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

22 December 2025 559 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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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. F4L
    10 months, 5 days ago

    dont think mgw should've been subbed off when chasing

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

    Cunha Vs Wirtz?

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

    Possible Wilson injury

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c208dd38q41t?post=asset%3Ac9336c8c-46bb-4b42-b3c2-c2caeace3d63#post

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    1. MyPrettyPony
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Sadly not I think. Tried to cynically clean Williams out and it looked like he'd injured himself doing it, which would have been fully deserved.

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  4. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Haha, Andersen 94th min yc

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    1. PartyTime
      10 months, 5 days ago

      😆 GW defo created by Lucifer

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

      Doesn’t matter. CS, Defcona and Wilson blanked with a YC lol

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  5. F4L
    10 months, 5 days ago

    if it wasnt for the pen i dont think a goal wouldve been scored in this match if they played until tomorrow

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  6. Royal5
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Gods sake Andersen

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  7. Utopsis
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Wilson suffering from good-player-awful-team-itis.

    Very much like Cunha.

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

      Cunha is very much good player, good team, abysmal manager.

      Wilson is above average player, awful team, brilliant manager.

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      1. Brosstan
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Marco Silva is brilliant since when?

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

          Without him that Fulham squad are relegation fodder. He's criminally underrated.

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      2. Utopsis
        10 months, 5 days ago

        I prefer this actually, nice!

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  8. FantasyTony
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Tete lovers in heaven

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  9. Mr. O'Connell
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Game of the season contender?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Monday night lullaby

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  10. Babit1967
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Leno/ Andersen doubler, will take that and run..

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    1. Herger
      10 months, 5 days ago

      I was just wondering if Leno/Andersen doublers would have taken that

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  11. GENERATION X
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Merry Xmas Mr Andersen/sons I will take the 11 point present

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    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      10 months, 5 days ago

      7*

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  12. Nightcrawler
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Idiotic yellow from Andersen at the end. finish on 99 on BB

    Anyone else yet to have a GW rank of 5 Figueres or less? cant remember what a truly great gw looked like

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    1. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Congrats, 96 here also on BB. Feels nice

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    2. GENERATION X
      10 months, 5 days ago

      93 with no BB here

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    3. Utopsis
      10 months, 5 days ago

      102 TC

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

    4 point YC for Andersen, D’Oh!!

    Wish the players had phones on them to check BPS of themselves and hence avoid doing silly things like that.

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    1. Nightcrawler
      10 months, 5 days ago

      cost him just 1 point. no baps even wihtout the yellow

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

        Well that’s BS he was the man of the match! How the heck do they work out these BPS it’s lunacy

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

      Just a point lost. No issue. Great result.

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  14. Lucas8406
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Roefs/ Verbruggen and Saka or Raya and Rice?

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    1. F4L
      10 months, 5 days ago

      double r

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    2. Utopsis
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Raya is absolutely not value for money at that price. First one for me, but I think you need Rice too

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  15. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Right, last decision to fund Ekitike.

    Kudus or Gordon (and I might yet bench either of them for DCL this GW anyway)

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  16. Athletic Nasherbo
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Kelleher, Raul, Andersen, Van Hecke

    Finally, a good bench boost!

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  17. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Green arrow of 10 yet still disappointing from a BB perspective. Lots of my ML Rivals scoring over 100 points. Seriously competitive game this.

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  18. Stranger Mings
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Leno makes 2 saves but gets 1 bonus point over defcon monster andersen

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

      Raya got bonus from just 1 save on Saturday as Opta decided that Timber should have scored Trossard's ricochet off the post! :/

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      1. Stranger Mings
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yeh i own raya so pleasantly surprised.

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  19. Mighty Duck
    10 months, 5 days ago

    The Overall Cup rival beats me 93-92 thanks to Wilson's YC and yesterday night sudden bonus point for Truffert. My season in a nutshell.

