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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.


3,609 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    One day I'll get a CS off these w*nkers.

  2. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Damn.

  3. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Difficult game to follow as an Arsenal fan. Predicted Arsenal outside top six this season, and I think top ten should be goal now.

  4. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Love Dean Smith but just don’t get what he sees in Elmohamady

  5. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Top 4 is anyone's this year.

    Spurs, utd, Chelsea arsenal all average.

  6. M♤rvin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Balls

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

    Salah to Kante for a -8?

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

      No brainer

  8. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Salah, will he score today?

  9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    NOOooooooooooooooo

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Kante ala Ronaldinho

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Booooooi

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Mane subbed

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

    2. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      After goal. 1 CS point gone.

  13. Lets jump straight into it.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    People selling Sterling ....

    so reactionary, guess who starts and (refreshed) bags a haul against a limp & disjointed defence?

    The game doesnt start til after Xmas

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Milner on
    Mane off

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Mane off
    Milner on

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Salah off pens.

  16. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Mane subbed 😮

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Good. It's hard watching Liverpool games as a non Mane owner.

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Goal of the week by Kante

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Mane just misses the CS bank

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Awful goal. God dammit.

    At least no Tammy yet

  20. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    That's blown my ton chances.

  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Oh P-ss off!!!!!

  22. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Kante says 'I'll do it on my own '

  23. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Gol.

  24. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    mane blank banked

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    wow Mane what a fail, knew swtiching salah to you was a terrible mistake

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

    Salah off pens

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    I Kante take it any more. Liverpool defence cleanie wiped out

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    TAA lost CS bonus and winning goal bonus

  29. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Why do Klopp always take Mane off over Salah ?

  30. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    That’s it. A bid you farewell, Virgil “I hate clean sheets” van Dijk.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      *I

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Goal + cs vs shu confirmed