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Mount starts as Alonso and Azpilicueta miss out for Chelsea

Mason Mount (£6.8m) has come through his injury concern to start Chelsea’s Gameweek 12 meeting with Crystal Palace.

The midfielder sustained an injury against Ajax midweek but keeps his place in the line-up, although it is unclear which role he will play this afternoon.

Mount could either be in the central midfield trio of a 4-3-3 or as the number 10 in a 4-2-3-1.

His return to fitness means that Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.9m) stays on the bench for a third Premier League match in a row as Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) and Willian (£7.2m) start on the flanks.

However, the most surprising news from Stamford Bridge is in the full-back areas.

Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) starts at left-back with Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) absent from the matchday squad.

Meanwhile, club captain Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) drops to the bench to allow the incredibly promising youngster Reece James (£5.0m) to start at right-back, just days after scoring an important Champions League goal.

That means that Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) and Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) retain their places at centre-back.

Roy Hodgson looks to have reverted to 4-4-2 following their 2-0 defeat to Leicester last time out.

Andros Townsend (£5.6m) comes in for Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) to play on the left side.

The formation also looks capable of playing of switching to a 4-3-3 to match up Chelsea if need be, with Townsend able to push forward and join Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.1m) in attack.

Crucially, Martin Kelly (£4.1m) is on the bench for the fourth match in a row with James Tomkins (£5.0m) and Gary Cahill (£4.5m) preferred at centre-back, the latter making a return to Stamford Bridge after seven years there as a player.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Tomori, Zouma, R James; Kanté, Kovačić; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Tomkins, Ward; Townsend, Kouyaté, Milivojević, McArthur; Ayew, Zaha.

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  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    palace goal would be good

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wash your mouth out !

    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ban

  2. Podge
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just noticed I have only Pope and Lundstram in the 3 o’clocks 🙁

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ffs Cho is so annoying

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like Coleman lost his place to Sidibe.
    Eriksen confined to the bench too.

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Zaha and Fraser are good examples of why it's unwise to keep a player at a club against his will. Their selling value will take a dip now.

  6. Sif
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The sun will come out
    Tomori
    Bet your bottom dollar
    With Tomori
    There'll be points!

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dropped 2 BPS there...

  7. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic on fire. Jesus

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

    Jammy pully owners

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      😆

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

    Pulisic G
    Batshuayi A (TBC)

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

    Pulisic goal
    Bats assist

  11. Podge
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic you legend !!!!!!

  12. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic again

  13. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Get out of my team Mount

  14. Das Boot
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yassss

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount is useless

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Nooooo. Mount to Pulisic the winners if not for a hit

  17. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic looking essentials

  18. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yes...... my CAPTAIN America!!!!!!!

  19. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yes, Pulisic paying back the -4 I took for him 🙂

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

      Nice one mate

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same

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

    Yeah well done buyers

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ugh....

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

    Dirty Batman assist

  23. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Say happy I bought in Pulisic this gw

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

    Having Mount over Pulisic is very annoying...

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will come good mate

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thankyou Pusilic 🙂

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

    CHO on
    Pulisic off

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

    Pulisic you beauty !!!!

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

    Pulisic essential

  29. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Get in Pulisic 😀

  30. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dmn why didnt it drop to Mount