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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
    • 12 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Arsenal sh1itt1nġ themselves

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 days, 5 hours 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.

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

        Quadbottle.

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Semenyo needs coaching

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

    Where is Palmer? 😛

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  4. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

    Pass the rope

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Ouxh

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      The gameweek 32 wc trap strikes again

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Phil Foden nothing more than a bench warmer now.

    1. DropkickMurphys
      • 5 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  6. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    NOR crocked

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Hammy?

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      CS locked

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

        This, now Palmer can go riot 😉

  8. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    NOR hamstring

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    OReilly done his hammy

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

    My least expected dude - Gueye giving me something

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    WC’ers got their transfer sorted

  12. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Might be precautionary

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      He was sitting on the pitch, I doubt that.

  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    O Reilly saved for the double

  14. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Chelsea you can score now

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      This.

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  15. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  16. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    What happened to Nico?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Hamstring

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Pulled hamster

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

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

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

        He was holding his hammy

  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Hehe ... same

    2. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Same.

  18. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Nico to Guehi on the cards.

  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    O’Reilly to Nunes FT?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Or Guehi

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

        Prefer Nunes I think

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          10 days, 5 hours ago

          Good shout also.

  21. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Cherki doing well increases for WC33 strategy.

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Doku G

  23. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Not Haaland. NOT Semenyo

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      all Game

    2. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Garbago coming on. this rosenior guy is clueless.

    Doku G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Respect the ball he’ll be gone soon

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Was planning on buying Palmer for DGW33, not anymore

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

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

  27. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    City fans doing the Poznan

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    Pedro how did you miss that

  29. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

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

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Exactly

  30. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 days, 5 hours ago

    3 goals, nothing from semenyo and Haaland!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Saving for DGW 😉

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        10 days, 5 hours ago

        Fh

        A cherki
        B semenyo
        C both with Haaland?
        No defender

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 days, 5 hours ago

      Nice