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Fulham v Nott’m Forest team news: Sels only makes the bench

22 December 2025 559 comments
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Gameweek 17 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes at Craven Cottage, where Fulham host Nottingham Forest at 20:00 GMT.

Both won last weekend, so let’s take a look at the just-announced line-ups.

TEAM NEWS

Therefore, these sides’ only changes are forced due to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Fulham trio Samuel Chukwueze (£5.3m), Calvin Bassey (£4.5m) and Alex Iwobi (£6.3m) are with Nigeria, so in come Kevin (£5.8m), Jorge Cuenca (£4.3m) and Sasa Lukic (£5.0m).

For the visitors, Ibrahim Sangare (£4.9m) secured 18 points in Gameweek 16, one short of teammate Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m).

That was his goodbye before Ivory Coast duty, and Douglas Luiz (£4.9m) replaces him.

Interestingly, goalkeeper Matz Sels (£4.7m) is back from a groin issue but doesn’t displace John Victor (£4.0m) between the sticks. He sits on the Forest bench.

As expected, Harry Wilson (£5.8m), Raul Jimenez (£6.3m), Joachim Andersen (£4.6m) and Elliot Anderson (£5.4m) all start.

LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin; Raul

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Reed, Adama, Ridgeon, Cairney, King, Kusi-Asare  

Nottingham Forest XI: John; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Douglas Luiz, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Igor Jesus

Subs: Sels, Morato, Zinchenko, Abbott, Dominguez, McAtee, Bakwa, Kalimuendo, Awoniyi 

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  1. Bobby Digital
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Never understood why keepers go early when facing that stuttering style of pen

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Never understand why they go early full stop, they will save 100% of penalties down the middle lol

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      1. Bobby Digital
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yeah Van Der Sar was a master at saving pens and he rarelt went early

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        1. Bobby Digital
          10 months, 5 days ago

          rarely*

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Big old unit isnt he. Suspect if he doesnt go early hes not getting down before half time

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    1. Charlie Price
      10 months, 5 days ago

      What?

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    2. Charlie Price
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Please do explain.

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      1. Charlie Price
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Thank you Mods

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  3. Sir Michael Taker
    10 months, 5 days ago

    How bad are Spurs? Lost to both of these

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  4. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Raul booked

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  5. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    A pass by Kevin, catches everyone by surprise.

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  6. CoracAld2831
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Thank you Raul for the present.

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  7. g40steve
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Raul YC

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  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Cherki in for BrunoF me thinks.

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  9. RogueBlood
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Best Bruno F xfer current midfield is & 0.2ITB

    B Fernandes, Saka, Semenyo, Minteh, Wilson

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    1. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      rice

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Cunha

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    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      My bets on Cherki

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    4. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Rogers surely

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      1. MikeS
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Rogers good form but bad fixtures

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        1. MikeS
          10 months, 5 days ago

          I'm considering wirtz or cuhna

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  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    10 months, 5 days ago

    a) play 433 this week end with dble arsenal def chalobah and alderete and save transfer.
    b) szobo to rogers and play 343

    cheers

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    1. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      a

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Cheers f4l 🙂

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  11. F4L
    10 months, 5 days ago

    forest play within themselves, they should be better than this on paper. maybe its just the away form but yeah

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      The signings they made... did any of them actually improve the team? Theres depth now but its just meh depth

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      1. F4L
        10 months, 5 days ago

        yeah true. i thought McAtee would hit the ground running at least, seems like he just cant get going

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        1. Sir Michael Taker
          10 months, 5 days ago

          I suspect hes just not good enough, maybe not physically big enough for the league as it is now. Showed glimpses but mainly at Under 21 level where his size is maybe less an issue. Still got time, probably needs a loan move down a level in January

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  12. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Bruno F Thiago to Rice Ekitike for -4 tonight?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Think I probably would.

      Trying to figure out the best Bruno replacement to allow the Thiago > Ekitike move myself. Up to 7.6 mil, already have Rice and Rogers.

      Maybe just downgrade to a midfielder to rotate with DCL for a few weeks

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  13. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    No rank damage thru the first half

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  14. Evasivo
    10 months, 5 days ago

    What an idiotic YC for Raul

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  15. Tinmen
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Folks. How’s is Grealish as an option with them fixtures ?

    Don’t have much money to spend after I sell Szobo

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    1. Nightcrawler
      10 months, 5 days ago

      grealish is dreadful. spends all his time on the touch line.

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      1. Flynny
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Im looking for someone below 7m. And grealish feels the best option...

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Similar boat. But owned Grealish for a fair few weeks earlier on, and he’s frustrating to own.

          But there are very few options at that price bracket no doubt

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          1. Flynny
            10 months, 5 days ago

            I see nothing. Grealish. Mount. Paqueta. Anderson.

            Absolutely zilch

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            1. Crystal Alice
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              10 months, 5 days ago

              I like Stach

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          2. Fifa las vegas
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Anything to be said for Alcaraz or McNeil punt for a few weeks?

            I guess neither are secured starters?

