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Abraham starts again amid fears over fitness

Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) starts a second game in less than three days for Chelsea in the Gameweek 16 lunchtime kick-off.

Recently the most-owned player in FPL, Abraham shed a horde of owners after picking up a hip injury on Champions League duty which ruled him out of Gameweek 14 last weekend.

The forward was back in the midweek Chelsea XI as he grabbed a 12-point haul, only to be substituted late on with a fresh knock.

Owners will be delighted to see Abraham start again today alongside his usual partners in crime Willian (£7.1m), Mason Mount (£6.6m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.5).

Popular budget defender Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m) is benched for the second Gameweek in a row as Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) earns consecutive starts in central defence. That could see the centre-back top the list of transfers out for Gameweek 17.

Reece James (£5.0m), who assisted Abraham’s header against Aston Villa in GW15, starts for a third time in four Gameweeks at right-back, increasing his chances of becoming a viable Fantasy asset.

Everton caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson appears to have reverted to a four-man backline, after Marco Silva had switched to a back three for his final games in charge of the Toffees.

Yerry Mina (£5.3m) misses out through injury, leaving Leighton Baines (£4.9m) as the only defender on the Everton bench.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) may be set to play a deeper role today as part of either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system, with Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m) the only recognised defensive midfielder in Ferguson’s XI. The temporary manager could also be planning to use a 4-1-4-1 set-up.

Richarlison (£7.8m) had looked set to face off against James from a left-wing position, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.7m) starting up front.

However, Everton’s official team graphic suggests ‘Big Duncan’ could be going back to his roots with an old school 4-4-2.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Holgate, Sidibe; Iwobi, Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Walcott.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, James; Kovacic, Kante; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

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

    I think we concede because of Christensen, he is such a liability, never have been impressed by him.

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

      Personally lost patience on him. We need Rudi back in so bad

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

      Kepa is a liability

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

        The defence in front of him could do a lot better tbh

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Chelsea don't have a single good defender right now, rudiger too injury prone and azpi best years behind him

      • beetlejuice
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Tomori is not any better tho

    4. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Teleman>Rich

      Auba>Jesus

      Done.

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

        Keeping tiel for Norwich

        1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Everton coverage needed.

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        rookie error

        1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Maybe, maybe not.

    5. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Great to see for Everton.

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

        Delighted

    6. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      GTFI!

      COYBs!

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

      Wtf does a Mount and Pulisic owner do without Tammy lol, embarrassing second half that

    8. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No CHE here so, hold Eve!

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

      Remember when Pulisic was essential?

      People were falling over themselves to bring him in for hits.

      American Walcott, and that’s harsh on Walcott.

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Every week practically there is a new flavour.

        Too many can't look back more than a game

      2. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Just bought him in this gw and already want him out lol, should of went for Maddison!

    10. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pulisic ship found wrecked on the Ocean floor. There are no survivors
        🙁

      • @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Chelsea would have won easily with their normal team imo, Jorg in for Kante is all it would have taken

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

            Kanté excellent in defence not a forward.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Think those days are gone too, was getting ghosted today. Chelsea better without him, that doesn't mean he's bad but he doesn't fit in

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

                  Exactly

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

              True. Never thought I'd say this. But Chelsea kinda play better without Kante

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

                Seems that way recently

            3. Rojo's Modern Life
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Lol thanks midas

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

            Hopefully there's a mass chelsea Exodus now

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

              Fpl teams obviously

          3. SM001
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Tammy and Mount blanks. Mane(C) and TAA benched. I'm going back to bed. Wake me up next week.

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

            People took hits to sell Jimmy for Tammy.

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

              Cool kids just benched Tammy

            2. Ha.
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              People smear poo on their body and film it

            3. Zladan
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              It was madness. Tammy fixtures not even that good. 1 GW in like 7 that Jimmy didn’t return and he falls in price!

          5. JustPark
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            How is Lampard good enough for Chelsea job but Ferguson is not for Everton?

          6. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            People ought to understand the importance of a playing bench around this time of year.

            With Mane the only premium significantly over £10m you really need, it makes it easy to get a full XV or XIV in.

            KDB and Vardy offer so much more value than Salah/Sterling/Kun/Auba/Kane etc.

            No reason to not have a full playing squad.

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

              Really hoping there's no LIV cameos as feeling good about having Chilwell and Cantwell to come in

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

                I guess a mane cameo would be better though, as didn't cap him

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

                  Yep, all about playing EOs.

            2. Collie01
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              The ideal is a playing 15 but without the benching headaches. Happy with my Kelly, Rico, Dendonk bench personally.

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

                Rico Lunny, Mousset* suits me atm, although when Lundstram fixture is good he becomes essential!

                *If he gets back in the side lol

          7. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Mount > ?

            1. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Grealish

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

              He had so much of the ball today and was mostly just let down by a slightly off team performance. I own and getting rid isn't even crossing my mind.

          8. Marv25
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Feeling good about my pulisic to Dilva transfer

            1. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              ok boomer

          9. Mo Salah No Mane
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Bye bye Mount. It was fun while it lasted. Thanks for the memories!

          10. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            However frustrating he has been, surely got to keep Pulisic for Bournemouth at home?!

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

              I think CHO starts ahead of him, hopefully more info after CL.

          11. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Manchester Derby later will be interesting as a Martial, Jesus, KdB owner. Martial (if ye plays) and Jesus both good differentials

          12. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Be safe.

          13. KINGS
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Anyone did a Jimi > Tammy this GW?

          14. lilmessipran
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Looks like a promising start to this gw -- TAA and Mane benched, Tammy and Pulisic blanks ..good old days

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

            Mount, Pulisic, Mane, TAA. Need returns from atleast 4 out of the other 7 to make this a decent gw. looks like crisis and red arrows.

          16. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Big Dunc sorted out those Southern softies

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

              Time to hire some coward managing in China for the money instead.

              1. Digital-Real
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                coward?

          17. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Game over yet?

            *getting out from behind the couch

          18. DycheDycheBaby
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Pulisic has given me 3 blanks in a row in those last fixtures were very favourable.
            So I guess it's bye bye Pulisic...

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

            Would you dare tell Big Dunc he wasn't getting the managers job?

            1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              In the bag.

          20. KOKAK
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I think these match results are questionable. Someone needs to get the stats for all team managers who have been sacked, and then the team went on to win the consequent match. How is it possible for a crap team to beat a high flying team, unless there have been external influence on the match outcome?

            1. Surfeit of Lampteys
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Lol

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

              Chelsea are very beatable for any half decent team having a good day. That's exactly what Everton are, half decent.

            3. Rojo's Modern Life
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Have a day off

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

                Where is the stats king? We need facts to prove the ignorant fans.

          21. F4L
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            still knee jerk central on here I see.

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

            Why do these weeks look so good before kick off, looks like 90+ team ends up struggling to get 40 🙁