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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. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Arsenal sh1itt1nġ themselves

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      They have been for a while.
      Leading the league comfortably yet looking paralysed at the thought of actually winning.

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    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Man if they win nothing after us having to listen to the most insufferable set of supporters in the world shouting about a quadruple a couple of weeks ago I might actually die laughing.

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      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Quadbottle.

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

    Semenyo needs coaching

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

    Where is Palmer? 😛

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Watching how good City look and wondering why he moved to London.

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  4. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Non WC team had Thiago, Guehi, Mukiele, Bowen, KDH

    Pass the rope

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Ouxh

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      The gameweek 32 wc trap strikes again

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Only Thiago and Rogers I had so I’m all good here.

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  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Phil Foden nothing more than a bench warmer now.

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    1. DropkickMurphys
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Wonder what happened between him and Pep, he was his fav for a while.

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  6. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    So double defence was the one. Pedro and palmer stinking us up

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  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    NOR crocked

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    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Hammy?

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      CS locked

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        This, now Palmer can go riot 😉

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

    NOR hamstring

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  9. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    OReilly done his hammy

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  10. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    My least expected dude - Gueye giving me something

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

    WC’ers got their transfer sorted

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  12. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Might be precautionary

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      He was sitting on the pitch, I doubt that.

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  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    O Reilly saved for the double

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  14. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Chelsea you can score now

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    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      This.

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      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Is a Guehi og too much to ask for as a NOR owner

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  15. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Brought in O'Reilly this gw for Timber. Follow closely for more tips. FH next gw

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  16. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    What happened to Nico?

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    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Hamstring

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

      Pulled hamster

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

      Muscle injury, hammy I think. Not 100% sure though, he wasn't touching on the back of the thigh.

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

        He was holding his hammy

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  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    I’ll take the 12 with possible bonus and run. Wait until Saturday morning and do NOR > Guehi if required.

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Hehe ... same

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    2. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Same.

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  18. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Nico to Guehi on the cards.

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  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Thank god for those Thiaw defcons or this would be going really bad

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  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    O’Reilly to Nunes FT?

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Or Guehi

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 5 days ago

        Prefer Nunes I think

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 5 days ago

          Good shout also.

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  21. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Cherki doing well increases for WC33 strategy.

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  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Doku G

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  23. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Not Haaland. NOT Semenyo

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      all Game

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    2. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Isnt that better for most teams, as most have them. Plus I dont have semenyo, so i need him to stay quiet

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  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Garbago coming on. this rosenior guy is clueless.

    Doku G

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Respect the ball he’ll be gone soon

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  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    BB: VERBRUGGEN Bruno Bowen Gabriel, good enough or use FTs for doublers? Prob just Bowen > Welbeck or DCL?

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  26. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Was planning on buying Palmer for DGW33, not anymore

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      I have him only for the double and already wondering why.

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  27. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    City fans doing the Poznan

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  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Pedro how did you miss that

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  29. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    Pedro could have connected on that Palmer cross for a jizzland cele

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Exactly

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  30. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 5 days ago

    3 goals, nothing from semenyo and Haaland!

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Saving for DGW 😉

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

        Fh

        A cherki
        B semenyo
        C both with Haaland?
        No defender

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 5 days ago

      Nice

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