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Willian and Pulisic keep their places as Chelsea host Norwich in Gameweek 36+

Frank Lampard has rung the changes for Chelsea following their 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United, but it’s mostly good news for Fantasy Premier League managers.

Despite making five alterations to the previous line-up, the Chelsea boss has found a place for Willian (£7.4m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) once again.

The pair have scored 48 and 39 points respectively since the restart and get the chance to extend that impressive run of points from the flanks of the front-three against Norwich.

This time, they are joined there by Olivier Giroud (£6.7m), the former Arsenal man reclaiming his spot from Tammy Abraham (£7.4m), who drops to the bench.

There will be plenty of attention on the Frenchman tonight too, who has four goals in his last five Premier League starts.

The inclusion of Jorginho (£4.9m) for the second match in a row might be troubling to owners of Willian as the Italian has previously taken penalties for the club, but the Brazilian has, of course, scored three since the Premier League returned.

Meanwhile, Lampard has also made changes in defence, handing a first start since Gameweek 32+ to Marcos Alonso (£6.1m) in the place of Reece James (£4.9m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£5.9m) comes in for Andreas Christensen (£4.8m) at centre-back.

Those invested in the Chelsea defence will be encouraged a little by Norwich’s line-up.

The Canaries have scored just once in the Project Restart fixtures and come to Stamford Bridge with this season’s top-scorer Teemu Pukki (£6.4m) on the bench.

Josip Drmic (£5.3m) has been chosen to lead the line with Todd Cantwell (£4.5m), Lukas Rupp (£4.4m) and Onel Hernández (£5.3m) chosen to support from attacking midfield.

That means a place on the bench for Emi Buendía (£6.0m) alongside Pukki.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Rüdiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Giroud, Willian.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Hernández, Rupp, Cantwell; Drmic.

2,270 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Puli :/

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hope Chelsea concede now

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, but only if Giroud scores another.

  3. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Puli off. Ffs

  4. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic off

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

    Norwich equaliser would be sweet now

  6. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sheeeeet. Puli (c) off 🙁

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic off

  8. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time to concede Chelsea

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    CHO on
    Pulisic off

  10. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic fail

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulishitter

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic CS banked too

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'll take it.

  13. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now we need a Norwich goal

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    pulis*it subbed off

  15. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Concede you shits. Come on Norwich

  16. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, Alonso CS locked.

    Norwich PLS SCORE NOW!!

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now you have my permission to concede.

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Norwich goal now would be sweet....

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Free hit mega fail

  20. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need a Norwich goal now

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    pukki party

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

    Alonso cleanie banked ez

  23. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks a bunch Lamps

  24. Party time
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pulisick off

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Awful punt. Thankfully he’s not near the armband.

    • Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pulisic off. Wheres that guy who told us to bet on a yellow card 🙁

    • Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Come on Norwich - make them pay

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Triple captain puli fail - just 18 points

      1. Big Hands Barry
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Better than mane by 15 points

      2. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Better than if youd TCd Mane early in the season though. I got 21 from KDB and thinking about it, it wasnt overly bad in comparison to some TC scores. Wish I'd have gone Sterling last week though

    • Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s a race to the bottom. 😎

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Alonso CS banked