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Fulham v Chelsea team news: Felix and Mount start, Cucurella benched

12 January 2023 771 comments
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Double Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) finally reaches its conclusion tonight, with Fulham v Chelsea getting underway at 20:00 GMT.

The hosts have won all four of their matches since the World Cup, while Graham Potter’s side currently sit 10th in the table, after a run of just one win in eight Premier League games.

As for the all-important team news, Chelsea hand a debut to new signing Joao Felix after he joined on loan from Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese, priced up as a £7.5m forward by FPL towers, lines up alongside Mason Mount and Kai Havertz in attack.

“It’s a combination of a lot of things: his training, the quality he has and the team needs a little bit of lift in terms of the ability he has. He’s a confident boy and he just wants to play. He’s just got to be himself. He hasn’t had that much time with the players, just about expressing himself.” – Graham Potter on why Joao Felix is starting

Elsewhere, Lewis Hall starts in place of Marc Cucurella, who drops to the bench, having struggled against Man City last time out.

Marco Silva, meanwhile, makes just one change from the 1-0 win at Leicester, as Carlos Vinicius starts up front in place of the suspended Aleksandar Mitrovic.

“He [Mitrovic] will get some rest, but [Carlos] Vinicius will get as many moments as we can get him because he is one of our main options to start as a striker. It is a great chance for him but to also give Mitrovic a bit of a break. But he is still training well and these things are good signs for us. Hopefully he will be back playing his best for us in the next few games, but for now the main solution is Vinicius.” – Marco Silva

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Tosin, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Palhinha, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Vinicius

Subs: Rodak, Kurzawa, Wilson, Cairney, Chalobah, Solomon, James, Harris, Diop

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Zakaria, Kovacic, Hall, Mount, Felix, Havertz

Subs: Bettinelli, Badiashile, Cucurella, Jorginho, Gallagher, Ziyech, Chukwuemeka, Aubameyang, D Fofana

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

    Felix looks about as perplexed as the rest of are by Chelsea

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  2. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At least Mount starts this time

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  3. Snake Juice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martial not pictured in training.

    This gameweek is hell.

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL Gods funnelling everyone towards Harry Kane...

      YC vs Arsenal & banned for City or an absolute monster DGW score, no in-between!

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      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I can see him getting a YC for diving in the penalty area against Arsenal

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

      Hmmm, might be an extra day off as well as the last few days given ManUtd don't play until Sunday?

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      1. Snake Juice
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        United play on Sat, early KO

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

          Crap sorry, don't know how I didn't see that. That's definitely an issue then

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    3. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What about dalot?

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  4. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Potter is a fraud.

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  5. KieranKA
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Crunch time – Stones injury has scuppered my plans. 0.6 ITB, 1 FT.

    Kepa // Ward
    Cancelo x2 Trippier Cucurella // White Bueno
    Salah Rashford x2 Martinelli Almirón // Andreas
    Haaland x2 Núñez Mitrović

    I'm basically locked into Cancelo → Shaw but what other transfer(s) should I do? Leaning C if Núñez is injured but I can barely afford it and it'll be out of reach if Kane price goes up.

    A: Kepa → Ederson (–4)
    B: Cucurella → Aké (–4)
    C: Cucurella and Núñez → Aké and Kane (–8)

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  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Fulham! 3-1 !

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    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Such a shame Mitro isn't playing this evening

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  7. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Panic ! Need to move before price change x

    A) KDB + Darwin (Andreas off bench)
    B) Bruno + Kane -4

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do you still have Kulu? Might be better to downgrade him rather than KDB?

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  8. yamms_schmitz
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A tricky one here.

    A - James + Salah + Darwin OUT
    Shaw + KDB + Kane IN
    -4 points

    B - James + Cancelo + Salah + Mitro OUT
    Shaw + Stones + KDB + Kane
    -8 points

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    1. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not tricky
      Do A
      Hope for the best with Cancelo

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  9. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kepa
    Trippier | Shaw | Botman
    KDB | Mount | Rashford | Martinelli
    Haaland (c) | Kane | Wilson
    ____________________________
    Ward | White | Andreas | Patterson

    Q1. Is this ok for next week? Any transfers will require a hit
    Q2. TC or not?

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ok
      Not

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  10. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Okay, will play Botman instead of cucurella but what to do with Darwin?? Still 1ft..

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you can afford Kane for free, I consider it a good move for the rest of the season

      If not, I'd wait for Klopp's presser before taking the hit to fund replacing him, with something like Cucurella to Lewis funding the move

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  11. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any word on kulu? Have him flagged since the restart typically

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    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's back in training.

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      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hardly play both of any?

