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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. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wuhoo Tammy!

  2. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Never in doubt Tammy.

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

    Robbie in dreamland!

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

    Ings > Jimmy > Rashford > Tammy -16?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You forgot Kane

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

        Would make it a -20 so can’t do it

        I’m not daft

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

      Yes looks good to me

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

      No Deeney?

  5. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    #ArtetaOut

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Calm down.

  6. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What's new Arsenal?

  7. nolard
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal defence is such a shambles.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        What did the defence do wrong really? Keeper awful mistake and then whole team pushed up and got caught on the counter

      • dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That is unfair to say today. Their defensive display today is the best I have seen from them in a long time

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

      Need another one Tammy....

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

        Lol

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Love that, it means people are going to hang on to that dead asset even long

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I know I am... Got oteer fires to put out

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

      Auba way ahead in the baps as always. Abraham not even close even with winning goal added

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

        only 1 for Tammy

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          If that

    5. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy to Maupay went well.... but who cares... Cmon yah blues...

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I did that move.

        Tammy only got 2 points more than maupay. And I've raised 2.5m or so so I can get TAA back.... not bad at all...

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          this

    6. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      tammy sellers PUNISHED

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That's me

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

          I had to decide last week whether I sell Tammy or Pulisic 🙁 Naturally Tammy starts and scores and Pulisic has hamstring injury. And I chose Maupay over DCL.

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

            Sold Abraham to Greenwood for a hit this week

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

        Ohhh, spank me .

      3. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sold him a few weeks ago for Rashford so don't feel too punished.

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

        So because of 1 goal and 6 points you already forgot his 4 blanks in a row ?

    7. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Abraham in for all of us

    8. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Arteta will be very disappointed. 80 mins Arsenal had it all under control. Final 10 mins they've given it all away.

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

      COME ON CHELSEA and TAMMY!! One more goal !!

    10. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone sold Tammy at half time ?

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

      All of a sudden everyone here has Tammy.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Some sold Tammy for Jimmy.

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

          I sold him for Maupay to get Mane.

    12. The Final Boss
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is there any chance Tammy gets 3 bps if score stays the same?will be tied if he gets 3 bps..

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Fpl cup

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

        No way, only 1. He needs a goal or assist for more baps.

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

        Aubameyang is miles ahead on the baps.

    13. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jorginho should have been red carded.

      We go again either way. Signs are good.

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

      Maybe I should keep Tammy for the next three? Has the confidence back now 😆

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Chelsea inexperienced and average team

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

          We're still 4th...

          1. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Imagine...

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

      I did say Tammy would punish the sellers !!! Deserved harsh punishment !!!

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

        He has punished us enough over these last few weeks.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Shut up

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

        Tammy to Ings worked out fine thanks

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

      We need VAR for some of the referee decisions

    17. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mentioned it earlier
      Think Mount and Tammy would be nice differentials for 3 weeks
      Surely they should pull a few good wins together now and be involved.

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think there is a strong chance Tammy gets benched for the Brighton game, tbh.

    18. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I sold Tammy 🙁 overnight 🙂

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

      Ings owners laugh in the face of a striker only getting 8 points 😛

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

        Tammy will be lucky if he gets 7 from this match.

    20. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sold Tammy for Maupay haha. Ah well.

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

        Mug

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

        Will pay off don't worry

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

        2 points down..

      4. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yes. I knew this week the whole universe is against me. So I did bet 2€ for Tammy to score. Should have been 20...

    21. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Willian bandwagon ?

    22. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gary Nev is blind as hell.

      Torreira got booked for 3 fouls, of which the last one was a pullback. That ain't the same as for Jorginho

    23. Dele
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ings >> Tammy for a hit? Thoughts?

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

        lol no

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

      Just 3 out of 20 around me have Abra.

      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Kadabra?