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Really? Madrid threatening court for decision, Turkey bringing in foreign refs, issues in France and Italy. Fans around Europe will all tell yoy there's are the worst.

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    10. DL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Chelsea fan. But that's just appalling.

      I hate VAR so, so very much. Endless American-style "reviews", mic'd-up refs, etc. ruining our sport. Guaranteed we'll be getting ads during reviews soon.

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      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I watch nba and they use video reviews correctly.

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    11. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Palmer cs intact

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      1. Milner4eva
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        lol

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    12. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      That's the worst VAR decision I've seen. Blimey.

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    13. Ballito
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      The Premiership remains the most corrupt league in the world!

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    14. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      I must be the only person in the game that brought in Josh King for a hit

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    15. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No way Pedro gets a return today. Average player. Expecting mass exodus.

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      1. Milner4eva
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Almost bought into the hype.. might still happen tho. But yeah, hauling against an incompetent West Ham is an imperfect barometer.

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      2. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I brought him in so likely

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      3. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I am happy to have him but glad i didn't c him

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      4. Unliklinho
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Yawn

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

      That was because I benched Tosin
      Knew I'd regret it!

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    17. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Is Howard Webb doing that VAR assessment show this season? VAR has had a poor start to rhe season

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    18. thegame983
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      It feels like football is refed by HR Managers.

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Woke HR managers.

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      2. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Corporate will have a word with you

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    19. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Joao P 4 - 1 Andersen (defcon)

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      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Palhina plays for Spurs?

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    20. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Might have to WC to bring in Josh King.

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Feels risky with ESR lurking...

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/27298317

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    21. Ruinenlust
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Rival fans crying because a clear stamp was correctly called out for being a foul. They can’t even hide their jealousy of the world champions anymore

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      1. Rudi Van Disarzio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Chalobah bottled the tackle

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    22. Koflok
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Do you got all the price rise / fall when you activate FH chip?

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      1. Crystal Alice
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        yes for your original team, not the FH team

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    23. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      VAR should be used for offsides and penalty decisions only. Nothing else.

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      1. Milner4eva
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I’d go even further - just for decisions than can only be objectively right or wrong! Offsides and goal line tech and nowt else

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        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          wouldn't disagree

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        2. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Yes agree. Only offside or goal line. Everything else subjective so let ref stick to original decision

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