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Zouma suffers second successive benching as Rüdiger starts for Chelsea

19 January 2021 1435 comments
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Kurt Zouma‘s (£5.8m) Fantasy Premier League stock has taken another dip in Double Gameweek 19 following Chelsea’s latest team-sheet.

The centre-back has been left on the bench for a second Premier League match in a row, much to the chagrin of his 20.5% ownership.

As things stand, only three defenders are selected by more managers than Zouma but a third start in four for Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) alongside Thiago Silva (£5.6m) is sure to trigger a fire-sale in the build-up to Gameweek 20.

Reece James (£5.1m) returns at right-back while Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) remains the most ever-present of Chelsea’s defenders, making his 15th consecutive Premier League start.

Frank Lampard has made changes in attack too, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) coming in for Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) after registering more attacking returns since Gameweek 15 than any other Chelsea asset (two).

Meanwhile, Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) replaces Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) but Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) retains his place on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s front-three.

Any concerns over Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) have been assuaged for now as Brendan Rodgers selects him to lead the Leicester line.

James Maddison (£7.1m), who has as many attacking returns in his last four at the King Power Stadium as the Foxes’ talismanic forward (four), has the number 10 role again, flanked by Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m).

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) continues to wait for his first start of the campaign as James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) staff the full-back roles once again.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Justin, Evans, Fofana, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; H Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton; Vardy.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Rüdiger, R James; Havertz, Kovacic, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.

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  1. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Leicester defence looking stronger with Wilfred back fit

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      They are, Ndidi.

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  2. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Gets forgotten but what a magnificent job the Leicester hierarchy have done to turn this relegation club into a European quality side in about half a decade. Near perfect investment. Chelsea could learn a lot.

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    1. Old Man
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      hear hear - just think of the profit we've made over the past few years. One or two duds (Slimani, Musa) but overall we've bought and sold very well.

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      1. The Suspended One
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        You’ve done well in DMF and fullbacks, but I think you sold any chance of playing in the CL this decade

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        1. Ruminating Llama
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 16 days ago

          What a bizarre thing to say when they're top of the league as it stands.

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          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 16 days ago

            Bookmark your comment and check back after Brenden goes and Rodgers’s it up

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            1. Ruminating Llama
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 16 days ago

              Go for it. All evidence points to the contrary.

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    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Oh please... they have sold all their good players and replaced them with rubbish.

      Ayoze Perez? Nacho? Pradt? Tielmans? Come on..

      The signings taking time to bed in is a lazy storyline.

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      1. Kellz86
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        You lose all credibility when you mention Tielemans in that grouping

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        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 16 days ago

          I almost left him out, but very inconsistent. If he could maintain his level for 3 matches running he’d be a top player.

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      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        Yeah Tielemans is a quality player.

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  3. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Justin CS locked in. Hell yea

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  4. SackWenger
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    He takes a bit of stick - but if Chelsea are to be successful this season - Werner needs to be in the team

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    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      At striker. Making runs in behind.

      Not sure why we still haven’t seen it. Frank needs to have him watch 2 hrs of Vardy tape every night until he figures it out...

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  5. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    odds on Stones scoring again tomorrow ?

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      50/50

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    2. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      15 %

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    3. AC/DC AFC
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      • 10 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      28 to 1

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        And that's first goal scorer

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    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      If he scores and keeps a clean sheet, he would become the highest scoring player ever for a single gameweek.

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  6. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Anyone thinking of Salah to Sterling until he finds his form back? Or own another premium
    Already have KDB, Bruno, Son

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  7. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Justin 9 pointer most probably.

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  8. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    I don’t want to see people say “Big 6” or “Top 6” if Leicester aren’t one of those teams included.

    Scandalous that Arsenal are grouped in there ahead of Leicester.

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    1. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Top 6 (inc. Arsenal)

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  9. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    The question is

    Maddison or Barnes ?

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    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Barnisson

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        🙂

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      2. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        That's Maddnes

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      3. The Suspended One
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        What a player that would make!

