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Abraham leads Chelsea line as Jorginho drops to bench for West Brom trip

Tammy Abraham (£7.3m) has been tasked with leading the Chelsea line for their Gameweek 3 trip to West Bromwich Albion.

After impressing midweek, the former Swansea City loanee makes his first Premier League start of the season in what looks to be a 4-2-3-1 formation named by Frank Lampard.

That suggests a slightly wider role for Timo Werner (£9.5m), who is capable of operating as a left-winger, while Kai Havertz (£8.4m) gets his first chance to play number 10 in a league match since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen.

Meanwhile, Abraham coming into the team has forced Jorginho (£5.1m) to the bench, which should make for interesting viewing if Chelsea win any penalties this afternoon, as the Italian has taken two since the start of the season.

In defence, Reece James (£5.1m) continues to silence the naysayers worried about rotation, as he starts ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) for the third match in a row.

His Fantasy credentials are boosted by a Premier League debut for Thiago Silva (£5.5m), although Willy Caballero (£4.9m) makes one last start in goal as Edouard Mendy‘s (£5.0m) came too soon for involvement in Gameweek 3.

Matheus Pereira (£6.0m) remains the only asset of slight Fantasy worth in the West Bromwich Albion side.

The mid-priced midfielder is the most popular among Baggies starters but is only owned by 2.5% ahead of a testing meeting with Chelsea.

West Bromwich Albion XI (5-4-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, O’Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Sawyers, Livermore, M Pereira; C Robinson.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Caballero; Alonso, T Silva, Christensen, R James; Kanté, Kovačić; Werner, Havertz, Mount; Abraham.

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  1. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso slower than my nan

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

    Alonso absolute disaster class so far.

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

    This Ajayi dude is very fast...

  4. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso is a bloody liability

  5. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kepa exerting his effect through voodoo from bench

  6. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    freekick technique: kill the other team with the football.

  7. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso playing well.....

  8. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kepa getting ready to sub himself on

  9. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Safe to say Chilwell will be nailed in at LB next week

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

  10. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea Goal

    Keepers are terrible

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Through the defenders legs. That wasn’t an easy save by any means

    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Great trolling tbf

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Werner to Robinson for free?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Before 10th min to register the points.

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Go Brewster and cash in on his big money move to a bottom three club....

  12. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Solid 8 mins Alonso bud

  13. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso hooked before 45 half time at this rate

  14. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso is the slowest WB everrr

  15. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James Reece, that was the shortest bandwagon

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah
      Derailed after first station

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso wont play again

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      When Chilwell and Mendy come in, they'll be far better defensively.

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Maybe Kepa should have been given one last chance?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      They decided not to torture the lad anymore

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      last chance for what? They already signed a new keeper

    3. Jake.l_8
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely not.

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bring Azpi in

  18. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso playing horrible so far

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Werner playing as CM

    1. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      More like DM

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Nice from Hervetz

  21. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Woah that was a scary shot

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Straight at the gk?

  22. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Just waiting on West Brom’s mandatory in game meltdown

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Havertz hot shot

  24. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fat Frank would last long if it continues to leak like this and lose games

  25. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Sat here with Robbo, TAA, James, Saiss, may well be the wrong time to go big at the back.

    1. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same backline as Mark

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I can’t decide whether I like the Chelsea kit or hate it

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dreadful

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kepa us a short stopper might had saved ut

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Poor spelling. Ignore

  28. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I said it before dont like Chelsea`s shape.... something is not right there

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No Pulisic and Willian. They were our creative force

  29. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Perraira the cheap midfielder we've all been looking for?

  30. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Taxi for RJames