Dugout Discussion

Alonso, Christensen and Mount benched as Tuchel makes multiple changes

There are four Premier League matches kicking off at 15:00 BST today, including Chelsea v Southampton.

Three of the four most-bought Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players of Gameweek 7 are on the Blues’ books: Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso and Romelu Lukaku.

Two of that trio start this afternoon, with Alonso the man to miss out as Ben Chilwell gets his first Premier League start of the season.

Thomas Tuchel said his side needed “fresh legs and more energy” in defeat to Juventus in midweek and he has responded with a raft of changes this afternoon.

Compared to Gameweek 6, there are five alterations.

Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi come into the side along with Chilwell, with Alonso, Andreas Christensen and Jorginho benched. N’Golo Kante is self-isolating following a positive Covid-19 test, while Reece James is ruled out through injury.

As for their opponents this afternoon, Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl makes two changes following his side’s 1-0 loss at Molineux.

Nathan Tella and Theo Walcott come in for Mohamed Elyounoussi and Che Adams, with Tino Livramento extending his 100% starting record.

The other fixtures starting at the traditional kick-off time are Burnley v Norwich City, Leeds United v Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United.

Raphinha was passed fit on Thursday and is part of a Leeds side showing only one change from last weekend, with the fit-again Diego Llorente replacing Charlie Cresswell at centre-half.

There are two alterations for Watford, with Ozan Tufan and Francisco Sierralta in for Craig Cathcart and Tom Cleverley.

Bruno Lage makes two changes to the Wolves team that beat Southampton on Sunday: Ruben Neves and Francisco Trincao come in for the benched Leander Dendoncker and Daniel Podence, with Adama Traore again only a substitute.

Newcastle are unchanged.

Burnley’s two alterations are enforced, with the injured Ben Mee and Maxwel Cornet replaced by Aaron Lennon and Nathan Collins.

There’s bad news for owners of Norwich’s two most-owned bargain-bin FPL assets, with Billy Gilmour benched again and Brandon Williams losing his place to Dimitris Giannoulis in Daniel Farke’s only starting XI tweak.

GAMEWEEK 7 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Collins, Taylor, Lennon, McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Wood, Vydra.

Subs: Gudmundsson, Rodriguez, Barnes, Hennessey, Long, Norris, Cork, Pieters, Bardsley.

Norwich XI: Krul, Kabak, Giannoulis, Gibson, Aarons, Hanley, Normann, Lees-Melou, McLean, Sargent, Pukki.

Subs: Idah, Rashica, Omobamidele, Gunn, Rupp, Tzolis, Gilmour, Dowell, Williams.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, Chalobah, Chilwell, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Lukaku, Werner.

Subs: Kepa, Alonso, Christensen, Jorginho, Saul, Barkley, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Tella, Armstrong.

Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Long, Adams, Perraud, S Armstrong, Djenepo, Elyounoussi, Diallo.


Leeds XI: Meslier, Firpo, Cooper, Raphinha, Llorente, Dallas, Rodrigo, James, Phillips, Klich, Shackleton.

Subs: Klaesson, Roberts, Struijk, Harrison, Gelhardt, Hjelde, Cresswell, McKinstry, Greenwood.

Watford XI: Foster, Rose, Ekong, King, Tufan, Sissoko, Femenia, Sarr, Dennis, Sierralta, Kucka.

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Cleverley, Pedro, Masina, Sema, Gosling, Kabasele, Hernandez.


Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Hwang

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Podence, Boly, Silva, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle.

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Fernandez, Clark, Ritchie, Hayden, Almiron, Willock, S Longstaff, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin

Subs: Gillespie, Schar, Lewis, Hendrick, Kraft, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson, Gayle.

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1,673 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you go Alonso TAA Semedo out

    For Azpi Cancelo Dias?

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

      Not right before the IB. Wait on injury news.

  2. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Need Semedo goal. And Sa assist

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Can't be getting lucky every GW!

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

        OK.. Only Semedo goal then

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

      Lol, you had your jam last week

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

      😆

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

    Anyone else hate Sky Sports showing women’s scores on the live ticker?

    Give women’s football it’s own channel, I don’t particularly care for it.

  4. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How have Leeds managed to have so many shots off target?

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

      Longshots.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yup hoof from anywhere

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

    TSilva yc

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Christy cameo potential growing...

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

      No worse than livramento 0 pointer

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salisu has been amazing.

  8. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I urgently need a Gilmour and Alonso 1 pointer

  9. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which forward for 7.3 max?

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

      Watkins

    2. PapaWengzz
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Asm

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

      Maupay

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Just the 5 yellow cards for Burnley so far. Disgusting team. Would love for them to go down

  11. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This is my 3rd week owning lukaku.

    Still waiting......

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same

  12. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you keep gray for next 2?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, no need to rush him out.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I don't have raphinha yet...might swap for when Leeds play norwich

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Raph might miss GW8 with Brazil fixtures.

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

      I have Gray and he played well.

      I will be keeping, looks an exciting prospect.

    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Whether to keep him or not on my WC is an issue. Looks good on the eye test, though I want to bring in Saka in his place.

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers all

  13. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saints player look scared to forward. Really awful tactics from RH

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      We’re being battered but it’s still only 1-0

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

        You'll get spanked even more if you think sitting like this will help. At least try to take a chance or two!

  14. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Manquillo assist first sub for alonso
    Can’t see chillwell getting 90?

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

    It annoys me every week but how can sky sports do adverts when games are live?!

    What are we paying for….

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

    What are they singing at Elland Road?

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

      Viva Ronaldo

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Who's the slapper in the yellow? Or Jimmy Saville one of our own...

  17. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Werner playing soinds bad for kaku

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Werner playing sounds bad in general.

  18. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Southampton please score!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Don’t worry they won’t

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

  19. SteJ
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tuchel out of the BAPs now with that yellow ☹

  20. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Please bring on Mount for Werner Tuchel

  21. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hwang-wagon incoming

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hwang

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea CS about to go...pen Southampton

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ah FFS

  24. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Saints pen. Livra fouled

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

      😮

  25. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pen to Sou...

    Livra

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livramento wins pen

  27. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livramento dive

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol ; dreadful challenge

  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pen Sou

    Chilly idiot

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shocking Chilwell

  30. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Everytime Livramento is on my bench, he returns