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1 April 2023 554 comments
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We’re six games down and we’re still awaiting our first clean sheet of Gameweek 29.

There’ll be a lot of Fantasy managers hoping for a shut-out in the final match of the day, with Ben Chilwell and Kepa Arrizabalaga widely owned.

Ollie Watkins is a fairly popular pick himself, of course, so there’ll be plenty of us with divided loyalties in the clash at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea v Aston Villa is the evening kick-off, which gets underway at 17:30 BST.

Graham Potter makes three changes to the side that he sent out in Gameweek 28 as Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mykhailo Mudryk and Marc Cucurella are recalled to the line-up.

Wesley Fofana misses out through injury while Christian Pulisic and Benoit Badisashile are benched.

Kai Havertz and Reece James pulled out of their national team squads with illness and injury respectively but are fit to start.

Potter confirmed ahead of kick-off that James is playing as a centre-half in a back three, with Loftus-Cheek deployed as a wing-back.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery make two changes to the side that beat Bournemouth 3-0 two weeks ago.

Ashley Young is in for the injured Matty Cash, while Boubacar Kamara returns from his own lay-off to oust the benched Leon Bailey.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Chilwell, Enzo, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Mudryk, Joao Felix, Havertz

Subs: Bettinelli, Badiashile, Kante, Pulisic, Chalobah, Mount, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Young, Mings, Konsa, Moreno, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Buendia, Ramsey, Watkins

Subs: Sinisalo, Wright, Carlos, Traore, Chambers, Palacio, Digne, Bailey, Dendoncker

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  1. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Cuckoo! 😆

  2. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    O L L i in the house
    Dude on fire.

  3. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Clean sheet busted

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Surely everyone's points just cancel out there?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      People celebrating the Watkins goal probably also have Kepa and Chilwell

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Just Chilwell, hoping for some assist

    2. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      No Chelsea defenders here just a big Ollie

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      In the top 100K Kepa, Chilwell and Watkins are owned by 0.08%.

  5. UKG
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Haaland to Watkins this week. good start

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I did it last week...

  6. Ian J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    School boy error
    Did -12 & have Fernandez, Chilwell, Isak & Kroa on bench & the bench boost didn’t save
    I could cry!

    1. Ian J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      *Kepaw

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      🙁

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nursery baby error. Bad luck

  7. The Mentaculus
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Where is Reece playing? RCB? Not watching

  8. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    OMG WATKINS YESSSSSS!!!!!!

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Cucurella & Koulibaly.
    Pair of clowns.

  10. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    why Badiashile suddenly dropped forever?? thought he is their best cb

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

      Brighton connection so apparent, Badiashile can't get run of games.

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

        Also probably he's the only left footed CB they have. Persisting three at back will only make him a staple.

  11. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Cucco has Watkins triple captained

  12. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    With all that $ , and che plays cuckorella. Dafeq.

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He cost 50 million

  13. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Did I hear that correctly? He's scored in five consecutive away matches

  14. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Great assist for La Cucaracha.

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

    Cuckoo the Clown doing his Sideshow Marc routine again

  16. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Only brought Chilwell for attacking points anyway.

    Also brought Watkins for attacking points only.

  17. lonecomander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Has cucurella had a single good game for Chelsea since his move? Every time I’ve watched them he seems like he has forgotten how to play.

    1. Bada Bing
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      He's rubbish.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I think maybe one or two decent games, but most of the time he is an absolute bomb-scare.

  18. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    I have Kepa, Chilly and Ollie... No chance for optimal result today. Same thing as having 5 players in BR-BR, there however only 1 player blanked.

  19. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    How many seasons until Mudruck plays in Turkey?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      loan him to Vitese??

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Wouldnt be the first Chelsea forward to be shipped off to become a star elsewhere

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Whatever happened to that Egyptian striker of their’s?

  20. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    GW from heaven 😀

    Toney + Watkins + Solanke + MacAllister + Mitoma + Pinnock+ White + Steele + Raya

    BB of Raya + White + Pinnock + Saka

    Dreamland 😀 😀

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      You were due a good one tbf

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      very nice!

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Having Mee over Pinnock hurts now.

  21. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Hold that clean sheet Mingsy

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Not happening and you know it

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Southampton did it why can't Villa

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Chilwell mad for a pen not given

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Robbed but looked like a fk tbf

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        yep

        You're right

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      definitely a foul outside the box

  23. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Its a wonder James is playing and didnt have some sort of hairdressing injury

  24. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Has everyone set their bus team by now?

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Yup

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Not yet. Got some decisions to make.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        But then that's your final team. Bus team is without doing any transfers.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Then I guess I have, but I don't love it, as I have decisions to make.

      2. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        That's what a bus team is for 🙂

      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Sorting bench and choosing bus team C and VC takes less than 2 minutes. Cheap insurance for possible technical problems. Chances to survive bus accident are slimmer though.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah I've done that. I know what a bus team is. I just also feel like changing it still, before first round of fixtures.

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I just had a quick look.

      Saw numerous benching headaches.

      Closed the tab.

  25. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    I was watching the Bayern - Dortmund game but it's 3-0 and basically over already. Gonna switch to Chelsea.

  26. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Wow. Just got back.

    30 Shots, 9 SOTS.

    Palace deserved that to Leicester 3 shots 2 SOT

    Roy getting things out of Zaha, Eze Olise, Eduoard, Shlupp, Patrick could only dream off. Especially Eze. Completely changed player.

    I know it is nothing like Brighton's insane figures, but what a difference!!

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Show's how unlucky FPL could be. 9 Saves and an OG off the crossbar from Eze long free kick. Feel for Iversen owners. 1000 times better Ward

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        After having seen my C to get RC and negative points when Haaland was injured earlier this season I feel sorry for absolutely no-one. How many clean sheets has Iversen gotten?

  27. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Poor from Mudryk

  28. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Wow Mudryk

  29. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    So Toney gets second game

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

      Well yeah

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Oh dear

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      That's like pushing the wrong button on Fifa