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Kanté injury big blow to Chelsea clean sheet potential

Those hoping to capitalise on Chelsea’s first clean sheet of the season will be disappointed to see N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m) miss today’s game with a hamstring problem.

He is joined on the sidelines by Kurt Zouma (£4.8m) who was ill in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Those absences could see Mason Mount (£6.6m) drop back into a central midfield trio, although Frank Lampard could still use him in attacking midfield if he goes with the 4-2-3-1 formation.

Meanwhile, Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) is paired with Fikayo Tomori (£4.6m) at centre-back.

Opponents Brighton arrive at Stamford Bridge with Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) in central midfield, making his first league start of the campaign.

Spurs have lined up with Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.7m) leading their attacking against Southampton.

Erik Lamela (£6.1m), Lucas Moura (£7.2m) and Dele Alli (£8.4m) are among the substitutes but Christian Eriksen (£8.8m) starts, with Serge Aurier (£5.0m) at right-back.

Southampton make the wise decision to bring Ryan Bertrand (£4.9m) back in at left-back after issues there in Gameweek 6. Cédric (£4.9m) returns to the right of defence.

Diogo Jota (£6.2m) is absent from the Wolves squad today with rumours circling about a foot injury.

Therefore, Raúl Jiménez (£7.2m) is paired with Adama Traoré (£5.0m) up front while Leander Dedoncker (£4.5m) starts ahead of a benched Rúben Neves (£5.5m) and Romain Saïss (£4.4m) lines up at centre-back in the place of Ryan Bennett (£4.9m).

Bournemouth retain the same starting XI from the win over Southampton for their meeting with West Ham today.

That features Callum Wilson (£7.8m) fronting-up a 4-4-2 formation alongside Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) with Josh King (£6.3m) in the left-midfield position.

However, Ryan Fraser‘s (£7.2m) absence from the starting line-up is enforced this weekend as he misses the game today with an illness.

Taking his place on the bench is Arnaut Danjuma (£5.8m) who makes it into the matchday squad for the first time.

Also named among the substitutes for the first time this season is Simon Francis (£4.4m).

Meanwhile, West Ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini (£6.5m) is fit enough only for the bench.

That means Sébastien Haller (£7.4m) is supported by an attacking midfield trio of Felipe Anderson (£6.9m), Pablo Fornals (£6.1m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.9m).

Aaron Cresswell (£4.9m) starts at left-back, while Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) is absent from the match-day squad with Pablo Zabaleta (£4.4m) able to cover either defensive flank from the bench.

It looks as if Jack Grealish (£5.9m) might be playing in a more advanced position for Aston Villa today.

He appears to be lining up in the front-three, alongside Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) and Wesley (£6.0m).

Opponents Burnley line up exactly as we predicted as Sean Dyche makes no changes from the side that beat Norwich last weekend.

Despite suggestions that rotation could occur up-front, both Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) retain their starting berths.

Teemu Pukki (£7.2m) and Todd Cantwell (£5.0m) retain their places in the Norwich side as they travel to face Crystal Palace.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; McGinn, Nakamba, Hourihane; El Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, A Barnes.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Aké, S Cook, Stacey; J King, Billing, Lerma, H Wilson; Solanke, C Wilson.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Noble, Rice; Anderson, Fornals, Yarmolenko; Haller.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Tomori, Christense, Azpilicueta; Mount, Barkley, Jorginho; Pedro, Abraham, Willian.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; D Stephens, Bissouma, Mooy; Alzate, Maupay, Groß.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Kelly, Ward; Schlupp, McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic; Ayew, Zaha.

Norwich XI: Fahrmann; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Aarons; Leitner, McLean; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Aurier; Sissoko, Winks, Ndombele; Eriksen; Son, Kane.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bertrand, Yoshida, Bednarek, Cédric; Romeu, Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse; Boufal, Redmond; Ings.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Moutinho, Neto, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jiménez, Traoré.

Watford XI: Foster; Holebas, Dawson, Cathcart, Janmaat; Capoue, Doucouré; Deulofeu, Cleverley, Sarr; Welbeck.

2,226 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Stokelona
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Think this could be quite a low scoring week.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling about to blow that out of the water.

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

    2. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Man City losing 1-0 to a Jab OG?

  2. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    My strikers got 2 2 2
    Second week in a row...

    1. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes Pukky Abraham

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

        🙂

      2. bialk
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        But Barnes got 1

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      2 2 6 here ... so feeling a bit better

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At least got an assist from haller but similar story

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

      You don't gain or lose anything. You own players everyone else has so it's meaningless really.

  3. Man Getting Hit By Football
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Playing Pope over McGovern backfired

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You were never going to play McGovern, get off it. He's a backup keeper.

      1. Man Getting Hit By Football
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm saved!

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Shane Long on. Congrats on the win Spurs!

  5. ALegendJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Man this FPL game is tough 😀

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      When Pep is still here 🙂

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

    Pep told to prioritise CL this season...

  7. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Even the heading of the article is the complete opposite of what's happened

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    has pukki even had a shot?

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

      I'm about to Pukki up 🙁

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

      Quiet now I need that CS / not over yet

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

        Fail

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

      Does he still play?

    4. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Think he’s made the keeper make a save yes

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

    Did not expect 5 for MCGovern and 6 for Kelly sitting on my bench.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d hope not

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty matching my entire team right now. Essential

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Aurier stays at -2. SLong on.

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why would it change?

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Goals

      2. Demí
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        If Saints score 2 goals he gets -1

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

          Got that with AMN last week (-3) ... sold him and brought in Aurier

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

            Yikes. That's a nightmare scenario. Unlucky.

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Geez only on 27 with 3 left

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's relatively high.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Really :/ Kane and son save my ass

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Well, nobody has really done anything if you look at the scorers and clean sheets.

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      22 with 3

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        One of them is Kun c

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

    So cheap forward line not the way to go after all.

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

      Essential no?

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

        Not the one I have 😆

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne to Doherty ? 😉

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

    Tomori CS banked

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      nice really need this

  16. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So stupid.. 36(-4) points with walker and sterling to go..

    1. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who is loling now teach u to laugh at others

      1. dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Fair enough

  17. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Well done to people that brought Tomori in, finally a Chelsea CS.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    norwich suck

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Indeed, need to oust Pukki and Barnes now

  19. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Alonso top scored in my team

  20. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    2-0 Palace G Townsend A Zaha

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    OMG Townsend

  22. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn my highest point scorer for 2nd week in a row!

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why have Watford become so bad all of a sudden? Could be battling relegation at this rate.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They've been awful since about January.

  24. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yeeees finally

  25. Party time
      4 years, 6 months ago

      McGovernor essential

    • sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Palace goal

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

        Zaha finally

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Only bonus today is Tomori. Bargain.

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Norwich suck

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think all my predictions came true... told yall it would be a low scoring week

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Townsend G
      Zaha A