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Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	98.7%	Maybe
Rice	ARS	7.2m	88.0%	Maybe
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Alderete	SUN	4.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	84.8%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	84.4%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	73.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	83.4%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	77.0%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.2m	61.4%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	70.2%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	70.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	70.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.5m	63.7%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	63.5%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	69.4%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	61.5%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	61.2%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	64.6%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	62.2%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	61.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	55.4%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	53.9%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	53.9%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.1m	42.9%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	53.3%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	52.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	49.1%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	48.4%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	50.8%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	39.2%	Unlikely
De Cuyper	BHA	4.3m	45.2%	Unlikely
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McAtee	NFO	5.1m	101.6%	Very Likely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	100.7%	Very Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	100.9%	Very Likely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	99.4%	Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	100.3%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.9m	86.0%	Likely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	99.3%	Likely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	99.4%	Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	97.9%	Likely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	97.4%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	97.9%	Maybe
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	97.1%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	98.6%	Maybe
Adams	BOU	5.0m	95.3%	Maybe
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	95.2%	Maybe
White	ARS	5.2m	83.5%	Unlikely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	91.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	92.5%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	92.4%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.6m	78.8%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	90.4%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	90.2%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	92.1%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	89.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	88.4%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	88.1%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	89.0%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	87.4%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.2m	83.1%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	85.5%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	82.3%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	83.2%	Unlikely
Reinildo	SUN	3.9m	82.1%	Unlikely
R.Gomes	WOL	4.4m	82.6%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.7m	73.7%	Unlikely
Agbadou	WOL	4.3m	80.5%	Unlikely

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No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
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No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
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No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
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Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

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No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

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Chelsea v Liverpool team news: Sanchez + Jackson start, Darwin benched

13 August 2023 2532 comments

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Mauricio Pochettino begins his reign as Chelsea head coach on Sunday when the Blues host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off is at 4.30pm BST.

The Argentine has chosen to line up his new charges in what looks like a 3-5-2 formation, handing debuts to Robert Sanchez, Axel Disasi and Nicolas Jackson.

Kepa Arrizabalaga is not in the squad, as he explores a move to Real Madrid.

There are debuts for Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool, too.

Diogo Jota’s strong pre-season form sees him start in attack alongside Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz, with Darwin Nunez on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Disasi, Silva, Colwill, James, Gallagher, Enzo, Chukwuemeka, Chilwell, Sterling, Jackson

Subs: Bergstrom, Cucurella, Gusto, Maatsen, Santos, Ugochukwu, Mudryk, Madueke, Burstow

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah, Diaz, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Matip, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, Doak, McConnell, Darwin

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FPL Scoop
2 years, 4 months ago
Had Diaz in before I bottled it and got Salah.

Should I have stuck with gut? Certainly appears I should have on Saliba vs Gabriel, Eze vs Mbuemo… oops
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1. Freshy
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Eze will repay GW2
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2. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 4 months ago
  It's tough
  
  We've all had those...
  
  Foden v Diaby
  
  Isak in early on.
  
  Need a retrospective gw1 squad selection chip.
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DycheDycheBaby
2 years, 4 months ago
That was a lovely goal. Superb assist from Mo
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have you seen cyan
2 years, 4 months ago
James and Chilwell 31% combined ownership, chelsea defence ownership is probably 40%
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1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
  2 years, 4 months ago
  I have Colwill but could bench this week, mind by the time I want to play him Badiashile will probably be fit
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2. FPL_trail_runner
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Perfect for those who want to buy but dont have this week
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  1. Andy_Social
    2 years, 4 months ago
    Guilty as charged!
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  2. have you seen cyan
    2 years, 4 months ago
    yep
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3. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 4 months ago
  I swerved them so a key goal.
  
  Won't get away with it every week.
  
  See what Chilwell offers. Not many clean sheets anyhow there days.
  
  Typically 2 or 3 out of 20.
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TheBiffas
2 years, 4 months ago
Shut up old man
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1. Old Man
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Do you have a problem?
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Arvin-ation
2 years, 4 months ago
Can Jota get on the end of one of those please
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Zalk
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah channeling his inner De Bruyne.
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
2 years, 4 months ago
Embarrassing dive from chilwell
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1. WVA
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Should have been booked
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Sim Simma
2 years, 4 months ago
Chillwell denied pen after trialling out to join the England diving team
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FPL_trail_runner
2 years, 4 months ago
Sooner or later everyone will want Salah as Liverpool are gona be super attacking this year.

