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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. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Scade G

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Justice for Cucu

      1. Feanor
        1 year, 1 month ago

        He will come on late and tie it

  2. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins Reijnders to Haaland KDH?

    Sels
    Diouf VdV Konsa
    Salah Bruno Semenyo KDH
    Haaland Pedro Mateta
    Dub King Rodon Reinildo

  3. JBG
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Brentford G

  4. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    schade g
    henderson a

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Get in!

  6. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    kevin de henderson

  7. Feanor
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Schade!

    Say it right, Frenchie

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Never!

  8. TheBiffas
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Good stuff, Chelsea have had some very lucky cleanies

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

      All cleanies are very lucky

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Ok, particularly lucky

  9. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    JP’s on the centre line something needs to change

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    It’s so much easier to sit in, then counter with genuine pace. Attacking teams are far too rigid, playing too safe.

  11. Pointless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Free the Cucu One!

  12. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    pedro just isnt a 9. very surprised guiu has got the cold shoulder and jackson was allowed to go

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

      Guiu is gash

    2. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not saying he's good, but seems odd to recall him if you're not even going to have him in the squad in these circumstances

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      They didn’t foresee the Delap injury

    4. Dank Squid
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Manchester City won the league without a proper 9 (2021/2022)

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Firmino says hi

  13. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The old boy still got it

  14. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As per usual the WC is a big fail.

    1. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pretty happy with my WC actually

    2. Dank Squid
      1 year, 1 month ago

      One GW, still ongoing, long season. Anything can happen

  15. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Maresca put out a shite team. Andrews got his boys drilled. Wasn’t like there wasn’t a warning with other long balls

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Best part of 2 billion quid spent and this is what they've got to show for it

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

        But, but but they're World CClub Champions! 🙂

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          1 year, 1 month ago

          They win trophies, I'll give them that. The big trophies are a long, long way off still.

  16. Atimis
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Some tragic goalkeeping from Sanchez

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

      Massive deflection

    2. Feanor
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Watch the replay

  17. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Chelsea quite complacent. Playing like they only need to turn up to win.

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      dont blame them after they were handed free points against palace and fulham

  18. Nightf0x
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sels
    Neco burn konsa (dorgu vdv)
    Salah gakpo kudus semenyo (rejinders)
    Gyokeres pedro watkins

    Initial thoughts, which ?

    A) watkins to wood
    B) konsa to guehi
    C) roll ft

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Why not Dorgu to Guehi?

  19. Zalk
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Brentford has forgotten how to pass and somehow still leads...what a disaster of a game.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Reminds me of the way Nuno set up Wolves to beat Man City, with Jimenez and Adama up front.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Best league in the world has had a pretty poor day.

  20. Qaiss
    1 year, 1 month ago

    DefCon needs to be removed from the game next season. You can’t have players getting 4 points when they concede a goal, it just kills having good defenders and cheap attacking midfielders

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      It kills expensive defenders if we’re able to find aggressive 4.5m CBs in decent defences.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Alderete at 4.0 is a cheat code

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Just get cheap defenders and cheap attackers. It's a huge flex.

    3. Zalk
      1 year, 1 month ago

      They'd need to remove most chips before the game is back to being good...

      1. Qaiss
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I do agree

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Content creators dream

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          1 year, 1 month ago

          The gravy train

    4. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      think the increase in clean sheets this season has caught fpl towers off guard as well

      plus the increase in bps for successful tackles, its like the perfect storm

      i hope they stay, but any defenders that is half decent with defcons this season are really put up in price next year. like hardly any defenders under 5 who even get defcon 1 in every 3 etc, unless they offer literally no attacking threat

      1. Qaiss
        1 year, 1 month ago

        It’s going to look very stupid when 4.5 defenders outscore most midfielders by the end of the season

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

          Not if you play 5 at the back 😉 But when we lookbat player prices, yes. Few goals, Saka and Palmer injured for example, a lot of clean sheets... Many things can change.

          1. Qaiss
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Playing 5 defenders isn’t what FPL should be about

    5. pundit of punts
      1 year, 1 month ago

      DEFCON is atrocious

    6. Dank Squid
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Maybe they'll introduce AtckCon next season. 4 shots/chances created = 2 points

  21. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    44m & Chelsea get a shot on target

  22. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Where’s Sanchez off to

  23. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    HT 🙄

  24. pundit of punts
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Brentford away is a tough fixture

    Point noted

  25. pundit of punts
    1 year, 1 month ago

    No CS for Chelsea is a Godsend though

  26. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Here comes Palmer

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Here he doesn't. He's definitely very injured.

      Cucu should be on at HT, though.

  27. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    1 year, 1 month ago

    -8 is alot, but im considering
    RAN Rogers Kudus ->
    Alderete Salah KDH

    Petrovic
    Cucurella Porro Muñoz
    Salah Semenyo Enzo Reijnders
    Haaland Pedro Richarlison

    Dubravka KDH Alderete Gudmundsson

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I don’t think Kudus is a must sell

      1. DandyDon
        1 year, 1 month ago

        No but his main chances today were late on against 10 men. I also have Johnson so he’s first to go!

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

        Kudus looked good today. I was even thinking possibly getting him whilst watching the game.

        1. Mother Farke
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Terrifies defenders when running at them, but never looks like scoring.

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

            All fart, no poo... Yes, lack of end product seems to be the issue.

          2. Mr. O'Connell
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Reminds me of Adama Traore

  28. DandyDon
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Semenyo rising and Watkins dropping tonight. Need 0.1 extra to move Johnson out for Semenyo so thinking Watkins goes as well despite 3 good fixtures coming up?

    A) Johnson+Watkins to Semenyo+Ekitike
    B) Johnson+Saliba to Semenyo+Timber
    C) Johnson+Cucurella to Semenyo+Sensi

    1. Qaiss
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Early transfers when there’s midweek games isn’t worth it

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If there were no price changes, would you sell Watkins?

      1. DandyDon
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Probably not but I’ve already lost 0.1 on him! Yea I’ll probably hold but a hit for a defender change isn’t as great

  29. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Worth considering a WC here?

    Sels | Dub
    Milenkovic | Tosin | VdV | Gudmundsson | Esteve
    Salah | Grealish | Bruno | Reijnders | Kudus
    Ekitike | JP | Watkins

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If you’re considering it with that squad, then I definitely should be

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      JP, Reijnders, Watkins, Kudus all look like duds. Salah overpriced when you can get defcon monsters for a third of the price.

      Semenyo is perma (c) material. Double Forest defence with Ange.

      Consider it

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Reijnders is not a dud 😆

    3. Dank Squid
      1 year, 1 month ago

      GW not over, games tomorrow (Salah, Ekitike, Bruno, Reijnders)

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I'm looking at next week and the following ones.

  30. JT11fc
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Now that Im awake Chelsea can do something ay? Come on ladsh