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Fulham take on Chelsea in the second of three Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon.

The kick-off in the west London derby is at 14:05 GMT.

Maurizio Sarri promised to change “three or four players” in his press conference on Friday but has gone one better at Craven Cottage, making five alterations from the side that beat Spurs in midweek.

The stand-out team news sees David Luiz and Marcos Alonso make way from the Chelsea starting XI, with Andreas Christensen and Emerson Palmieri handed recalls.

Luiz is among the substitutes but Alonso misses out altogether.

Kepa Arrizabalaga returns between the sticks after his benching at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, so Willy Caballero drops out.

Willian and Ross Barkley replace Pedro and Mateo Kovacic in two of the more predictable changes that Sarri has made.

Scott Parker takes charge of Fulham for the first time against his former employers.

The ex-Chelsea midfielder has made only one change to the starting XI that Claudio Ranieri named in the 2-0 defeat to Southampton on Wednesday: Ryan Sessegnon is in for Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.

That alteration could well mean a return to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 formation, with Sessegnon and Ryan Babel flanking Aleksandar Mitrovic in attack.

Chelsea won the reverse fixture 2-0 back in December, with both of their goalscorers that day – Pedro and Ruben Loftus-Cheek – on the bench this afternoon.

The Blues have lost their last three away matches on the spin, conceding 12 goals without reply in that time.

Eden Hazard has blanked in his last four appearances on the road, meanwhile.

The Blues and Hazard have an excellent chance to break those barren runs today: Fulham have conceded two or more goals in each of their last eight Premier League games.

Fulham XI (4-3-3): Rico, Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan, Chambers, McDonald, Cairney, Sessegnon, Babel, Mitrovic.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Higuain, Hazard.

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

    English Pirlo is off

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

    No Luiz today.

  3. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Willian gets 90, Chelsea not scoring again confirmed.

  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just a Kante ➡ Gonzo goal for the cherry on top, pls. Steal a few baps, fellas

  5. TwiggsJameson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Getting AWB off the bench.

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He’s sitting 3rd on my bench as didn’t see the red flag lifted. Got Camarasa 2pts coming on instead

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dead team surely

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

        He took -4 hit!

      2. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He made subs this week

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

        If you clicked on the link, how do you not know?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Didn't spot the transfers made this week lol.
          Who caps Alonso and VC Luiz, sounds like something a casual would do in week 1 and leave it

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        2 transfers this week, seemingly not

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Dead cat bounce? Hate the term

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He bought Sane this week. Head-scratcher...

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Trying to be clever with that Auba to Jesus move too

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Avoided Pogba captain though. Genius

  6. Benditlike
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How did Maddison and Barnes look today?

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

      Barnes went with the kids to local shopping attraction and Maddison went for a manicure, which is quite common after a game.

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ineffective

    3. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      think they are using a new gel... hair looks great

  7. Magumbo
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    yas AWB 5 pointer off the bench

  8. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    DCL scores today!

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt it.

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

      Another dive?

  9. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon pipita one more

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

    What happened to Vardy?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Punched a door again

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Slipped on a banana skin after he scored and may have done his hammer!

  11. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Higuain probably needs another goal for max bonus eh?

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

      More chance of him punching Willian in the face.

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Luiz stay on that bench!!!!

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3 subs have been used

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oops didn’t notice!

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

      All subs used

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Haha didn’t count. Yessss. Jota comes on

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

      He is for sure

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Jota coming off bench !!!

    4. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      All subs made - he isn’t coming on

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Amazing. Jota on!

        1. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          We heard you the first time bud

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Just wanted to make sure mate
            I haven’t had many reasons to celebrate for last few weeks. Sorry for bothering you 😉

  13. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah on pens, let the goals pour young Mohamed!

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

      Liverpool have used up their pen quota.

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

        The Pen is mightier than the sword Rainer 🙂

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

    Chambers & Azpi scuffle needed!

  15. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Well Auba + Son -- > Haz + Higuain (-4) works well.

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My first FFS Cup opponent has Pogba (C) and Auba hehe, officially pass the first round before the last game of GW 😎

  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Had enough of Sarri.

    70 mins for Haz is bullcrap.

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

      He made it clear players were fatigued, tbf.

    2. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      After a 59 minute game...what's he saving him for?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Your next match

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Europa cup final.

  18. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sadio capitano,lets go !!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Could be awesome

  19. Futile Tinkering
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why is Mitrovic so useless??

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

      Been better than Higuain tbf

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

      If you play for Fulham you will be invisible too

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

        Unless you dye your hair Roja like Babel

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

          😀

  20. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Did Luiz get rested or dropped?

    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rested.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rested we'd presume. He's been great for them recently.

  21. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Haz capper now wishing I capped Salah.

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

      Had pogba VC, I've got away with it.

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba, Sterling, Rashford, Salah owner wishing I had captained Jimenez

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

        Me too, but he was never in my thoughts to captain

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Try being a Pog captainer. Thank your stars 🙂

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

      Everyone except Jimenez, Jota, Deeney & Rice (C)-ers wishing that.

    5. Futile Tinkering
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Capped Hazard (ofcourse) but Auba VC. So, it could have been worse.

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bit underwhelming from Chelsea today

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fulham making Chelsea look average?

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The Parker effect!

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

    Supa Kepa!

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

    Kepa saves it!

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

    Mitrooooooooo.........nope, Kepa done good.

  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Too many expensive FPL options not doing enough to justify price tags.

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

      Hopefully they will get a price correction for next season in that case.

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

      thats what makes the game fun

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Bet they're all more expensive next year too

    4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A couple of low scoring weeks were likely.

      Winner would have got a ridiculous number of overall points at the rate points were being scored for the 1st half or so of the season.

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

    It's a funny old game, and the chips just make it all the more random.

    On paper my bench for 29 was as good as last week. If I had bench boosted last week I'd have got 28 points from it. Had I boosted this week I'd have gained 2.

    You just can't trust a BB outside of a DGW, which basically just means we all end up doing similar things at similar times.

  29. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Having got rid of Salah for sterling and no Mane only Robertson in this game,I'm
    Looking for suggestions on how to get through the next two hours without having a nervous breakdown.
    Cheers in advance.

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

      Slam your head against a wall until you're knocked out?

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

      Do you have a favourite couch?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It's not big enough.

    3. PlayPercentage
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo could get CS + assist + BPs.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah usually does . My only hope.

    4. Party time
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Go fishing

      • Critical Observer
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        liquor and a big sofa ftw