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We’ve got a bonus Premier League match this evening in the super-late 8pm BST slot.

Brentford v Chelsea rounds off the day’s action.

TEAM NEWS

The Bees have made two changes for this evening’s game, one enforced as Mikkel Damsgaard misses out due to illness.

Dango Ouattara drops to the bench, too, as Keith Andrews channels the spirit of his predecessor by moving to – we think – a 5-3-2 against a big-six club.

Ethan Pinnock and Mathias Jensen come in.

As for Chelsea, Enzo Maresca has made four alterations.

Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato are surprise starters at the back, with Malo Gusto and Marc Cucurella dropping to the bench.

Jamie Gittens comes in for the absent Estevao out wide, meanwhile.

And with Cole Palmer only deemed fit enough for the bench, Facundo Buonanotte is given the nod to replace the injured Liam Delap.

Alejandro Garnacho is among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Pinnock, van den Berg, Yarmoliuk, Henderson, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Ajer, Janelt, Onyeka, Carvalho, Outtara, Nelson.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Fofana, Hato, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Buonanotte, Gittens, Joao Pedro

Subs: Jorgensen, James, Gusto, Cucurella, Acheampong, Santos, George, Palmer, Garnacho.

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  1. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Tosin is playing RB?

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

      fofana

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Ange Postecoglou on Murillo injury: "It looks like just a knock. So hopefully with a bit of rest, he should be okay. Nothing significant."

    Forest have a league cup game on Wednesday against Swansea so another chance to get more info

  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Fofana RB
    Tosin and Chalobah CBs

  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Palmer still feeling some pain, according to Maresca.

    Palmer to …

    a. Semenyo
    b. anyone else?

    My midfield is Bruno, Kudus, Reijnders, Gakpo.

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Pedro should have scored there

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    vdb playing in a back 3 and as a wide CB wont be good for his defcon chances. collins maybe is the brentford def to get

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

    Schade close

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Schade should have scored there

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      well defended

  8. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Cucurella rested? Likely to come on?
    Was a close call between him and double up on Arsenal with Raya and Gabriel. Hopefully over the next few weeks he can get a haul

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Palmer be on any minute at this rate lol

  10. HeHeFC
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    where is Marc Guiu, scout had him starting

      1. HeHeFC
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 24 days ago

        thanks bro

  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    2-2 here with 2 JP goals would be perfect score.

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Thiago YC

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

    Wirtz to Semenyo is the obvious move right? I know he hasn't played yet but it is right?

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

      Anyone to Semenyo if he’s on pens! Unfortunately I’m 0.1 off Johnson to him. Nightmare

  14. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Anyone know why Cucu has been benched?
    Potentially got Konsa CS to come in off the bench though I’d imagine he gets some minutes later unfortunately. Already been quite jammy with Van Der Ven coming in for Saliba tonight! The importance of a good bench!

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      He played the full 90 vs Turkey on September 7

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    why are refs just so bad this year

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

      They went 5 atb and need all the CS points they can get.

  16. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Please help Best kudus replacement
    A) ndoye bur
    B) Szoboszlai EVE
    C) mitoma TOT
    D) other
    E) keep

    1. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Why Kudus replacement?

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

        Already frustrated with him

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      E, luxury move that

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

        Yeh but 2 blanks hurts

    3. PGR
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      I'd keep

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

        Mmmmm maybe right as no obvious replacement

  17. PGR
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Wildcard or not?

    I have Sels, Murillo, Ait Nouri, Diouf, Wirtz and Watkins who may all drop in price this week.

    However Sels, Murillo and Watkins have 2 good fixtures coming up.
    Wirtz may turn things around.
    Diouf I can bench.
    Only Ait Nouri is a definite sell.

    Worth taking a hit to team value and waiting it out or should I WC immediately?

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      I’d wait it out.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Sels, Murillo and Watkins have already had “good fixtures”
      How did that work out?

    3. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      I wildcarded last week, and ended up just making my team even worse

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Diouf got 10 points last week
      What more do you want from a 4.5 defender

  18. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Maresca on Cole Palmer on the bench:

    "It's about what he's feeling as well. He trained the last two days, but it’s still painful. He's not 100 per cent, so the wise decision is to probably not force anything.”

    https://x.com/CarefreeYouth/status/1966944284449644807?t=lOUl3cKohaT2DRwXRmedhA&s=19

  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    dango would love the space chelsea's defence is offering on the break...

  20. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    First time I’ve owned JPedro this season.
    Sorry owners he won’t score anymore

  21. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Best 4.0 Sunderland defender?

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Chelsea are seriously missing Cucu’s engine & forward runs?

  23. Skout
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Bench boost this next Gw?

    Dubravka (NFO)
    King (BRE)
    Rodon (wol)
    Reinildo (AVL)

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Why not, I am BB-ing: Dubravka Rogers Diouf Andersen

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      I have exactly the same bench hmmmmmm

  24. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Disaster gw so far but not panicking. Regretting not getting semenyo.

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      How many points is a disaster?

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    So basically this game is now all about getting in DEFCON players right?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Always was

  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Hard to keep up with all these attacking returns

  27. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Why's cucu a sub?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Managerial prerogative

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

      Not sure, but you're at least the first person who's wondering about that here.

  28. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Don’t think I’ll keep my Konsa points, cucu’s definitely coming on for Hato at some point after that shocking bit of play!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      Hope Cucu stays put. Got a goalscoring defender waiting to come on.

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    Pull Hato off he’s terrible

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 24 days ago

    DEFCON is overpowered IMO. Anyone else feel the same? I think they got the balance a bit wrong, and maybe it should've been closer to 15 for DEFCONs for defenders/mids, not 10

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 24 days ago

      They had enough data to factor it into the pricing. Looks like they bumped Tarkowski and Caicedo and that was about it.