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Mount returns to the Chelsea starting XI as injured Pulisic misses out

The first three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday kicks off at 14:00 GMT, as Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates.

After the widespread rotation across the country on Saturday, there is relatively little team news to report from north London.

Mikel Arteta has made only two changes for his first home fixture in charge of Arsenal, both of which are enforced.

Calum Chambers (£4.4m), back from suspension, replaces the injured Sokratis (£4.9m), while Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m) returns at the expense of Granit Xhaka (£5.1m), who is ill.

Nicolas Pepe (£9.1m) is only among the substitutes as Reiss Nelson (£5.3m) is again chosen to accompany Mesut Ozil (£7.2m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) in the Gunners’ four-man attack.

Budget FPL midfielder Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) is deployed at left-back, meanwhile.

Frank Lampard has also made a couple of alterations to the Chelsea side that lost 2-0 at home to Southampton.

Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.4m) and Jorginho (£4.9m) both drop to the bench, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and Mason Mount (£6.4m) handed recalls.

Christian Pulisic (£7.1m) is not in the visitors’ matchday squad, with a minor injury being widely reported for the American.

The Blues look to be in the same 3-4-3 shape that the deployed away at Spurs in Gameweek 18, with Mount and Willian (£7.1m) flanking Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) in attack.

There of the five most-sold players of Gameweek 20 – Mount, Pulisic and Abraham – are on Chelsea’s books.

The Blues have kept only one clean sheet on the road this season, while Arsenal have recorded just one shut-out on home soil.


Arsenal XI: Leno; Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Guendouzi; Nelson, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Tomori, Rudiger, Zouma; Emerson, Kovacic, Kante, Azpilicueta; Willian, Mount, Abraham.

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  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I’m starting the liverpool game on 0 points lmao!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wa-hey top post

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Zero?! How have you managed that??

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Must be a fellow Aurier owner 😀

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wow

    4. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 4. Not much better 🙁

  2. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chances Jesus starts ?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      All you can do is Pray

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy to be rested next game?

    1. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tough to say. More likely to get rest in fa cup?

    2. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ya Lampard will start

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

      No way

  4. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would Arsenal fans have Wenger back, if he says he’ll be available?

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Irrelevant, he's retired from management. Arteta will take us forward.

  5. Slow regard for silent thin…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I need a KDB masterclass and TAA to choke to remain in cup.

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jimenez goal off the bench would be lovely

    1. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I need it badly

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed it would

  7. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    9,9,9 from my 3 strikers

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

    2. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not bad

    3. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m more of a 6,6,6 person myself \m/

    4. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Might beat the average with that.

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Call the cops!

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Absolutely sh*tting it without Trent again

  9. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I think I've found my next differential.

    Willian !!

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He has just started to rejuvenate his career, plz dont play with it 🙂

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm going with my gut feeling.
        Unless Salah hits a hattrick & pool concede 😛

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

    Went from 22k to 59k..Salah(C), Mane, KDB, TAA, Jimenez, Lund please save my rank

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That's a lot of firepower buddy

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It is but -37k is a lot too

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not that much

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      boo hoo.... i can barely see you up there

  11. BobBradleysOpportunity
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Help please

    Have to burn a transfer, don’t really want to.... suggestions ???

    Pope (button)
    Taa robbo soyu rico lund
    Sterling martial Moura Alli cantwell
    Ings Abraham Vardy
    1.7 mil ITB 2FT

    I’m thinking about fitting a pool mid in soon, but perhaps after the upcoming run of fixtures

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham to Jimenez if you don't want a Pool mid yet

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which one is better?

    Schmeichel Button
    TAA Aurier Lundy Rico Kelly
    Mane KDB Martial D.Luiz Dendo
    Kane Vardy Tammy

    A. Tammy & D.Luiz to DCL & Traore
    B. Tammy, D. Luiz & Aurier to Jiminez, Traore & 4.3 def (-4)

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Tammy

  13. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah(C) here. Most ML rivals are Mane(C)

  14. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We are gonna see

    Mane goal salah assist
    Mane assist Salah goal

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Been there done that.
      Never worked out for me
      GL to you 🙂

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        hehe...boring 1-0 lallana winner incoming 🙂

      2. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have had tough luck with defenders so far this season...Havent got a single CS from TAA when I owned him, and I finally got him back last night which usually means today will be the final CS we see from liverpool for a while

        1. MITHRRANDIRR
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Liverpool starting to look solid defensively. Time for double up.

    2. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        We need Salah 3 goals Mané 3 goals Trent 3 assists

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Lol @ you
          Taa will get 6 assists 😛

          1. Party time
              4 years, 3 months ago

              My bad 😆 6 assists for Trent then

      • Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        At this point in time is there anything that is more luxurious than
        Salah (C), Mane TAA?

      • Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The guy who should have been sent off gets the game winner.
        Welcome Mikel.

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Please explain, why should Tammy have been sent off?

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        P*as of Tammy Ablankson

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He scored a goal bro 😮

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I was patient with him for weeks, watched his last two games during which he was awful so sold him for this gw although I must say that bunch of Arsenal players are pathetic, not the type of manager they need at all.

      • Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I made 2 points from my Tammy to Ings FT

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Tammy 1 BAP?

      • Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Surely Adama the battering ram comes on when Wolves go behind?

      • MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Reading Lundstram is injured on twitter.

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Source or die (bit harsh, maybe just a life ban)

          1. MITHRRANDIRR
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Fpl unsubscribe who has posted correct lineups before deadline.

        2. zon
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Don't care as long as he's fit on the pitch

      • TimetoplaytheKane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No bonus for tammy ?

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Should get 1bap

        2. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          3 points from winning goal?

      • Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lundstram injured oh no

      • Weilong7
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        seems like martial gonna rise.. have exact cash..

        alli and mount out for martial and moura? or is grealish a better option?

        hendo button
        taa lundstram kelly soy hanley
        maddison kdb mane alli mount
        vardy rashford greenwood

        thanks

      • Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tammy to Jimenez ?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          For free 🙂