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Mount and Emerson recover from injury to start against Liverpool

The final two matches of Gameweek 6 take place this afternoon as Chelsea entertain Liverpool and Arsenal take on Aston Villa.

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

The headline news comes from west London, with Chelsea – and Fantasy managers – handed a boost upon the release of the teamsheets.

Mason Mount has recovered from injury to make his sixth straight start in the top flight, while N’Golo Kante and Emerson Palmieri are also back in Frank Lampard’s starting XI after stepping up their recoveries over the last week.

Lampard has ditched the 3-4-2-1 and reverted to a 4-3-3, with Tammy Abraham flanked by Mount and Willian up top.

Liverpool have made only one change from the side that lost to Napoli in midweek, with Georginio Wijnaldum in for James Milner in central midfield.

That means there are starts for Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

Unai Emery has made multiple changes from the side that beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday but, compared to Arsenal’s Gameweek 5 line-up, there is only one alteration: Bukayo Saka in for Mesut Ozil.

Sead Kolasinac has been passed fit despite coming off with a minor knock in Germany.

Aston Villa also make just one change to the side that drew 0-0 against West Ham on Monday night: Trezeguet returns from suspension and replaces the benched Jota.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ceballos, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Taylor, Nakamba, McGinn, Grealish, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Wesley.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Kanté, Jorginho, Kovačić, Willian, Abraham, Mount.

Liverpool XI: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Firmino.


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  1. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What’s better?

    A) Son & Soncuyu (352)

    Or

    B) Robbo & TAA (442)

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't go back to the GW1 template

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Templates change like the wind

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sure, but double Liverpool defence before their hardest run of fixtures, based on 45 mins against Chelsea is probably not wise.

          But to answer your question, A

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

  2. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea physios covering most ran miles in this match.

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Niles faking injury to try get out of a yellow but ref isnt falling for it

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oh fudge.

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

    Tomori now the #2 CB in Chelsea behind Rudiger?

    Zouma & Christensen seem really bad in form

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They are all bad

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe but why would you want him?

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

      But why get a Chelsea CB. Probably get Matip instead if he gets rest midweek or Burnley defender

  5. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tomori injuring his competition at CB. Well played.

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TAA only 16 bps so far wtf

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What's wrong with that?

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Robbo 20

    2. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’ll get some more attacking points and then baps. Just wait.

  7. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    AMN could get a red card here.

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    AMN rc!

    1. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mark knows

  9. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Oh god no, not Zouma please

    I have no Liv attack

  10. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why so many injuries

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What happened to alonso? One of the best left backs in the world to 2nd choice behind Emerson?????

    1. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's pretty much a winger tbh.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He was never 'one of the best left backs in the world' lmao

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Look at his goal assists stats. Hardly anyone with better record

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah because that's what makes a player 'good'... He's a slow winger with a half decent shot and cross. Stats have overinflated his actual value to the team.

    3. Rsforstar
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Never one of the best. Looked better than he actually was just because he scored some goals

  12. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bit early for Christensen normally lasts 59

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kovacic struggling now

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Send him off!

  15. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    All due respect, and I may be wrong on this one, but Kovacic is not really that good of a player

    1. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Real Madrid robbed Chelsea of 45m.

      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This. Chelsea fans would be better off if the transfer ban included the circumstances underlying Kovacic.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Christy the crock!

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    deserved that red, and the faking the injury trying to get out of it. pathjetic from niles

  18. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Oh great. Niles RC
    Amazing GW this is

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma on
    Christensen off

    Christensen just isn't a robust player IMO. He picks up injuries way too easily. This was just a shot from Salah.

  20. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Might get Maitland-Niles next week. Thoughts?

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good idea

    2. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Do it!

  21. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A team of morons managed by a moron.

  22. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy staying on then?

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So many options
      Who could it be!

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Reply fail to one post up

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maltland niles has to be the worst "right back" in the league. If emery can't see that he really is clueless

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He has no choice it isn’t his fault

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Chambers is better in every department apart from pace.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He isn't a RB though. He is an attacking midfielder or winger. More cluelessness from Emery. Just like starting Xhaka over Torreira.

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma coming on to continue his great FPL form

  25. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I have just enough money for AMN - Otamendi. Yes, right?

    1. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No brainer

  26. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need a Salah goal and Liverpool clean sheet to hit 100..

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Harsh on Mark re AMN.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Callum Wilson though.

  28. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Unlucky Maitland-Niles owners

    I was nearly one!

  29. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tomori looks good value at this rate!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Playing beside Zouma isn’t in anyway good!

    2. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zoumas price?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        4.9m.

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    AMN Red...

    Poor Mark can’t catch a break!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Saved himself a hacking