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

27 January 2021 1106 comments
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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. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely start!

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

    Seeing Watkins pop up in quite a few teams this week. Making hay while the sun shines!

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  3. Gross Blank Point
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thankfully got Watkins holding Soucek's hand on the bench lol

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  4. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Targett first on bench. Have a night off Shaw, there’s a good lad

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    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He defo will be Telles is going to start atleast your lucky! I’ve AWB.

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so but then the one point cameo rears it’s ugly head which has dealt with me many times. Then again Shaw could do ok eh

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  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nice.

    I almost took a second hit to bring in Pope on my BB.

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  6. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I was just about to post a rant about why the hell I started Watkins over Soucek 🙂
    Still doesn’t allow for why I played Coufal - always start the attacker !!

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Coufal over Soucek is pretty mad, honestly.

      I've done stuff like that before, of course.

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      1. Albrightondknight
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        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah it was dumb and I don’t think I will get the points off the bench

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        1. Volley127
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Coufal has returned in 9 separate games. I think a lot of people would have started Coufal over Soucek. May not have worked out, but it doesn’t mean it was a dumb decision!

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    2. FPL Scoop
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      As was I! Though I started Blankford over him as well lol.

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      1. Albrightondknight
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        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I started Bamford too. It was my call and my fault but listened to a lot of stuff about Soucek having a more defensive role with Antonio back. Don’t think so he was about 2 feet from the goal for both goals 🙂

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        1. FPL Scoop
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          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Exact same situation here pal

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  7. FPL Scoop
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    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wow, Targett keeps delivering.

    With Martinez in goal though plus double City D, Coufal, Dallas and only playing 3 ATB, hard to fit in

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We 4 Villa spots and 4 City spots

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      1. FPL Scoop
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        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Need BB every week with my current squad!

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  8. Steve The Spud
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Badly need a burnley goal tonight

    Which is not something you ever want to say

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They usually score at home

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

        5 all season

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          They were awful at the start. Recent form has been better

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  9. janowsc
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Villa looking real good

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  10. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Frustrating. Hopefully Axel is at RB and AWB can take the night off.

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  11. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ollliiee Watkinsss!

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  12. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    As a non owner no player winds me up as much as Grealish. Even if he blanks he spends the entire game getting in dangerous positions and looking like scoring or assisting.

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Liverpool match aside, his returns have been pretty meagre this season

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      1. BeWater
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I know but he just never gets off the ball and has a quiet 15 minutes. Have a day off Jack.

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      2. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Forth highest Mid but yep I guess around a quarter of his total came from the Liverpool game

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      3. jammie26
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        4th highest scoring mid and still only 7.7 mil.

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    2. 272MK
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Remember that game against Southampton? God dayyum he hauls last mins

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  13. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Targett is freaking essential. Daym.

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  14. Coys96
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/01/27/tomas-souchek-punishes-doubters-as-west-ham-move-into-top-four/?hc_page=4&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23294817

    🙁

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

      Why would you start Werner, he is not nailed and never does anything

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      1. Coys96
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Did a poll on here.. the majority agreed with my decision

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

      Cheers mate

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    3. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wtf is with your luck I really feel bad

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      1. Coys96
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

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    4. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Your luck is extremely bad but looking at your team captaining Bamford over Bruno is criminal. As is bringing in Foden over the likes of Gundo

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      1. Coys96
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I really did fancy Bamford against Newcastle, that was my bad. Plus Bamford played the fewest mins he'd played all season, I couldn't predict that.

        But if Bruno blanks tonight it doesnt look so bad.

        I dont think picking Foden over Gundo was criminal, only in hindsight, which I don't care about .

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

    Really hate not owning any villa

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

    Shame the Villa right back is a fair player and not dirty

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  17. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Watkinsssss!!! Kept the faith through that drought! Finally repaying faith!

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  18. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    For all the talk of no forward options both Trash and Wilson are ticking over ok for not very much outlay

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    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      and now antonio

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  19. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Adams to Watkins back in 15 when Adams had a dgw and Watkins didn't goes down as my forst transfer this season

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Watkins to Adams*

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    2. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've had Adams for two spells this year. Absolutely useless.

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  20. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I knew the muppet would eventually come good. He gets too many chances

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  21. Rhodes your boat
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Of course my ML rival has targett and Watkins

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  22. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    why is Target so good all of a sudden? 10 CS and 3 assists smh

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  23. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Now it's Grealish's turn

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

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  24. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ollie, Antonio and Kane pretty much the best front 3 at the moment?

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    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Almost certainly what I’ll have next week if I go ahead with Bamford to Kane

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      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yup. Looking like Bamford to Antonio for me.

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  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tbh wouldn’t mind Spurs Liverpool somehow being called off, with Soucek sat second on my bench and Salah/Son in squad...

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

    Benching Watkins for Soucek doesn't seem too good a decision now.

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    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You’re still winning

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  27. C_G
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    should i get Gundo in for my fodder? and bench Bamford for the next couple games?

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    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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

    Lowton over Dawson is gonna hurt

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  29. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane DCL Watkins is the frontline I want

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    1. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why DCL over Antonio?

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'll take Kane, Antonio, Watkins just fine. Fits my budget better too.

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    3. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed although Antonio has strong claims too. Now that Gundog offers uber value in midfield it makes sense to get Kane in that front 3.

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  30. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Well that was a rubbish goal

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