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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. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jorginho should have been off. REF is confirmed as a Chelsea supporter

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

    Wish I'd played my FH this week, nm.

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

      my gf did, its not great tbh. 37 with Salah, VVD and KDB left. Waste really, she does have Sarr on the bench but wont show.

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

    Fpl needs to give assist to Leno

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

      :chuckle:

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

    Points!

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

      Bravo

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What are they?

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Abraham winner incoming.

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

      Mount

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Limited damage if he does. Need explosive hauls.

  6. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jorginho shouldn’t even be on the pitch.

  7. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy no show.

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

    Jorginho shouldn’t even be on the pitch. Unlucky Arsenal

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

      How come ?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He fouled Guendozi which should have been a 2nd YC

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

        Had a yank at Guendouzi min ago should’ve been second yellow

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

        Shut up Daniel.

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

    F*** VAR and f*** Pawson. What a disgrace!

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Whats wrong? Clear goal.

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

        Jorginho should be sent off minutes ago. Are you blind?

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

    Jorginho dirty bugger. Shoved torreira before the goal

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Meek mild little torreira

  11. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    And then they said Leno is good GK. Even Karius is better than him

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

      Naaah. Karuius? Are you serious?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Again. Awful GK

  12. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    MOUNT PUNISHES HAAARD

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

      3 pts is hard ?

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

        He gets a whopping 4

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        To be fair that's a haul for him.

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

      Wrong forum.

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

    Chelsea obviously the better team today

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

    Finish them off Chelsea.

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

      Yeaaaah. Finish them !!! Asap!!!

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pepe on
    Nelson off

  16. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy and Tomori are the worst players ever. Gtf out of my team.

  17. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn all 3 with flag i sold started...Dunk,Alli,Tammy

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only dunk got anything

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

        He was very lucky this was the case, bad moves indeed

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes Tammy as expected

  18. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy abraham last seen at stamford bridge

    • Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Has Tammy forgotten how to play football?

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

        He is solid...

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for the memories, Mikel.

      #ArtetaOUT

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

        That soon?

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😀

    • nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Incredible that Lampard doesn't use Batman at all.

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

        You don't watch him play very much.

    • Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd love to have kept Mount 10 weeks too long for a massive 5 points

    • Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Irrelevant goal.

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

      Hudson makes a mistake again

    • SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      OMG Abraham

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

      lol Chelsea goal...Abraham

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      OMGGG TAMMMYYYY

    • My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy G

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      TAMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    • Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        OMG Tammy