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3pm team news: Guiu starts, King benched

25 October 2025 509 comments
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With no lunchtime kick-off, a quieter-than-usual Saturday of Premier League football begins with two matches at 3pm BST.

It’s Chelsea v Sunderland and Newcastle United v Fulham.

TEAM NEWS

There’s a start for £4.2m FPL forward Marc Guiu, who leads the Chelsea line against the Black Cats.

Guiu is one of three changes from the Blues’ Gameweek 8 line-up, with Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo coming back into the side.

Andrey Santos, Romeo Lavia and the suspended Malo Gusto make way.

There’s another start for the £3.9m defender Josh Acheampong at centre-half.

Two changes for Sunderland: Lutsharel Geertruida and Reinildo Mandava in for the injured Omar Alderete and the benched Chris Rigg.

At St James’ Park, there are two alterations from last weekend: Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy in for Sandro Tonali, who has struggled with illness this week, and Anthony Elanga.

There are a whopping six changes for Fulham.

Sasa Lukic, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore get recalls.

Budget midfielder Josh King is among those making way.

Tom Cairney, Timothy Castagne and Jorge Cuenca also drop to the bench as Joachim Andersen and Kevin Wilson miss out through injury.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Pedro, Garnacho, Guiu.

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Fofana, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estevao, Gittens, George.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo, Geertruida, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Traore, Isidor.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, O’Nien, Talbi, Rigg, Brobbery, Mayenda, Jones, Masuaku.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Miley, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Raul.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Amissah, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Kevin, Kusi-Asare.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Roofes takes out Cucu

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  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Brighton team news

    Team to play Man Utd: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Wieffer, Kadıoglu, Minteh, Baleba, Georginio, Ayari, De Cuyper, Welbeck

    Man Utd team news

    Team to play Brighton: Lammens, Dalot, De Ligt, Yoro, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo, Sesko

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Van Hecke watch. Might be my route to Mateta next week.

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        No CS yet though

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        1. Ser Davos
          • 10 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          yeah, may as well go DC promoted

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        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          Yes. Need a 4.4 defender. Nobody else seems obvious considering the fixtures. Thought Nuno might improve West Ham but Diouf doesn't seem to be a good option.

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Feel like Brighton always struggle to take advantage of good fixtures particularly defensively.

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            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 9 Years
              5 months, 20 days ago

              True that

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          2. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Slim pickings with the fixtures, imo

            I might even go Acheampong as a placeholder at 3rd sub

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            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 9 Years
              5 months, 20 days ago

              Already have two 4.0s. But come to think of it, the 4.0s have been doing much better than the 4.5s

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    2. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Dorgu stinking up my bench must get rid

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  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    Do something Joao Pedro!

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Did you see him square it off into empty space when he was one on one with the goalkeeper? Zero confidence.

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Probably get a RC soon, that fraud

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    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      We can only hope

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    4. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      🙁

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    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      And Enzo, Chalobah, Pope and Woltemade

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  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    the fernandez Duo (Bruno and enzo)

    - on penalties

    - play pretty deep

    - Loved by people who blindly follow what AI tells them

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  5. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 20 days ago

    First time I've heard Enzo's name and it's the 67th minute...

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    1. NoOneCares
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Hilarious people actually picked him.

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        1. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          What Chelsea player is actually worth owning?

          Have JP and James

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          1. 1zverGGadeM
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Caicedo if any..

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Pedro and Gordon on the chopping block

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    3. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Fulhams Kevin needs to stop kicking the ball away, and getting booked, and needs to start scoring more. Probably.

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    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Nice hospital pass from Enzo

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    5. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      My team is Rodon carrying a bunch of frauds

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      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Oh stop complaining

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    6. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Think Gordon is about to get subbed.

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      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        big fat 2 pointer...again

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    7. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Chelsea struggling because they had no rest over the summer and European football midweek. I expect them to finish in bottom half at the end of the season because they'll be shattered with lots of injuries (e.g, Palmer).

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      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        They have plenty of players

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      2. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        by the way, I'm watching the game. Sunderland are way better than Chelsea and if they win, they go second in the league.

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    8. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Does Marco Silva even like this sport? He sets he's teams up to just ruin the play for the opposition.

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    9. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Gordon OFF Elanga ON

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    10. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 20 days ago

      Chelsea look bang average

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      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Have done all season

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      2. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Isidor to win the game and Sunderland to go second.

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        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          What from the bench?

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      3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        As a team they have been the luckiest, till now.

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      4. Sam Jammers
          5 months, 20 days ago

          They are World Champions

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      5. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Pedro and Gordon to Sarr and mateta-4 ?

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      6. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        5 months, 20 days ago

        Salah stinking my team up like a tuna sandwich stuck behind a radiator. But Pool have pretty good fixtures. What to do?

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          The radiator needs some servicing.

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        2. Sam Jammers
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Eat the sandwich

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          • Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Let it stink

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          • FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Get Gakpo

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          • fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Delete team?

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        3. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 20 days ago

          Guiu and Acheampong off for Gittens and Tosin

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        4. Sam Jammers
            5 months, 20 days ago

            How many CB do Chelsea have?

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          • OverTinker
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 20 days ago

            Feck off Gordon from my team

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          • Sam Jammers
              5 months, 20 days ago

              Estevao is a future Balon..

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              1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                • 9 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Will have to move to Spain

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            • Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              5 months, 20 days ago

              Tonali shoots at Leno

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            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              5 months, 20 days ago

              Pedro wtf

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            • Sam Jammers
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Pedro with a nasty

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              • Letsgo!
                • 9 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                So saka not pictured in training? Damnnnn

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                1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                  • 9 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  Saka, Rice, Gabriel

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                  1. Letsgo!
                    • 9 Years
                    5 months, 20 days ago

                    Rice also? Wth… what is going on

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                2. g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  Were not all out at meal last night?

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                3. Peteex
                  • 13 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  Maybe they are just camera shy

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                4. Old Bull
                  • 12 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  This would solve my Isidor first on the bench problem

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              • FPL Sanky
                • 2 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Surely Sunderland will not get relegated

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                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 6 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  Need a Reinaldo winner!

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                2. Ignasi M
                  • 8 Years
                  5 months, 20 days ago

                  No. If they win today, they go second. Also, they've been better than Chelsea. Isidor is top quality and their defence + Xhaka are very tough.

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                  1. Ignasi M
                    • 8 Years
                    5 months, 20 days ago

                    Chelsea look absolutely knackered.

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                    1. Ignasi M
                      • 8 Years
                      5 months, 20 days ago

                      You do it all for the nookie.

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              • FPL Sanky
                • 2 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Come on Caicedo....get 4 more defcons atleast

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              • Ze_Austin
                • 7 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Scheduled Sanchez event

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              • IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                • 9 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Pedro and Gordon have to leave my team asap

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              • Count of Monte Hristo
                • 12 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                Chelsea happy with a point

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              • 1zverGGadeM
                • 9 Years
                5 months, 20 days ago

                As a JP and Sanchez owner I would be happy for at least 1 more save from Sanchez

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