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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
    6 months, 16 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
      6 months, 16 days ago

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

    2. Heiro
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Sunderland Fulham Burnley

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

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 16 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
    6 months, 16 days ago

    no assist

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

    Well that stayed hit

  4. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 16 days ago

    Complete midfielder.

  5. Moon Dog
      6 months, 16 days ago

      TOSIN DEFCONS 🙂

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Caicedo is the defcon monster we needed. Not Anderson.

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

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

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

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

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      Sanchez sleeping

    • JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

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

      1. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

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

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

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

          1. Coupes
            • 7 Years
            6 months, 16 days ago

            The goal scorers

            1. JT11fc
              • 7 Years
              6 months, 16 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
            6 months, 16 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
              6 months, 16 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
                6 months, 16 days ago

                yeah my team is owned by saudi trillionaires

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

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

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        Might be Calcedo now but still

    • Vasshin
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 16 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

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 16 days ago

      dango has to score there

    • Moon Dog
        6 months, 16 days ago

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

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 16 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

      • g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

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

      • g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 16 days ago

        6 m et

      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 16 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
            6 months, 16 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...

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

            Rodon imo
            See how Man Utd look vs. City

        2. threeputt
          • 16 Years
          6 months, 16 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 ?

        3. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          George YC

        4. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

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

        5. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Carv G

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 16 days ago

            Nacho blunder

        6. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          carvalho g

        7. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Palmer pen winner I bet

        8. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          And there we go

        9. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          ajer assist i think

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

          Fair play Brentford, well deserved

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 16 days ago

            Palmer lurking for his customary pen 😆

            Still time

        11. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          shame that wasnt vdb ghosting in at the back stick

        12. Weeb Kakashi
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

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

        13. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Fair result

        14. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Of course Garnacho loses his man..

        15. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 16 days ago

          Palmer over

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 16 days ago

            Blimey I nearly called it!