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Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) finds himself on the Chelsea bench for the Gameweek 35+ trip to Sheffield United.

That will be of huge frustration to his increasing ownership and those looking to him as a differential option.

The Frenchman had scored in each of his last two outings, both of which were starts, but will have to watch Tammy Abraham (£7.4m) lead the line from the sidelines today.

That arguably places a question mark over Giroud’s credentials for the Gameweek 36+ meeting with Norwich, which may have been on the radar for anyone considering a reshuffle of their Fantasy forward line.

Meanwhile, Willian (£7.3m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) remain reliable starters, each one positioned either side of Abraham for the trip to Sheffield United.

The 13.7%-owned Mason Mount (£6.1m) retains his place in the side, making his fifth start from a possible six since the Premier League restart.

Meanwhile, John Lundstram (£4.6m) is on the bench for Sheffield United once again, Chris Wilder opting to keep his central midfield trio the same as Gameweek 34+.

That means further starts for Oliver Norwood (£4.7m), Sander Berge (£4.7m) and Ben Osborn (£4.7m).

David McGoldrick (£5.4m) comes back into the team following a fitness test, forcing Billy Sharp (£5.3m) back onto the bench.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, R James; Mount, Jorginho, Barkley; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

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  1. Old Wulfrunian
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I transferred in Fredericks just in case Alonso was benched.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Well played!

    2. Rainer
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully for Alonso.

      1. Old Wulfrunian
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Unfortunately i started Alonso.

  2. Bubz
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Pulisic has lost the ball about a million times

    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Overplayed..

    2. George Sillett
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Glad you don't teach maths.

  3. fr3d
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Quick score check lads,

    I'm absolutely flying with 4 points from 3

    1. Rainer
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No one likes a show off.

    2. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Same and that includes my captain.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Better than by 3 pts TC from last week ?

    3. TheDragon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Exact same - if Pulisic makes 60 minutes though I’ll be up to 5 points!

    4. Pep Roulette
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3 from 3 & an Antonio! 😉

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

      6 from 3. Pope YC costly 😆

    6. Tempestic
      6 years, 3 months ago

      5 from 2 with Salah (C) 😎

      1. Tempestic
        6 years, 3 months ago

        i just know fernandes is going to end me once again

    7. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I have 5 from 2 including my captain >.

      1. Party time
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Dammit

    8. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      43 from 4

      1. Tempestic
        6 years, 3 months ago

        eh i've seen better

      2. DandyDon
        6 years, 3 months ago

        So obvious who the Antonio owners are this week! Crazy gain so far

    9. Greek Freak
      6 years, 3 months ago

      5 from 4.

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

      yeah on 4 points here

    11. JIMMY TUGGINS
      6 years, 3 months ago

      1 from 3 any good??? Busy and not watching.

    12. DandyDon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      6 from 3. Hoping for a Pulisic score!

    13. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      8 from 3.

      Salah capt...please please blank Fernandes and Sterling...

  4. George Sillett
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Good stuff from Wilder but poor from Lampard. Wilder exploiting known Chelsea defensive weakness but Lampard playing the wrong defenders at the start and failing to realise that ugly physical battles have to be won against The Blades. IMO Giroud should have certainly started this game.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I started Alonso because I really thought it was obvious for Lampard to play 3 at the back.

      Obviously not obvious enough.

  5. Pep Roulette
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I think now it becomes unlikely for Lampard to rest his key players against Norwich!

    1. Grounderz
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I like the handsome Frenchman.

      1. Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Zouma?

        1. Grounderz
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Unless he has been a popular option in your lonely mind.

      2. Pep Roulette
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He should've started this one too. Tammy has been very poor recently!

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

      Our key players started this match. If this is our best...

  6. elchilangles
    6 years, 3 months ago

    how is this even humanly possible?! Does this guy have a crystal ball or what??? https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1152764/event/44

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Bloody hell! There was me thinking I was clever doing foden to Antonio for -4! This blokes triple captained 😆

      Legend!

      1. Tempestic
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I was 0.1 off Foden to Antonio! D:

      2. TheDragon
        6 years, 3 months ago

        When Foden gets his first double hattrick tonight this post will look silly

        1. Tempestic
          6 years, 3 months ago

          ahah plz

        2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          6 years, 3 months ago

          None of that!

    2. elchilangles
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I mean getting Antonio in I understand - but triple captaining him?! WOW!!!!

    3. DandyDon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hoping Pulisic scores then!

      1. mccormibar
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Hahaha that’s my team. Thanks man

    4. Balls of Steel
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Unbelievable Jeff!!!

  7. Rainer
    6 years, 3 months ago

    It’s been too long, Daniel.