        Need to sell to afford kane if Nunez is injured. (maybe even if hes not)

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  12. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is the type of random game where Mount scores a hat trick

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    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Then not score or assist again this season

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Happened last season, right?

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    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I hope so

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  13. YouReds
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kepa
    Cancelo Shaw Trippier
    KDB Almiron Rashford Martinelli
    Haaland Kane Mitro

    Ward. Bueno White Andreas

    I’m tempted to just save the FT. Already got 6 DGW players and I’ll take my chances on Cancelo. He will be gone next GW though.

    A) Save FT
    B) Mitro to Martial/Toney
    C) anything else?

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  14. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Threw a quick WC draft together since the team is a mess. How would this look?

    Ederson
    Shaw Botman Trippier
    KDB Rashford Ødegaard Martinelli
    Haaland Kane Martial

    Ward; White, Andreas, Bueno

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't have Martial on a WC

      I think Martinelli to Almiron allows a better 15-man squad:

      Martial Martinelli Andreas Ward Bueno > Mitro Almiron Mitoma Kepa/Raya Doherty

      Or DDG for Ederson, allowing Lewis (instead of Doc due to fixtures) for Bueno

      Mitro benched for GW20. Set up for a BB soon (maybe BB23), while rotating based on fixtures for now

      Does this work?

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      1. aapoman
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gw23 going to be a big dgw? Usually like to save the BB for big doubles

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No. Just the juiciest set of fixtures I've seen for the template in quite some time, then the two teams with a bad fixture (Arsenal vs City) also happen to have an easier game as their DGW

          There could be bigger ones, yup. I just like the fixture quality there

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  15. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which option do you prefer?

    A) Darwin to Toney
    B) Darwin to Martial
    C) Darwin to Nketiah
    D) Roll

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    1. Snake Juice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Team:
      Kepa (ward)
      Trippier Shaw White (Bueno Patterson)
      KDB Rashford (VC) Almiron Martineli (Andreas)
      Haaland (C) Darwin Kane

      1 FT
      1 mill in the bank

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    3. alfiebase
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      is Toney playing?

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not sure

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  16. alfiebase
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have mitro, Darwin & Haaland up front. Missing Kane, but the 2 will not give me Kane & Martial. What other forward to side with Kane & Haaland, maybe a sub player?

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  17. undersarmy
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hard question but bench A) Almiron or B) Martinelli

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    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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    2. Fellaini's Fro
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A for me

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  18. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best transfer to make with the following Squad? 2.6 in the bank.

    Kepa, Ward
    Shaw, Cucurella, Trippier, Patterson, Bueno
    KDB, Martinelli, Almiron, Rashford, Andreas
    Mitro, Kane, Haaland

    Thinking about doing Kepa to Ederson, and then Patterson to an Arsenal defender before GW21

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  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Havertz doing a nunez

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  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Woao 😮

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  21. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Felix tekkers

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  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Potter getting sacked tonight if results go against him?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nahh, they should give him more time.

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  23. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cucurella would have scored that haha

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  24. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Squad is a shambles, left with no choice but to WC.

    DDG
    Shaw Trippier Botman White Lewis
    KDB Saka Ode Rashford Rodrigo
    Haaland Kane Greenwood

    352 or 442
    £1.4m ITB (allows for KDB to Salah when Pool double)

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    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What's your old squad looking like? You could take a hit or two to sort it out.

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      1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cucu, Cancelo, Darwin, Patterson and others. It was getting ridiculous

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    2. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks ok but I'd rather have a stronger bench. Greenwood and Lewis can never be trusted for minutes

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  25. FPL_WILDCARD
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is this worth a -8 for the DGW?

    Azpi + Mount + Mitro out
    Shaw + Mahrez + Martial in

    The only DGW players I currently have are Haaland, Kane and Rashford

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    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      is Martial even fit?

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      1. FPL_WILDCARD
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haven’t a clue. Only other option there is Alvarez. Or could do Salah to KDB

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  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mitrovic could have buried that

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is he injured?

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        YC suspension

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      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Too soon 🙂

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  27. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would u play those 5 & Bench Mitro
    A- KDB Mahrez Rashford Ødegaard Almiron
    Or
    B- Sell Mitro for Martial and Bench Ødegaard or Almiron

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely A for me. Prefer Mitro to Martial long-term, and I wouldn't bench either of those in B

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    3. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  28. aidmata
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Darwin and Cancelo -> Kane and Botman for a -4? Annoyingly would need to do moves tonight before pressers tomorrow due to price rises.

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  29. Twisted Melon
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah > KDB -4?

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  30. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lewis Hall looks better than Cucurella.

    Felix looks lively.

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