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Barkley and Abraham benched as injured Chilwell misses out

Chelsea take on Leicester City in the second and final Premier League fixture to take place on Sunday.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 16:30 BST.

There has only been one goal scored in the last three league meetings between these two clubs: two stalemates sandwiching the Foxes’ 1-0 win in west London in December 2018.

The Chelsea starting XI shows only one change from the side that took on Liverpool in midweek, with Mason Mount (£6.0m) replacing Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m) in midfield.

That means there is again no place for Ross Barkley (£6.0m) or Tammy Abraham (£7.0m), who are among the substitutes.

Pedro (£7.0m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) will flank Olivier Giroud (£7.0m) in the Blues’ attack, while Willian (£7.0m) makes the bench.

Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) won’t feature for the visitors this afternoon, with his place at left-back being taken by Christian Fuchs (£4.5m).

Chilwell misses out with a minor hip injury.

That is Brendan Rodgers’ only change to the side that drew 0-0 with Wolves in Gameweek 1, so Ayoze Perez (£6.5m) and James Maddison (£7.0m) will again support Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) in attack.

The Foxes are without a Premier League goal in three matches stretching back to April of last season, although have admittedly faced tricky opposition in the form of Wolves, Manchester City and Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea in that time.

Rodgers’ side managed only three shots from inside the box against a stubborn Wolves side last weekend.

They may get more joy out of a Chelsea backline that has shipped six goals in their two competitive matches in 2019/20, however.

Lampard’s troops also conceded on eight occasions in their final three pre-season friendlies.

The Blues look more promising going forward, however, having racked up 38 shots against Manchester United and Liverpool over the past week.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Pedro, Mount, Pulisic, Giroud.

Leicester City XI (4-3-3): Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    -4 move. Yay or Nay?

    Wilson+Moura+Pérez >> Pukki+Son+McGinn

    Heaton
    TAA • VVD • Digne • Zinchenko
    Salah(C) • Sterling • Moura • Pérez
    Wilson • Jota
    (Pope, Rico, Dendonk, Greenwood)

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nay

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson to Pukki and carry transfer

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Abraham on
    Giroud off

  3. KrisMCFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison needs to be subbed off ASAP, greedy as hell and not letting anything travel on to vardy or Pérez

    1. Mr. Mystic
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      100%

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      lol ur joking

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Best Leicester player by far

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      go on you were saying?

      1. KrisMCFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It was a tongue in cheek comment to implicate how little chances vardy and Pérez are getting as everything is going through Maddison. Not say he was bad, get a grip

  4. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    (a) Wan B or (b) Zinch?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AWB.

      Zinchenko is going to be dropped very soon.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        umm

      2. The Curse of Falcao
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Zinchenko has looked decent to me and has been city's main choice LB for a while now, how come you think he will be dropped?

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cancelo too good to be on the bench. Is definitely City's defensive weak link. Mendy will come in for at least a few games.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            hes not that good and hes not left footed

          2. sambyy
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cancelo is not good defensively.

          3. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Pep wont use a right footed player on the left unless its absolute crisis time.

    3. Dealbert
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zinc at the moment for me but you may need to spend a transfer on him at some point so AWB long term

    4. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B. Zinchenko is the 1st name on Pep’s team sheet every week

  5. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy > Pukki/ Barnes

    and then upgrade midfield to get KDB in?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes Pukki

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      why did you pick vardy if you sell before he plays sheff u and bmouth when opening 2 fixtures were against 2 good defences

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm considering it too, I have him AND Perez.

      2. The Curse of Falcao
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        sheff are decent defensively to be fair.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          no they arent

      3. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Its less about Vardy and more about KDB

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          right - id raise the money elsewhere or do it later

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Emerson very tidy.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looking at him if I play WC

  7. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best non Brighton 4.5 defender? Need to get rid of Guilbert

    1. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Already have Lundstram so could downgrade to a 4.0?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Soyuncu looks the part.

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

  8. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma... is he a Baps magnet?

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      More like an error magnet

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Considering him

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 31 with bonus.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Says league is closed?

  10. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ville Tonka's FPL id anyone?

    1. alastair
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1481271

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks!

  11. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone with 2FTs and wildcarding?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Plenty are.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Plenty will, Lundstram may have pushed them over the edge...

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Here here! It's more the fact he was my 4th defender in a WC draft I was briefly considering last night!

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rather a -4 or -8 for 3 or 4 transfers.

    4. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don't understand that, can't 2-3 transfers solve some of the problems in a squad

    5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah think i may

  12. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mount on all free kicks and corner kicks. Depending on who else is on the pitch, it wouldn't surprise me to see him on pens as well.

  13. zamorac69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just waiting barkley to enter.... and ruin my gameweek

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still got my hopes up that he won't come on.

  14. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Fraser + Perez -> KDB + Cantwell for free?

    1. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Im same boat

    2. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      yes

  15. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Stuck with Siggy, gonna be painful coming weeks.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Transfer him out then?

  16. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1-1

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ndidi

  17. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ndidi

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    leicester are getting close

  19. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Been out fishing all day and only just checked the scores. Started Lundstram over KWP. Delighted! What a lovely surprise. Glass of red, spag bol & cricket now 🙂

  20. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    NDIDI INDEEDY! G!

  21. How Mina You
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    When people said Perez was 'OOP', I didn't realise that position was effectively off the freaking pitch.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's been in the game more this half. Got a flick on, delivered a pass in the box to Vardy (was too far ahead of him tho)

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So far very disappointing

  22. The Curse of Falcao
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wasn't everyone just moaning about Maddison?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If by everyone you mean one person then yes.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      One person who is only interested in Perez getting something. Maddison has been Leicester's best player

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did he just score?
    Maddy assist

  24. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    VVD/Robbo + King to Emerson/AWB + Pukki?

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Azpi is so passed it!

  26. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma completely misses the ball and mistimes his jump

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Was getting him in. Will pass

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I certainly would

  27. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barnes stats vs Arsenal 😮

    Liverpool gonna run riot.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Goal fest, especially if Liverpool keep that very high line.

  28. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ndidi makes up for his first half howler. Take a bow, son.

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Done a Douglas Luiz

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Foxes fails up

  30. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Still Toffees and Blades only clean sheets this GW