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21 August 2022 1780 comments
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Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues on Sunday with Leeds United v Chelsea and West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion.

Both matches kick-off at 14:00 BST.

Thomas Tuchel makes one change from last weeks 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, as Conor Gallagher comes into midfield for N’Golo Kante, who misses out as expected with a hamstring injury.

That suggests Reece James will once again feature as a right-sided centre-back, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Marc Cucurella preferred in the wing-back roles.

For the hosts, they also make one enforced change, as Patrick Bamford fails to make the starting XI after coming off injured in Gameweek 2.

Daniel James starts instead, with Rodrigo – the second-most bought player for Gameweek 3 – pushed forward in attack.

At the London Stadium, Thilo Kehrer makes his Premier League debut for West Ham with Ben Johnson dropping to the bench.

“He has good experience, is versatile and has played at a high level with Germany and PSG so he will bring a lot to us and we’re looking forward to working with him. He’s played predominately for the national team at left-back and centre-back for PSG last season, so we feel we have a really good acquisition for the squad. He will be able to add to us in a number of areas.” – West Ham assistant manager Billy McKinlay on Thilo Kehrer

The visitors, meanwhile, are unchanged after making an unbeaten start to the season, with Pascal Gross and Adam Lallana tucking in behind Danny Welbeck in Graham Potter’s 3-4-2-1 formation.


GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Struijk, Roca, Adams, Aaronson, Harrison, James, Rodrigo

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Drameh, Klich, Forshaw, Greenwood, Summerville, Sinisterra, Gelhardt

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

Subs: Kepa, Ampadu, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Chilwell, Chukwuemeka, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Ziyech


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Kehrer, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Johnson, Scamacca, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ogbonna, Coventry, Ashby

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, March, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Trossard, Gross, Lallana, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Colwill, Mwepu, Maupay, Alzate, Undav, Mitoma, Tenorio

  1. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cucu missed open goal

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Difficult chance.

      Should have laced it.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Got him in over Saliba this week. Grrr

      2. Clintymints
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        This

  2. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Was worried having no Chelsea assets as well.

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ffs Cucc

    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Why would you sell Benjamin white with Bournemouth & fulham?

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thought he might lose his plays. Playing RB. And wanted Cucc.

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cucurella omg

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahaa 2 left feet there

      1. Clintymints
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        2 right feet 😆

  5. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This is how the double Pool defence owners feel...

    1. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How about going from double pool to double chelsea? Feel like wildcarding, lol

  6. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol @ cucu

  7. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cucureallywide

  8. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rodrigo will become a troll now

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

      Just buy him.

      You've got a FT for that.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This 😀 still want to live that phase in upcoming weeks. Sadness makes people bond.

  9. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    cucu so bad

  10. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Now a Reece James goal would be lovely

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chilwell needed

  12. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rodrigo, thank you football god!

  13. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    First bit of good news all GW.
    I've resorted to celebrating other team's losses with that busted Chelsea CS....

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      2-0?!?!?!?!?

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

      No need.

      It happened.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I know.

        It just seems to happen every time.

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

    Shanked from The Curly C

  15. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea's fixtures as easy as they get - they said....

  16. Sif
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Went Gross over Rodrigo this week, wallowing in the fail.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same

    2. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same here, but remember you didn’t pick Gross for one week.

  17. jonoelgrande
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale (Ward)
    TAA Cancelo James Perisic (N Williams)
    Salah Diaz Martinelli Andreas (Bailey)
    Jesus Haaland (Archer)

    2 fts, 0.5 itb nothing to be done, burn?
    Bailey + Diaz > Zaha + Rodrigo?

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeees

  18. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just constantly reminding myself. My 6.0+ defenders aren't for CS, they're for attacking returns. CS are a bonus

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That assumes they're not playing centerback though

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mount has been a horrible pick.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I said it from the start. Massively overperformed last season

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He really has... Was going to finally save a ft this next GW. Don't know now.

  20. 1zverGGadeM
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rodrigo Moreno, you Football Manager God of Goalsssss

  21. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mendy playing, Martinez with 10 points on my bench hurts my eyes so much...

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ridiculous spend on keepers

      1. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Knew this comment was coming. Bb first gw with 97 points, but that's irrelevant as is your comment...

  22. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Held Sterling for weeks now.....

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It's only week 3...

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tuchel deserves this playing James RCB… when he has Cucurella who can actually play at CB?

    1. Salan
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes he fully deserves. No argument on this.

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku on at ht

  25. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I need Rodrigo in my team

    1. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I had him in on WC till close to deadline then got zaha instead. Not a bad choice really but kinda shows 5 at the back can cause some bad weeks/inflexibility.

      Leeds looking great though and he’s their form player!

  26. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tuchel “Refffffa, Reffffffa”

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Was Conte also coaching yesterday? Did they not receive reds with Tuchel?

  28. Jock Grealish
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rodrigo wagon

  29. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I was hoping to get Aaronson from GW 1 🙁