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Three down, one to go – and the final Premier League match of the day is the headline act.

Chelsea v Liverpool kicks off at 17:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Alexander Isak starts for Liverpool this evening, with Hugo Ekitike only among the substitutes.

There had been an injury scare surrounding Ekitike in midweek, although the striker himself suggested it was cramp.

Florian Wirtz, like Ekitike, drops out of the Liverpool side after the loss in Galatasaray.

In comes Conor Bradley, which means that Dominik Szoboszlai switches from right-back to his usual advanced central midfield role for tonight’s game.

And back after his midweek rest is Mohamed Salah, who ousts Jeremie Frimpong on the right wing.

Alexis Mac Allister also replaces Curtis Jones in the middle of the park, while Giorgi Mamardashvili deputises for the injured Alisson.

As for Chelsea, it’s the expected centre-half partnership of Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile amid injuries and suspensions elsewhere.

Acheampong is in for the banned Trevoh Chalobah.

Joao Pedro and Reece James, both handed breathers against Benfica, are the two other changes from Tuesday night.

Facundo Buonanotte drops to the bench, while Tyrique George is not in the squad at all.

Alejandro Garnacho gets his first Premier League start for Chelsea, too, having impressed in midweek.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, James, Neto, Fernandez, Garnacho, Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Slonina, Hato, Emenalo, Lavia, Buonanotte, Gittens, Estevao, Guiu.

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Isak, Gakpo.

Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Robertson, Frimpong, Jones, Ekitike, Chiesa, Wirtz.


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  1. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    All that praise for Estevao paying off 😀

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    3 losses in a row for liverpool, eek

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Slot out

    2. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      not all that surprising on the face of it

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Ekitike needs to start. Wirtz, don't know what to do.

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Wirtz ist Scheiße

    4. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Totally disorganised team atm. So so so easy to go through that pressing zone in midfield and then Slot's subs are absolutely rubbish

    5. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Amorim form

    6. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      3 losses in 7 days

  3. More Tragic
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Estevao in Slottage time

  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Great I benched Cucurella as well as Porro

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Damn, that’s unlucky

      I swapped Cucu for Senesi two weeks ago and benched Porro this week

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Goddamnit

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Told you last night, keep Cucu. "Unexpected" return, easier games coming up

  5. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Maresca AMers in the mud

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Maresca red card haha

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      His team scored the winner and still gets RC

    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Best 2nd yellow haha

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Did he take his shirt off?

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Piss off Cucu. Decides to attack again the minute I sell him 😡

  8. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Cucurella proper troll mode. At least Gabriel did the business I guess

  9. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    D'oh, binned off Cucu due to being bored of not starting or 0/1 pointers. Of course he gets a return vs Liverpool

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      5 points is nothing. Had 20 mins to get his last defcon - should be grateful he didn't get that

      1. ITS AMAD WORLD
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Cucu is getting bonus points too

  10. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Don't care about result of this game or even the fantasy implications but that goal was ruined by them blasting that horrible song in the stadium. Terrible.

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      What song?

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    any chance chelsea maybe have looked better with a natural striker in guiu up top and he continues to get more mins then?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      They probably shouldn't have gotten rid off Jackson.. but tbf Delap without the injury might have been good as well.

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Gyokores to Guiu bandwagon gaining momentum

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      No, game state changed the dynamics of the game. Gravenberch at CB with VVD as an example

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        BUT Maresca has previously mentioned Pedro playing 10 behind a CF against deep blocks

        “When we face a deep block team, having a proper 9 and Joao [Pedro] in behind, in the way we played against West Ham with Joao and Liam [Delap], and how we started against Fulham with Joao and Liam, that is the perfect situation for Joao.”

        1. Four Letter Wirtz
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 11 days ago

          Nice find, thanks

  12. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Mass selling of Salah started yet?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Firesale

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      No rush. I’ll wait until tomorrow evening.

    3. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Denial is not just a river that passes close to Mo's hometown

  13. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Binned Cucu for Gab on a hit. Still happy with the decision.

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Same

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Except no hit for me

    2. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Cucu getting 7 points with bonus uh oh

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Lucky title win for Slot last year with Saka and Rodri injured. Won’t happen again this time

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      You're irritating

  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    What was I thinking getting rid of kudus for Enzo on WC...what a fool....

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    cucu squeaks 2 bonus, all very tight though

  17. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Patched up bunch teenagers, crazy

  18. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    What the hell is this music?

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Madness

  19. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Gakpo to Saka waste of time then ha

    Both these sides aren't offering much FPL wise. Will keep JP and Enzo for Forest though

  20. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Palmer looks like a centipede in that jacket

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Why do people still have Salah?

    He doesn't look worth 7m let alone 14.4

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Stubborness.. blind faith, hoping for penalties, etc

    2. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      legacy pick

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Well, he’s out now

  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    We beat them at home 2-1 last week with a late goal and now another London team do exactly the same with same scoreline and late goal. Liverpool defence seem to be switching off.

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      They needed Guehi

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Yep, bad feeling they will come back again in January for him in desperation 🙁

  23. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Salah, Gyokeres and Pedro stinking it up today for my team

    Still on a small green arrow.

    43 points with Haaland (c) + Reijnders + Cash to go tomorrow

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    70 points with Haaland (c) and Ndiaye to play. 100 points please.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Crikey, fair play

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    United to reel in Liverpool as well next GW? 😉

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Not at Anfield

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Was going to sell Mbuemo before that game but might just hang on to him now. Not impossible he could get something there.

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      I’d love it if we beat them

  26. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Caicedo got to 9 points and was drowned 2 to 7 ,...if fpl towers want to manually control the game then what's the point of playing..
    No Integrity whatsoever

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      You sound nuts

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        😆

      2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Bofa

  27. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Happy I benched Joao Pedro

    Sad I benched Pedro Porro

  28. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Had a gut feeling that United will keep CS so started Dorgu over Porro, damn my points…

  29. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Got home from the United match in time to see that last minute winner, might actually treat myself to MOTD tonight oosh

  30. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Gakpo to sneak in the bonus?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Don’t think so