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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

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  1. Coys96
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance Werner stays on the bench?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes but you'd reckon Tuchel fancies seeing how he does. Always a chance Tammy comes on in place of Giroud instead.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Doubt it. Tuchel needs to get his confidence up.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I am sure Lateriser hopes he plays.

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley missing Barnes a lot, need him to come on and boot Grealish up in the air and bundle an equaliser in

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

    Burnley look about as dangerous as a tortoise that's been smoking weed all day.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Sure doesn’t seem like scoring

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Ha

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Watkins misses sitter

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Water is wet...

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Water is wet

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        😛

        1. Gobigorgohome
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          😆

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Jinx, you both owe me a coke.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wet is water

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Water is moist.

  5. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Watching Chelsea... Does Grealish look like doing anything tonight?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, but he’s deeper than you’d like

    2. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah. He'll get 2 points.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Prefer 3

    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      may be an assist

    4. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Assisted traore twice who had 2 poor attempts, on the ball a lot but nothing clear cut

    5. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers guys

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Villa could run riot here

  7. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How could Watkins miss that one...

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish racking up the chances created at least. 😆

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      That's all he is worth for... feel so stupid that I've persisted with him 😡

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He's like a less exciting version of Cancelo.

        1. KGFC
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Atleast Cancelo gets 4 points for a CS.

          Grealish hates shooting in the box, always preferring to pass. Don't know if he is under confident or what... feels like a sissy!

  9. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    These missed chances to come back and bite Villa...

  10. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    People not putting away Grealish assists here!

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Could say same every game, must be brutal playing with Watkins ahead of you

  11. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Pope really is good.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nah let's start Pickford at the Euros.

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        😆

  12. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Traore you clown

  13. djman102
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Pope is still going to haul, isn't he?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      DDG vibes

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Aston Villa’s improvement has been incredible this season. Fair play Dean Smith

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

      Top Quality Team

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Terry has to take credit for the defending

  15. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Villa on for 6 clean sheets in their last 9. The 3 games were against City, Utd and Chelsea.

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    C'mon Watkins! You need to bury those!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Saving that for GW21

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        and GW22

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          and GW23

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            and GW24

  17. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish running the show

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

      3 points guaranteed

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Minimum 😉

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        2 with the booking

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Finally! My reverse phycology worked

  18. BeWater
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Villa are making Burnley look like a pub team. Which begs the question, just how bad are Liverpool.

  19. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Why is Traore on set pieces over Grealish?? Ridiculous stuff

    1. Ode
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He is too afraid to take one, zero confidence

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish needs to step up or else he'll never be a must have.

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It suited a left footer

    4. RoryzonderR
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish too modest....

  20. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What is a pub team?

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      low class league team in one of uks many amatuer divisions

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bunch a mates from the pub who play once a week on a Sunday.

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Slang for not a particularly good team

  21. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish....!!!! grow some nuts and take the fecking FK and pens you loon !!!

  22. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fantasy football is no more like before

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It evolves as must managers

  23. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    In a season littered with appalling mistakes on my part, transferring out Martinez for that early villa blank is well up the list.

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

      You and me both mate

  24. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Goodbye, Grealish.

    1. BeWater
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I watch that as a non owner and think, I need to get him asap.

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He’s all fart and no poo

        Give me poo

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      This, if only I had a spare transfer

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      10 blanks out of 20

  25. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish a big differential for me in my mini leagues, probably why he never does anything anymore!

  26. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hi guys which one?

    McCarthy Forster
    Taylor Justin Stones Alioski Coufal
    Salah KDB Son Fernandes Soucek
    Bamford DCL Brewster

    A) KDB to Sterling free
    B) Brewster + KDB to Kane and Gundo -4pts
    C) B plus Taylor to Cancelo for -8pts

  27. Ode
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish posting a ig video of him training freekicks and doesn’t even take them lol

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Tbf it looked like Barkley had to tell him off there

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He needs to train more!

  28. EmreCan Hustle
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Traore is talented, but if you start thinking you're Messi then its frustrating to watch sometimes.

  29. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish has not scored a goal 9 games in a row now

    Gudogan, Soucek and even Saka are better options

    time to sellll

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

      Still chips in well for 7 mill

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      an argument could be made for an entirely sub-7 midfield at this point, with big spending in Defense and Forward

  30. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea look uninspiring to say the least.....