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Abraham, Pulisic and James among the substitutes as Chelsea face unchanged Villa


The second of Aston Villa’s two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures kicks off at 16:15 BST, with Chelsea the visitors to the Midlands.

The Villans are unchanged from the side that drew 0-0 with Sheffield United in midweek, meaning that the ‘out of position’ and misclassified Fantasy Premier League midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) once again leads the line for the hosts.

Jack Grealish (£6.4m), the most-bought FPL asset of the current Gameweek, is deployed on the left flank once more.

Frank Lampard has made four changes from the last starting XI he named in the Premier League, although that of course was way back in March.

Andreas Christensen (£4.8m), N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) are recalled, while the fit-again Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£6.3m) makes his first appearance of the season.

Kurt Zouma (£4.7m), Billy Gilmour (£4.5m), Ross Barkley (£5.7m) and Pedro (£6.8m) drop out.

With Reece James (£5.1m) only among the substitutes, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) gets his fourth straight league start – the premium FPL defender hasn’t blanked in any of his starts this season.

Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) and Christian Pulisic (£6.9m) also have to be content with places on the bench, as Oliver Giroud (£6.6m) and the soon-to-be out-of-contract Willian (£7.0m) retain their places in Lampard’s side.


Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Konsa Ngoyo, Mings, Hause, Targett; Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Davis, Grealish.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, Christensen, Alonso; Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Kovacic; Willian, Giroud, Mount.

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No outball, only a matter of time for Chelsea.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Just missing that killer pass at the mo

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone beat (do worse than) 10 points since Tuesday?!!

    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      If it wasn't for Saiss and Lascelles, yes.

      Leno 1
      Auba 2
      Egan -3
      Lundstram 0
      Henderson 2
      Lascelles 5
      Saiss 7

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No. I got 11 in today’s first game alone!

    3. SweepaKeepa
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Unlucky. I got more than 10 just from Newcastle!

  3. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    These water breaks seem so detrimental to the tempo of the game...

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I get the 2nd half break, the 1st half one just seems bizarre...

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Likely they have had advertisers in the back of their minds. Worrying

  4. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Traore minutes prediction in next game? Is he likely to start given his superb display from the bench yesterday?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No

    2. THFC4LIFE
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      All depends on the formation, could see them play 343 at home

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’m flabbergasted he isn’t the first name on the team sheet

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed. It'd would be like Liverpool benching Mane every week

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    a maguire and sarr
    b holgate and bergwijn (holgate part of a 3 men rotation)

    thanks 🙂

    1. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not great non of it but if I had to chose one I would go A

    2. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe mount instead of sarr.

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Chelsea look weak and rusty. Willian looks not interested.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's already thinking about big sign on bonus he's going to get somewhere in the world

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Are we watching the same game?

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      All Chelsea what I am seeing?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Not potent.

    4. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Chelsea are all over them!

  7. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How's this FH31? my last chip

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Lascelles
    Salah Mane Richarlison Bruno
    Vardy Jimi DCL

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      looks like a green arrow 🙂

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Salah and Mane is risky with how good the opposition defend . I would spread it around a bit

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Love that

    4. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Very similar to mine!! I'm probably going to have a City midfielder over Salah though.

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

    Grealish and Mount c’mon lads.

    Also, surprised Tammy isn’t starting

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Can't play against parent club

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Then why is he on the bench?

  9. chriscosta
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    WC Team :

    Pope (ramsdale)

    Saiss TAA Lascelles Targett Lunds

    Salah KDB Bruno Son Cantwell

    Raul Maupay Tammy

    Considering Replacing

    Ramsdale , Lunds , Tammy

    For

    Martin , Kiko, Rasford
    MIB : 0.0

  10. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mount seems lively

  11. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Imagine if villa kept two clean sheets!

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

      I want at least one pen save too

  12. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So do we think Tammy is dead as a WC pick?

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Rash / Jimmy / DCL best?

      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Vardy / Jimmy / DCL this week?

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I want to believe in Vardy. Honestly.
          But I just can’t seem to.

          Bit like the loch news monster and god I guess

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Loch news? Ness!

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      probably go DCL

    3. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Probably better to ignore

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Alonso CS as good as banked.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hopefully he makes 60

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Behave

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

  14. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Villa want to lose!

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Villa offering absolutely nothing.

    Alonso looking lively

  16. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Been cooking Sunday dinner so missed the Blades game.

    Egan and Lundstram owner, so probably best I missed it all......

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nyland nearly fluffed it

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Oh dear 😆

  19. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Nyland reminds me of Karius.

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Would have been an Alonso assist. Whoopsie 😛

  21. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    El-Ghazi denied

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

      damn

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

    That’s nyland third save right?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      2nd i think

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Livescore says 2 on target.

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What a save by Nyland !!

  24. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one:
    A) Rashford, Saiss
    or
    B) Ings, Doherty

    Cheers.

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      50/50 imo, go with your gut. I'd go A, but only just.

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

  25. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Going to be another 0-0 first half

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Apparently every player was tested for covid-19 besides, Kepa, since he cant catch anything 🙂 hahaha

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Come on mate, that was actually a decent save.

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hilarious. I think my sides have split.

  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pity he missed that.

  28. AF90
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Free Hit team for GW31...

    Alisson
    Saiss, Justin, Taylor (3.9,4.0)
    Mane, Salah, Bruno, Bergwijn (4.2)
    Vardy, Jimenez, Ings

    Obvious lack of cover/weak defence....So swap one of LIV mids to Maddison & upgrade defence& Bergwijn to Son or keep this team?

    1. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Salah > Martial, Justin > TAA?

  29. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I think Chelsea need Tammy on

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Agree, Giroud is useless

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tammy owner?

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        How did you guess

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      So does my FPL team.

  30. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Loftus-Cheek is really off the pace.