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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. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan Bennett right wing back, oh my lord.

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

      Might get exposed big time

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      9-0 Pool. Licking my lips.

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

      Hold on..you sure that it isn't a 3-5-2 with Dendo in the middle?

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The Wolves Graphic says Bennet RWB.

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

    On a wildcard I brought in Webster, Jiminez, Traore

    Also have Maddison, Vardy and Soyuncu

    This is hilarious

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

    I would love nothing more than for Mane to tear it up and Salah to be awful. So many in my ML switched Mane to Salah! Please FPL gods

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What a day to have Mane Trent and Salah captain. Need a mauling.

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

    Pep will be fuming & rightly so.

    Players need rest but City have fallen on the wrong side of playing Leicester, Wolves & Sheffield compared to Liverpool.

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

    The Only Way Is Otasowie

  7. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Another Big Liverpool win Another Salah, Mané & Trent Haul YESSSS

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

        Yes sir. 5-0 mauling incoming

        1. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Hell Yeahhhhhhh Great time to have triple Liverpool

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Klopp stuns FPL world?

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

          I am on 6 points right now I need TAA mane and Salah C

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

            Most have 2 I suppose so can only help a bit but I am leaving scratch marks on straws at this stage

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

          STUNNED

      3. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        scenes on that Wolves team sheet

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

        Looks like we go again it’s been put to bed time to get tucked in now.

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

        Mane starts. Phew

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

        LMFAO Bennett wing back vs Mane. Pls ffs have mercy Sadio.

      7. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        thanks jimi

      8. x.jim.x
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

        Wolves XI: Pactricio, Otto, Kilman, Coady, Dendoncker, Bennett, Neves, Moutinho, Vanagre, Jota, Neto.

      9. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lamps is such an idiot

      10. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Well I wasn’t expecting that!

      11. Party time
          4 years, 3 months ago

          wolves defence looks yummy

        • Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Jimmy vs tired legs...

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

            Jimi plus traore to tear it up in the last 30 min

          2. The Polymath
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Lovely

        • SB8
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah on pens

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He has the courtesy to get subbed off right before Liverpool get a penalty

            • El-Kloppico
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He'll miss it for sure

          2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Pep just kicked his cat across the sitting room

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

              That cat has taken a beating this season

          3. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Way too much hyperbole about how well Liverpool are going to do today. That is still a good Wolves team. If anything it is more defensively solid because it is less attacking.

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Nuno is that you

            2. The Polymath
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Over-reaction

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

            Regret KDB vc over Mane now

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              neither have kicked a ball yet ?

          5. El-Kloppico
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Jimmy and Traoré will surely ckme on as impact players.. Unless its already 4nil

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

            Dammit Jimenez 🙁

            Mane Trent at least

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

            Cup opponent has VVD+TAA+ Robertson 🙁

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

              Well at least you're in the cup. A dead team beat me in the first round

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

            Why is the City game not televised?

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

              Because they're shite

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

            Is arsenal going to actually keep a clean sheet?

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

              not that surprising as its their main priority and Chelsea havent been particularly prolific in front of goal as of late. Laughs at people telling that guy to bet on over 3.5 goals this game, terrible bet for the 6 of you who told him do it.

          10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Can TAA become the only FPL player to notch 50 points in 3 days

            1. dark91
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Nope

              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                How many points did he score brave time traveller?

                1. dark91
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  1 point today. Will be subbed before '60

                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    BM

          11. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Abraham header straight at Leno.

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

            Any ideas what to do with 2 FT?
            Maddison/Alli out for Martial/Richarlison? Not sure with LEI fixtures looking great & Alli dangerous under Jose
            Rico to someone up to 4.9 (like Holgate or Webster)?
            Cantwell to Mooy? Not much between them I guess but Mooy's fixtures look better

            Guaita
            TAA Soyuncu Rico
            Salah KDB Alli Maddison
            Vardy Rashford Ings

            Cantwell Cathcart Lundstram