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West Ham United entertain Chelsea in the fourth and final Premier League fixture to take place on Thursday.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 20:15 BST.

Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) is fit to start, with the American having recovered from the minor calf niggle that forced him off against Leicester City in the FA Cup.

Mason Mount (£6.2m) is benched, however.

While there are a number of changes from that cup quarter-final, there are only two alterations from the side that beat Manchester City in the Blues’ last Premier League outing.

Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) replaces Mount in central midfield, while Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) gets the nod to lead the line ahead of Olivier Giroud (£6.6m).

David Moyes has also made two changes to the side that lost at Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 31+.

Mark Noble (£5.0m) is replaced by Manuel Lanzini (£6.1m) in midfield, while Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m) ousts Fabian Balbuena (£4.3m) at centre-half.

Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) hasn’t recovered from injury, however.

Pulisic was the second-most-bought Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 32+.

Over 167,000 FPL managers snapped up the USA international following his back-to-back goals against Aston Villa and City.

The Hammers won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Stamford Bridge but haven’t kept a clean sheet since New Year’s Day.

Not one of their starters is owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Christensen, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Barkley, Kovacic, Kanté; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Lanzini, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Cue the memes 🙁

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    GW3 sellers in tears.

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Get in!

  4. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko. He was in my team a million years ago

  5. Legendary!
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    SCENES!!!

  6. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa is worthless

    Great pass by Rice

  7. MiLK2018
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko, what a goal!

  8. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Christensen awful today

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      *Rudiger

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Let the Chelsea slide out of Top 4 begin!

  10. HNI
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Wow Adv Manutd. Now 4th place is really up for grabs. Down to the wire between Wolves Lei Chelsea Manutd for 3-4 places

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      3rd and 4th

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      3rd place up for grabs too

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Oh u said it in the end

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko is class. West Ham should try to establish a settled first 11 and he should deffo be in it.

    1. HNI
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      And hope they stay up
      .Whm is a old.classy club

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Classy lol cant be serious

        Full of mercenaries

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        They arent classy right now. But that is mostly because they are a mish mash of random mercenaries with no chemistry. They should clear out some of the dross and decide who they want to be there for the coming 3+ years.

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

        I'm a West Ham fan. We are not classy.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      They all need to be fit, lots of in/out injured throughout the season

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Antonio! Yessss!

  13. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Great night for United

  14. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Ah yes Leicester and Chelsea lose. Good for United and Wolves.

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I think thats it for alonso

    Getting dropped for sure now

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Kidding? He's looked more dangerous than most of Chelsea's attack, including their CFs.

    2. gers23
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Agreed he's dug meat. He's a defender first and foremost

    3. Zen_Master
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Keep Alonso. Chelsea play Watford at home next.

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    1. Pool
    2. City
    3. Utd
    4. Wolves
    5. Leicester
    That’s how it’ll finish imo

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Leicester in worse form than us, come on now.

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No chelsea will be in top 5. Leicester 6th or 7th maybe

    3. HNI
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      How I wish but i think 3rd Chel 4th Manutd and hopefully Wolves win europa and come to UCL. Love that team

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        5th place will qualify top with city ban

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Chelsea against Liverpool. Will in all likelihood lose that so united can be 3rd

      3. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        And then if wolves beat chelsea after winning the rest of their games (which are easily winnable) then wolves will be ahead of chelsea too

  17. HNI
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea suffer from bipolar disorder. Beat Mcity then lose to Whm...they pulled a Manutd of 6 months back lol

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Go and get Top 4, Wolves 🙂

  19. gryffsonofarthur
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Totally under the radar, but Willian has more points than Sterling, Son, Grealish, Mount and Maddison.

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    72 with Salah, Son, TAA and Aurier, looking forward to tomorrow

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Wow

  21. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Why are Chelsea signing forwards and attacking midfielders when their defence is terrible

    1. Fpl_Juggernaut
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Because attack is the best form of defense

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Sure in a fight but when the fight is 90 minutes that doesn't apply :p

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      That's what confuses me too

    3. HNI
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Attack is best form of defence lol. They wanted replacement for Hazard for sometime now

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        for some time? Hazard literally just left this season.

        But Pulisic looks pretty decent so far as a HAzard lite

  22. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Hold West Ham please!!!

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Moyes masterclass. Never thought id say that as an United fan

  23. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko anyone

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      This feels like preseason

  24. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    On a wc and with so many midfield options not much left to spend up in attack, with nketiah not starting would maupay be worth a punt for a week as they play Norwich this week? By all means I would need to swap him the following week

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Im still going Nketiah - Laca looked terrible and unmotivated

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Didn't see the game so good to hear...but just looking st norwich and they are awful, just curious if maupay worth a punt

    2. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Greenwood? He'll get a lot of time from here to the end of the season

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Currently on wanbis marital and bruno. Utd spots are key atm and just don't want to risk the odd rotation with greenwood otherwise s good option

  25. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    COME ON YOU IRONS

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    How is everyone getting such high scores this week...

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      People lie

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno + Auba (C) + Pope + Wolves defender. Not that hard...

  27. gryffsonofarthur
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Lovely day for United and Wolves.

  28. gers23
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shocking from alonso. Not see him again in a Chelsea top imo

  29. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Scenes when Man U finish 3rd

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Played Lascelles over Taylor AGAIN two weeks running now...