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The stand-out Premier League fixture of the weekend takes place at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

Liverpool are Chelsea’s visitors, with kick-off in west London at 16:30 BST.

Both managers have made one change to their starting XIs for this clash.

Joe Gomez (£5.5m) misses out with a knock and with Joel Matip (£5.5m) also unavailable because of a minor muscle injury, it’s Fabinho (£5.5m) who is given the nod to partner Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) at centre-half.

New signing Thiago Alcantara (£6.0m) is only among the substitutes, while the rest of the Liverpool side is as expected.

Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m) comes into the Chelsea midfield in place of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£6.0m) in Frank Lampard’s only alteration.

Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.0m) is still only a substitute, so that means another start for Reece James (£5.0m) and Marcos Alonso (£6.0m) at full-back – the latter going up against Mohamed Salah (£12.0m) down the Liverpool right.

Kai Havertz (£8.5m) gets another chance to impress after his quiet debut at Brighton, while Timo Werner (£9.5m) – still the most-owned forward in FPL by some margin – again leads the line.

Despite his overall popularity, Werner was the most-sold player of Gameweek 2, with over half a million Fantasy managers ditching him.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) wasn’t far behind him for transfers out and no defender was sold by as many FPL bosses as the Liverpool right-back following his Gameweek 1 blank.

The England international scored home and away against Chelsea last season, with the two league meetings between the two clubs returning 11 goals.

Only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) was captained by more Fantasy managers than Salah this weekend, meanwhile.

The Egyptian, who hit a hat-trick against Leeds United last weekend, was handed the armband by over 560,000 of us ahead of Saturday’s deadline.


Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Zouma, Christensen, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Werner.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Fabinho, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Gudjohnsen
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Allison best fpl keeper

    1. GreennRed
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Best keeper for me is on United bench. Maybe not in GW3 though.

  2. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Good - Timo maybe on pens now

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so!

  3. NULL-X-VOID
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Allison saved Robbo and TAA CS

  4. g40steve
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Saved Allison

  5. Zilla
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jorginho you absolute idiot

  6. Gobigorgohome
    6 years, 1 month ago

    F**** OFF JIORGINHO

    WHERE IS MY WERNER POINTS???

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

      Matip says Klich Koch

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    6 years, 1 month ago

    James is not nailed isn't he?

  8. The Chosen One...
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner on pens now hopefully

  9. Chucky
    6 years, 1 month ago

    werner on pens 😀

  10. Bobby Digital
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Piss of a pk

  11. Danstoke82
    6 years, 1 month ago

    At 9.5 Werner not even on pens. Struggling to see any reason to keep even with WBA up next.

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      WBA up next

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Honestly I’ll likely captain next week. Chelsea will respond after this

    3. Cok3y5murf
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Because unless they get a pen, he can't score against WBA...right

    4. Dannyb
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Im keeping for WBA but he's gone after that.

    5. Flynniesta
      6 years, 1 month ago

      It’s a brave player who’d ditch him before WBA

    6. money face bandwagon
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He won 2 pens in 2 games.

  12. Cok3y5murf
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jorginho idiot

  13. Hotdogs for Tea
    6 years, 1 month ago

    moved off his line ?

    1. Zilla
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Only applies on United

      1. Cymro
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Facts only apply to United? OK then...

    2. _Ninja_
      6 years, 1 month ago

      One foot stayed on the line when hit

      1. Coolbean
        6 years, 1 month ago

        The rule is both. Some extreme inconsistency there.

        1. _Ninja_
          6 years, 1 month ago

          No its one foot.

            1. _Ninja_
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Id rather use the fa rules than google

              When the ball is kicked, the defending goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot touching, or in line with, the goal line.

              https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-14---the-penalty-kick

  14. SADIO SANÉ
    6 years, 1 month ago

    LOL

  15. Zilla
    6 years, 1 month ago

    CAN FPL TOWERS JUST ADD 2 POINTS FOR GETTING A PEN

  16. BIind Moth
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Intelligent body movement from Allison then. Played Jorginho at his own game

  17. Dannyb
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jorginho off pens now, that was awful

  18. Ser Davos
    6 years, 1 month ago

    No Mee or Tarkowski

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Let's go Barnes

    2. Piggs Boson
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Could be a party...

  19. Pedram
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Is this the so called best penalty taker in the world?

  20. BenDavies
    6 years, 1 month ago

    This f***ing football club. Get Lampard out

  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner should be demanding pens

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      6 years, 1 month ago

      New boy syndrome

  22. Meinhoff
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What a disgusting team Chelsea are. So boring

  23. Andy_Social
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pen saved - it CAN happen!

  24. Pukki Blinders
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner would be on pens now surely

  25. Hotdogs for Tea
    6 years, 1 month ago

    good pen, better save

  26. Babelcopter
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner fail

  27. Bobby Digital
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Well done Allison owners

  28. EmreCan Hustle
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Timo to take the next penalty?

  29. Flair
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jorginho you fraud ffs

  30. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Now Werner must takes penalties

    1. ilikewud
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jor has only missed that one