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

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Keane	EVE	B
Up	van Dijk	LIV	B
Up	Ballard	SUN	C
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Hecke	BHA	A
Down	Struijk	LEE	B, £
Down	Hill	BOU	C, £
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	98.1%	Likely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	99.3%	Likely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	98.7%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	89.3%	Maybe
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	92.4%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	88.4%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	86.1%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	87.0%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	85.2%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	86.8%	Unlikely
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	89.9%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	82.8%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	80.4%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	78.3%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	74.9%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	74.5%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.5%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	61.7%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	68.6%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	68.6%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	69.5%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	65.7%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	65.8%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	63.3%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	65.4%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	64.5%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	64.2%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	62.3%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	60.2%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	58.1%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	57.1%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	53.7%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	52.4%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	52.3%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	50.5%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	48.3%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	47.1%	Unlikely
Havertz	ARS	7.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	46.0%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	44.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
João Pedro	CHE	7.6m	100.8%	Very Likely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	100.3%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	100.2%	Very Likely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	100.1%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	99.4%	Maybe
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	98.5%	Maybe
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	98.9%	Maybe
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	98.0%	Maybe
Welbeck	BHA	6.3m	98.7%	Maybe
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	97.1%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	94.8%	Maybe
Estève	BUR	3.9m	94.0%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.5%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	92.7%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	92.9%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	92.7%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	92.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	MCI	5.1m	93.8%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	87.8%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	88.1%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	87.3%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	86.5%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	83.3%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	79.3%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	79.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	78.0%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	78.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	79.3%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	78.5%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	76.1%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	73.7%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	70.7%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	70.2%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	70.0%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	66.3%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	C
Up	Roefs	SUN	A
Down	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, £
No Change	Henderson	CRY	B

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:30pm

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Keane	EVE	B
Up	van Dijk	LIV	B
Up	Ballard	SUN	C
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Hecke	BHA	A
Down	Struijk	LEE	B, £
Down	Hill	BOU	C, £
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	C
Up	Rice	ARS	C, Vs
Up	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
Up	Gibbs-White	NFO	A, VsX
Up	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £
Down	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Tavernier	BOU	C, £

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:38pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Up	Watkins	AVL	A
Down	Welbeck	BHA	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
Down	João Pedro	CHE	C

