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

    thank god Auba, arsenal im still angry at you tho

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

    Pathetic from Villa. 10 man for over half the game and concede 3.. Going down for sure.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Villa are like Norwich. Score goals, but still lose.

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      100%.

      Their fans were completely deluded to think they’d come up and be a great side. Awful team.

  3. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Almost bats goal

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    3 - Kanté (31)
    2 - Firmino (29)
    1 - Robertson (28)

    3 - McGinn (35)
    2 - Pépé (33)
    1 - Grealish, Wesley (29)

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

      McGinn better not get 3 ML rival has him

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Auba winning goal to sneak into BAPS ?

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Emery for a knighthood

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lucky arsenal as usual

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling Barnes to Son Auba (-4) does tempt.

    Doesn’t help with Zinchenko and slight Digne problems though. And risky losing Sterling still imo

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Who's your grav?

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

        Looks like a pre-race Michael Phelps

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Phelps. Swimming’s GOAT and most decorated Olympian ever.

        I’m a swimmer ahaha

        1. DF
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Did you go to NYU or settle for loughborough?

          1. DF
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Or bath?

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

    What's the bonus for winning goal then lads?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      3 bps

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

        Gah

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

    Pepe yc

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

      Ideal

  10. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ceballos stinking up my team.

    Thinking of Digne and Ceballos to Soyuncu/Tamori and Maddison?

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool under pressure.

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

      Have been all half.

  12. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Big red arrow

  13. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Batman should have scored

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

      He missed the Batcave

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

    Pepe yellow for celebrating

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount over the bar

  16. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount misses sitter

  17. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount yah twerp

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

    Blew it up, ref!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Careful, TM will ban you

  19. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hope Chelsea score

  20. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount sitter

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

      Hardly

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah has had a mare

    Hope he nicks a jammy pen

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Milner on pens

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Milner on the pitch.

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

    Ffs Mount

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount should be doing better.

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

    Chelsea are doing a good job 2nd half

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount limping

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

    Mount showing his true championship colours

  27. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Omg Mount should score
    Please hang on Pool

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah off
    Gomez on

  29. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    City would steam roll this Liverpool side