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Chelsea v Man City team news: Estevao starts

12 April 2026 340 comments
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Sunday’s final match sees Chelsea take on Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Liam Rosenior makes two changes from the FA Cup win over Port Vale.

Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo come in for Tosin Adarabioyo and Romeo Lavia, who drop to the bench.

Jorrel Hato will presumably move to centre-back as a result.

Estevao, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro make up the front four.

As expected, Enzo Fernandez is not available following public comments about his future at Chelsea.

As for Man City, they make just one alteration from the FA Cup: Gianluigi Donnarumma in for James Trafford in goal.

All the outfielders remain the same, with Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku supporting Erling Haaland up top.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Santos, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Tosin, Sarr, Essugo, Lavia, Garnacho, Guiu, Delap

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Bernardo, Rodri, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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:

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  1. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Can you check the back of the sofa for an Alderete defcon Opta?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Just a Malteser and a load of Bombay mix..

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Even better!

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Bombay Mix is stinking!

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  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    This may be the first time I have wanted a Haaland haul, when not my captain.

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  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    lol at Cucurella mini-me mascot 😆

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  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Need a goal fest from both sides

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  5. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Thanks Suderland. Don't own any of their players; btu i don't care.

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  6. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Thank goodness I didn’t WC32. Would have missed out on Roefs, VVD, KDH and Thiago hauls otherwise!

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      I benched roefs for kelleher. Damn

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    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Likewise - Got KDH first off my bench for Ekitike

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  7. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Palmer and Haaland hatricks needed here

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  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    Another João Pedro blank then

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    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      No I took him out for Welbz so expect a hattie

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  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 13 hours ago

    W/c game !

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      ?

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Lot of w:c with 5-6 players in this game

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  10. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Free hit for next week or save? Three doublers and one FT - thanks!

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Play FH as you have no issue with blanks gw34. When else would you play it?

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    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Probably DGW33 FH but also Depends how many you can get out for BGW34

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  11. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Game has 0-0 written all over it

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    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      I would absolutely love that.

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  12. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Chelsea v Man City is the real GW32 WC vs GW35 Wildcarders

    Pretty much all the GW32 WC have triple Chelsea & triple Man City

    As a GW35 wildcarder I have Semenyo and that is it until I free hit in 3 from each team next week

    My other players have done well so far so could really do with a low scoring game

    Gonna be a season defined for me this game.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Many WC35 managers have Haaland no?

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      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Maybe but I don’t - will FH him in next week and then WC35

        It’s always a risk but Thiago has covered him so far this week.

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      WC 32 sets up BB 33 where the gains over FH come

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      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        We’ll see but my FH33 will have 11 DGW players as I haven’t had to plan ahead to keep any players with good fixtures this week

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    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      No it's not for gw32. You have to look into things a bit further...

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  13. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Started Thiaw over Mukiele 😥

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  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Poor ref that’s a YC all day long

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Yup

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  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Estevao you child

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  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Onside I reckon

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Offside check

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  18. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    the quickest check ever ..............

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      It certainly wasn’t that obvious

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  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    That’s onside…

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      That’s BS I want to see the lines drawn

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Var disagrees

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Probably Citeh fans

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      2. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        We don’t get to see it though…

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 days, 12 hours ago

          Exactly

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  20. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Only got Pedro in this game. Holding my breath

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Blue is the colour.

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    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      I’ve only got Semenyo but so far so good.

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  21. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Wildcard fail - 0-0 written all over this

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    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Lovely stuff

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  22. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Looks like City have no intention of trying to win this game.. Arsenal getting everything served to then on a platter. Worst PL champion insl history

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Why would Man City have no intention of winning this game?

      In a roster of stupid comments

      This is a leading contender

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Par for the course

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  23. Big Mike
    • 3 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Quick question folks..... if I free hit in gwk 34 does my free transfer for that week get carried over to gwk 35?

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    1. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Yep

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      1. Abaddon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Sorry. Read that to fast. As the bandit answered

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      No. Just the ones you already carried

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      1. Big Mike
        • 3 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        It's my understanding that if I don't use my free transfer in 34 then I will have 2ft's to use in gwk 35.

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          2 days, 12 hours ago

          You would if you didn’t play FH

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      2. Big Mike
        • 3 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        So if I use my free transfer in 34 then free hit with a totally different team, will the player I brought in with my gwk 34 ft appear in my squad for gwk 35? Or does playing the free hit wipe out all free transfers?

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          2 days, 12 hours ago

          The FH wipes the transfers.

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          1. Big Mike
            • 3 Years
            2 days, 12 hours ago

            So my free transfer disappears if I use the free hit?

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              2 days, 12 hours ago

              If you carried a FH from before 34, you will still have that in 35, but you will not get an extra one for 34.

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            2. tutankamun
              • 16 Years
              2 days, 12 hours ago

              You will have 1 FT available in GW35

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  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Has Haaland touched the ball yet?

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      Kick off lol

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      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Bahaha!

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  25. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Man City’s new high block is quite effective.

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  26. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Does Semenyo seem less effective or less involved with the way they are currently playing or is it me?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      By the way they are playing, do you mean badly? 😀

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 12 hours ago

        Haha tbf yeah, but seems like Pep is setting them up differently lately.

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      There's no one in their team except OReilly who looks better compared to how they played earlier this season

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  27. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Bernardo wasting OReilly A

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  28. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Semenyo with hardly a kick. Be lucky to survive to 60

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      And booked

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    2. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      A kick off the ball I meant.
      A kick off an opponent and a yellow card is a kick in the teeth

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  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    O’Reilly, Semenyo, Palmer and Pedro in this game. Guess which one I benched 🙂

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    1. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 12 hours ago

      For your sake I hope Semenyo. Bad pick on my part in hindsight

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  30. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 12 hours ago

    Was that young Estêvão cursing in English? Good lad.

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