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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. lankdog
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is doing Robinson to Ceballos tonight (before the price rise) sensible? Or do I have other more pressing issues?

    Team is

    Ryan Button
    TAA Digne Zinch Montoya Rico
    Salah Sterling Perez Robinson Dendoncker
    Kane Jota Adams
    2FTs

  2. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    At this point, Perez may not even start next match? Looked invisible

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How does an invisible player look?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Through their eyes.

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

    Pieters or Lundstram? Got Pope

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Depends what you do with 0.5 but still Lundstram.

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

        Thanks TM. Will have to play him v Leicester....

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Not the worst.

  4. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robinson + Perez to Trossard + Mount for free?

    Means swallowing a price drop on Fraser though

  5. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I have digne. I need funds. Should I take out Trent to get Coleman?

    1. Crisnel Ronessi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you?

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Huh?

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wait on news.

  6. MyBall MyRules
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone know the chance of moura starting next week with son coming back?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Poch does.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      45%

  7. Crisnel Ronessi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So we need a good 6.5 midfielder. !!!

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lanzini, youre welcome.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tielemans

  8. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Petition to get Pérez removed from FPL

  9. Zebrahimović
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can someone link me the FFS Mods league?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      539

  10. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy > Pukki

    Then

    Perez > KDB?

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy's had 2 tough fixtures

      Surely you got him in for the next 2. They're beautiful

  11. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    TAA and Perez to Lundström and Son tempting. 2FTs

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Don't get rid of TAA

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

        Why not?

      2. FredrikH
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Liverpool def not the same this year it seems. And the doubble up with Vdijk is too expensive.

        1. Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I agree regarding the double up. Still think you need at least one pool defender & TAA is the one to have imo.

          1. FredrikH
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Probably right. But competition with Gomez in the long run it feels Van Dijk is more secure.

  12. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Will Perez keep his starting position for the next 2 games?

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

      Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s benched next week.

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Can see Albrighton starting

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not on my team anyway.

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's a bloody good question, he was abismal again today

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    With this many GWs left a -8,-12 is worth it, right?

  14. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I knew Barkley was a bloody great pick!

    *Lundstram 1st on the Bench*

    1. niko mate
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same!

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rage transfer time.

  16. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Very tempted to do this for a -4, what do you guys think?

    Salah Robertson Robinson > Mané Lundstram KDB

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lampard - P3 W0?

    1. Crisnel Ronessi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      First to be sacked

  18. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2 games, 2 Perez blanks but more so he's been terrible in both games doesn't look fit can hardly chase the ball, pretty poor pick in general, yet another headache in sorting out my team!

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Praet waiting in the wings - let's see how good he is.

  19. fusen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Now that live transfer info have been hidden from other users, this website should force people to link their teams. Very boring reading opinionated people who don't link their own team.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Force them to have membership too?

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        You could make it so if you buy membership you don't need to link your team 😉

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Theres already sad gits who go back looking through your comment history for reasons to talk crap whenever you say something they disagree with. Not hard to imagine what those people would do if teams had to be linked.

  20. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Honestly I had a feeling Perez wasnt going to do much, more so after watching the first game. But the next 2 games are too good, wouldn't leave my team yet unless I WC.

  21. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Might give Vardy and Perez one final chance next week. Lots of other important things to do

    1. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I need to get Barkley our then Pérez so he has one more week

  22. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed, considering:

    vKing, Perez, Robertsson -> Pukki, Martial, AWB ?

    For -4

  23. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Loving the Mount guy.

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So Perez was a sht pick... great

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    vardy is trash, wish i could kick you out my team this week

  26. Crisnel Ronessi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mount has been brilliant.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Naaah... He is lost in space. No Orientation whatsoever

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If it wasn't for Conte we would still had Costa as a striker, not Tammy from Swansea !!!

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You mean't Tammy from Chelsea.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      From Swansea? Try again...

  28. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Look ok? and this is NOT A WC!

    Pope
    Digne VVD Laporte
    Salah Sterling KDB Ceballos Robinson
    Pukki Jota

    Heaton Lundstram Montoya Ayew

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good WC

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        NOT A WC

        4 to 8 pt hit gets me this or close enough to!

        Robinson has to go also I fear ahhhh

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Good WC

  29. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A. Wilson and Perez to Rashford and Cellabos
    Or
    B. Wilson and Perez to Martial and Barnes

  30. FPL Laurenzo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How many times is Ricardo going to give the ball away......