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  10. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    I fear for Lampard

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  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Vardy definitely blanking tonight.

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    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Surely due a penalty.

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  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Need a Justin OG then full time

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    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Justin cs is a rank killer

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  13. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Using the WhatIf feature on LiveFPL with 8 points for Justin and I barely move up in rank since everyone owns him anyway.

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    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Think he'll get a 9 pointer mate.

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  14. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    For those BB ing in GW26, what is the strategy with transfer btwn now & then?

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    1. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Normal. WC week before.

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    2. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      I'm going to make transfers with GW26 in mind every week until then, and then make a decision on whether I want to WC in 25 or just BB the team I've gradually made and then WC for BGW29. I still think I'm going to WC in 25 and hope that 1 or more teams double in 26 and play their game in 29.

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  15. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    A Leicester clean sheet would be soul destroying

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    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      they will concede. Chelsea tend to score in games!

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Well as a Leicester-player-free Foxes fan I have to find some consolation.

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  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Chilwell all over the place.

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    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      First time playing old club away. Can be unsettling.

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  17. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Was seriously considering Barnes and forgot I was considering Barnes and then proceeded to forget to include him in the team. Just great.

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  18. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    It's a sickening DGW, I'm getting no thrill out of it at all.

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  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Havertz a YC

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      More contribution than he's used to deliver.

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  20. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Looks like Frank plans his tactics using FM11

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    1. aleksaa2
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      What tactics?

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      1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        Video game tactics... someone tell him Alt + F4 doesn't work

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  21. Jammy Dodger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    I have to say I'm pretty happy with this week's score! So far I'm on 112 with Martinez, Stones, Cancelo, Gundogan, Salah and Bruno left to go!

    However, Zouma has to be the transfer from this lot, right?

    Martinez (Forster)
    Stones - Cancelo - Coufal (Zouma, Alioski)
    Bruno - Gundogan - Salah - Son - Bowen
    Kane - Antonio (Bamford)

    Options are:

    1) Zouma > downgrade or someone like AWB / Shaw

    2) Bowen > Barnes / Maddison

    3) Something else

    Thanks all!

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    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Save

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    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Zouma out

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      1. Jammy Dodger
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        Who to?

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  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Whatever about FPL, this season is on the most unpredictable I've ever seen. It's hard to believe that at least 5 teams are still in the running for the title.

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    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Everton overtake LFC by winning their game in hand. Surely they have to be considered, making it 6?

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      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        Ah at least.. 🙂

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  23. Right In The Stanchion
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Havertz cost £75m. Terrible player

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    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Makes less than Willian

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  24. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Ziyech, Zouma and Giroud. Would need another hit to sort it out. What a bad choice of Ziyech tough....

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  25. Jammy Dodger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    What's considered a "good" team value at this point in the season?

    I'm 106m at the moment, what's everyone else saying?

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    1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Leaderboard is based on OR, TV doesn't matter

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      1. onceuponatyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 16 days ago

        This. If we sacrificed points week in, week out, it's possible to have crazy TV.

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      5.5

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    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      108

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  26. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Salah to KDB? Salah poor form and tricky fixtures coming.

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    1. Jammy Dodger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      You'll drop hugely in OR if you do and he hauls though

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Also thinking of shipping him out. Seriously off the boil. No point in being stubborn. Have KDB so either Son or Rashford.

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  27. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Where will Leicester finish this season?

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    1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Above Chelsea and Arsenal

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Knowing us we'll blow it again - probably 5th

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    3. GROBARI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      5th like last year

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    4. Jammy Dodger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      at home to Spurs

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    5. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      4th

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    6. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Behind City United LFC

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  28. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Terrible decision making from whoever that was

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  29. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Another Vardy blank... time to sell

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 16 days ago

      Got him for a hit for Lacazette. 2 points lost. Not the worst outcome.

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  30. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 16 days ago

    Reece needing help with Barnes again..

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