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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. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Oh well, another crap week with what looked good on paper 😆 Where would you go from here with 2FTs? Pulisic must go obviously. Looks another grim week incoming though.

    Pope
    Soy • Lundy • Aurier • Rico
    Son • KDB • Maddy • Pulisic
    Vardy • Tammy
    (McGov. Greeny. Mané. TAA)

  2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    58 + 5 to play, thousand point mark reached 🙂

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      K

  3. Party time
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Some people tc'd Vardy

  4. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pulisic to...?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone that doesn’t have a ceiling of 3

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Fkeck

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Banned next game

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish

  5. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Mount > Grealish for free?

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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

    Soy haul 😎

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He’s 5th on baps?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        he's getting 1bap after adjustments

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      How many ??

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

        1 if FFS are right!

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Excellent reward
          Thanks mate

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    KDB & Connolly > Rash & Grealish (-4) look ok?

    Guaita
    Aurier, Rico, Lundy
    KDB, Maddison, Alli, Pulisic
    Vardy, Mousset, Connolly
    (Hennessy, TAA, Robbo, Mo)

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I think KDB in

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Soy with a sneaky bap by the looks of things.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Last minute block made it

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What?

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        No
        3-Pukki
        2-Ndidi
        1-Buendia

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          that needs adjusting still

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not what Im seeing...

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Members area does some post-match calculations and in there he has 1 bap.

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Well, here's hoping its correct!

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      5th?

    5. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Changes?

  9. Miguel Sanchez
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    TAA and Pulisic to Aurier and Son for free?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I like it

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Think I would recommend similar for you with Alli

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Got Aurier already too

  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Ideas on these moves for blank GW18?

    TAA Haydent to Targett/Kelly Grealish

    AV will have nice fixtures and I believe they will come good, the question is Targett vs Kelly as will get also Guaita after GW19.

  11. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Wowow
    I was feeling so bad about this gameweek after Salah brace and party miss and just checked the live rank and I am in the top 10K for the first time. Son, Alli and Rash to go. (Rico first on bench). I guess i might stay inside 10K then

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Who you got?

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        TAA, Hendo, Lundy, Mane and ofcourse Vardy

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        thanks.

  12. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else tempted to WC this week and load up on Spurs?

    1. DMP
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Load on United. Already loaded on Spurs.

  13. DMP
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    MOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH Bitch ssssssss! 😀

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      pardon

      1. DMP
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Mo Salaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Oh dear

    3. DMP
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Top 100k. 6th to go bitch eeeesssssssssssss! 😀

      Mooooo Salaaaah the Egypcian Kiiiiiiingg!

    4. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You look lively

      1. DMP
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        😀

  14. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    TC Lund on boxing day 🙂

    1. TOPCAT1960
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Never ...Christmas always throws up stupid results. Watford might get a couple

  15. Hits from the Bong
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy Pulisic TAA to Salah Ings Dunk sound good over next couple?

  16. Kuzser
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Why did Henderson not get points for penalty save?

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

      LOL

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      hit the bar

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He didn’t save it

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

      Because he didn't save that pen
      Ball hit the bar

    5. Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Oops, my bad, didn’t watch it... thought a keeper would always get points for whatever reason a penalty was not scored

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I wish

  17. schwing
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Mané (c) over Vardy paying off there!

  18. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    47 points including BAPs but only Son and Alli to go. Most likely wont be a green arrow once the game week is over.

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    60 points with Son, Alli, KDB and Ings left to play.

    About average?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      well above

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He knows

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/rank

      Bookmark it

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, we’ll below, prob a slight red arrow.

  20. dshv
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    Soy lund kelly .. baldock rico
    Mane sterling mount alli ... dendo
    Tammy kane vardy

    2 ft 0itb ... any ideas

  21. The Taint Tickler
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fleck and Lundstram on my bench. I’ve blown it.

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Wtf happened to Leicester today? Namely, Vardy?

    And Pulisic/Chelsea as well?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Norwich no more Punching bags.
      Pulisic Chelsea fell to their boogie team

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Pulisic wasnt in the game

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki happened

  23. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Henderson clearly had a touch to Grealish pen... WTF

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Really?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        DOnt know mate havent see it yet but Im fairly sure we are being unfairly treated again!

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Clearly had a touch, yet you haven’t seen it lol

  24. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Ings hatty

    ta

  25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Can’t even get rid of Pulisic next week

    Yuck

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Why not?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Would be -4 before SOU

        1. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Will he even play? Poor form and CHO waiting on the bench, just get rid

    2. Pinturicchio10
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nor I. Have Tomori to deal with first. Oops.

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      can see myself holding Pulisic so as not to take a hit - then he gets benched 🙂

  26. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Well, should have kept Jimenez. Would have had an extra chance of a goal & two transfers to sort Pereira/Tielemans/Pulisic!

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      This

  27. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I'm an Arsenal fan but you know what, I'll take a defeat if it means KDB scores a hat-trick. I need something good this week.

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You're a credit to their fanbase.

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No Gunners fan then..FPL is virtual lol

    3. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Omg what are you saying

    4. SAY MY NAME
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      you're no Gooner clearly

  28. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Oof, Tierney out for 3 months

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Bad buy

  29. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    fpl, bloody hell

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What happened

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      fphell