    Thoughts on Kepa?

    1. Tempestic
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Gonna take a guess and say hes still not very good

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t know why he rates him so highly?

      I don’t think he’s great personally.

      1. Deulofail
        6 years, 3 months ago

        It's his leadership qualities

    3. fr3d
      6 years, 3 months ago

      juuhuuuuuuu

  8. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Blue is the colour
    And football is their shame
    Owned by Russian Mafia
    So why they look so tame

    1. Grounderz
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Green is the colour
      And fantasy football is their fame
      Owned by a tamer
      So why they look so danggggggg

      1. Deulofail
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Hmm.

        1. Grounderz
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry, your post is beyond my intelligence. Could you explain them in like ABC?

  9. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I really will be glad when FPL finishes this season. Haven't enjoyed it. It's been an absolute headache particularly since the re-start.

    1. Deulofail
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Debbie Downer

    2. Marvin.
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Negative Nelly

    3. Yank Revolution
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Glum Goober

  10. Jeremiah
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Those with a FH left, when do you plan on using it?

    1. Benjustjamin
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Probs for next GW, want 3 Chelsea

  11. DandyDon
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Been looking at my captain picks this season for fun and thought I’d share (happy to have Vardy back for Monday!)
    10 different players used. Pulisic might be my 11th different choice next week.
    18 Successful picks and 16 fails doesn’t look great to me but actually 460 points from C picks and VC picks would have only returned 392 so that’s a win. What I’m really happy with is 9 times my Captain has returned 22 points or more. My rank is now 50k after 4 red arrows in a row.

    Salah 5 out of 7 successful picks
    Kane 3 out of 7
    Sterling 1 out of 6
    Vardy 4 out of 5
    Abraham 0 out of 3
    De Bryune 2 out of 2
    Martial 1 out of 2
    Auba 1 out of 1
    Aguero 1 out of 1
    Fernandes 0 out of 1

    Things learnt,
    Sterling was awful earlier in the season!
    I had Fernandes at exactly the wrong time since the restart!
    I had a fear of picking a proven midfielder I.e De Bruyne over my strikers like Kane/Abraham with the best fixtures that week. This only really worked with Vardy when on a goal scoring run in the middle of the season.

    1. TheDragon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      That’s very good compared to a lot of people on here

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You've captained Kane 7 times this season?!

    3. jtreble
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kane? Really?

      1. DandyDon
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I know not really sure what happened there. It was in the middle of the season. I think he just kept playing the easiest teams and he’d done alright for me before that! Luckily Vardy took over and rescued my season!

  12. Rainer
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso ranger.

  13. how now brown cow
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Egan on bench again

  14. Bubz
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Why on earth is Barkley taking it

    1. el polako
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He scored one once against Swansea.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      6 years, 3 months ago

      The 'feeling confident' card.

      1. Bubz
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He’s absolutely useless

  15. Gudjohnsen
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Do Chelsea look like scoring?

    1. TheDragon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Bubz
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

  16. Piggs Boson
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Sheffield United, I needed this lift after the colossal fail earlier (Salah, Mane, Taa, Pope).

    Hoooold!

  17. Gobigorgohome
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Willan no more on FK when I brought in wtf

  18. NABIL - FPL otai
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Enda hooolllddddd

  19. HurriKane
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lord coming on

    1. Gudjohnsen
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, legend is on!

  20. Brosstan
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Why does Barkley always have to be the "big man" and step up and do things hes terrible at. Just let Willian or Alonso take it ffs.

    1. TheDragon
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Well he is terrible at being a footballer but he does that as a job so he is pretty committed to the lie

    2. Bubz
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He’s so annoying. Thinks he’s way better than he is. Average at best

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      6 years, 3 months ago

      If he didn’t do things he was bad at, he’d be a milkman.

  21. gers23
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Score Chelsea ffssss

  22. Party time
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Need SHU cleansheet burned

  23. Duke Silver ☑
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lordstrum to grab the 3rd.

  24. _Ninja_
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Mousset and Lundy on

    1. _Ninja_
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Mcburnie and Berge off

  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    The Lord haveth risen!

  26. g40steve
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lundy

  27. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Game gone, time to rest Pulisic

  28. Zilla
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Need SHU cleanie wiped

    1. Pep Roulette
      6 years, 3 months ago

      This. Egan & Stevens on my bench! 🙂

      1. Gudjohnsen
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Egan 1st and the lord 3rd on my bench!

  29. diesel001
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Good move by Wilder. Keep the intensity up by subbing through the spine of the team.

  30. Party time
    6 years, 3 months ago

    The second coming of the Lord