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  16. F4L
    10 months, 5 days ago

    is robbo going to buck the trend and be a defcon getting full back? just checked last season and was 289 DCs in 35 starts, so about 8 per match. seems really solid

    tempted to get him in if so

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    1. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      *although fulham's cs record of late is dire

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    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Fixtures are terrible after next GW

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      1. F4L
        10 months, 5 days ago

        ah true

        just happy to see him back tbh

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  17. FC Hakkebøf
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Nice parting gift from Jimenez.

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    1. Stimps
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Getting booked after scoring is the final nail in the coffin for him

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  18. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Fulham looking uncharacteristically solid at the back here.

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    1. Captain Mal
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Also known as the Dyche effect.

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      I think Forest's attack might be helping

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    3. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      having lukic back in helps even if it hurts the attack a little

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    4. Yes Ndidi
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Agreed. Dyche's tactics normally make both defences look solid

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  19. F4L
    10 months, 5 days ago

    damn raul best pen taker in PL history (with yaya)

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  20. Vasshin
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Used 3 ft from this team
    Dubravka
    Hincapie Timber ORiley
    Saka Semenyo Gordon Bruno Foden
    Haaland Thiago
    Verbuggen Andersen Esteve Guiu

    To
    Saka-> Rice
    Bruno -> Rogers
    Guiu -> Bowen

    So I could do FH in 19

    But I am kind of in two minds if I should just FH18 and save 3ft for 19

    And change it to
    Allison
    Virgil Hincapie ORiley Tarkowski
    Cherki Gordon Rice
    Haaland Eketeke Bowen

    Or any alterations in FH

    Thanks

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  21. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Feel like I meed Ekiteke just for that Wolves fixture.

    Who would you sell out of Thiago and Mateta?

    Both CPL and BRE have two decent home fixtures coming up

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    1. Bushwhacker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Mateta.

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    2. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      mateta

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  22. Bushwhacker
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Isak fractured foot confirmed.

    Hope Van Der Ven has a word with himself after that, and Frank who clearly told them to be overly aggressive yesterday. Truly terrible challenge.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Actually leg ; fibula.

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      1. PartyTime
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Damn. 5-9 months. Season over.

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        1. Yes Ndidi
          10 months, 5 days ago

          He won’t get much pre season either, which if this season is anything to go by means he won’t be fully match fit until Easter 2027

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          1. Yes Ndidi
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Maybe.

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      2. PartyTime
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Was it like Shawcross on Ramsey?

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    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Sometimes I can't believe this site is free to read. Always provides great comedic value

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  23. PartyTime
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wilson won’t do jacksht since I bought him. Heck! My luck is so rotten

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    1. Bushwhacker
      10 months, 5 days ago

      If you have another player that didn't blank this week . . your luck is GOOD! So evens out.

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      1. PartyTime
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Woltemade yay!
        On my bench Heck!

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        1. Bushwhacker
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Hey on the bench is better than selling him after his own goal and Wissa comeback unlike SOME OF US

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  24. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Isak has fracture that will be operated. Out for this season.

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      I was late^, sorry.

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  25. donbagino
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Reposting.
    4FT, 0,1 itb
    Raya, Dubravka
    VVD, Senesi, Andersen, Lacroix, Gudm
    Saka, Semenyo, Foden, Rogers, King
    Thiago, Ekitike, Haaland

    Still BB available and likely this week. How to improve the team? My early idea:
    a) King->Miley
    b) Saka, King --> Cunha, Cherky (other max 6,7mid)
    c) ???

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      There is still a match going on...

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    2. DBry
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Def use some changes to max the BB

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  26. Brosstan
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wilson was a big mistake. Lucky player in a crap side

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  27. DBry
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Help me out here please.

    Original plan was to FH 19

    Raya,Dub
    VvD,timber,nunes,Keane,Rodon
    Foden,Saka,Bruno,Gruno,Anderson
    Bowen,Guiu,haaland

    That team used two free changes on Saturday night

    So here’s the options

    Bring in Ekitike and a£5.2 or lower mid for Bruno and Guiu for a -4 and complete that team. Could just bring in Cunha, no hit.

    Or free hit out this week and roll the 3ft to next week, which would also bring back Thiago and Chalobah.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Similar to me, just have no idea who to bring in in midfield below 7mil even. Maybe I’ll just get Mount like was mentioned in reply above and bench him for DCL this week.

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  28. Kantelele
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Best keeper to buy but from GW20 ? :
    A) Pickford
    B) Martinez
    C) Sanchez

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    1. Yes Ndidi
      10 months, 5 days ago

      C. But from 21 if you can.

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      1. Kantelele
        10 months, 5 days ago

        I has to make transfer now because Sels fall today (but now i may play Dubravka and in GW 19 i take FH)

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  29. KostaK
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Mount or Mac Alister? for a one week punt only

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    1. Kantelele
      10 months, 5 days ago

      One week maybe MacAlister

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  30. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Had I known that this game is going to be like this, I would have started Andersen.

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