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Leicester v Chelsea team news: James and Chilwell start, Azpilicueta benched

There’s a busy Saturday of Premier League football ahead of us, with Leicester City v Chelsea the first of eight matches.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 12:30 GMT.

Thomas Tuchel and Brendan Rodgers have both made two changes for the lunchtime game.

Daniel Amartey and Marc Albrighton are brought in to replace injured pair Youri Tielemans and Ricardo Pereira, which could mean that the Foxes are turning to a wing-back system – as Rodgers has done in the past when facing the Blues.

Jamie Vardy, the most-owned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player in this fixture, starts.

Mason Mount is back in the Chelsea starting XI after his recent teething problems, while Trevoh Chalobah starts as the right-sided centre-half.

Ross Barkley and Andreas Christensen are the men to make way from the 1-1 draw with Burnley, while there is a fourth successive league benching for Cesar Azpilicueta.

The fit-again Timo Werner is also among the substitutes.

All of that means that there are further starts for Reece James and Ben Chilwell, with the former now the most-owned Chelsea asset in FPL overall (24.2%) and within the top 10,000 (60.1%).

The ownership figures of Vardy and Antonio Rudiger have taken a bit of a tumble in the top 10k (see below), which is often a better gauge of active Fantasy managers than the ‘selected by’ numbers we see on the FPL site.

Vardy and Rudiger had top 10k ownership figures of 52.7% and 35.0% in Gameweek 11.

GAMEWEEK 12 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Ndidi, Soumare, Castagne, Lookman, Vardy, Barnes.

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Dewsbury-Hall, Choudhury, Maddison, Perez, Iheanacho, Daka.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Ziyech, Pulisic, Werner.

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  1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hoddle is hilarious on commentary - going on about 'curtains opening' as players age mentions his own playing career. Game becomes easy. Thiago Silva etc.
    I am starting to think he IS Thiago Silva for this 90 minutes.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I love Hoddle. Clever man.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah the fella loves the game - really gets involved in it when commentating.

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    AVL: Martínez, Targett, Cash, Mings, Konsa, Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Watkins, Buendía, Ings
    Subs: Steer, Hause, Young, Tuanzebe, El Ghazi, Sanson, Chukwuemeka, Davis, Bailey

    BHA: Steele, Dunk, Lamptey, Duffy, Groß, Bissouma, Lallana, Cucurella, Webster, Moder, Trossard
    Subs: Scherpen, Burn, Veltman, Richards, Mac Allister, March, Maupay, Sarmiento, Locadia

    BUR: Pope, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton, Taylor, Brownhill, Gudmundsson, Westwood, McNeil, Cornet, Wood
    Subs: Hennessey, Pieters, Bardsley, Long, Collins, Lennon, Cork, Rodriguez, Vydra

    CRY: Guaita, Guéhi, Andersen, Ward, Mitchell, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Gallagher, Zaha, Benteke, Ayew
    Subs: Butland, Kelly, Tomkins, Clyne, Olise, Hughes, Schlupp, Eze, Odsonne Édouard

    NEW: Darlow, Schär, Lascelles, Clark, Murphy, Willock, Ritchie, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin, Wilson, Joelinton
    Subs: Martin Dúbravka, Lewis, Krafth, Manquillo, Hayden, S.Longstaff, Almirón, Fraser, Gayle

    BRE: Fernández, Jansson, Roerslev, Pinnock, Canós, Nørgaard, Janelt, Henry, Toney, Mbeumo, Ghoddos
    Subs: Cox, Goode, Thompson, Baptiste, Bidstrup, Maxwell Haygarth, Maghoma, Onyeka, Forss

    NOR: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Gilmour, Cantwell, Normann, Rashica, McLean, Pukki
    Subs: Gunn, Giannoulis, Omobamidele, Lees-Melou, Placheta, Rupp, Tzolis, Sargent, Idah

    SOU: McCarthy, Livramento, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, A.Armstrong, Adams
    Subs: Forster, Perraud, Lyanco, Valery, Smallbone, Tella, Long, Broja, Walcott

    WAT: Foster, Nkoulou, Femenía, Cathcart, Masina, Sarr, Louza, Dennis, Cleverley, Sissoko, King
    Subs: Bachmann, Troost-Ekong, Ngakia, Rose, Gosling, Tufan, Fletcher, Cucho, João Pedro

    MUN: de Gea, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Shaw, Fernandes, Matic, Rashford, Sancho, McTominay, Ronaldo
    Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Bailly, Telles, Fred, van de Beek, Mata, Lingard, Martial

    WOL: Sá, Saïss, Coady, Kilman, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Moutinho, Neves, Semedo, Jiménez, Podence, Hwang
    Subs: Ruddy, Marçal, Boly, Hoever, Cundle, Dendoncker, Fabio Silva, Trincão, Traoré

    WHU: Fabianski, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell, Johnson, Rice, Soucek, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio
    Subs: Areola, Coufal, Diop, Masuaku, Vlasic, Noble, Lanzini, Alex Král, Yarmolenko

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thank you

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks! Joelinton starts!

