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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.

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  1. Vazza
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Guys, am I silly for captaining sterling ahead of foden, who is pretty much guaranteed to start tomorrow? I’m feeling quite nervous about this whole thing now. And my vc is fernandes.

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      I did the same mate. Really nervous

      1. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Do you also have foden in your team?

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      My vc have scored 158 pts in the past 5 weeks. This week I was going to vc foden but decided to captain him given previous weeks

      1. Says
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        who's your VC this week?

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Changed so it’s now sterling as vc

          1. Says
            • 15 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            perfect, I have him captain

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Looking at Sterling's record over the last few seasons and comparing it to Foden's record will help.

      1. Vazza
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        I suspect you went for Sterling captain in the end?

        1. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Fernandes, but I'd have gone with Sterling over Foden.

          1. Vazza
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            Do you have Foden in your team though?

            1. Forza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 12 days ago

              Yep, just uninspired by the fact he's only scored 5 league goals and Pep doesn't like to play him as much as the others generally.

              1. Vazza
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 12 days ago

                Final question - approximately what’s your OR (if I may ask)

                1. Forza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 12 days ago

                  700

                  1. Vazza
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 12 days ago

                    Sorry excuse me? 700 as in seven hundred (without the k or m at the end of it).. if that’s case, this has already given me some comfort .

                    1. Forza
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 12 days ago

                      Seven hundred

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    fpl rockstar retires for the season, no more team news

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah right

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      hes said that 10 times this season already..

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Breaking news Brosttan announces he controls Rockstar. Team news soon.

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Breaking news random nobody on FFS gets spunky

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 12 days ago

            What do you do on this site apart from think you’re important...?

            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 12 days ago

              Point me to a single post of mine where I "think Im important". I can probably point to tens of people like you who have some hangup about me on the other hand.

              1. Athletic Nasherbo
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 12 days ago

                ‘Random nobody’ comes across as if you think you’re important.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Last day usually have more leaks as standard, and managers tend to be a bit more honest in pressers too

    4. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      No chance be craves the attention

    5. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      He has retired more times than McGregor at this stage

    6. Bigo1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Lol. Guy simply looks at Betfair Anytime To Score market.
      It is famous among sports bettors that some players odds start to drift 15' before teams are announced. So if you see Tammy goes from 2.5/4 to 3/no offer, you know Tammy doesn't play.

      This is why he is focused mainly on attackers as the market is more liquid

  3. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Aaaaaaannndddd.....

    Updated

    1. One for All
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Finally!!!!! ffs

  4. Says
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    I've no Chelsea... I don't think I can watch this match

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Support NOR if you want to watch

      1. Says
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        but I have no faith in them

  5. The Train Driver
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Updated

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Excited, nervous, anxious, haven't ever (c) a defender before.

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      In the opening game as well. Wow.

  7. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Willian(C) Alonso Giroud. Exciting start of the gameweek!

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Fellow Willia(C)! Good luck to us...

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Points I can expect from Azpi and Pulisic tonight 🙂

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      6 and 2

  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    This is a personal call out to FPL rockstar. You are an embarrassment mate and have ruined fpl. Attention seeker with that stupid guitar gif! Bog off!

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Oh dear

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Grow up little man. Surely you’re too young for this site.

      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        I'm taller than you

      2. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Ignorance is bliss

    3. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Problem with freedom of expression.

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Spot on thumbs up. Losers who cant win their work leagues against people who barely watch football without unfair advantage are the only people who disagree

  10. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Omg I thought the deadline was tomorrow, oh dear... since covid my form has gone to pot

    1. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      I wish I was doing as bad as you. 😐

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        So annoying... least got two frees for 37, then free hitting 38.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Hope you get better soon

  11. Relias
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    While the Chelsea lineup was comforting, the man city lineup is what we really needed to know.

  12. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    I've taken such a risk this week, going for gold in my ML, please haul Pulisic, please...

  13. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    FPL need to move the deadline half an hour closer to kickoff.

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Defo.

    2. JJO
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Further

    3. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      2 hours before

  14. Game of Throw_ins
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Finally FH with Salah (C).
    Hope the golden boot race is a big motivation and arsenal defence obliges as usual. My Team:

    ●McCarthy

    ●Alonso ●TAA ●Bertrand

    ●Salah (C) ●Sterling ●Foden ●Pulisic ●Antonio

    ●Vardy ●Jesus

    Bench: 3.9GK Pieters Greenwood Lamptey

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Hope he scores well for you.

      1. Game of Throw_ins
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        O thanks mate!

  15. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Both main rivals C Salah and i sold Salah for Sterling (C) who they dont have. Chasing imo. Ughhhhh

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Top10k EO: https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

    Bruno 108.35%
    KDB 87.19%
    Pulisic 67.73%
    Trent 64.03%
    Sterling 59.33%
    Martial 58.15%
    Ings 50.57%
    Salah 50.14%

    Everyone else below 50%

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Alonso?

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Thanks

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Bravo Raindog

    4. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Sh.t
      Pulisic is so high 🙁

    5. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Having no Salah on FH frightens me to no end.

    6. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Perfect as a Bruno captainer 🙂

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Salah 50%. Nice. I dig that.

    8. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Ouch Bruno over 100

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Standard

    9. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      TAA actually a differential. Nice

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Should be. Biggest waste of funds since the return

  17. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    FFS raking it in

  18. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Why all the hate for Rockstar tonight?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      He made his twitter account private.

  19. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    OK So I have never found a legitimate use for twitter until now......I would rather keep off it but when there is a need there is a way!

    So who are the major twitter contributors would would help me with last-minute decisions?

    Thanks
    Mo

    1. Says
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Hugh Jass is good

  20. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    ML rival bought in Mahrez and brncjed Foden. What a gift

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Mahrez possibly getting 0 mins.

  21. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    EO of the top 5 most captained players? thanks

  22. Robson-Canoe
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Massive night for me, I got Alonso, Puli and Giroud while my rival has Azpi and Willian. Anything can happen.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Incoming Norwich 1-0 snatch and grab.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        As a United fan, I'd take it.

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        As a triple Chelsea owner and Foxes fan - I'd also take it.

    2. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Same, my rivals only have 3 CHE assets and none have captained.

  23. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Wow it is upsetting to see my actual team after FH :/

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Same! FH is a thing of beauty on paper.

      If only we had ANOTHER WC

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        I'd be the best ever player if we had unlimited transfers each week

        1. Stupendous
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          Haha this

    2. Tempestic
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Ahaha i was thinking the same

    3. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Actually glad to get rid of my 3x Chelsea but would like to keep hold of Sterling..

  24. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    37 looks like a minefield jesus

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Jesus should start

  25. gers23
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Sometimes you can over think things. Was convinced my rival would gamble and go big on Chelsea. He captain Bruno and I went Pulisic ooooft

  26. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    When did the FFS ownership move from Mark Sutherns to Chris James? Was there an article/ update on this to the community previously?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Nope
      They say he is working behind the scenes.
      Few here posted that he sold it some time ago

  27. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Removed Bruno on freehit. Balls of steel.

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Brains of mush?

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      that explains your anxiousness

  28. Yome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Come on William, get an Hattie son.

  29. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    I can't watch Daniel Farke without laughing now, thanks to Darren Farley
    .hahaha

  30. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Norwich goal please !