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The second and final Premier League match of the day is a big one, as Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is 16:30 BST.

Thomas Tuchel makes two changes for Chelsea, with Marc Cucurella and Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in for Ben Chilwell and Cesar Azpilicueta, both of whom are substitutes.

That suggests Reece James will feature as a right-sided centre-back alongside Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, misses out because of a knee injury, while Marcos Alonso is absent as he finalises his transfer to Barcelona.

As for Spurs, they are unchanged from Gameweek 1, with Matt Doherty and Ivan Perisic on the bench with new signing Richarlison.

However, they are without the injured Clement Lenglet and Oliver Skipp.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Koulibaly, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Jorginho, Cucurella, Havertz, Mount, Sterling

Subs: Kepa, Pulisic, Chalobah, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Gallagher, Azpilicueta

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Richarlison, Gil, Perisic, Tanganga, Moura, Bissouma


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  1. Vote Joke
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    What is the last GW before the World Cup?

    1. WiredWeasel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I think it's 16

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      lolz

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Nearly Havertz

  3. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Koulibaly G
    Cucu A

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Kouda G

  5. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Cucu train!

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Cooly Bailey

  7. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Cucu on corners wow

  8. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Wildcard active. Cucurella essential.

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Tuchel loves Chilwell

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        this

      2. Vote Joke
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Yeah, I don’t think I can get either. It’s Pep Roulette but Tuchel is holding the gun.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Short term not a terrible idea, but Chilly will be working hard for that spot. He offers a lot too.

  9. Coupes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    What a finish lmao

  10. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Do we reckon Cookie is a regular thing ?

    1. Kane Train
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      As a big Chelsea fan he should be but he will be rotated with Chilwell. At this stage he is number 1 LB

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        What about Cucurella always in XI but depending on Chilly if LWB or LCB?

        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          I'll take it...desperate to get the Villa dross out of my team

  11. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Sterling doing his best to block that haha

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Once again my gut feeling should have been gone with.

    Cucurella!

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      It's all unfolding just as you predicted

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        I too predicted it would unfold

        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Great stuff. I need to up my game

    2. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      So you spam us with your cr4p advice that you don't even follow yourself. Not a surprise.

    3. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      We all wish we had your insight

    4. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Not nailed

  13. Fantasy furball
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Chelsea defenders fantasy gold

    1. Vote Joke
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I dunno if they are. The doubts over starts are frustrating. And Koubially won’t score goals like that every week.

      1. Fantasy furball
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        From one animal to another, I think for each Chelsea goal, a defender would be involved

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Bad defending from Spurs but don't think anyone expected that. What a bloody shot!

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Great technique

  15. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    That was van Persie-sque volley

  16. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Tuchel has Conte done tactically. Conte needs to react

  17. N00B
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    James to Cucurella and 1.0M

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

      Dangerous IMO.

    2. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      If Cucarella stays on corners this is a great move!

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

        He probably does if on the pitch (as LWB). Will get plenty of minutes but not nailed. Short term possibly okay.

  18. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    James > Cucurella might the way I fund Neto > Martinelli….

    Thoughts?

    1. Vote Joke
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      No, cos James is more sure of starts.

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        It’s him or Robbo on the way out, James to Cucu is preferable to Robbo out to me, at least for now…

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Robbo or James out for someone who took one corner !

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Well I have no other way of funding Martinelli, who looks like incredible value with excellent form and the fixtures to boot. Kulusevski downgrade is the only other path. There are so many good defensive options I’m okay downgrading James. Shame Perisic didn’t start here, would have been tempted by him…

          2. The Tinkerman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            The corner is basically irrelevant, he’s playing very advanced as a Chelsea defender, more advanced than James for 1m less, having a few set pieces doesn’t hurt his appeal.

            1. Gizzachance
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 days ago

              True an good point
              Gotta justify the transfer if doing it, 1 mill less to

  19. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    James to Cucurella or double up?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Wait for Fofana

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Could be a long wait, doesn’t look like Chelsea will meet the asking price, and the closer it gets to the deadline, the less likely it is Leicester will accept with no time to replace him

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

          Fofana was already did a goodbye clap to fans after the Arsenal match 😮

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Check Rob Tanner at the athletic. Gets less likely by the day and it’s already a fairly slim chance imo.

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Is Fofana LCB potentially?

  20. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Sess misses big chance

  21. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Let's have an equaliser from Kane please

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 8 days ago

      He's not playing mate

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        What do you mean mate

    2. Coupes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Sorry mate it’s still August

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Cheers mate nice one mate

  22. Football is home
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Sessegnon is a bargain for 4.5m with their schedule.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      He is good for bench or to start with IMO

    2. Vote Joke
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Could be dropped at any time.

  23. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Wish we could play 11 defenders in FPL..

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Proves they've ruined the game

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      9 defenders with Jesus and Salah.

  24. jai2hiranandani
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    A little too early for the moves but this is what I’m thinking:

    Tripper to Henry
    Bailey to 5.5M

    Any thoughts?

    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      No fan

  25. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Didn't expect so many to be expecting a Tottenham win here

    Yes they are a different side under conte but Chelsea under tuchel have always been strong especially against top 6

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

      Spurs record vs. us is dreadful.

    2. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      True but they have looked like a mess i pre season

  26. C-Dawgg
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    So far James’ move to centre back hasn’t seemed to stop him getting forward

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Not stopped but volume dropped by at least 50%.

  27. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    James off corners..

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      dont think so, he literally told RLC that he could take it.

    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      James has the day off at RCB, Sunday stroll

  28. Ginkapo FPL
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Koulibaly fail

  29. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Cucarelia bandwagon incoMing for one corner!

    1. Vote Joke
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      This is the way

    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      He is quality to be fair

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He is, but over James? Even chillwell?

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Cucerella has played almost every minute in the past 3 seasons. Chillwell can barely do that for 3weeks!

          1. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            True, dgw d ok last week, this is chelski, not Brighton, if he’s nailed on, then would be great

          2. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 days ago

            Meant chillwell did ok last week!

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Preach!