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Chilwell benched again and Zouma missing entirely as James makes line-up return

The final fixture of Gameweek 22 sees Jose Mourinho face another rematch against his former employers, as Tottenham Hotspur entertain Chelsea.

Kick-off in north London is at 20:00 GMT.

This is the third game of the Thomas Tuchel era for the Blues and the early volatility of his team selections has given way to something more settled, with the German making only one alteration from Gameweek 21.

Reece James makes his first start under his new manager, replacing Olivier Giroud.

That will prompt a tactical reshuffle to accommodate the returning wing-back, with Callum Hudson-Odoi presumably moving into a front three alongside Timo Werner and Mason Mount.

Ben Chilwell is again only among the substitutes, with Marcos Alonso starting down the left flank.

Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham are also on the bench but there is no place in the squad for Kai Havertz or Kurt Zouma, both of whom had been injury doubts.

Mourinho, who is once again without injured striker Harry Kane, makes three changes from the Spurs team that began the 1-0 loss to Brighton on Sunday.

Serge Aurier, Eric Dier and Carlos Vinicius are recalled to the starting XI, with Joe Rodon, Davinson Sanchez and Gareth Bale making way.

Only Kane was sold by more Fantasy Premier League managers than Son Heung-min in the run-up to Gameweek 22, with the Korean blanking for the fifth time in seven matches in that dismal defeat at the Amex.

The reverse fixture of this game finished goalless, with Hugo Lloris collecting maximum bonus en route to a double-digit haul.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Sissoko, Son, Bergwijn, Vinicius.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, James, Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Werner.

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  1. SB007
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    MY BENCH THIS WEEK - SALAH TAA MITCHELL!!

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Well done

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      DDG
      Dias/Stones/Bellerin
      Sou/Gund/Mad/Fern
      Bam/Ant/Martial

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ok

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Keep us in the loop yeah

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

    Is Stones' place under threat now that Laporte is back ???

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Someone please shoot me.

    2. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      i don't think he will get starts for all the doubles so am looking to shift out

    3. The Invincibles
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone’s place is under threat apart from Dias. He might not be attacking, but he’ll get you the clean sheet points that you want from the City defence.

    4. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      thanks

  3. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What a miss

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

    Big MISS by Vinicius

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Such a bad header

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

        Should have been an equalizer. No excuse.

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

        Steady on

  5. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Suggestions?
    2FT 2.4 ITB
    WC TC and FH available

    Mendy Martinez
    AWB Stone Couf Justin Saiss
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo Saka
    DCL Bamford Antonio

    GW 23 Saiss to Lowton
    GW 24 Son Mendy to James Ederson
    GW 25 Lowton Antonio to Dallas Ings

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Look to remove Stones/Saiss/Son/DCL

      For
      Dias/Brighton defender/Soucek/Martial

    2. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not convinced by the hit in gw25 but wc may be viable with dgw26.
      Probably better with Pope + outfield City for gw24.

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

    Son close to tears.

  7. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bread and butter for Kane that would have been

  8. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso wagon anyone?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Got to be Brighton defenders surely?

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rudiger>James>Alonso

    3. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Might jump on as punt before WC.

  9. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dier you useless twonk

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

    Eric Dire

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

    Shame Son didn't play tonight, I'm getting Coufal, who's everyone else getting?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Soucek!

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Benched him anyway

  12. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dier on free kicks?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's been on free kicks since he scored one in 2005

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😀

  13. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mourinho tactics:
    1) Park the bus until the 80 min or when you are losing
    2) Attack the last 10 min

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

    And why does Dier take these freekicks?

  15. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My mate getting Soucek and AWB off the bench. I have honestly never seen such luck in my life!!! 😆

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

      Who are they coming in for?

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

        His mate.

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Foden and Cresswell. Unreal!!!

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Cresswell played

        2. lespaul
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Cresswell played

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Chilwell - apologies!!

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ah man that is luck at it’s finest, sickening

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      My ML rival is getting bednarek lol!

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Haha, beautiful!!! 😆

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The jam this season is soooo thick.

    5. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      im sure i saw this a few pages ago... it hurts andy doesnt it... let it out 🙂

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not really, mate. I'm playing him in a H2H league this GW and still neat him. He's also high up in my mini league that I do. If I don't win it I'd be wanting him to win it... 😎

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

    Start one of these:
    A Dias
    B DCL
    C Mee

    1. Benjustjamin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

  17. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Salah Wilson> Ings Rashford?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t like that much

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rash - move to Gund Ant

  18. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    1. Death
    2. Taxes
    3. Nothing good ever coming from Sissoko touching a football.

  19. George James
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Was going to sell Reece James but not so sure now. Other owners thoughts?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just rotation galore I guess barring Rudiger

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

      Look at his next two...

    3. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone else think of a tarantula

    4. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’d hold for Newcastle and Sheffield

      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah but would you start?

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

    Spurs third defeat in a row in PL.

    Surely, Mou is under the pump now.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He is used to it.

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1 man team - not like Leicester without Vards..poor show - lose against WBA and he out....to Soton?

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

    Worth going for any Chelsea player or just get Antonio first?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mendy

  22. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Considering the new DGW news, which transfer is best?

    a) Mitchell and Zaha ---> Mee and JWP

    b) Mitchell and Brewster --> Mee and Adams

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

  23. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Would you BB this on DGW? Mendy - Watkins - Grealish - ESR or (any midfielder & -4)

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No way

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oh which DGW?

    3. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      24 sorry

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

    Frank Lampard Jr Jr MOTM

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Our future Captain

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

    Have to laugh. 15 points above the overall average and an 8% red arrow. At 600K no less.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same at 800k, absolute joke aint it, it begs the question “why play?”

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m 22 above the average and a red arrow 🙂

    3. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      75pts small red arrow at 250k :/

  26. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Son...

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

    Mee worth 0.5 over Lowton?

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

      Yes

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

    Son rose

    too far over the crossbar

  29. Prince of Persia
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Son for WBA (H) or sell?

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

      Sell
      Only worth holding when Kane is there

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      SELL

  30. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Called it on here 3 days ago when I sold Son.

    Just don’t like the way Spurs are set up. No regrets after watching this game.

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      well done geeza from Laandan