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Pulisic benched as Chelsea switch to three-man defence at Liverpool

Owners of Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) will be frustrated to see their man on the Chelsea bench for the final match of Gameweek 37+.

It is the first time the American has not started since the Gameweek 30+ win at Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard has opted to change his formation for the trip to Anfield, lining up in a 3-4-3 shape with Marcos Alonso (£6.1m) and Reece James (£4.9m) as the wing-backs.

Mason Mount (£6.0m) has moved forward to take Pulisic’s place in the front-three but Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) and Willian (£7.3m) retain their starting berths from the 1-0 win over Norwich.

Liverpool, who will lift the Premier League trophy tonight, have predictably gone with the big guns for this one.

That means Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£12.2m) are both stationed either side of Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) as per usual.

And in defence, Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) start in their preferred positions, as does Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m).

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keïta; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Chelsea XI (3-4-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rüdiger; Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, R James; Mount, Giroud, Willian.

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  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Will Salah ever pass it again?

  2. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    lol at Charlton 😀

  3. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Comedy gold from alonso in build up

  4. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool: 5 shots on goal
    Liverpool: 4 goals

    Kepa must be statistically the worst keeper in the premier league by a mile. He never saves anything!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa doesn't have to wear a mask for social distancing as he can't catch anything!

    2. Deeney-is-a-god
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      True, pretty sure he is the worst performer compared to expected goals conceded. And that by a large margin

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Like Begovic when he was a Bournemouth

  5. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah WTF...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Unbelievable

  6. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy off for giroud

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mount and willian off for pulisic and CHO

  7. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Where does my spare 1.6m go here...

    Martinez, VVD, Laporte, Pieters
    I'm guessing TAA somewhere...

  8. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why can’t Mane have the chances Salah is, the bloke misses for fun

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah is absolute garbage. The Egyptian Joelinton. Needs 100 chances to score 10 goals

  10. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA only 65% EO in top 10k.... How?

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

      Rubbish PPG post-restart and a lot of people used their WC.

    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Look at last 5 weeks

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Really?

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

    Tammy, CHO & Pulisic on
    Giroud, Willian & Mount off

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      WTF Frank you couldn't wait for another 3 minutes.

  12. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This is why I find this game so hard sometimes. Both Arsenal and Chelsea coming off great performances, then they both fail badly.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      fatigue.

  13. Canary_Kid
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Swansea win 4-1
    Forest lose 4-1
    Swansea get in the playoffs on 1 better goal difference.

    Mad

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      cruel for Forest

  14. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thankfully TAA is auto subbed in from bench thanks to dilva no show. Dilva keeps giving even when not playing

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

    Salolh

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Let's go Puli!

  17. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well done WBA

  18. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time to sell Salah?
    I know i am among the last owners. But he has zero concentration in his game.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He looks so dangerous, Mane owner

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

    Puli blocking jam for some

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Puli on

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    West Bromwich Albion back in the PL again?

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

      Yes

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah so boring

  22. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Does salah get points for chances squandered?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I wish! We’d be rolling in points

  23. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FFS Pulisic

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

    Poolishit coming on to give owners 1 point

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would you like to reconsider that?

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      ????

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

    Liverpool play like this v NEW, you don’t want to go there without their assets?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I hoping they won't be as interested come the last day after some celebrations tonight

  26. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA off the bench

  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nice.
    My Foden and Aurier pts remain on bench.

  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Willian off before 60. Now I can chill and enjoy the game!

  29. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Raging Willian got points, rival captained him

  30. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy goal

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Puli a