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:41pm

Dugout Discussion

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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Bubz
2 years, 8 months ago
Don't think Jota will start next game... Probably Nunez
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1. Atimis
  2 years, 8 months ago
  My headache now, could go for Diaz, fast swap
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  1. thegaffer82
    2 years, 8 months ago
    Out of the frying pan, into the fire
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    1. Atimis
      2 years, 8 months ago
      Nah, just chasing the upside, getting Maddison next
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2. Arvin-ation
  2 years, 8 months ago
  I'm looking at swapping for Diaz or Maddison I think
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  1. Bubz
    2 years, 8 months ago
    Much prefer Maddison personally
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    1. Atimis
      2 years, 8 months ago
      Just this home fixture looks tempting for Pool mids, even if it is for one game
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Woy_is_back
2 years, 8 months ago
Bring in Mudryk Pochhhhhhh
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_Ninja_
2 years, 8 months ago
TAA yc
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g40steve
2 years, 8 months ago
Trent YC
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Sim Simma
2 years, 8 months ago
TAA thank you very much
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Ze_Austin
2 years, 8 months ago
Trent YC time wasting
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1. g40steve
  2 years, 8 months ago
  So they should get a card, deliberately slowing down
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2. TKC07
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Time wasting or for spiking added time?
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3. Freshy
  2 years, 8 months ago
  He wanted to take the throw at midfield
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Touré De Force
2 years, 8 months ago
Where all dem Salah gum flappers at?
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1. _Ninja_
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Still expecting him to score the winner
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2. Debauchy
  2 years, 8 months ago
  We will rock you next week
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BeaversWithAttitude
2 years, 8 months ago
Damn. At this rate, how many will reach their 5-yellow card limit by the end of the month?
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rnrd
2 years, 8 months ago
Sell white or Gabriel for Chilwell?
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1. Effe
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Gabriel
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jacob1989
2 years, 8 months ago
Taa at 8m is the most overpriced player. Absolutely not worth having. This new position is making him less threatening if at all
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1. Bubz
  2 years, 8 months ago
  He's playing away at Chelsea
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2. thegaffer82
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Too early to judge. I think with the way Chelsea set up today (Chilwell basically playing left forward), it was always gonna be a tough day.
  Let’s see where he plays v Bournemouth
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Sim Simma
2 years, 8 months ago
Salah jinxed
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1. jacob1989
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Looked very poor in 2nd half
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JBG
2 years, 8 months ago
Oh fck off Alisson
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It’s gonna Ben Mee
2 years, 8 months ago
Mo looking armband worthy vs Bournemouth?
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1. _Ninja_
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Always
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2. Cojones of Destiny
  2 years, 8 months ago
  not atm
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3. SamH123
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Newcastle (h) not that easy for Haaland so possibly
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4. thegaffer82
  2 years, 8 months ago
  For about 20mins in the 1st half, definitely.
  I haven’t seen him since then
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GAMBIT
2 years, 8 months ago
Do we think Stones will drop tonight?
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1. Scapegoat Salah
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Surely there won’t be any price changes until the gameweek has finished at least
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  1. Z
    2 years, 8 months ago
    Y to this
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  2. have you seen cyan
    2 years, 8 months ago
    ha!
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  3. GAMBIT
    2 years, 8 months ago
    You'd be surprised at the knee jerking that happens around now
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2. Z
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Y
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3. BeaversWithAttitude
  2 years, 8 months ago
  No way. KDB maybe...
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4. BeaversWithAttitude
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Price change predictor https://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/IndexAndroid2
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Salahbrate
2 years, 8 months ago
Should I sell Gakpo?
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1. JBG
  2 years, 8 months ago
  You and Liverpool
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2. jacob1989
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Yes. Too deep.
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  1. Salahbrate
    2 years, 8 months ago
    Maybe keep him for BOU or sell before?
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3. thegaffer82
  2 years, 8 months ago
  I dunno. I’d be tempted to keep until after Bou game.
  Beyond that though, I would defo be making an exit plan
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Sim Simma
2 years, 8 months ago
James injured
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1. Andy_Social
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Took long enough
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2. Traction Engine Foot
  2 years, 8 months ago
  I'm shocked
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Begbie.
2 years, 8 months ago
LOL, it was always gonna happen.
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Mr. O'Connell
2 years, 8 months ago
Who had James 75 mins on the injury sweepstake?
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1. Milk, 1 Šuker
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Haha cruel
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_Ninja_
2 years, 8 months ago
James off
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Bubz
2 years, 8 months ago
James 😆
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Kaneyonero
2 years, 8 months ago
Stones to James? Oh wait
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Steve The Spud
2 years, 8 months ago
James dead, again
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Thanos
2 years, 8 months ago
James injury. Nobody could have predicted that 😛
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Milk, 1 Šuker
2 years, 8 months ago
75 mins into new season James injured. What a surprise
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
2 years, 8 months ago
James injured. Nobody is surprised
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1. jacob1989
  2 years, 8 months ago
  No he isn't
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Ze_Austin
2 years, 8 months ago
Gusto transfers pending...
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Royal5
2 years, 8 months ago
Rip James
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Begbie.
2 years, 8 months ago
To be fair, he's walking fine and running off the park. Hopefully just a precaution.
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1. JT11fc
  2 years, 8 months ago
  Hopefully just easing back in
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Alan The Llama
2 years, 8 months ago
Passes the cursed armband to Chilwell
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Drexl Spivey
2 years, 8 months ago
Surprise surprise.
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