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2pm team news: Munoz + Sarr start, no Palmer or Bruno G

25 January 2026 658 comments
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There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT on Sunday.

TEAM NEWS

The absence of Cole Palmer from the Chelsea matchday squad is one of the most significant pieces of team news.

Andrey Santos consequently comes into the starting line-up.

Liam Rosenior makes two other changes to the team that beat Brentford in Gameweek 22: Benoit Badiashile and Estevao for Tosin Adarabioyo and Alejandro Garnacho.

Jaydee Canvot, Daniel Munoz and Ismaila Sarr all return for Crystal Palace.

Will Hughes, Justin Devenny and Yeremy Pino make way.

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has had his hand forced with his only change from midweek due to the injury sustained by Bruno Guimaraes. Lewis Miley comes in.

Dan Burn, meanwhile, returns to the matchday squad as a substitute.

Aston Villa have made five changes to the line-up that beat Fenerbahce on Thursday.

Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen and Amadou Onana all return, ousting Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne and Lamare Bogarde from the starting XI.

At the Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford and Nottingham Forest are unchanged from Gameweek 22.

LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Henry, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Jensen, Schade, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Nelson, Ouattara, Lewis-Potter, Donovan

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Savona

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Johnson, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Pino, Uche, Hughes, Sosa, Imray, Riad, Rodney, Devenny

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Santos, Caicedo, Estevao, Enzo, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Fofana, Gusto, Hato, Garnacho, Gittens, Delap, Guiu

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Miley, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Gordon, Wissa

Subs: Ramsdale, Osula, Elanga, Woltemade, Willock, Burn, A Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Digne, Mings, Bogarde, Hemmings, Bailey, Elliott, Guessand

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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

2pm team news: Munoz + Sarr start, no Palmer or Bruno G
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  1. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    0-1 all round

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  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Seems like, yet again, a GW I go against Haaland will be a fail. So fun this season has been

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Who did you captain?

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Schade

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 16 days ago

          Has he been subbed off?

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          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 16 days ago

            Hence seems like

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      2. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        I've tried the other obvious picks other times and nothing than either. So wanted to try something extra differental

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Schade (c) what the hell were we thinking haha

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        If I had Semenyo I'd go for him immediately.

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      2. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Better than Haaland. Well played.

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  3. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Feck Richards clean wiped.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Palace don't really beat Chelsea

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Trash without Guehi

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  4. putana
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    newcastle are quite bad without Bruno

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      They've not won in aomethylike 4 years without him in the league

      Only 10 games

      6 losses and 4 draws I think

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Or the other way around

        0 wins
        6 draws
        4 losses

        With the G man

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    2. Raoul Nogues
      5 months, 16 days ago

      And Villa without Kamara

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  5. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Caicedo's early YC is a concern

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  6. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    ffs the minute i bring Palmer in, he flirts with United, picks a fight with the management and gets dropped?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      ...or got a knock

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Knock is fake news. He wants to go move back closer to mommy and Rosenior is not happy about it.

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 16 days ago

          Palmer's partner is Mancunian and she wants to start a family, meaning she wants to move back home for support and day care.

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      There's been no reason to bring in Palmer all season? Maybe right at the beginning of the season.

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      1. HadiSLIM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        that's totally besides the point. I do have my niche reason of a head to head.

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 16 days ago

          niche reasons ftw

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  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Thiago get your goals

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      This

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      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        +1

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  8. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Thiago punishing wall season and the week I get both him and Schade in they struggle

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Looks like we've found our culprit!

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  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Pirates should score

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      *Outarra

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Johnny Depp would be disappointed.

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  10. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    A couple of things are guaranteed,

    Thiago will blank
    Chelsea will concede

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Badiashile will help

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  11. putana
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Rogers already on 8 defcon

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    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      lovely

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Nice

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    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      10 now, crazy

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Emi earning his corn

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  13. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Another Estevao breakaway, but missed

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      3-6-1 formation would help

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  14. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Ive just noticed O'Reilly lost some DC's overnight.. clutching at straws i know.. This so far is possibly my worst GW ever in 13/14 years.. 18pts so far, can dorgu, rice, bruno F, thiago and schade save my GW..

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Szobo jam off the bench saving my GW - shambolic

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    are there two different Forests? the one with Sangare and the one without

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Just like Sunderland, with and without Xhaka

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  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Sometimes Watkins looks like he has never played the game.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      it's why I never buy him. Always disappoints. Like Eze. NEVER buy Eze.

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Eze is a great player.

        Watkins is also an England international with 179 goals in 500 games, around half of those for Villa.

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  17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Ekitike and Gordon my two worst transfers this season

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Gordon still the worst for me, least had some returns from ekitike !

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    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Seconded - both an utter waste of time. Thankfully got shot of them now.

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  18. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Rogers on 9 DEFCONs already.

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  19. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Watkins stinks

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Yeah, owned 3 gws now !

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  20. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Thiago owners going all in early with the "Thiago fail" posts etc.. Theres 50+ minutes to go. You will get your goals..

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  21. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    I’m on w/c

    Sanchez
    Gab timber

    Which other three?

    A chalobah;double Chel?
    B Dorgu
    C cash
    D anderesen
    E senesi
    F other?

    Cheers

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    1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
      5 months, 16 days ago

      a d mukiele

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Cheers, Muk was one I forgot!

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    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      A, B, E or F (Muki)

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Cheers

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  22. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    No wonder Villa want Abraham, Watkins is so bad now

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  23. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Rogers on 10 DC in one half lol. Is he playing some new role?

    Hes never had more than 9 in an entire game before this one.

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    1. putana
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      he's been playing more centrally this game

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      yeah. mad. If it stays like this, he could get 3 bonus points omg

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    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      The GW I bench him...

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      just getting lucky, loose balls keep finding him. same for buendia

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  24. putana
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Rogers 10 defcon at halftime. Will he do it...

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  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Back to back Sanchez CS would be huge

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    1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
      5 months, 16 days ago

      yeah

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Could really do with it. But I'm definitely not counting my chickens yet. It's Sanchez...

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    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      And Chalobah

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  26. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    1-0 to the visitor for all 3 games.

    I suspect a conspiracy.

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      Haaland cappers match fixed the Brentford game.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Shame on them

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      2-1 for all those games at full time

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      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 16 days ago

        Wouldn't bet against that.

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    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      More like home teams attacking players stinking up the place

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  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Think I need to prioritise moving on one of my triple Fulham:

    A) Upgrade King to max 6.5 def
    B) upgrade Raul to max. 8.3 fwd
    C) Downgrade Raul to Mane to afford a more expensive replacement for King next gw

    1 FT, 2.1 in the bank

    Pope
    Gabriel, Timber, Chalobah
    Rogers, Wilson, Rice, Bruno F
    Haaland, Raul, Ekitike

    Subs: Dub, Senesi, Rodon, King

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  28. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Mateta is lucky to be even playing for CPL.... even Beto and Barry feel like an upgrade on Mateta

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    1. Raoul Nogues
      5 months, 16 days ago

      We dont know yet where Barry stands but Mateta is has far better standards for now

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      his head is elsewhere, wants a move

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  29. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    Brentford with it all to do

    All the away teams leading 1 nil at the break

    A Thiago blank would be lovely

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    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      justice for the hat trick sellers

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  30. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 16 days ago

    For GW24, play:
    A - Watkins (BRE)
    B - H.Wilson (mum)

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    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 16 days ago

      A

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