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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. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Abraham essential?

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

      in the bible

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

    Same

    Old

    Arsenal

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

    YESSSS

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

    Arteta out

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

    Tammy winner

  6. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes it's great banter but Abraham is not really to blame here is he, feeding off scraps, hasn't played well nor bad just relax not everyone is automatically crap or world class after a few goals or a few blanks

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Timing

      2. Azzastaan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ali and Tammy out for Salah and Greenwood

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

        Tamy 9 points 😉

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

          8

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

        Nice farewell gift from Tammy

      5. Party time
          4 years, 4 months ago

          No No Nooooo Feck off Abraham 🙁

        • Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Loools poor Arsenal

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

          Sold Tammy for a hit for Ings. How should I feel? It made Salah possible

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

            Bad decision

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

              If Salah explodes than is not

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

                Ya

          2. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Not that bad of a decision

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

            Unlucky - I think Salah will make up the points for you

          4. The Frenchie
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Did the same, I think its a good choice because you save around 1 million to invest

          5. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Well no bonus for Tammy so only 1 point loss. Good decision after all

        • LSP
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Tammmyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

        • Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Tammy 9 pointer

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

            Lucky if he gets 8

          2. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            He's miles behind in the bps. On only 1 bp as it stands

        • diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Told you Abraham winner incoming. Terrible defending from Arsenal. Should have hacked him down. They allowed him to run 40 yards with the ball.

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

          Yes! Finally Tammy!

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

          F**K Tammy

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

          Abraham goal. Dammit

          Arsenal unlucky but now bottled.

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Lovely counter.

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

          Aaaaand the GW turns even worse

        • Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Urgh, those are Tammy points I didn't want. Wanted Chelsea to drop points more...

          Arsenal... bruh...

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

          *immediately goes to ArsenalFanTV* Gonna be a good one boys

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          FFS Tammy

        • kamdaraji
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          f off abraham

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

            this is how I felt when rashford scored yesterday, what goes around comes around

        • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          What a goal Tammy

          Teek a boo son

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

          Juhuuuuu . Even with Tammy sold I am happy!!! Juhuuuu

        • BellyKlopp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          TAMMYYYYY. Get in. Always going to score when you lot were moaning

        • Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          TAMMMMYYY

        • nerd_is_the_werd
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Nice one Leno!!!!

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

            If I were an Arsenal supporter I'd be fuming.

        • Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Get on Tammy.....and winning goal baps?