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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. pundit of punts
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Gudmundsson, Pedro and Woltemade played till now

    What a horror-show!

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    1. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Same but Gordon instead of Wolt !

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  2. Thanos
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Chelsea such an awful performance

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Apologies for bringing in their players on my WC

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  3. Thanos
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro has to go now.

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      For who? Bowen, Mateta?

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    2. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      All be on mateta next week

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  4. Bobby Digital
    12 months, 3 days ago

    JPedro off

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Who takes it now?

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        12 months, 3 days ago

        Was for the post below.

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  5. fedolefan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Come on Newcastle, draw a damn pen.

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  6. have you seen cyan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Kudus to Sarr this week?

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Sarr is shocking

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      1. have you seen cyan
        12 months, 3 days ago

        He is?

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        1. WVA
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 months, 3 days ago

          Blanked for approximately 10 game weeks for me end of last season and blanked again for me last week when they scored 3 goals, ultimate troll.

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      2. OverTinker
        12 months, 3 days ago

        Why

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    2. Pedersen
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Can't answer that before tomorrow evening...
      But seems sideways

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  7. Qaiss
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Bye bye Joao Pedro, that’s enough now

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    1. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Yep had it early on with Watkins Roger’s wirtz blanking for weeks

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      1. Qaiss
        12 months, 3 days ago

        Can bet that Pedro will score next week

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  8. fedolefan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Wolte off as well. Ugh.

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    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Was he as clumsy and ineffective as people on here are saying or poor service?

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  9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland shouldn't be marked as easy in the FDR. Yes, Chelsea has been poor but Sunderland deserves all the credit. Been quality in the first 9 games.

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  10. GREEN IS GOOD
    12 months, 3 days ago

    JP is rubbish

    (He'll score now, watch)

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    1. BrockLanders
      12 months, 3 days ago

      He's subbed

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    2. Kaneyonero
      12 months, 3 days ago

      From the bench I doubt it lol

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    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      12 months, 3 days ago

      He won't actually, he's been subbed

      Still rubbish

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    4. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Waiting for everyone to transfer him out

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  11. pundit of punts
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sumdeland may actually nick this

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    1. pundit of punts
      12 months, 3 days ago

      🙄

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  12. BrockLanders
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Be lucky to break 10 today

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  13. Kaneyonero
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Wolte and JP fails. Only Haaland and Mateta Worthy

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Mateta wasn't till gameweek 7.

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  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    2-1 Newcastle

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    1. Ze_Austin
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Bruno G

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  15. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro Gordon -> Mateta Gakpo -4 is on the cards

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    1. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Same maybe sarr instead of gakpo

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  16. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Guimares goal

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  17. g40steve
    12 months, 3 days ago

    This game needs a Chalobah banger

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    1. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Agreed

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  18. g40steve
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Why the short corner from Enzo, wasted

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  19. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Would have been a Woltemade assist as well!

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  20. adstomko
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Free hit with triple Chelsea & Woltemade going beautifully well.
    Watch my original 3 Palace players & super-sub Isak haul.

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  21. have you seen cyan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Nice to see these promoted teams doing well. It will be good to see shocking teams like Wolves, West Ham and NFO relegated as they rightfully deserve.

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  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland goal! Happy for Chelsea to lose if they aren't going to return points 😀

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    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Talbi G

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  23. Ze_Austin
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland G

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  24. 1zverGGadeM
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland 1-2

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  25. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland need to be removed as a team to target and an easy fixture where we must hold off on transferring out players who have Sunderland next.

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  26. tucaoneo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Triple up Newcastle stinking like fish

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  27. Haa-lala-land
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Well done Sunderland!!

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  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Bowen 5 points is looking like a haul at this rate

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  29. Thanos
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland 2-1

    LOLseca

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  30. Old Bull
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Sunderland are back

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