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for your work as always! 🙂

      Sancho finally on the RW. WIDTH!!!!

      Norman and Gilmour playing together is an attacking setup for Norwich. They're going for it.

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

      Johnson has replaced Coufal

      4.0 for a possible top 6 team

      Love to see it

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

        Livramento out? Can't remove the others

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Johnson going to break a lot of hearts when Coufal slots back in

  3. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    https://anewpla.net/fpl/lineups/

    Leicester City: Schmeichel (1), Amartey (18), Evans (6), Söyüncü (4), Albrighton (11), Soumaré (42), Ndidi (25), Castagne (27), Lookman (37), Vardy (9), Barnes (7),
    Subs: Danny Ward (12), Ryan Bertrand (5), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (22), Hamza Choudhury (20), Kelechi Iheanacho (14), James Maddison (10), Patson Daka (29), Ayoze Pérez (17), Jannik Vestergaard (23)

    Chelsea: Mendy (16), Chalobah (14), Thiago Silva (6), Rüdiger (2), James (24), Kanté (7), Jorginho (5), Chilwell (21), Mount (19), Hudson-Odoi (20), Havertz (29),
    Subs: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (12), Ross Barkley (18), Andreas Christensen (4), Hakim Ziyech (22), Marcos Alonso (3), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1), Timo Werner (11), Christian Pulisic (10), César Azpilicueta (28)

    Aston Villa: Martínez (1), Cash (2), Konsa (4), Mings (5), Targett (3), McGinn (7), Nakamba (19), Ramsey (41), Buendía (10), Watkins (11), Ings (20),
    Subs: Jed Steer (12), Kortney Hause (30), Ashley Young (18), Anwar El Ghazi (21), Keinan Davis (39), Morgan Sanson (8), Carney Chukwuemeka (33), Leon Bailey (31), Axel Tuanzebe (16)

    Brighton and Hove Albion: Steele (23), Lamptey (2), Dunk (5), Duffy (24), Lallana (14), Groß (13), Bissouma (8), Webster (4), Cucurella (3), Moder (15), Trossard (11),
    Subs: Kjell Scherpen (16), Neal Maupay (9), Taylor Richards (30), Alexis Mac Allister (10), Jeremy Sarmiento (60), Solly March (20), Dan Burn (33), Jürgen Locadia (27), Joël Veltman (34)

    Burnley: Pope (1), Lowton (2), Tarkowski (5), Mee (6), Taylor (3), Gudmundsson (7), Westwood (18), Brownhill (8), McNeil (11), Cornet (20), Wood (9),
    Subs: Erik Pieters (23), Phil Bardsley (26), Aaron Lennon (17), Jay Rodriguez (19), Wayne Hennessey (13), Kevin Long (28), Matej Vydra (27), Nathan Collins (22), Jack Cork (4)

    Crystal Palace: Guaita (13), Ward (2), Andersen (16), Guéhi (6), Mitchell (3), Gallagher (23), Milivojevic (4), Kouyaté (8), Ayew (9), Benteke (20), Zaha (11),
    Subs: Odsonne Édouard (22), Michael Olise (7), Martin Kelly (34), James Tomkins (5), Will Hughes (12), Jack Butland (1), Jeffrey Schlupp (15), Nathaniel Clyne (17), Eberechi Eze (10)

    Newcastle United: Darlow (26), Schär (5), Lascelles (6), Clark (2), Murphy (23), Willock (28), Shelvey (8), Ritchie (11), Joelinton (7), Wilson (9), Saint-Maximin (10),
    Subs: Isaac Hayden (14), Jamal Lewis (12), Emil Krafth (17), Sean Longstaff (36), Miguel Almirón (24), Javier Manquillo (19), Ryan Fraser (21), Martin Dúbravka (1), Dwight Gayle (34)

