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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
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A Ferrari being driven by toddler

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  2. fantasyfog
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Happy to see the right decision, as a Cucurella owner

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  3. Qaiss
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month 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
    1 year, 1 month ago

    2nd week in a row Fulham are done by var

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  5. FantasyTony
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Josh King is like Benjamin Button

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  6. TheSteel
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I like the new Josh King

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  7. Milner4eva
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Josh King sleeper status in tact

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  8. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. Ron_Swanson
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You serious?

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      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  9. lilmessipran
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      YEs, that's the minimum contract term at Chelsea

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  10. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Thats why this sport is getting boring.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      1 year, 1 month 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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  11. Ballito
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      And Liverpool, amount of fouls they get away with

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      1. TheBiffas
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Did you watch the Newcastle game?

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        1. JT11fc
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Most of it, plenty of off the ball impeding

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  12. chocolove
    1 year, 1 month ago

    VAR is good. The decision is bad

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    1. x.jim.x
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  13. Deulofail
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. Qaiss
      1 year, 1 month 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
        1 year, 1 month 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
          1 year, 1 month 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
            1 year, 1 month ago

            On the ground, obviously

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      2. Gubby-Allen
        1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month 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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  14. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  15. Qaiss
    1 year, 1 month ago

    These refs deserve every bit of hate they get

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  16. Gubby-Allen
    1 year, 1 month 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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  17. DL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I watch nba and they use video reviews correctly.

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  18. More Tragic
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palmer cs intact

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    1. Milner4eva
      1 year, 1 month ago

      lol

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  19. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  20. Ballito
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The Premiership remains the most corrupt league in the world!

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  21. GENERATION X
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  22. ☈☾
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. Milner4eva
      1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I brought him in so likely

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    3. jacob1989
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    4. Unliklinho
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yawn

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  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  24. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  25. thegame983
    1 year, 1 month ago

    It feels like football is refed by HR Managers.

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    1. el polako
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Woke HR managers.

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    2. lilmessipran
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Corporate will have a word with you

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  26. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Joao P 4 - 1 Andersen (defcon)

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    1. lilmessipran
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Palhina plays for Spurs?

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  27. The Philosopher
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Might have to WC to bring in Josh King.

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Feels risky with ESR lurking...

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

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  28. Ruinenlust
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Chalobah bottled the tackle

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  29. Koflok
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month 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
      1 year, 1 month ago

      yes for your original team, not the FH team

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  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. Milner4eva
      1 year, 1 month 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
        1 year, 1 month ago

        wouldn't disagree

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      2. jacob1989
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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