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

    Elliot Anderson is mr consistent on the defcon side - dropping again tonight though!

    DCs:
    FUL 13
    TOT 8
    EVE 19
    WOL 5
    BHA 18
    LIV 16
    LEE 13
    MUN 16
    BOU 11
    CHE 12
    NEW 10
    SUN 16
    BUR 15
    ARS 15
    WHU 11
    CRY 11
    BRE 11

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    1. GENERATION X
      10 months, 5 days ago

      For his price I will take the steady 4s

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

        Last four 2 4 3 4 with those fixtures. Not enough for 5.4. I'd rather drop to 4.8/4.4 category and spend elsewhere.

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

      I just transferred him out to raise money. Feel relieved to not need to rely on the "almost 4p floor and nothing else".

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

        Costs 4 pts to ditch. Decent 1st sub.

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

          I have four FTs and need money for Eli+Cunha either from Anderson, Andersen or Raya. Went with Anderson out.

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

      I think I will swallow the drop and keep him.

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  21. HighestPeake
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Which one would you do getting rid of Lacroix, Enzo and Mateta for..
    A) Keane, Rogers and Bowen
    B) Keane, Gravenberch and Ekitike
    OR
    C) keep Enzo get rid of Eze instead and do Keane rogers and Ekitike

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    1. Kaneyonero
      10 months, 5 days ago

      C Eze minutes are up I feel with Ode back

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    2. HighestPeake
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Also want to get cunha in possibly so cunha or Rogers

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  22. Flynny
    10 months, 5 days ago

    What is best?

    A....bruno and minteh to cunha and andersen -4

    B.....bruno to grealish or someone below 6.5

    Thanks

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  23. Kaneyonero
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Captain Ekitike next gw?

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    1. MikeS
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Tempting

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    2. Royal5
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Makes sense although Liverpoll are quite shite

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    3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Wolves' 10 at the back formation looked decent at the Emirates. I'd imagine they'll go similar again at Anfield, which is a worry if Liverpool don't get an early goal.

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      1. MikeS
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yer it will either be a rugby score or extremely tight!

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  24. Kantelele
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Best keeper to buy but from GW20 (This GW i may play Dubravka, in GW 19 i play FH, but i has to make transfer today) ?
    A)Pickford
    B) Martinez
    C) Sanchez

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  25. MikeS
    10 months, 5 days ago

    How do we think cunha will perform with half the man u team out?

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    1. Royal5
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Bought him for Bruno, will be the main man and on pens

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      1. Royal5
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Worth a shot imo

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        1. MikeS
          10 months, 5 days ago

          Yer it's tempting I suppose wirtz is a bigger risk. Rogers most on form but tough fixtures on balance Cunha seems best

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          1. Royal5
            10 months, 5 days ago

            Rogers fixtures put me off, feel I missed the train for now. Might get him later. Not going near Wirtz again.

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  26. MikeS
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Are the any wirtz transfers than Bruno to Florian?

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  27. IL Fantasista
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Reposta
    What would be your best 1 week punt for GW18

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  28. Ajax Hamsterdam
    10 months, 5 days ago

    captain

    a saka
    b ekitike
    c haaland

    I am on b at the moment.

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    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 months, 5 days ago

      b

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        10 months, 5 days ago

        cheers

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  29. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 5 days ago

    Go already for Bruno Thiago to Cunha Eli to avoid any further price impacts?

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

      *Eki

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      1. Flynny
        10 months, 5 days ago

        Yes

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

      Y

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  30. Casual Player
    10 months, 5 days ago

    79… with bench boost lol

    Managed to go from ~1.761m to ~1.760m on live FPL

    Easily looking like my worst season since I started taking FPL seriously

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    1. Royal5
      10 months, 5 days ago

      Bench boost always a mess imo

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      1. Casual Player
        10 months, 5 days ago

        The bench boost was 12 which is ok but also shows the entire team is in the mud

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