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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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989 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Rudiger to get Cancelo

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      like I did.
      had Rudi all season

    2. 1314
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      sold Rudi to get James

    3. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sold him for James. Arse

  2. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Rudigeeeeeeeeer

  3. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    CHILLERS ASSY!!!!! YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS

  4. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I love goals from my defenders in early kick-offs !!!!
    First Cancelo now Rudi

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

    Anyone got the update of % of Chelsea goals scored by defenders this season?!

    1. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      ~50%

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

    Benched rudiger

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      But why?

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

        Played chillwell cancelo Taa lol

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

    Can't look past triple Chelsea defence now surely:

    Rudigier-chilly-james

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nah...

  8. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    oops benched Rudi, at least Chilwell assist 😀

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

    Rudiger GOAL
    Chilwell ASSIST

    Finally, something I'm happy about for the last 10 GWs!

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

    Considering bringing Vardy in next gw for Ronaldo instead of Kane

    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I've kept him.. easy run after today

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

    And i thought of ditching rudiger

  12. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Benched Rudiger lol

  13. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Only got Chilwell this week, quick return already 🙂

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

    Sold Rudi to get James.

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

      Same here … sure it’s a good move long term … oh well.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Uh oh

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

    Rudi 2nd on bench ...

  16. Surgical Attack
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    benched rudi fck

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

    Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, Rudiiiii

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

    Going to be a fair few that sold him for Cancelo or benched

    1. squits
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Just checked my ml lots have benched him. Me included!

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

    Was worried about going into this with chilwell and Rudiger…. Can relax now lol

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

    Who was it saying their Rudiger > James transfer had paid off earlier? Sorry mate 😆

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Rudiger for James this week.....of course he scores!

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same

  22. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Love you Tony

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

    Benched rudi started chilly, what could have been

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

    Have not owned a chelsea defender all season. I am good

  25. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chilwell Ruidger combo! nice

  26. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Couldn’t have had a better start to a GW.

  27. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Have both Chilli and Rudi 🙂

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

    Greedy Havertz should have fed James...

  29. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hahaha so many sold Rudi this week or recently. Love it

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

      JINX

  30. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz you greedy git....