Dugout Discussion

Barkley and Abraham benched as injured Chilwell misses out

Chelsea take on Leicester City in the second and final Premier League fixture to take place on Sunday.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 16:30 BST.

There has only been one goal scored in the last three league meetings between these two clubs: two stalemates sandwiching the Foxes’ 1-0 win in west London in December 2018.

The Chelsea starting XI shows only one change from the side that took on Liverpool in midweek, with Mason Mount (£6.0m) replacing Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m) in midfield.

That means there is again no place for Ross Barkley (£6.0m) or Tammy Abraham (£7.0m), who are among the substitutes.

Pedro (£7.0m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) will flank Olivier Giroud (£7.0m) in the Blues’ attack, while Willian (£7.0m) makes the bench.

Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) won’t feature for the visitors this afternoon, with his place at left-back being taken by Christian Fuchs (£4.5m).

Chilwell misses out with a minor hip injury.

That is Brendan Rodgers’ only change to the side that drew 0-0 with Wolves in Gameweek 1, so Ayoze Perez (£6.5m) and James Maddison (£7.0m) will again support Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) in attack.

The Foxes are without a Premier League goal in three matches stretching back to April of last season, although have admittedly faced tricky opposition in the form of Wolves, Manchester City and Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea in that time.

Rodgers’ side managed only three shots from inside the box against a stubborn Wolves side last weekend.

They may get more joy out of a Chelsea backline that has shipped six goals in their two competitive matches in 2019/20, however.

Lampard’s troops also conceded on eight occasions in their final three pre-season friendlies.

The Blues look more promising going forward, however, having racked up 38 shots against Manchester United and Liverpool over the past week.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Pedro, Mount, Pulisic, Giroud.

Leicester City XI (4-3-3): Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The people who already own Lundstram are the real winners. (Non owner). - If you're bringing him in, how many of these games are you gonna play him in? Sheff Utd's fixtures are dog now:

    GW3. LEI (H)
    GW4. CHE (A)
    GW5. SOU (H)
    GW6. EVE (A)
    GW7. LIV (H)
    GW8. WAT (A)
    GW9. ARS (H)
    GW10. WHU (A)
    GW11. BUR (H)
    GW12. TOT (A)
    GW13. MUN (H)

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      GW3 and 5 (with M.Kelly or Hanley in GW4 if possible) 😀

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Can't be worse than Guilbert as a bench player

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Probably none (owner)

      • luk46
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I just played him, really happy... Probably in like 1-2 fixtures there, he just done his job at best for now!

      • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Brought him in when he scored as I’m on my wild card.
        Probably never gonna play him just enjoy his price rises

      • Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm intending to bring him in for Rico.
        Rico was 3rd on my bench for 2 weeks; Lundy will prob sit 3rd on my bench for all but one of those.
        Of course if the enxt game ends 0-0 he would be more viable for GW3-4

        1. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          same here, Rico for Lundy!

      • Agger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's a 4.0 defender playing in midfield for a very defensive sound team.. And is nailed..

        The fixtures are irrelevant. He'll prove to be great value over the season

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He's far from nailed

      • Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm no winner. I picked him literally because everyone was picking him here pre-season and benched him lol

      • Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        i assume most bringing him in will not be a 4.0 swap but rather downgrading someone to him.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          many with double pool defence will probably downgrade one to lunds imo. Thats pretty funny tbh

          1. yer old da
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Only funny if it’s a straight swap, but if it enables say a Perez to KDB and you already have Pool cover it’s a great play if you ask me.

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pink away-kit...

    5. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Only people half the people are playing Lundstram is because their teams are gash and just saving transfers for GW3. Totally undeserved points.

      🙂

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Rotation nation with Cathcart.

    6. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser>Son leaves me with 12m to spend on one mid & one forward in place of Barkley & Wilson for -4. Who would you recommend? Might need to start them both so cant be just a fodder.

      A) Trossard & Chica/Ings
      B) Pukki & Dendon
      C) Others (please suggest)

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hard to look past B imo

      2. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        B with Cantwell

        1. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Both Norwich players ahead of their tough fixtures? Could be worse than Fraser+Wilson who I am selling.

    7. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      To fund the KDB upgrade....

      A. Robbo > AWB and Siggy out

      B. Robbo > Lundstram and Perez out?

      1. Benditlike
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        B

      2. Effe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        B

    8. Benditlike
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Will wait for United game tomorrow, but what do you think of this:
      Out: Robertson, Fraser, Wilson
      In: Lundstram, De Bruyne, Rashford

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        good transfers for gw.....2

      2. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        tempmting, assuming you won't play Lundstram and he's just a bencher?

    9. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      We all know that 2nd WC is to be kept for DGW - so we can fail miserably 😉
      But what about 1st WC ? Should it be kept to put down any potential firea between now and December ?
      Or is it better to use it now to amend our teams having some early indications of who is in form ?

      1. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I normally use it around week 5 or 6. There is definitely a benefit to using it early to help with team value.

