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Mount back in the Chelsea starting XI as Willian drops to the bench

Four Premier League matches kick off at 3pm GMT this afternoon, with league leaders Liverpool among the teams in action.

Following Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Newcastle United in the lunchtime game, the Reds can extend the gap between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s side to 11 points with a victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Jurgen Klopp hasn’t taken any chances with his starting XI, naming about as a strong a team as possible for the visit of Graham Potter’s side.

Fabinho is both suspended and injured for this encounter, with the Brazilian’s place taken by Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian’s return sees Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain move back into the centre of midfield.

There are no real shocks elsewhere, with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk all making Klopp’s starting XI.

Potter has made four changes to the Seagulls’ team, recalling Lewis Dunk (back from suspension), Yves Bissouma, Pascal Gross and the fit-again Aaron Connolly.

Shane Duffy, Solly March, Leandro Trossard and, perhaps most surprisingly, Neal Maupay drop out.

Mason Mount returns to the Chelsea starting XI for the visit of West Ham United, meanwhile.

Pedro and Olivier Giroud also come into the side, with Willian and the injured Tammy Abraham the men to make way.

Roberto has finally paid the price for his iffy displays and has been replaced by David Martin for the visitors, with Fabian Balbuena in for the suspended Issa Diop.

Michail Antonio looks to be leading the line, with Sebastien Haller benched.

Lucas Moura has been dropped by Jose Mourinho for Spurs’ match against Bournemouth.

Tanguy Ndombele, Moussa Sissoko and Jan Vertonghen come into the team, with Danny Rose and Harry Winks making way.

Eddie Howe makes four changes from the side that lost to Wolves.

Simon Francis and Philip Billing are both suspended, while Harry Wilson and Adam Smith drop out. Dominic Solanke, Jefferson Lerma, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld and Jack Stacey all start.

Burnley are forced into one alteration from the side that beat Watford.

Robbie Brady comes into midfield for the suspended Ashley Westwood.

Roy Hodgson’s changes are both enforced.

Joel Ward and Gary Cahill are both out with knee injuries, so Martin Kelly and Scott Dann step in.


Burnley XI: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Brady, Cork, Hendrick, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Kelly, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyate, McArthur, Zaha; Ayew.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; James, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic.

West Ham XI: Martin; Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Rice; Fornals, Snodgrass, Anderson; Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn; Bissouma, Stephens, Propper; Gross, Connolly, Mooy.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen; Dier, Ndombele; Sissoko, Dele, Son; Kane.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Stacey, S. Cook, Ake, Rico; Fraser, Lerma, L. Cook, Groeneveld; Solanke, C. Wilson.

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1,925 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TAA still on for 2 Baps, which is all I care about

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will get booked and lost both

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

    Oh for god's sake Pope, really

  3. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Loooooooool

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

    Its like the PL are trying to make Pool lose their CS. What the hell is Atkinson doing...

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Love the goal. So little spontaneity in football these days. VAR for hours and so on...

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane and TAA CS's lost :*

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

      Salah over Mane

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

    Dunk xG through the roof tonight

  7. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Schlupp goal.

  8. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Adrian moron

  9. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A double clean sheet gone, great !

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

    Have benched Dunk for all his points. 😎

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

    Nice, Willems and Dunk @ Bench.

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

      Should have bench boosted

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Mount and Mane goals needed asap!!!!

  13. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn it... why does dunk always have to score against the big teams?!

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

      Seriously! He is 3rd on my bench

  14. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    robbo owners punching the air

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      For losing a cleansheet?

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

    Salah outscores Mane.

    Holders in heaven!

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

      😎 😛

  16. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GET IN!!!!

  17. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm sorry what was that? Is the referee just allowed to blow the whistle when he's lining up the wall?

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

    pool are total trash at the back, gone from the best to one of the worst defences in the league

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jointsl second best in the league this season. Don't be so dramatic.

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Joint*

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

        Legit - their #1 goes off with a red, a strange free kick and now 'PoOl R tRaSh'

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

      Are you watching the game?

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

      they havent had a single cs this season, they are trash

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

        oh my bad, they had 2 in 14 games. LOL

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

          LOL you're a joke.

      2. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Look at goals conceded.

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

          Does that equate to fantasy points? no so why would i care if they only concecede one goal. They cant keep a cs to save their lives

          1. FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            No one mentioned FPL pts. You said one of the worst defences in the league which is just not true.

    4. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      you are either a troll or know nothing about football

  19. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son or Alli?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Alli

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Both

    2. Warbling Wendy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Both, Snail

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

    Pls Pope wipe that dirty Kelly CS from my first sub position.

    Who'd have thought Kelly outscores Mane ffs

  21. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Supersub Schlupp. Great goal

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

    Good riddance, Pope!

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

      Same!

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

        Don't know for who yet, though.

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

    Punched another hole in my table. F*** this game

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

      hahah

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This ain't a game

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

      Got another pizza box spare?

  24. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How on earth are West Ham winning away to Chelsea?

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

      They are using a goal keeper today.

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

      No Diop or Roberto helping a lot today

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

    Where’s the triple pool defence boys, gone quiet?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I mean they probably have 2 assists and 2 goals, no?

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

        Lovren, Alisson, Robbo ..........

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hi i have Allison and robbo

  26. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone having a good gameweek?

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

      Triple VVD owners are

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      25 from five. I’ll take it.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Son (C) saving my GW

    4. clempro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I will when Ings and Vardy both score a brace later on XD

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ville

  27. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Adrian FFS....

  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    3 CS’s from Liverpool this season, laughable.

  29. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That’s my fourth defensive goal I’ve benched...

    Soyuncu, Dunk(x2), Willems.

    Wait Batsman hasn’t played so atleast I get Willems!

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martin on my bench with one less point than Tomori + Pulisic + Mane (c) + Kane. Great!