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

    It's like people forget Chelsea are actually a good team.

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

      Got to question any team who gets destroyed by united

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

        1st game of the season with a new manager & half a new team, more or less.

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

      They’re 10th

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

      Its like you forget Hazard was involved in 50% of their goals. Also, not keeping those CS anymore...

  2. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Be ready for Mane outlet! 😀

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

      WC plan disarray ...

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

    Abraham fail

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

      Expected v Pool

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

        Liverpool defence has been shaky

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Expected. Why did everyone buy him before this game. He went up 0.2m right before playing Liverpool. The bandwagoners are insane.

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

        Ridiculous

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

        Long term planning

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

        They bought him because he was going up and that made him go up.

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

    Tammy off

  5. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Abrahams heat map almost on parr with Deulofeu

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

    Tammy off
    Bats on

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

    Tammy was playing?

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    What happened to Alonso? Doesn't have the same killer instinct anymore

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

      Steady

    2. LSK
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Stopped drinking

  9. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    I'm pushing 100 this week. Another goal from Pepe or Wesley and I've made it. Unreal considering my captain didn't start.

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Congrats ... I was almost there before pool lost their CS

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      nice

    3. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Great. I was until Che goal. Now need Salah or TAA attacking points.

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

        9 attacking points not enough?!

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

          Umm... not for my century

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Let's go Batman.

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

      He's more of a joker if you ask me.

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

        Tough crowd.

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        He's the striker Chelsea deserves

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

    Tammy might be getting a flag.

  12. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal don't deserve Guendouzi

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

    Rip Tammy.

    I’ll keep Barnes another week. Not liking the hit

  14. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Need a taa to vvd goal.
    Then the comments will turn like Chelsea's fixtures

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

    Tomori looks a bargain?

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

      For all the clean sheets?

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

        This is Pool??

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

          How many cs do chelsea have?

  16. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Did Tammy look like he was grimacing a bit when coming off?

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

      probably questioning franks decision to take him off

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      He'll be ok in a week.

  17. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Poor Mark? He’s made a small fortune out of this, the rest of us have to watch our fails for nothing

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

      He obviously loves us all as seen by the amount of times he's visited since selling

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Well done to him, poor us

    3. Flycroft
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      How could you know that?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        I’m his accountant

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy looked injured in the previous 10 mins

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

    We all need a Salah goal, Trent assist, Mount goal

  20. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy or Mount pls do something

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Tammy is subbed

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Well Tammy just got subbed

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Amazed if Tammy scores now....

    4. Freaki
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I’m sure Tammy can do stuff on the bench

  21. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    This game needs a Mount goal

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

      It does indeed. Then a winner from Mo

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

      *TAA

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Ennit though

  22. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling to Kante?

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy clearly had a knock when he came off there.

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

      Week to rest up. Won't be risked vs. Grimsby midweek.

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

    Keita better than Fabinho IMO.

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

      LOL

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

        Easily. Look at the CS record when Fabinho plays 60 mins+ vs Keita 60 mins+

        Keita's mobility and intensity in the midfield makes a massive difference. Fabinho struggles to turn.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      These are non-FPL type players, we don't talk about those here.

  25. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Where is giroud? Plays well when he comes on late

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy prolly did his hammy

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Ban this fool

    2. Grand Thibauto
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Don't spread bs rumors

  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Geundouzi on my bench outscoring Mane Mount and James FFS

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

    Cant believe auba blanks today. Laffable.

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

      irk pathetic, and Pepe taking the pen is just wow

  29. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Haller, Tammy, Pukki forward line not looking quite as good now

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Why?

      1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Because none of them did anything of note

  30. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    My captain fails this season have been almost remarkable:

    Salah vs Southampton = fail
    Kane vs Newcastle = fail
    Sterling vs Brighton = fail
    Sterling vs Norwich = fail
    Auba vs Aston Villa = nearly fail