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Alonso absent for Chelsea as Saïss comes in for Bennett

Marcos Alonso (£6.4m) misses out on a place in the Chelsea starting XI for the second Gameweek in a row this weekend.

That’s the first time he has not played a single minute in back-to-back Gameweeks all season.

In his place is Emerson Palmieri (£5.2m) who makes his second start in a row, having played all 90 minutes against Fulham in Gameweek 29.

Joining the Italian in Chelsea’s back-line is the usual suspects of David Luiz (£5.9m), returning after a Gameweek 29 benching, Antonio Rüdiger (£5.9m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.3m).

With Eden Hazard (£10.8m) and Gonzalo Higuaín (£9.6m) coming back into the side following a rest in the Europa League, they are joined in the front three by Pedro (£6.3m).

The key Wolves assets are all in the starting line-up with Matt Doherty (£5.4m) restored to the starting line-up on the flanks of midfield.

Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) lead the two-man attack while Rui Patricio (£4.5m) reclaims the goalkeeper jersey from John Ruddy (£4.2m).

As Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) serves the first of a two-match suspension, Romain Saïss (£4.2m) fills in for him at centre-back.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Rüdiger, D Luiz, Azpiliceuta; Kovacic, Jorginho, Kante; Hazard, Higuaín, Pedro.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Saïss; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jota, Jiménez.

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  1. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Oh well, as a Doh and Haz owner, don't mind losing the CS for that.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      4pt profit

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    2pts to 10 in a flash 🙂

    1. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Love it

  3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Need 7 points from Pogba to make it a century. Let’s go!

  4. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Happy as a Hazard Jiminez owner, Doc bencher. 🙂

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Nice, I should've benched Doherty but I got the fear.

    2. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Same

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Can’t you at least spell Jiménez properly? How difficult is it??

    4. Stay Back
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Snap 🙂

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Same here, perfect 🙂

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Higuain trash today? Unlucky?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Statuesque

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      trash with a capital T

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Looked uninterested to me

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I wouldn’t say so. Hazard should have had two pens though

    5. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Well Wolves Gad 8 defenders. Hard to find Higuain with that bus

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Looked ok, a packed defence though with Wolves sitting deep

  6. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Hazard is tough to own. Thanks tho Eden.

  7. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Perfect game outcome.

    111 and Shaw to go =D

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Agree

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Always love a graveless poster turning up with a brag

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Horrible season so this is a brief moment of happiness

        1. L S P
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          happiness isn't allowed here

    3. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Wow, that's before baps as well. Well done

  8. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    That Jota+Jimenez combo for the goal, brilliant play, that.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      They have a great understanding.

  9. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I need Kolasinac to get just one point to beat my H2H and go top of my H2H table for the first time this season.

    1. Pinturicchio10
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Unlucky

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          I know...

      • Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Cue an OG 😛

    2. AVFCChris1984
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Hazard or Mane for GW 31 & 33

      1. MGD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Both

        1. AVFCChris1984
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Could do but wanna hang on to sterling for 33

          Could do

          Sterling, Pogba & Rashford to

          Mane, Hazard and Wilson

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Depends on ML situation and value tied up and chips but this looks good

            1. AVFCChris1984
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 20 days ago

              Cheers

    3. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Well my moves for GW31 are very very clear. No salah no higuain. very clear

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Torn between salah sterling and hazard captaincy - needless to say choose the wrong one!

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      If only Higuain had gotten that equalizer! Ah well.

      LETS GO PAUL POGBA

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        This!

      2. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Higuaín was nowhere near it?

    6. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      83 all out. 🙂

      Finally a good week.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Well done

    7. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      FAnderson really stinking up my team the last few weeks
      And gets a stay of execution next GW
      🙄

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Same!

    8. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      my entire defense got me 9 pts (4 defenders + 1 gk)

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        That is not bad

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        1 more than me

      3. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        5 here and peltier 3 deep flappy robbo,doc,clyne

    9. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Haz jam too much to take

    10. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Sickening .

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Sold Jimi for Higu.. shld have just kept or got Vardy, Rondon in..FML.

    11. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      That goal hurts my OR a lot

    12. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Would you rather:
      A) Höjberg to Fraser
      B) Jimenez to Vardy (lose lot of value if I want Jimmy back)
      I I do A then have more money to upgrade defender, can afford David Luiz or Azpi instead of someone like Ake

      1. L S P
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        A but maybe depends on the rest of your team

    13. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Shaw 1 goal 1 assist is the only way my gw could get better.. Rashford and Pogba hauls wont make any difference due to ownership.

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        This is true but a still want a Pogba goal or else I’ve had my 2nd worst score of the season. Not the time to have it. He is actually only owned by 85% of top 10k now so I’ll take that - want to wreak misery on those 15% with a hat trick!

    14. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      What are people's Free Hit teams?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        3 Chelsea 3 Liverpool Vardy and some Bournemouth guys

    15. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Hazard, Jimmy and Mane you've made me proud!!!!

    16. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Hope Rashford doesn’t punish me

    17. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Salah > mane ?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        If you have done it 5 GW's ago you would have shooted in the rankings

    18. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Pogba, Rashford and Lukaku in a 1-2 at the top. Interesting.

    19. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Big pogs points please?

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        wont make a difference with that ownership

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Points always make a difference

    20. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Best player to own in gw31?
      A)Madisson
      B)Harvey Barnes
      C)Fraser
      D)Almiron

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Maddy imo. I have a hunch

    21. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Arsenal and United defenses you know what you need to do!!! Keep it tight!!! Maximum 1 own goal each and that's it

    22. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Would you take a hit to lose Mitro this week? For Vardy, Arno, Wilson?