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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. Origal73
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:
    A) Ings (SPURS)
    B) Grealish (bur)
    C) Traore (wat)

    Thanks!

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

      1. Origal73
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, leaning towards it as well.

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley will keep a CS, id say B

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

      What does Ings need to do for you not to consider benching him 🙂

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Stop scoring? Got 9 points he last time he met Spurs

        1. Origal73
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          🙂

  2. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which combo?

    A) Grealish/Jimenez
    B) Martial/Maupay

    Also have Rashford

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

      A

    2. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A but Grealish is no longer a good pick given avl are awful

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Agree, therefore I consider to swap. But Getting Jimmy for Tammy won’t give many options to swap Grealish for. Traore, James etc

        1. manu4life99
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Martial DCL?

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Will reqiure 2 weeks or -4. Jimmy for free

            1. manu4life99
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Jimmy for free is a good call. DCL is a punt but based on Carlo comments, 3 goals in 2, price and form he seems set to be exceptional value for the kind run of fixtures.

              I'll be going Kane,Grealish > DCL,Sterling/Mane

              1. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Cheers!

      2. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Villa have always been bad. You can have good ff picks in poor teams.

        1. manu4life99
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Agree but I prefer to avoid teams in freefall. No McGinn either means Grealish is having to do everything. Can see the manager being sacked soon

    4. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      b

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

    Best pick:

    a) Martial
    b) Rashford
    c) Jimenez
    d) Maddison

    1. fgdu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      b or c imo

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        +2

    2. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

    Let's finish 2019 with a win.

    COME ON YOU GUNNERS!

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Please surprise us with a CS, Mikel

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No chance of that happening. Arsenal are 12th in the league for a reason.

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

    You know it’s a rough week when you’re celebrating 2 of your players being selected

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doing better than 4 from 5?

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

        Same score as me! High five.

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

    All my 7 players have returned so far. Need my Pool/City players to make it 11/11

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

      No way, really? Team?

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

        Foster
        TAA - Dunk - Kiko
        Salah - KDB - Martial - Moura
        Aguero (C) - Rash - Maupay

        Sold Vardy and lost value on WC so really need Kun to perform

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

          Very nice. Huge green arrow

        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Actually this is good team indeed well done

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wow!

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Team link, TC?

      Not that I don't believe you, be interested in seeing this green arrow..

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

        Top of the lms league at the moment, you know where to find it 😀

  7. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Have Maupay and Cantwell

    A) Martial and Ings
    B) Traore and Rashford

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

      A

    2. Origal73
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  8. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would you do this? already have martial & salah

    Mane & Maupay ---> Alli & Rashford

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'd do the reverse.

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

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

      No

    5. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Never before 24, keep the faith

    6. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli & Rashford both possibly rested next GW. timing is off. wait 1 GW.

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rashford rested v Arsenal?

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

          Greenwood was rested this GW, so I am expecting him to return to opening XI next GW. The question is who comes out to make room for him.

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

        Rashford won't be rested.

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

          Neither will Alli for that matter.

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

            Too tired for serious attacking returns if not rested then.

    7. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

  9. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would you:

    Grealish + Mousset -> Cantwell + DCL for free?

    1. Origal73
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Seems OK if you have nothing better to do with your FTs.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nothing else to do really. Another option is Richarlison + Mousset -> Cantwell + Jiminez

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Do it

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            The only thing holding me back is Everton's fixture after Mancity game.

        2. FPL Theorist
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I think I prefer the original

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Not interested in Jiminez?

            1. FPL Theorist
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He's good, but I was thinking more about getting rid of Grealish in that Villa team.

              Neither one's a bad move though.

    4. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mousset out is a great move. Villa suffers from missing McGinn, Grealish has to solo carry the whole team which is too much for him. DCL is playing vs MCity and might even get rested. Cantwell was half rested this GW so likely to start vs Palace whose def is full of injuries. OK transfers.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers for the detailed analysis.

  10. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Quite a few people were planning on Ings -----> Jiminez this week...

    Still going ahead after another 9 pointer from Danny boy?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs defence looks leaky. Holding for now.

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Big chance for scoring vs Spurs so keeping

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

      Comments for coach can seem like Ings will be rested every 2nd game in the festivite period

    4. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      brought ingsi this week, that too for rashford

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

      Spurs conceeding loads mate no chance he’s going

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

      Selling Ings would be madness imo

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

      I'm getting Ings in.

  11. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1

    A) Grealish (bur)
    B) Maupay (CHE)
    C) Traore (wat)

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A or C

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

    Martial or Maddy?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Martial

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maddy played vs City & Liv and than was rested. Hard to compare them atm.

    3. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve got both. Like Maddison’s upcoming fixtures, Martial has been inconsistent for me but I like having a striker as a midfielder

  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Batshuay should just leave Chelsea. He would be good for Newcastle for instance

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

      Almost anyone would be better than Joelington.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Linton has been very lacklustre aye

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Palace would take back him in a heartbeat.

      In fact, any Chelsea player we lend/sell them, they adore 😀

  14. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pulisic owners must be so pee'd off with him over the last several gameweeks lol

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

      That seemed sincere until the lol

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It's out own fault for being so patient.

  15. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    no assets in this game.

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

    Did anyone watch the Everton game/highlights? How was Siggy?

    1. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      assisted DCL via a set piece. Non-existent bar that flicker of brilliance.

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

        Thanks.

  17. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    CMON TABRAHAM

    Smash em weak guns

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      *Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham.

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kevin! What a weird name.

  18. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure what to do with 2FTs here... Anything need changing?

    Only brought in Ramsdale for Pope last GW. Content with most of my team but would consider changes in defence/ in goal.

    2FT 0.0ITB
    Ramsdale
    TAA Soyuncu Kelly
    Mane KdB Maddison Martial
    Kane Vardy Ings

    McGovern Rico Lundstram Dendoncker

    Thanks!

  19. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I've got no players from either of this team.

    Long time coming

  20. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What are the big bandwagons you have missed this season so far?

    For me I've totally missed out on Ings and Jimenez

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

      Soy, Tammy and Maddison and Jimenez. Players who hurt me the most

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

      Palace defense

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

      Missed out on a few early in the season, didn't get on Pukki, KdB and Mount quickly enough. Rashford and Ings atm, I haven't owned Mane all season.

    4. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jiminez. And I was relatively slow to get on KdB. I was worried Grealish would be one as well but I’m not convinced that’s a full bandwagon yet. Early on Ings and had Vardy from the start, so swings and roundabouts!

  21. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Let's assume you wanted to stream the match, which I don't, but didn't have a site. Where would you watch it? I am asking the hypothetical question for a friend.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sky

  22. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A or B please?

    A) Kane and Pulisic to DCL and Mane
    B) Kane, Pulisic and Targett to Jiminez, Martial and TAA -4

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

      B

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I like A

      Martial's last 3 goals were gifted more or less.

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Luis 2 attempts already

  24. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A Maddison and Rashford
    B Martial and Jimenez

  25. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal has no decent set piece takers...

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

      Luiz

  26. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pulisic worst buy of my season...surely start next week and keep him one more game? lol

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    OMG auba

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

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sqA577_IoBk&t=101s

    If anyone wants a laugh, this is great!

  29. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    AUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  30. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    AUBAAAAAAAAAA