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Werner back on Chelsea’s left as Pulisic misses out on trip to Everton

12 December 2020 1222 comments
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Timo Werner (£9.5m) is back on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s attack for a Gameweek 12 trip to Everton.

That’s because Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) misses out on the fixture entirely, absent from the matchday squad – although Frank Lampard did not mention there was anything wrong with the player in his pre-match press conference.

After scoring in the 3-1 win over Leeds, Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) gets a second consecutive Premier League start, keeping Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) on the bench.

Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) dropping out of the side means Kai Havertz (£8.3m) returns to the front-three, stationed on the right-hand side.

Mason Mount (£6.8m) joins Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m) in midfield while Chelsea’s defence, which has contributed eight goals and four assists this season, remains unchanged.

Carlo Ancelotti has named a somewhat patched-up side in light of recent injuries.

Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) takes up James Rodríguez‘s (£5.4m) spot in the front-three alongside Richarlison (£7.8m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.9m) while Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) are named as the left and right wing-backs respectively.

Everton XI (3-4-3): Pickford; Keane, Mina, Holgate; Sigurdsson, Allan, Doucouré, Godfrey; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, Zouma, T Silva, R James; Mount, Kanté, Kovacic; Werner, Giroud, Havertz.

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  1. have you seen cyan
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    5 years, 8 months ago

    thank god I ditched W

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  2. Reeker
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    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Thought Kenny was injured tbh

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  3. Londongeezaa
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Double Chelsea defence is over for me.

    Too much stress and the fixtures aren’t great.

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  4. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Siggy MOTM?

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  5. Magic Zico
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Is CHE struggling without Ziyech or EVE defending well?

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    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
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      Both.

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    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Chelsea struggle vs competent teams.

      No Ziyech/Pulisic doesn't help.

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      1. Party time
        5 years, 8 months ago

        This everton line up isn’t even their usual starting xi yet chelsea can’t unlock the defence. What a shame

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  6. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So that's basically all the fringe captain choices having missed? Bamford and DCL on 5 (10), the Mancunian premiums 3 (6)... Jack on lol (2x lol)?

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  7. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Such rubbish games today and 7 of my players are gone... =[

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same, 33 pts with Salah (c) Son to play, eurgh

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  8. Reeker
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    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford the only GK to potentially get a cleansheet and still have people giving out about him

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    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Martinez?

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ederson ddg?

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    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hello Martinez?!

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      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
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        Lnao

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  9. Rainer
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    5 years, 8 months ago

    Great performances today from Pickford, Maguire & Stones...

    One of them days in football.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      it's coming home

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      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Heh.

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  10. have you seen cyan
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    5 years, 8 months ago

    And this is why I support Spurs

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  11. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Great day as saints fan. All our title rivals dropping points

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    1. have you seen cyan
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      5 years, 8 months ago

      lol? We will pretend Spurs and Pool dont exist then it this other universe

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      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Well they play tomorrow so separate day. It is obviously tongue in cheek haha

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    2. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      3 points from Sheff Utd sends you 4th, love to see it.

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    3. BeWater
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going to be a rabid Saints fan and tommorow. Got McCarthy, KWP and Adams.

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  12. Flair
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    5 years, 8 months ago

    Surely, surely this is the final straw for Werner owners? I get keeping him until now, he had been very threatening with poor end product in recent weeks but without Ziyech and the fixtures taking a turn for the worse it has to be time to jump off. Fairly unlucky really, should have had 2-3 more goals in recent weeks for sure.

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    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Werner owners don't log onto FPL never mind FFS.

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      1. Flair
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        RIP Lateriser

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    2. Patio Kev
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      But you just know that at some point he is going to come good, he is absolute class, it’s just a case of when........

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        no he wont, are you a direct family member of Werner? He is gutter trash

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      2. Dickie1898
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Something not quite right with his technique, he rarely seems to strike the ball cleanly. I’m sure he will come good though, just not worth the cost considering other forward options.

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  13. Harper_
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    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford > Fabianski after 10 weeks of consecutive blanks was an inspired move

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  14. Merlinsnose
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    If you had no other transfers to make, would you transfer Chilwell to James? Sideways maybe, but it would allow me to transfer my fifth defender to a playing one.

    Thank you

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No. Why spend on a 5th defender you'll almost never need when your 11 starters can be better with a fodder 5th defender?

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    2. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I'm thinking of it too

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  15. Kodap
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Final straw for me that Werner, he’s going.

    Grealish & Werner > Bamford & Bruno!

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  16. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    This season's race is amazingly wide open!

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  17. Patio Kev
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    A wonderful Michael Keane clean sheet on my bench with no chance of coming off then.

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  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Much to learn you have, Frank.

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    1. Party time
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hahaha... 😆
      Absolutely!

      Carlo showing outplayed him with experience

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  19. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Did Cancelo and Rashford to Stones and Salah (c) for a -4

    I'd be pleased if I didn't play Lewis over Stones

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  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    You bunch of geniuses still think Werner scores 30 goals this season?

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    1. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      and the same about Kai

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    2. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Scored 28 in 34 for RBL last season to be fair

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    3. Magic Zico
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He's capable isn't he, just not with this Frank's CHE setup ...

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  21. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    2 games today decided by penalties. Feels way more games like that this season

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      It is. VAR and the penalty rules.

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  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Those with double Chelsea defence keeping or losing one?

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    1. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Think I'll hold the double for now, the next 4 games aren't terrible for Chelsea, will probably lose one on GW 16 WC though.

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    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      would have kept the CS if not for that silly mistake...

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  23. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So , who's dismantling their team to get KDB in?

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    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Minor surgery for me, but surgery nonetheless.

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      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Depends on team and value ofc, will require major surgery - at least a -8 - for me

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  24. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Happy with my DCL assist from this game.
    But even more happier coz Real Madrid played some world class football today and convincingly beat Athletico Madrid 2-0
    Hala Madrid! We are back

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  25. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jota still showing as 75% chance on fpl site, strange

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    1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      nothing official yet

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    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Never rely on the FPL site for injury news 😆

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    3. Baps Hunter
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing official

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  26. Don Kloppeone
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Can’t believe 8 of my players have played. Sickening!!

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      16 from 6 here mate and rival's getting Soucek off the bench

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        At least you have the chance of scores from 5 players!

        Salah (C), Robbo and KWP left for me lol

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  27. The 12th Man
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    That was a nailbiter

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  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Right, anyone who owns Werner. We are all selling. It's obvious. Can we just wait for at least the game week to finish? Sick of these early price changes

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    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      These are the same people that transferred in Grealish and Wilson last gameweek. You may as well be talking to the wall 😆

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    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, its just stressful. Prices should be locked until gw finished

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  29. Kodap
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I know Grealish has good fixtures.. but surely this is the best week to do Grealish & Werner > Bamford & Bruno?

    Bruno against sheff...

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    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Looks great but you could easily regret it!!

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  30. WVA
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    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Wow wasn't expecting a red arrow with Martinez Coufal KDB Bruno Grealish Wilson and DCL playing today, incredible really!

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