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Leaning towards this idea, dont want to have it burning me in my pocket for too long.

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        In my opinion, it's for when you know your squad is a mess with injured, out of form and dropped players that 4 transfers won't fix.

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That may nevwr happe though and then you may regret not using it to catch early risers.

    10. smix
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Best midfielder 6.3 and under ? Already own Mcginn

      A. Ndombele
      B. Lamela
      C. Ceballos
      D. Trossard

      1. lekalatch
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        D

      2. luk46
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        D

      3. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        D

    11. lekalatch
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pick the best WC draft please!

      The base is:
      ***** 4.0
      Digne WanBissaka ****** ****** Lundstram
      Mane Sterling KDB ****** ******
      ****** ****** Greenwood

      A) Adrian VVD Laporte Lanzini Martial Pukki (Martinelli) - 451
      B) Adrian Walker Diop Lanzini Trossard Kane (Martinelli) - 451
      C) Ederson VVD Diop Trossard (Cantwell) Rashford Pukki - 442

      Other suggestions? It's basically Kane or no Kane...

      1. The_Fish
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        A

    12. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That moment you wake up from the afternoon hangover nap to find Lundstrom's saved your weekend!!

      1. timmyotool
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Snap, 1st sub and Rico didn't play! 🙂

    13. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      FantasyFootballFix such a well presented site but I can't help laughing at the predicted player scores.
      Also, they should make it high definition and not charge for the service.
      Earn money from data uploads?

    14. marco_atk85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dear Barkley,

      Thank you for being in my team for 2 weeks. You probably will come in at 70th minutes and get 1 point and ruin my chance of Ings sub on as 1 sub. Now, get out my team for cantwell

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He makes it very easy to be the fall guy for KDB.

      2. SkeletONv01
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Haha wanted to post this exact same ^^ Also, when he comes in at 70 he will probably get a YC 😛

    15. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Loving the pink kit.

    16. AG13
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dear all,
      Really need some advise..

      I’ve made a couple of transfers earlier for GW3 but I’ve forgotten to hit the ‘wildcard’ option before confirming my squad...
      If I’m gonna make more transfers and be sure to use the wildcard this round, will all my previous transfers be regarded as under this wildcard transfer so I won’t be deducted points for the coming game week?

      Appreciate all kind feedback and advise.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes.

        1. AG13
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thank you!

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeh, if you press wildcard all this week's transfers are included and you don't lose points.

        1. AG13
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks!

      3. MTPockets
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yes they will. Just hit wc after making next bunch of transfers

          1. AG13
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Appreciate!

      4. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Kilkenny defence getting smacked around

      5. jsd202
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Looking to get KDB in for Moura, to enable this do I do
        A) King --> Greenwood
        B) Auba ----> Rashford or Vardy
        C) Robertson -----> 5m defender
        Thanks!

      6. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Best barkley replacement for 6.0?

        1. The_Fish
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Going for Ceballos.

        2. St. Joseph
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Mount

      7. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Leicester all over the place......

      8. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        No Chelski yet but looking at 2 of
        Enerson Pedro Mount Giroud
        Thoughts?

      9. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not owning Lundstram is a perfectly legitimate move. But if you own him and didnt play him at home against Roy's Palace then you are clueless.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          oh god

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I knew I should've played him, but everyone here brainwashed me

        3. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          ok enough already.. dont be silly now.. he got a fluke goal..

          1. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            i played him by the way.. even then.. i had no choice as my other choice was walkers peters vs city.

        4. Agger
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Exactly what I was thinking. But because he's 4.0, people were just afraid to play him.

        5. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I own him but couldn’t play him as I only got him last night

        6. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          *Adds another*

        7. Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Move on already

        8. FPL Bond @ Twitter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I also didn't play him. Really gutted now..

        9. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I love how people are acting like Lundy is a god now. He's a bench fodder nothing more.

      10. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lundstrammmmmm!!!!

        1. Siggy in the Middle
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Carrier pigeon got shot?

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            It walked

      11. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Mount Pulisic about to become an attraction

      12. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        3 chances already for Chelsea! 😯

      13. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea all over Leicester.

      14. Dog and Fox
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If your strikers dont play, do you get to play 5-5-0?

        1. MTPockets
            4 years, 8 months ago

            nope

        2. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Chelsea should be 2-0 already in the 1st minute

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            They wouldn’t have time

        3. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Anyone else not going with any spurs this week?
          I have Moura but considering dropping for KDB. Seems to be loads of players battling it out for a midfield slot and also not sure Kane is as good value as Mane KDB Martial etc.
          Also not sure about jumping on Son from the off until he has played a couple of games.
          Thoughts appreciated

        4. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Does Brendan Rogers understand what defending is??

          1. Agger
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Nah, that's why Liverpool lost the league

        5. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Hi everyone.
          Guess what.

          Lundstram is first on my bench.

          I think I might cry.

        6. mxstro
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Lundstram my first sub.

          Barkley 1min cameo incoming.