    Brentford: Fernández (40), Roerslev (30), Jansson (18), Pinnock (5), Canós (7), Nørgaard (6), Janelt (27), Henry (3), Mbeumo (19), Toney (17), Ghoddos (14),
    Subs: Shandon Baptiste (26), Charlie Goode (4), Dominic Thompson (2), Mads Bidstrup (28), Maxwell Haygarth (37), Paris Maghoma (33), Frank Onyeka (15), Matthew Cox (41), Marcus Forss (9)

    Norwich City: Krul (1), Aarons (2), Hanley (5), Gibson (4), Williams (21), Normann (16), McLean (23), Cantwell (14), Gilmour (8), Rashica (17), Pukki (22),
    Subs: Christos Tzolis (18), Pierre Lees-Melou (20), Joshua Sargent (24), Angus Gunn (28), Dimitris Giannoulis (30), Przemyslaw Placheta (11), Andrew Omobamidele (44), Lukas Rupp (7), Adam Idah (35)

    Southampton: McCarthy (1), Livramento (21), Salisu (22), Bednarek (35), Walker-Peters (2), Diallo (27), Ward-Prowse (8), Romeu (6), Elyounoussi (24), Armstrong (9), Adams (10),
    Subs: William Smallbone (20), Shane Long (7), Fraser Forster (44), Romain Perraud (15), Nathan Tella (23), Armando Broja (18), Lyanco (4), Yan Valery (43), Theo Walcott (32)

    Watford: Foster (1), Femenía (21), Cathcart (15), Nkoulou (13), Masina (11), Sissoko (19), Sarr (23), Louza (6), Cleverley (8), Dennis (25), King (7),
    Subs: William Troost-Ekong (5), Ashley Fletcher (17), Dan Gosling (16), Jeremy Ngakia (2), Danny Rose (3), Daniel Bachmann (26), Cucho Hernández (29), João Pedro (10), Ozan Tufan (18)

    Manchester United: de Gea (1), Wan-Bissaka (29), Lindelöf (2), Maguire (5), Shaw (23), McTominay (39), Matic (31), Sancho (25), Bruno Fernandes (18), Rashford (10), Cristiano Ronaldo (7),
    Subs: Diogo Dalot (20), Fred (17), Eric Bailly (3), Donny van de Beek (34), Juan Mata (8), Tom Heaton (22), Anthony Martial (9), Jesse Lingard (14), Alex Telles (27)

    Wolverhampton Wanderers: José Sá (1), Kilman (23), Coady (16), Saïss (27), Nélson Semedo (22), Rúben Neves (8), João Moutinho (28), Aït-Nouri (3), Daniel Podence (10), Hwang Hee-Chan (26), Jiménez (9),
    Subs: Marçal (5), John Ruddy (21), Willy Boly (15), Luke Cundle (39), Leander Dendoncker (32), Fábio Silva (17), Ki-Jana Hoever (2), Trincão (11), Adama Traoré (37)

    West Ham United: Fabianski (1), Johnson (31), Zouma (4), Dawson (15), Cresswell (3), Soucek (28), Rice (41), Bowen (20), Fornals (8), Benrahma (22), Antonio (9),
    Subs: Nikola Vlasic (11), Vladimir Coufal (5), Mark Noble (16), Andriy Yarmolenko (7), Manuel Lanzini (10), Alphonse Areola (13), Alex Král (33), Issa Diop (23), Arthur Masuaku (26)

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dial up, mate?

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I actually wasn't paying any attention to the time. Then realised it was 2:03 and no one had posted the line ups yet 😛

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry, I was being rude. Thanks for posting.

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      First one to also include Chelsea and Leicester lineups too!

  4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lovely Pukki starts 😎

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

    At least my 4.0 goalkeeper is playing

  6. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    gilmour starts finally

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

    Gino hammy

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

    Brighton team news
    Team to play Brighton: Steele, Lamptey, Webster, Dunk, Duffy, Cucurella, Moder, Bissouma, Lallana, Gross, Trossard
    Subs: Scherpen, Maupay, Mac Allister, March, Locadia, Richards, Burn, Veltman, Sarmiento

    Aston Villa team news
    Team to play Brighton: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Watkins, Ings
    Subs: Steer, Sanson, Tuanzebe, Young, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Chukwuemeka, Davis

    CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Burnley: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Koutate, Milivojevic, Zaha, Benteke, Ayew
    Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Eze, Hughes, Schlupp, Clyne, Edouard, Kelly

    BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Crystal Palace: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Gudmundsson, McNeil, Cornet, Wood
    Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Lennon, Rodriguez, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra, Long

    NORWICH TEAM NEWS
    Norwich team to face Southampton: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Gilmour, Normann, McLean, Cantwell, Rashica, Pukki
    Subs: Gunn, Rupp, Placheta, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Sargent, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele

    SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS
    Southampton team to face Norwich: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Bednarek, Livramento, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Adams, Armstrong
    Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Long, Perraud, Broja, Smallbone, Tella, Walcott, Vardy

    West Ham team news
    Team to face Wolves: Fabianski, Cresswell, Johnson, Zouma, Dawson, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio.
    Subs: Areola, Coufal, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Masuaku, Kral.

    Wolves team news
    Team to face West Ham: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Semedo, Coady, Kilman, Saiss, Neves, Moutinho, Hwang, Podence, Jimenez.
    Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Trincao, Boly, Silva, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle.

    MAN UTD TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Watford: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Matic, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo.
    Subs: Heaton, Bailly, Dalot, Telles, Fred, Van de Beek, Fred, Lingard, Martial.

    WATFORD TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Man Utd: Foster, Femenia, Nkoulou, Cathcart, Masina, Cleverley, Sissoko, Louza, Sarr, Dennis, King.
    Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Rose, Ekong, Gosling, Tufan, Pedro, Fletcher, Hernandez.

    Brentford team news!
    Team to face Newcastle: Fernandez, Roerslev, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Canos, Norgaard, Ghoddos, Janelt, Mbeumo, Toney.
    Subs: Cox, Thompson, Goode, Forss, Onyeka, Baptiste, Bidstrup, Maghoma, Haygarth.

    Newcastle team news!
    Team to face Brentford: Darlow, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Murphy, Shelvey, Willock, Ritchie, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Wilson.
    Subs: Dubravka, Lewis, Hayden, Krafth, Manquillo, Fraser, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff.

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

    Big day for the Mili & Gallagher theory.

  10. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Rival on 21 with chill and rudi. I am on minus 8 and with Kane captain... Disaster

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’m Kane (C) too….this could be our week finally

  11. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    #FreeDonny

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

    Lamptey is back 🙂

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Reece is a proper bps magnet isn’t he? So glad to own him! Come on boy, hold off the challenges for max bps!

  14. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    That Newcastle lineup already looks more attacking. Willock and Shelvey is a weak central midfield against high pressing Brentford.

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

      I think that could be an open 3-2 type game

  15. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Humptey Lamptey back together again.

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Surprised Chelsea still aren't favourites to win the league

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Were mine from the start! Though the injuries are piling on

      • Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        "Defensive side"

        Even after winning UCL and only strengthening in the summer

        Funny stuff

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pulisic goal disallowed

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

      Johnson has replaced Coufal.

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

      G Pulisic
      A Chilwell

      ... offside

    5. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Chilwell assist denied … booooo

    6. FCRS BGD
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Anybody knows whats going on with Mason Greenwood? Not even on the bench

      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        covid

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

        No idea, but I doubt he is fit. Positive covid test is something they aren't allowed to tell imo.

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

          50% correct 😉

      3. FCRS BGD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

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

      Chilly assist offside

    8. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Chilly assist denied by flag

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

        I've lost count of the disallowed goals.

    9. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Eduoard benched ffs

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

        I think I warned you about this, right?

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Haha no mate. Everyone including you told me to keep him because of his fixtures. I wanted to sell him, should've listened to myself! But no problem, we go again next week!

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          File Eduoard alongside Traore & Amartey in the “players it’s not time for” Camzy drawer

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Oh no, I wanted to keep him longer term

    10. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fellow Man United fans. Still no VDB.

      Do we think if we lose today then that's it for Ole?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Dead man walking regardless of win or lose today

        • Grounderz
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Goner.

        • Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I want us to win of course. However, if we lose he has to go.

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            I agree. If he loses today then surely the board cannot still think he will turn it around?

        • dark91
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I don't give a sh$# about Ole. That should be it for VDB, he should leave

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            High chance he will in January.

      2. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Vardy I hate you

      3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I wonder could Steele - Steal Sanchez's place that .5 would be handy.

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

        Thiago wants Chilwells BAP

      5. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Phew, thank you Mendy

      6. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Chelsea's central midfield is so so good. The way they progress the ball is genius.

        Control the centre and you control the game, and boy do they control it.