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Lampard rotates but key Chelsea assets all start

Chelsea’s key Fantasy assets all start against Bournemouth with Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) joining Tammy Abraham (£8.0m) in the front-three.

Meanwhile, Mason Mount (£6.6m) is also in the starting line-up but may well be sat in a central midfield trio alongside N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m) and Jorginho (£5.0m).

However, those who made a move for the differential Reece James (£5.0m) were left disappointed as he was named on the bench.

The exciting right-back has started four of the last five but is among the substitutes against Bournemouth.

The Cherries have gone with something relatively experimental in light of recent injuries.

Eddie Howe has opted for a 4-4-2 diamond system featuring Josh King (£6.1m) and Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) as the central strikers.

That sees Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m) return to the right of defence with Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) starts on the left.

Meanwhile, Leicester have kept the exact same line-up rolled out in the 4-1 win at Aston Villa, hinting that Brendan Rodgers may continue using it after Gameweek 16.

The Foxes once again are laid out in a 4-3-1-2 system, with Dennis Praet (£5.3m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m) either side of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) and James Maddison (£7.8m) behind Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) and Kelechi Iheancho (£5.7m).

Opponents Norwich include Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) in their starting line-up after he was benched in Gameweek 16.

Sheffield United name an unchanged side to face Aston Villa, Dean Smith hands rare starts to Kortney Hause (£4.4m) and Henri Lansbury (£4.4m).

After coming back into the team for the 5-0 defeat at Spurs, Matt Lowton (£4.4m) returns to the bench for Burnley.

Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) reclaims his right-back berth after an injury, while Ashley Barnes (£6.3m) and Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) return after missing out on Gameweek 16.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) has also shaken off the knock Sean Dyche revealed on Thursday to start up-front in the 4-4-2 system.

In light of recent injuries to Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) and Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m), Steve Bruce is somewhat limited in the team he can name at Turf Moor.

He has stuck with a five-man defence but looks to be deploying three central midfielders behind a front-pairing of Andy Carroll (£5.4m) and Joelinton (£5.6m), rather than sticking with a 5-4-1 formation.

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

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Schär, Fernández, Manquillo; Atsu, S Longstaff, Hayden; Joelinton, Carroll.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Rüdiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Mount, Kanté, Jorginho; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Francis, Stacey; Lerma; Gosling, Billing; L Cook; J King, Fraser.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Tielemans, Ndidi, Praet; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram; Tettey, Trybull; Buendía, McLean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; Mousset, McGoldrick.

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

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

    PUKKICHRISTMASPARTY

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

    Vardy to Kane (C)?

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

      Do it

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

      Isn't there another CDM you could get?

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

    Kanye on the right wing

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

    Vardy triple captainers shaking in their boots

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

      60 minutes left

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

      AZ's bum is like a chewed orange.

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

    Early days and probably a jinx but a Mane assist and Vardy blank would be huge.

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

      It would certainly make me feel better after Mane disallowed goal and late assist denied leading to fluke Salah goal.

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Calling a Mane assist already is risky

  6. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This is just one of those gameweeks isn't it

  7. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should have played Kelly over Soybean.

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

      This

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What a fool

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

    As a non-captainer, hoping Vardy (c) blanks this gameweek.

  9. Pranav Santhosh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone think Soyuncu bit overrated seen him get a lot of praise but he’s been at fault for a few goals this season Maguire definitely better

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

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

      Nope. Been really good overall.

      1. Pranav Santhosh
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Poor against spurs not great for the Pukki goal and gave away pen against united. Not saying he’s bad but he gets a lot more praise than I think he deserves

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

      Pukki always makes 'that' run and 'that' finish across the keeper, poor from Chilwell to cut in as well.

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

    Soyboy got rinsed.

  11. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So Norwich

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

    grealish fancys himself so much

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tell more about that game pls

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

    Salah captain looks a no brainer for GW17.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You're using Magnus' time machine wrong.

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Haha

  14. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I really, really wish the captain sensible article had recommended captaining Salah instead of Vardy 😥 😥 😥

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Here starts the moaning

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

        I could be sitting here with 32 points off Salah 🙁

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

      RMT said to captain Salah but the article just leaves that section blank with no accompanying text for some reason.

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

      I really, really wish people would make their own decisions.

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

      People who captained Salah have a pair of b@lls.

      If you owned Salah and didn’t captain, it serves ya right.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        according to most on here, you are a casual for captaining salah and lucky...apparently 🙄

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

          Casuals switched to Mane 😉

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

          Yeah well most on here whine 24/7 and have incredibly boring personalities which reflects on their FPL team. I don’t own Salah but if I did, I would have definitely captained.

  15. Parm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Soyunu is definitely scoring today

  16. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any decent streams about?

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks...

      2. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How do we find it

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice little river at the back of my place.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Where’s that?

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Ireland.

          1. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I’ll pass..

      2. Arse Craic
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Any wee fish?

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

    Mount has been Bournemouth's best player

  18. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The most prolific team versus one with the worst defense. The stage is set for an FPL classical captaincy blank.

  19. theswallow1965
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 FT 0.4m ITB
    Really unsure what to do. Any advice guys?

    Patricio / McGovern
    Soy / Lund / Kelly / Rico / Clark
    Mane / KDB / Son / Alli / Donker
    Vardy / Jesus / Ings

    Cheers

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely nothing today

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

    wtf is that norwich

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Leicester*

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Zimmer Man v Ian Nacho Man

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only one winner right there. Big fa!kin german

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

        Ian Nacho made of crisps

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

    That’s disgraceful by Nacho

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

    Mount is playing Bambi on Ice today.

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

    fekin joke Is He A Nacho

  25. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is something suppose to happen?

  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell yc

  27. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Good position for Maddison if they keep this free kick.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Whod be assister?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Kelechi

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No free kick at the end of all that. Idk anymore.

        1. King Carlos
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          It was a fair play free kick. Maddison just passed the ball to Krul

  28. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    C*ntwell

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hm?

  29. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Norwich and Leciester currently showing what a mess the rules are regarding players being injured and relying on players voluntarily putting the ball out of play when it happens

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hasn't been a problem before, Iheanacho's fault

  30. King Carlos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well played Leicester!!

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

      so bad leicester that IsHeaNacho tries to cheat!