Dugout Discussion
22 December 2025 559 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
Share:

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 


price change predictions

FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

559 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    dont think mgw should've been subbed off when chasing

  2. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Cunha Vs Wirtz?

    1. MyPrettyPony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 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.

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Haha, Andersen 94th min yc

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      😆 GW defo created by Lucifer

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

  5. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Gods sake Andersen

  6. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    Very much like Cunha.

    1. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

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

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Marco Silva is brilliant since when?

        1. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 14 days ago

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

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        I prefer this actually, nice!

  7. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Tete lovers in heaven

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Game of the season contender?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Monday night lullaby

  9. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    1. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

  10. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      7*

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 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

    1. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Congrats, 96 here also on BB. Feels nice

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      93 with no BB here

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      102 TC

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 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.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 14 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

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Just a point lost. No issue. Great result.

  13. Lucas8406
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Roefs/ Verbruggen and Saka or Raya and Rice?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      double r

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Right, last decision to fund Ekitike.

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

  15. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Kelleher, Raul, Andersen, Van Hecke

    Finally, a good bench boost!

  16. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 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.

  17. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 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! :/

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Yeh i own raya so pleasantly surprised.

  18. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 14 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.

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 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

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      For his price I will take the steady 4s

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 14 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.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 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".

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Costs 4 pts to ditch. Decent 1st sub.

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

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

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      I think I will swallow the drop and keep him.

  20. HighestPeake
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 14 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

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      C Eze minutes are up I feel with Ode back

    2. HighestPeake
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Also want to get cunha in possibly so cunha or Rogers

  21. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    What is best?

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

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

    Thanks

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Captain Ekitike next gw?

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Tempting

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Makes sense although Liverpoll are quite shite

    3. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 14 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.

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

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

  23. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 14 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

  24. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

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

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Worth a shot imo

        1. MikeS
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 14 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

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 14 days ago

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

  25. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Are the any wirtz transfers than Bruno to Florian?

  26. IL Fantasista
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Reposta
    What would be your best 1 week punt for GW18

  27. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    captain

    a saka
    b ekitike
    c haaland

    I am on b at the moment.

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      b

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        cheers

  28. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

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

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      *Eki

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Yes

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Y

  29. Casual Player
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 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

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Bench boost always a mess imo

      1. Casual Player
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

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