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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. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Those still Watkins, what are you doing now? Don’t have the funds for Haaland, could be Gyo or Isak.

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

      Trapped, gambling & keeping one more week as part of BB5

    2. Heiro
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Sunderland Fulham Burnley

      Surely some returns there? Differential keeping him but Pedro is destroying me!

    3. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Have just enough for Isak, I may just swoop for him rather than Gyokeres who I don’t rate really

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    no assist

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Well that stayed hit

  4. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Complete midfielder.

  5. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 7 days ago

    TOSIN DEFCONS 🙂

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Caicedo is the defcon monster we needed. Not Anderson.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Anderson got it today tbf, but yeah Caicedo is a machine

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Salah, Palmer, Semenyo, Anderson, Caicedo is the way 😉

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Sanchez sleeping

  8. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    2 years ago Chelsea wouldv gone on to lose this 3-0

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      I guess if you buy 78 elite players 3 or 4 will eventually land

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 7 days ago

        Haha sure, who have they brought that is elite in the last 2 years?

        1. Coupes
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          The goal scorers

          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            10 months, 7 days ago

            Palmer couldnt get in the city team, Caicedos was already here and we wouldv lost, its a mentality thing for the players

        2. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 months, 7 days ago

          I would say anyone over €30m is elite

          So that makes 25 (twenty five) individual players in the past few seasons, not including multiclub shennanigans

          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            10 months, 7 days ago

            It should mean theyr elite but not these days unfortunately, personally I wish Chelsea just kept their youngsters instead of spending, lost our identity abit

            1. riot
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              10 months, 7 days ago

              yeah my team is owned by saudi trillionaires

  9. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Palmer on 3 bonus despite only coming on with 30 mins to go, mad

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Might be Calcedo now but still

  10. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Bench boost with Dubravka (vs forest) Rutter(vs spurs) Senesi(vs Newcastle) Esteve (vs forest)

    Yay or Nah

    Starting 11

    Sels
    Milenkovic porro munoz
    Semenyo gapko bruno Reijnders
    Haaland pedro gyokeres

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    dango has to score there

  12. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Caicedo is just world class. Only 23 years old too...

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    whats this bs go down injured but dont get medical on so you dont have to go off? palmer just did it as well. defeats the purpose

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Brentford all night time wasting, suddenly Chelsea ahead don’t like the medicine 😉

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    6 m et

  16. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Play Rodon (wol) or Tosin (mun) next week?

    I like this Chelsea defense generally. But Leeds have the better fixture. Both are good for DefCons.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Let's see how Man U look against City tomorrow. Their attack has been showing promise. Even Arsenal conceded a ton of xG to them...

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Rodon imo
      See how Man Utd look vs. City

  17. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Interesting one there, the throw in was just about to go straight in without touching anyone which would have resulted in a goal kick, Sanchez 'saved' it, does he get a save added to his tally ?

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    George YC

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Oh come on Sanchez, you have just ruined my BB5 🙁

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Carv G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Nacho blunder

  21. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    carvalho g

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Palmer pen winner I bet

  23. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    And there we go

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    ajer assist i think

  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Fair play Brentford, well deserved

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Palmer lurking for his customary pen 😆

      Still time

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    shame that wasnt vdb ghosting in at the back stick

  27. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    52 from 8 with Salah(C) Gakpo Mbuemo to go.
    Going to bed happy.

  28. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Fair result

  29. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Of course Garnacho loses his man..

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 7 days ago

    Palmer over

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 7 days ago

      Blimey I nearly called it!