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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. Flair
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner should be the one running through that defense

  2. Dr. Rog
    6 years, 1 month ago

    4.5 4
    Digne James Saiss (4.5 4)
    Salah Sterling Son Soucek (4.5)
    Werner Jimmy DCL

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Really starting to toy with the idea of no TAA as well...

      Just tough to get in a LIV defender when they start racking up clean sheets

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I do like it. Avoiding pool defence all together yeah?

    3. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh, good

    4. Dr. Rog
      6 years, 1 month ago

      there are cash cows in Son/Jimmy/Werner. particularly the fist two whose fixtures dry up just as liverpools get good.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Fair point. Son is first out if anything

    5. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go KDB instead of Sterling and upgrade Soucek to a 5.5

    6. Karan_G14
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Son worth 1.5m over Rodriguez?

      New & Whu won't be playing a high line against Spurs.

  3. LewanGOALski
    6 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy - 4.0
    TAA - Digne - Tierney - C.Taylor - Mitchell
    Salah - Auba - JWP - Soucek - Bissouma
    Werner - Martial - Mitro

    WC these folks?
    Or rather sth like Tierney + Auba + JWP ➡ Saiss + Sterling/KDB + Zaha for (-8)..?

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for Grealish haul 😉

  4. Gobigorgohome
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner too deep for my liking

    1. Pep bites Kun
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Whatever about his demeanour - don't like his positioning on the pitch either

  5. Royal5
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Poor game this

    1. fusen
      6 years, 1 month ago

      not really, just two different styles equalling each other out

      1. Royal5
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Lacks entertainment.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I agree - they should be paid the same as the top teams

  6. Ser Davos
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner with wba CPA SOU remember

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed

    2. Pukki Blinders
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No matter how deep he is today he's staying for me

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      CPA was sublime so far

      1. Ser Davos
        6 years, 1 month ago

        but WBA and SOU have looked dismal

      2. Dr. Rog
        6 years, 1 month ago

        scraped a 1-0 win vs Southampton, and beat a team in pre-season.

    4. puhd
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I’m selling anyway

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    6 years, 1 month ago

    just like a game of chess

    1. Royal5
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Remis incoming

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pawn takes the queen

  8. ivantys
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Fabinho looks better than gomez at CB

  9. Gudjohnsen
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't know Havertz was a forward.

  10. seewhyaxe
    6 years, 1 month ago

    if Pool keeps a cs this game, would be template wrecking

    1. Brosstan
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pool defense is already template...

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

      How?

  11. Brosstan
    6 years, 1 month ago

    People were willing to pay 8-9m for a glorified Danny Rose..

    1. Gudjohnsen
      6 years, 1 month ago

      ?

    2. Bobby Digital
      6 years, 1 month ago

      😀

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo seems to be bombing forward

    Trent not to so much

    1. Flair
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Robbo against Mount, TAA against Werner

    2. Pukki Blinders
      6 years, 1 month ago

      TAA has Werner to watch

  13. ivantys
    6 years, 1 month ago

    TAA gonna yellow card

  14. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Am I reading that early result correctly? Kane to Son x4 ....?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      yup

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      What in the world...

      1. how now brown cow
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Kane 2 disallowed goals too. Could have been a monster haul.

  15. Pedram
    6 years, 1 month ago

    TAA still not sharp

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

    If you were wildcarding now what keepers would you choose?

    1. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pope and Martinez. They haven't let anyone down 😉

      1. Pep bites Kun
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Amen, bit more than I'd like to spend, but there is value in attack it seems

    2. Brosstan
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Kepa keeping a CS against the champions here... good fixtures..

  17. Gobigorgohome
    6 years, 1 month ago

    goals quota already used up this gw

  18. ivantys
    6 years, 1 month ago

    zzz he pass to alonso it's a goal

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

    Chelsea are scared of Liverpool. They need Pulisic who has that fearless running. Worked amazing in the same fixture a few months ago.

    1. ivantys
      6 years, 1 month ago

      They can't play too open it's not really scared just tactics

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

        It is though. They aren't willing to play a killer pass or make a really direct run in behind. They choose the safer sideways option. You can tell because they've had moves that progress towards the Liverpool box and then the move just fizzles out when Chelsea decide to pass it back into their own half.

        1. Flair
          6 years, 1 month ago

          The team's dynamic will change when Puli returns, can't come back soon enough.

        2. ivantys
          6 years, 1 month ago

          That's why pool had it lucky this season. Whoever made the fixture list must be a pool fan who knows pulisic won't be ready for GW2

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Weird shot from werner

    1. Ser Davos
      6 years, 1 month ago

      he's not at yet. WCers have only got Mount as an alternative atm

  21. subhojit123
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys...what is the link where we can check the price change for a FPL player?

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

      fplstatistics

      1. subhojit123
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks buddy

  22. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Werner getting closer, reckon he will bag against teams like Southampton and Leeds who play high lines

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool play a high line

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Van Dijk vs Stephens vs Cooper

        Hmmmmm

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

        Levels to the players

    2. Gobigorgohome
      6 years, 1 month ago

      of course even Tammy score agaist them

    3. mattk lfc
      6 years, 1 month ago

      But any striker can score against them

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

      Yes he look ok

  23. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Is there a single GK worth having or just stick with the McCarthy x 4m combo?

    On a wc.

    1. Pedram
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez

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

        With what evidence/reason?

        1. Pedram
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Good goalkeeper, Aston Villa defense isn't bad either.

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

            Ok, thanks for feedback pal. Andy put up top the Martinez/Pope combo - based on the fact so far they haven't let us down.

    2. puhd
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Stick

    3. Pep bites Kun
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pope, but he's +1m

  24. Flair
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nice try Timo

  25. puhd
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Sterling?? Considering selling Auba for him.

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Should do good without Kun

    2. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      watch tomorrow?

  26. Brosstan
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino again useless, no striker's instinct at all. Anyone decent would have scored

    1. puhd
      6 years, 1 month ago

      They need Suarez back

  27. Sandy Ravage
    6 years, 1 month ago

    On WC:
    A - Sterling (LEI, lee)
    B - Salah (ARS, avl)

  28. DAZZ
    6 years, 1 month ago

    0FT, is this a WC job? 3.5ITB

    Mccarthy
    TAA Doherty Taylor
    Salah HamezR Son ASM
    Wilson Werner DCL
    (Nyland, Justin, Bissouma, Mitchell)

  29. ivantys
    6 years, 1 month ago

    And werner's a wingback now

    1. puhd
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea is frustrating this year

  30. Make United Great Again
    6 years, 1 month ago

    The quicker Pulisic and Zyiech are fit for Chelsea the better.