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8 December 2018 1887 comments
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Both Chelsea and Manchester City will have their attacks led by midfielder players at Stamford Bridge this evening.

Eden Hazard (£10.9m) has been deployed in the false-nine position for the Blues, flanked by Pedro (£6.3m) and Willian (£7.3m). After recent performances Olivier Giroud (£7.7m) is on the bench while and Álvaro Morata (£8.6m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely.

Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) keeps his place at left-back while Mateo Kovacic (£5.8m) is preferred to Ross Barkley (£5.7m) once again.

It’s Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) who plays up front for Manchester City this evening, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) joining him in the front three.

Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) drops to the bench while David Silva (£8.7m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) retain their places in central midfield.

In defence, Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) comes back into the side and is paired with John Stones (£5.3m) at centre-back, Fabian Delph (£5.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.5m) in the wide areas.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilucueta; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Willian, Pedro; Hazard.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph; Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Sané; Sterling.

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  1. El Lobito 10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson looks like he's taken a permanent allergic reaction to a bee sting on his face.

  2. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Remind me to play my WC early next year, please 😆

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This is the problem with holding your first WC for so long and then forcing yourself to use it before it expires.

  3. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Please let Luiz take the next one

  4. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane not going to make 60 mins

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus for Sane inc

  6. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane off for Jesus shortly

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane fail.. Jesus coming on

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus will come on for Sane

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus on for Sane shortly it seems 🙁

  10. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kante looks like he might have figured out how to play this role.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Comeeeee oooooonnn Willian . I hate him. No one ruins that many chances

  12. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fully backing the Alonso cleanse now . Come on Chelsea!

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *cleanie

  13. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which would you prefer out of:

    1. Alonso & Auba

    Or

    2.Laporte & Kane

    ?

    1. Chirsbom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      2 Due to Kane

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, thinking that.

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      2

    3. Footballprofessor
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pedro has been City's best defender.

  15. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    should have done better willy

  16. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea are all over City now and a 2nd goal for them looks immanent.

  17. Chirsbom
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Saw Spurs - Chelsea few weeks ago. Damn this is a different team..

  18. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane about to be hooked for Jesus

  19. Kavorka
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kante unstoppable lol

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sané off after 52 minutes.

  21. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus goal and game to finish 1-1 please. Need that Alonso clean sheet wiped.

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    It's Jesus moment, City struggling w/o Kun.

  23. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ugh.

  24. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nobody going to comment on the Sané substitution? Poor form.

    1. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      DSilva I would presume

    2. Chirsbom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Comment...

      Happy?

    3. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Reply fail!

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who is City's penalty taker?

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      One of the silvas?

    2. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      DSilva

  26. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    sane off

  27. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus Pep

  28. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best Murray replacement with 0.4 ITB?

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fulham have decent fixtures if Mitro can avoid a yellow

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Hazard.... Teach Pep a lesson for bringing Jesus on

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Feck off Pep