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2 January 2022 1173 comments
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Sunday’s Premier League action continues at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host Liverpool.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The big team news is that Romelu Lukaku is not in Thomas Tuchel’s matchday squad.

The 28-year-old has scored in his last two Premier League appearances but found himself at the centre of a controversy this week after an interview was broadcast in which he said he was unhappy with his role at Stamford Bridge.

As a result, the Belgian forward has been dropped, with Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic lining up in the attacking positions.

At the back, Andreas Christensen and Reece James are out, while Jorginho and Callum Hudson-Odoi are substitutes, with N’Golo Kante and Kai Havertz amongst those coming in.

For Liverpool, they make three changes from Gameweek 20, as Alisson, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino miss out after suspected positive Covid tests, in addition to manager Jurgen Klopp who won’t be at today’s game.

That means Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal, with Ibrahima Konate and James Milner also featuring in the starting XI.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Pulisic

Subs: Kepa, Jorginho, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr, Vale, Hall

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Adrian, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Beck, Williams, Morton, Pitaluga

  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah outshone

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kova G

  3. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is that an Alonso assist

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

      Also a decent goal

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a goal

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

      Beautiful volley

      Top corner

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

    Wow Kova

    No assist

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso?

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea goal

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

      VAR check

      Offside???

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KOVATICCCCCCCCCC

    1. Patron
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ayeee fellow Trent bencher

  8. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    WHAT.A.VOLLEY 😮

    SuperKOVA!

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a strike!

  10. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is that a Alonso assist?

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

      Shot on goal

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wasn’t a shot on goal lol
        That was a cross

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Has to be. SoT saved.

  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Beaut of a goal!

  12. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso assist?

  13. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Epic goal.

  14. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That’s an Alonso assist jeez

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      no way.

  15. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso assist all day in this climate

  16. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    VAR?

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

      All good

  17. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Uh ohhh.... VAR

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    CLEAR OFFSIDE

  19. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso assist. Lol.

  20. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    goal stands

  21. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Var check for offside lol.. as if the keeper would have had a chance.

    goal given

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kovacic punt pays off!

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

      Lies

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

        Not my punt, somebody’s punt. The week of cheap punts!

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      And by the way what a goal, Laurent Robert-esque!

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

        Yep thankfully given too

      2. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Reminiscent of Papiss Cisse swinging his leg to score.

  23. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    he was trying to pass it to Alonso, surely...?

  24. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely goal that.

  25. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kovacic was Alonso's intended target

  26. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Special goal from Kova

  27. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rudiger assist surely.

  28. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nice. Liverpool clean sheet wiped.

  29. Roy Hudd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jota assist for that surely

    1. Patron
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I’m thinking Bowen

  30. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why are they even checking that?