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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. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bryan down

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

      That's my TC plans ruined. Grrr

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

        There's always Floyd Ayite

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

    Haz on 1BP, according to FPL Discovery.

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

      Nothing has really happened since he went off.

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

      Looks like retaining it too

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

    My punt on Kane captain looking good!

  4. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Got lucky without any Chelsea assets based on the first half hour. Thank the lord !!

    The only thing bigger than my green is my joy

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aubergine emoji

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

        :mrgreen:

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You’re getting far too excited about your own comment!

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

        😆

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

      What’s your current score and players left?

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        49 with Salah and TAA

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

          Excellent score! 40 with Salah, Robbo and Rich/Digne to go for me

          1. Richd
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            To be fair Rice is the reason. Weird gameweek this one !

            You should be in for a nice green too !

        2. ljuta zena
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          63 with same to go 😉

          1. Richd
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Holy butts!

            How ?!

            1. ljuta zena
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Rice transfer in, Jimenez captain, AWB autosub for Jony, Fabianski.

              1. Richd
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Oh very nice indeed! Congrats that’s impressive, might get a shoutout on the scout cast if you submit it as a smooth

                Doherty screwed me 😉

                1. ljuta zena
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Previous transferred TAA for Trippie 😉
                  Now expecting something bad, weather changes, electricity lost or else. Expensive car repair, probably... hahahahaha

  5. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How come Vardy’s flagged?

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

      Click the flag?

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Got injured

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

      Injured players usually gets flagged

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

      Too much WKD

  6. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Yess Luiz not playing and Jota 1st on the bench. First time I got lucky with anything.

    Yours truly,
    Pogba (C)

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t tempt fate

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

        Luiz can't come on lol.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I know - jokes

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You played luiz over jota at home vs cardiff.... Wtf

      1. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah and congrats for being the first one to point out the obvious in microsecond after my brag. Choice was Luiz against Fulham or triple wolves and Jota has been cack. I’m so lucky yess!!

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Shame

  8. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just released my ML leaders going to get Rice off the bench for the Luiz no show. Typical.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *realised

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

      Cant complain too much as he made his luck having Rice as the first sub.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        2nd sub!
        Neves no show first sub.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That stinks. I have him 1st sub but no means of coming on.

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

    I think he was onside.

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

      That deffo looked onside to me.

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

      Sky had a poor angle, 2nd showing he's well off.

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

        Yeah you are right i just watched it back and he was just off.

        Some close calls in the closing minutes Chelsea were living dangerously there.

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

    That might see Fulham go down.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Surely not

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The previous 28 games will

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

      Think that was unavoidable before today, to be honest.

  11. Party time
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Come on Liverpool. Tear those blue pants apart!!!

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

      Chelsea got off scot-free there.

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

        I see what you did there

    • L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      not offside??

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

        It was, good half a yard.

    • IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Did Vardy injury look bad? Head knock?

      1. Party time
          7 years, 3 months ago

          The knock was in the 1st half. Played in the 2nd until after celebrating the goal...He probably saw something while celebrating

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

        SarriBall!

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

        Lol he saw he was offside but carried on celebrating

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

        Hig bap check?

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

          Jorg winning goal, Hig should be 2.

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

            This week that feels like a win

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          2, even with 3 disposessions he will be safe

      5. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Rainer
        baps????

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

          No.

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers mate

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

          Moobs more likely

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

        Score checks?

        35 + HiguainBAPS w/ Salah and Robertson to go

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

          22 with Robbo, Salah and Alisson to go. Worst GW this season and 17k rank drop at the moment.

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          39 with Salah (c), TAA and Robbo

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

            That’s a huge score

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

          33 + Hig+Hazard potential Bps w/ Mane, TAA, Robbo to go w/ Clyne to get subbed in for Luiz

        4. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You are moaning or bragging .. We don't care about your score marwan

        5. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          40 with Robbo & Salah

        6. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Just 26 points - heading out of the top 20k
          Just awful - I've had red arrows for 8 straight weeks

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            better than me but still have salah (c)

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

          33 points with Salah, van Dijk & Robbo to go..
          Hope to stay in 5K, but will probably drop back to 6-8K unless van Dijk outscores TAA by a few points 😉

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            everton awful at set pieces so vvd will be a threat

        8. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          35 plus Vardy baps with Robbo and Salah left to play

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

        Outside chance of hazard getting a bonus point!?

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

          Azpi on the same, attacking players always likely to get more reductions, I'm not hopeful but fingers crossed.

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

          Doubt it.

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

        Pretty entertaining game tbf well worth the watch.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Chelsea so poor in the final third. Wasteful.

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

            Plenty of room for improvement at both ends alright.

      9. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Think Haz may lose out on bonus here

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

        Jorginho - 3
        'HIGGY' - 2
        Hazard & Azpi - 1

        No deductions listed for Hazard but he might still slip out.

        1. Richd
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You beat me too it 🙂

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

            You're too busy playing with your aubergine.

            1. Richd
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Haha 😀

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

          Why?

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

            Jorginho most BPS. Higuain 2nd. Hazard & Azpi joint 3rd.

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

              Why would Hazard slip out I mean, if no deductions? You suspect FPL foul play?

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

                Late changes sometimes after FT. The stats can sometimes be a bit off, fact its close means you never know 🙂

        3. fedolefan
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Actually Higuain has 3 dispossessions and 3 turnovers on whoscored. Not sure if they count that.

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

            So Higuaín will drop?

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

              Yes, he'll lose 3 BPS.

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

                Wow

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

              If they count he's down to 24, Haz 23. Don't know for sure but I remember Pogba going down to 1 bonus against Leicester after suspiciously losing 2 bps and he had 2 in the Turnovers column.

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

                Hig has gone from 30 -> 27.

                SHOULD be final now.

                1. fedolefan
                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Ah ok, so those turnovers don't count then.

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

          Why would he slip out? Genuinely interested to know as I thought you could only drop baps from deductions/dispossessions?

      11. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        3 jorg
        2 hig
        1 Haz and azpi

      12. No Salah
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Need pool clean sheet badly today!

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

        46(-4) with Salah, Robbo and TAA to play

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

          Great score, jealous

        2. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Good score

        3. SB007
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          46 with two Salah and TAA to play

        4. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I’m beating you by 1 with Mane instead of Robbo

        5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Jota owner?

      14. MafioSol
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Any early news on Vardy injury? ...

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          yes i just spoke to him, hes retiring

          1. MafioSol
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Tw*t.

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

        Looks like I'm still on a maximum of 21 points (bap-dependant), which would have been 11 points if I didn't take a -8 haha. What a week! 2 to play

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

          3 to play 😮 Magic! Forgot about Digne's incoming negative points from the bench

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

          Omg 27/17, not 21/11. Brilliant. Points coming out me arse

        3. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Mate I feel your pain! I also took -8 and have 1 less point than you with nothing coming off the bench

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

            And Sterling > Jota 😐 Ouch. Not even a miniature success in there to celebrate

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

              I mean vice versa

            2. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah, that’s my season. Hey ho - maybe sterling hauls against Watford

      16. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool clean sheet & Everton win! Lets go

        1. SB007
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          ????

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          lol

        3. Party time
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Only If the goodison cat gets a sub appearance

        4. boc610
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I hope the toffee fans enjoy their day out, finals don't come along too often for them