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13 March 2022 1176 comments
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Double Gameweek 29 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues this Sunday lunchtime, with five matches kicking-off at 14:00 GMT:

  • Chelsea v Newcastle United
  • Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Leeds United v Norwich City
  • Southampton v Watford
  • West Ham United v Aston Villa

Starting at Stamford Bridge, Thomas Tuchel makes four changes from the 3-1 win over Norwich City, with Antonio Rudiger, Malang Sarr, N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech coming in for Thiago Silva, Cesar Azpilicueta, Saul and Mateo Kovacic.

As expected, Reece James remains out with the muscular problem that caused him to miss the second part of Chelsea’s Gameweek 28 double-header.

Eddie Howe also makes four alterations: Emil Krafth and Ryan Fraser drop to the bench alongside Allan Saint-Maximin, while Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Willock are not in the squad.

In come Jamaal Lascelles, Javier Manquillo, Sean Longstaff and Miguel Almiron.

At Goodison Park, Everton manager Frank Lampard makes three changes following their heavy defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.

Ben Godfrey and Demarai Gray both return from injury, while Vitalii Mykolenko features at left-back. Michael Keane and Allan drop to the bench, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin doesn’t make the squad.

For the visitors, Bruno Lage also makes three changes, with Max Kilman, Marcal and Leander Dendoncker coming in for Willy Boly, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Daniel Podence.

Switching focus to Elland Road, Patrick Bamford makes his first start since September. That’s one of three changes, with Diego Llorente and Mateusz Klich also in the starting XI.

For the visitors, Ben Gibson, Lukas Rupp and Milot Rashica all come in.

At St Mary’s, Tino Livramento is not in the squad, while Armando Broja drops to the bench. That should mean one of Stuart Armstrong or Mohamed Elyounoussi moves up front alongside Che Adams.

Meanwhile, there are three changes for Watford, with Christian Kabasele, Juraj Kucka and Joao Pedro replacing Craig Cathcart, Tom Cleverley and Josh King, all of whom are substitutues.

Elsewhere, West Ham are without Jarrod Bowen but Declan Rice returns to Premier League action, while Steven Gerrard names an unchanged XI for the visitors.


GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Christensen, Rudiger, Sarr, Jorginho, Kante, Ziyech, Mount, Werner, Havertz

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Burn, Manquillo, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Targett, Murphy, Almiron, Wood


Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Coleman, Holgate, Godfrey, Mykolenko, van de Beek, Doucoure, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal, Dendoncker, Hwang, Jimenez


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Llorente, Dallas, Forshaw, Klich, Raphinha, Rodrigo, James, Bamford

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Kabak, Williams, Lees-Melou, Rupp, McLean, Sargent, Rashica, Pukki


Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Smallbone, Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Adams

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Louza, Sissoko, Kucka, Cucho, Pedro, Dennis


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Lanzini, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins

  1. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Are you kidding me???

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

    3. asr
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe

    4. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Always

    5. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Digne and Hwang owner

      1. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Raph!

  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Feeling very smug have Digne far down the bench.

    #elite

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah me too but wanted him next week!

      Guess hits are half price next week to get more players out!

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oh drat didn’t think of that

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2nd on my bench

  3. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Raph should have scored in the last 3 games..

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Watford 2-0

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cucho again

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

    Watford 2 nil

  6. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Poor Norwich are truly awful

  7. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    watford 2 up

  8. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For the West Ham villa game, the amount of time the ball has been in the air is more than it has been on the ground

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea dominating and but not scored. Newcastle have a chance here.

    1. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We're watching a different game. Chelsea are far from dominating.

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Southampton are a truly bizarre team

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Going back to norm.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Since I got their players in decided to be poor again!

  11. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Burn close

  12. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cucho 😮

  13. Reacher
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ralphy deserves this for the shocking defensive line up he started with, at least we might see donkey Borja a bit earlier now

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea fans sing Abramovich’s name, Newcastle fans respond with “Mike Ashley, he’s coming after you“ 😆

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Loool, that's a good one

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No more than you deserve

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha very good

  15. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Tempted to remove Adams for a hit right now

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Southampton focussing on the Cup...

  17. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Provisionally looking to next week

    Digne + Willock to White + Barnes -4pts? Yeah or Nah?

  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good old Roy 🙂

  19. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bamford assist or James assist for Rodrigo goal? BBC said Bamford tried to control a ball and Rodrigo scored but given to James?

    1. Firmino
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      James

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      James "assist"

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Solution for Watford was just to drop King?

  21. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foster benchers getting trolled, just like in GW27..

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Clean sheet locked?

    2. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's going to outscore Ramsdale just like Ramsdale outscored Foster last week, can only get points when I bench him

  22. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Almost had a frontline of Hernandez and Toney this GW..

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What is it?

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    DENNIS SERIOUSLY

  24. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dennis assist?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  25. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who would have thought
    Watford are better without King...

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Makes me laugh, never have I seen Sod’s law strike so much….everyone sells Watford assets and they start scoring again!
    Away to Southampton too

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody has the player scoring though

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I know but it’s more the point of attacking returns your assets could be involved in.
        And if you have a player from said team then it’s a good indication to hold them

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The players people sold still blanking tho

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Just saying with reference to owning players in teams who score goals vs those that don’t.

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Written it on here many times before, but people don't like it.

    Brendan Rodgers is a better manager than Ralph Hasenhüttl. If Brendan Rodgers was Southampton manager and getting the same results as Hasenhüttl, then Rodgers would have been sacked by now.

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Where do you rank Rodgers amongst Premier League managers exactly?

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Top 5 in the PL.

        1. Drexl Spivey
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Noticeably not Top 4 then.

  28. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Only a couple weeks ago Hasslehutl was being linked with Man Utd.

    Now they’re getting battered every week

  29. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rudiger is the funniest character in the league.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He’s a nightmare to own. Never know if it’s going to be a red or a goal.

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Havertz yellow card