Dugout Discussion

Zouma, James and Werner on Chelsea’s bench at Fulham as Lampard rotates

Frank Lampard has caused some Double Gameweek 19 rotation grief with his team selection for Saturday’s trip to Fulham.

Kurt Zouma (£5.8m) and Reece James (£5.1m) are currently owned by 21.5% and 7.4% of all Fantasy Premier League managers respectively but they both find themselves on the bench at Craven Cottage.

There is more surprise about the former considering he has started 13 of the last 14 Premier League matches while James is making his return from a recent knee problem.

Instead, Lampard has gone with a central defensive pairing of Thiago Silva (£5.6m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) while Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.6m) staff the full-back berths.

Kai Havertz (£8.2m), Timo Werner (£9.2m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) are also on Chelsea’s bench as Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) flank Olivier Giroud (£6.7m).

Fulham come into this London derby without Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m) so Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) make up the front-three.

André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) are in central midfield with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) in the wing-back positions either side of the back-three.

Fulham XI (3-4-3): Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Zambo Anguissa, Reed, Tete; Lookman, Cavaleiro, De Cordova-Reid.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Giroud, Ziyech.

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

    Azpi yc

  2. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How is that a Chilwell assist?
    If the goalie doesn't intervene then there's no goal.

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I agree but the fpl tower ppl don't own him.

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

      It's not?

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No question it was an assist (not watching match),

  3. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Games are now becoming stretched and slow with the congested fixture schedule, goals are low. Defense looks like the play from now, irritated I didn't get Robbo on FH now

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just when I've slimmed my defence down to a bunch of 4.5ers.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There was 5 goals in a midlands derby about 4 hours ago...

  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I wish I was joking but my cup opponent captained Mount. What have I just seen on my screen.

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good hindsight on picking chelsea's best player this season.

  5. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    When your cup opponent takes a -20 but has Thiago Silva, Ogbonna, Mandy and Antonio and you have Johnstone, Bamford and Soucek...

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

    Werner misses 1 on 1

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lollll oh my

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    LOLLLL WERNERR

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Oh my, Werner

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That was close by Werner standards

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It really was 😆

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

    Timooooo haha

  12. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    😆

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Werner. LOL

  14. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Omfg Werner is so bad

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Werner FFS...

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Werner 🙁 🙁 🙁

  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I’d never play him again

  18. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    All these 1-0s, remember all the goals we started the season with!

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I am thinking about it

  19. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well....Werner is fckd up

  20. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    WTF WERNER

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

    Werner is sooo awful

  22. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It was about 5 yards wide lol

  23. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      At least no one has Werner

      1. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        My zombie team does. They're not having a good season.

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            😆

      2. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        hahaha werner

      3. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Werner has so many chances playing 15 min lol.

      4. Captain Vantastic™
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Areola stuck on 5 saves 😆

      5. jdoyle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        lmao so glad i ditched Werner months and months ago

      6. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        did he pull his pants down?

      7. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        hahahah werner is a meme

      8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Werner

        That is all