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Alonso returns for Chelsea as Sarri tweaks his defence

Marcos Alonso (£6.5m) has returned to the Chelsea starting XI ahead of the Gameweek 25 meeting with Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge.

Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) drops to the bench to allow Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) his first start since Gameweek 15.

Gonzalo Higuain (£9.5m) leads the line once again, flanked by Eden Hazard (£10.9m) and Willian (£7.2m).

Those interested in the Double Gameweek players on offer at Everton will be pleased to know that Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) and Richarlison (£6.8m) both start in their favoured positions of central and left attacking midfield respectively.

Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) is back in goal again for Crystal Palace after missing out on Gameweek 23 and returning in Gameweek 24.

Christian Benteke (£6.3m) is the chosen replacement for the suspended Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m), with new signing Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) named among the substitutes.

Chris Hughton looks to have gone with 4-3-3 for Brighton once again, with Jurgen Locadia (£5.3m) and Solly March (£5.0m) flanking Glenn Murray (£6.3m).

Daryl Janmaat (£4.9m) gets a second consecutive start at right-back for Watford, while Ken Sema (£4.6m) features from the beginning for the first time since Gameweek 23.

As expected, Gerard Deulofeu (£5.5m) and Troy Deeney (£6.0m) are the strike pairing for the Hornets.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) is on the bench for Burnley as Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) makes a sixth consecutive start on the Clarets’ left wing.

Southampton come to Turf Moor with Nathan Redmond (£5.3m) and Danny Ings (£5.5m) leading the line, while Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.4m) misses out.

That means a first Premier League start for Callum Slattery (£4.5m) alongside Oriol Romeu (£4.3m) in central midfield.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Locadia, Murray, March.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Cleverley, Capoue, Sema, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard; Ward-Prowse, Slattery, Romeu, Targett; Armstrong; Redmond, Ings.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, D Luiz, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Barkley, Jorginho, Kanté; Hazard, Higuain, Willian.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Löwe, Schindler, Kongolo, Smith; Bacuna, Billing, Mooy; Mbenza, Kachunga, Diakhaby.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, van Aanholt; Townsend, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Ayew, Benteke.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream; Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan; Cairney, Mitrovic, Babel.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Zouma, Keane, Baines; Davies, André Gomes; Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Tosun.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Jota.

2,058 Comments Post a Comment
  1. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    objectively, based on ppg, fixtures and rotation risk, its unlikely that any city player outscores haz this week

    1. F15H
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  2. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Everton are terrible

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hence Sane TC

      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Or Aguero cap

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. So gutted I brought in Siggy for this week

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The new Kante role!

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      casuals friend

  4. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuain!!!!!!

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fat short arsed disgusting little troll

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      aguero?

  6. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Praise Hazard that I sell him for a hit to get Sane...

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      *didnt sell him

  7. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Black cat on the pitch at Everton/Wolves.

  8. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yes Higuain, steal those Hazard BAPs

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cope

  9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If only BHA didn’t draw vs WBA, Haz would of had a DGW, would of been perfect TC option

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah. Even I would have got him I and TC him. It's all Brighton s fault.

    2. Duderino
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea dont have a game in gw 27 so surely a double will come

  10. Bunk Moreland
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Surely nobody sold Hazard before HUD...

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Seems absolutely crazy.

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Some 182000 did.

  11. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gonzalo goal just like Morata

  12. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kante and Bednarek on bench, urgh!

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need Pogba and Camarsa no shows to get Bednareks points.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Higuain?

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard needs another for 3 BAPs 🙁

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      fear not

  14. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    And there was me thinking Hazard --> Son had payed off.

    Hopefully the Arnie --> Aguero bit cn make up for it

  15. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should have doubled up on Higuain and hazard instead of Kun and sane for a hit.

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sarri ball only works vs Huddersfield. What a system.

  17. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, I concede I got trolled by Hazard again.

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to outscore Haz

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I bloody hope so

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And then you woke up

    3. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely, but keep hoping

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Whys it unlikely?

    4. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He better. Own both and captained Raz.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As did I

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      objectively unlikely

  19. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuain not made for prem. Dell haz

  20. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuaín might well get in my team for the Chelsea DGW later on. Looking decent.

  21. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    OG?

  22. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso cant even get assists vs HUD

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Will take a cs all day long

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cope

  23. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FML my Nemesis bought Higuain in this GW, whilst I am left holding the Eden of Man

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cmon Alonso and doherty

  25. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuain essential...

  26. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I think this just proves how completely abysmal Huddersfield are, losing to a rubbish Chelsea side 4-0

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      aw diddums

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Are you a Huddersfield fan?

        1. BigBillyBass
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You poor poor man

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Shitfudcarson doing anything? Anything at all?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rest for City, I think 😛

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😀

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😛

  28. Brehmeren
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    4 goals in 17 gw. And now this. Hope Sterling goes mental.

  29. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nooooo Hazard

  30. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba next week is the biggest no brained ever.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nah I disagree

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What happens to his brain next week?

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      wtf?

    4. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not necessarily. Away game

      • Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No brainer.

      • QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That will be my move Aguero > aub