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Kai Havertz starts and Werner benched in Tuchel’s first Chelsea line-up

Timo Werner (£9.2m) has been benched in Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge of Chelsea, with Oliver Giroud (£6.7m) starting up-front.

Kai Havertz (£8.2m) starts behind Giroud, with Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) on the wings.

Jorginho (£4.7m) is also recalled to the side in central midfield, alongside Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m).

Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) lines-up at full-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.6m) recalled opposite. Thiago Silva (£5.6m) and Antonio Rudiger (£4.5m) start at centre-back.

Edouard Mendy (£5.1m) continues to keep Kepa (£4.7m) out of the team.

Wolves’ boss Nuno Espirito Santo has reverted back to his tried and tested back three for tonight’s game, with midfielders Adama Traore (£6.0m) and Pedro Neto (£5.9m) lining up as a front two.

Playing in behind them is a returning Daniel Podence (£5.3m). Wolves’ midfield two consists of Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.7m).

Nelson Semedo (£5.3m) and Rayan Ait-Nouri (£5.0m) start at wing-back, with Willy Boly (£5.4m), Conor Coady (£4.8m), and Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

Rui Patricio (£5.4m) lines up in goal.

Burnley will be hoping to build on their win at Anfield with Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) starting up front.

Robbie Brady (£5.0m) and Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) start on the wings for Burnley, with Ashley Westwood (£5.3m) and Josh Brownhill (£4.9m) in the middle.

James Tarkowski (£5.3m) and Ben Mee (£4.9m) continue their impressive partnership at centre-back, with Matt Lowton (£4.4m) and Erik Pieters (£4.3m) at full-back.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) starts in goal, and has delivered five double-digit point hauls already this season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) will be hoping for more of the same after breaking his goal drought against Newcastle.

Lining up behind Watkins in Villa’s customary 4-2-3-1 is Ross Barkley (£5.9m), Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and Bertrand Traore (£5.9m).

John McGinn (£5.5m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.9m) are Villa’s midfield two, with new signing Morgan Sanson not included.

Dean Smith keeps the same backline that featured in Villa’s win over Newcastle with Tyrone Mings (£5.4m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.7m) at centre-back, and Matt Targett (£4.7m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) at full-back.

Emiliano Martinez (£5.1m) remains in goal.

Chelsea XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chilwell; Kovacic, Jorginho, Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi; Giroud

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Kilman; Semedo, Dendoncker, Neves, Ait Nouri; Podence; Traore, Neto

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Barkley, Traore; Watkins

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Pieters; Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil, Brady; Rodriguez, Wood

1,106 Comments Post a Comment
  1. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley score 🙁

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Oh, ffs.

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

    Get in Dwight lad!

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    McNeil

  5. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez 1 pointer

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

    -1 for Villa defense owners

  7. richarlison2348
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    HOW HAS THAT GONE IN

  8. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mickey Mouse goal, ugh.

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

    Pieters assist 😆

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Was in my GW1 team for some reason. 18 weeks too late.

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    God, sod off Burnley. Awful club

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Solid at what they do and to perform at that level any football fan with knowledge of the 92 would respect that.

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If Burnley constantly frustrate you, perhaps change your expectations/perception of Burnley.

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

    Massive Neto miss.

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Neto open goal missed 😆

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Time to bag the winner Jacky boy

  14. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez is done

  15. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Feel like the keepers should do better in those goals, can’t just anticipate someone is going to touch the ball

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      and then slaughtered if beat at near post

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

    Glad those Villa cleanies are in the mud

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

    Imagine 2 of the best defensive sides playing a 2-2. Such frauds from both defences, shut out everyone then decide to concede to each other.

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

      Burnley are not one of the best defensive teams in the league

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pieters assist nailed to 3rd on my bench, boosting a non-bench boost that already included Soucek.

    Ffs

  19. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Only way Burnley can score, by crossing instead of shooting

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

    Bloody Martinez & Grelaish.

    Points aren't too damaging at least.

  21. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez over Meslier fail

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

    Grealish sticking tight to his one haul every three games rule

  23. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grab the winner Jack.

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

    C'mon Emi get one of those soft saves like Pope.

  25. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley goal... Fantastic!!!

    • DaniCT
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Come on Martinez. Get an assist. Lol

      1. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He can score through FK

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just know Areola will haul to give my bench a massive score while Bamford Coufal Martinez all stuck in my XI 🙁

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Make some changes tuchel...

    • Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That goal sends me into the next round of the cup

      • Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Burnley lessons