Happy to captain him next week
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Woy_is_back
2 years, 4 months ago
Diaz could explode this season
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1. Royal5
  2 years, 4 months ago
  He does have a temper
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2. JBG
  2 years, 4 months ago
  That can't be good for his health?
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3. Bubz
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Sounds messy
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4. Freshy
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Drummer for Spinal Tap?
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Zalk
2 years, 4 months ago
Someone tell Jackson that the 80's shorts aren't coming back into fashion.
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Old Wulfrunian
2 years, 4 months ago
800k rise with Salah's assist!
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Beautiful isn’t it
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  1. Old Wulfrunian
    2 years, 4 months ago
    🙂
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2. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Really
  
  Better check too
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3. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Can't count 2 bonus points yet
  
  2 nil
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Scapegoat Salah
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah saving my season already
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boc610
2 years, 4 months ago
lol chelsea . caicedo wont fix that team
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1. Camzy
  2 years, 4 months ago
  It actually could. Gallagher is the clear weak link in that team.
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  1. Andy_Social
    2 years, 4 months ago
    Definitely. Gallagher would be better playing #10 instead of Chucky.
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    1. x.jim.x
      2 years, 4 months ago
      Gallagher is dog too though
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2. WVA
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Chelsea are a joke of a club
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  1. boc610
    2 years, 4 months ago
    yeah but they are close to Harrods , thats all a player wants these days
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3. Ginkapo FPL
  2 years, 4 months ago
  I dont get it. At Liverpool he could help push for trophies, at Chelsea its just stopping the team fall apart before they get injuries and fall apart anyway
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  1. Chandler Bing
    2 years, 4 months ago
    They're offering him a contract until 2031. Trophies are good but we keep forgetting the importance of financial stability. It was only 2021 when Caicedo was playing in Ecuador. That kind of financial promise for him and his family at the age of 21 is a no brainer. Also, Chelsea isn't really a small club, they still have a chance at competing if not as good a chance as Liverpool.
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Thanos
2 years, 4 months ago
Initial reaction… Pool looking quite sharp. Chelsea not so much.
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RichardNixon
2 years, 4 months ago
wtf was Reece James doing for that goal? He was asleep. Alexander-Arnold-esque defending right there
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Sun Jihai
2 years, 4 months ago
Chilwell 76% ownership amongst Elite players 😮
Need a big sofa!
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1. The Mentaculus
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Didn't expect or even want a CS since I have Salah & Jota also 🙂
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2. Zalk
  2 years, 4 months ago
  I'm getting him in when they don't face a top 3 side.
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Sim Simma
2 years, 4 months ago
Is this the first time Salah won't score in the opening match of the season
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1. Bubz
  2 years, 4 months ago
  No
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  1. Sim Simma
    2 years, 4 months ago
    Okay I believe you
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2. The Mentaculus
  2 years, 4 months ago
  NO
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Bartowski
2 years, 4 months ago
That was a sorry miss, Jackson...
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Hehe
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2. Count of Monte Hristo
  2 years, 4 months ago
  You are for real.
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Thanos
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah won’t go goalless in this match. Chelsea defending is awful.
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Royal5
2 years, 4 months ago
Chelsea defending looks dreadful
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1. JBG
  2 years, 4 months ago
  So nothing new from last season?
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2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Tell me something new
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Boxwoods
2 years, 4 months ago
How’s Chuk looking?
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1. Andy_Social
  2 years, 4 months ago
  not great - yc early doors
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_Ninja_
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah goal
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
2 years, 4 months ago
Ok salah is essential
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x.jim.x
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah G
Trent A
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1. x.jim.x
  2 years, 4 months ago
  Might be off
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Thanos
2 years, 4 months ago
Salah scores
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Debauchy
2 years, 4 months ago
Salahhhhhhh
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1. Debauchy
  2 years, 4 months ago
  hmmm off maybe
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Andy_Social
2 years, 4 months ago
Old School. Trent>Salah>goal
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AC/DC AFC
2 years, 4 months ago
Liverpool GOAL
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1. AC/DC AFC
  2 years, 4 months ago
  King Salah
  
  It was written in the past!
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  1. AC/DC AFC
    2 years, 4 months ago
    Offside
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Sim Simma
2 years, 4 months ago
TAA essential
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