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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. FIRMINOLOOKGOAL
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1FT. Ayoze to:

    1. Trossard
    2. Mount
    3. Grealish
    4. McGinn
    5. Save

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1

    2. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini or save

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

        this

    3. Penguin
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I feel trossard will get around 160 pts this season so he could be a good option.

      1. MGMT
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini!

    5. FIRMINOLOOKGOAL
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice differential for Lanzini

    6. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount

  2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Robbo + Barkley + Perez > AWB + KDB + Cantwell (-8) or just wildcard?

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Doesnt even feel like kneejerk

    2. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Neither

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What do you suggest?

      • Belsunz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Just ship barkley

      • BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Honestly I think Robbo is a season keeper barring injury, Liverpool goal they let in was very stupid, there will not be many like that, Robbo looks good

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Robinson to Ceballos no-brainer? Got two freebies

      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It is in a way but also he might not stay in the starting line up

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

        fixtures

    4. dg
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lots of knee-jerking right now, might be a good idea for some to step away from the laptop...

      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Don’t just watch.

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

        I changed my team name to Sunday kneejerkers

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

        What do you consider not to be a kneejerk?

        I'm quite content with the moves I've made. A -4 taken to get rid of out of form (both eye test and statistically) players and replace them with in form players seems quite reasonable

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

        I think I get Lundstram in. Don't care if it's kneejerking or what. Need enabler and prob going to downgrade O'Connell to him.

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

      How's this draft chaps? Trying to cover most/all areas. May end up swapping Martial for Digne/Ceballos/Barnes etc. and improving bench...

      Ryan
      VVD, AWB, Zinchenko, Lundstram 
      Mane, Sterling, KDB, Son, Martial
      Pukki

      (Button, Kelly, Greenwood, Wickham)

      Cheers.

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

        bench is atrocious and u have lundstram

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

          Why? Sufficient

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

          Cheers. Probably Not too much worse than the average bench :). Lundstram is looking alright to be fair, a small sacrifice to make as an enabler?

    6. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How essential are united assets in the next 4 games?

      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        They haven’t played this next one yet

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

        they arent

      3. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not very. Mind you, I've just bought Martial!

        • DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          See how they do tomorrow.

          I'm hoping they don't do too well because I don't have enough transfers to sort my team out if Martial/Pogba/Rashford/AWB become important too!

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

        Who is best Aston Villa defender to have?

        1. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nobody

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

            ok any other suggestions for 4.5 which i could start/rotate with Lund for the next 5ish gameweeks, Brighton not an option as I have Ryan

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

              Söyüncü

        2. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 7 months ago

            All equally terrible

            1. Baked baines
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Wouldn’t go that far! Mings been playing really well lately!

          • CROCosta
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Mings, Mohamady and Soyuncu are on my shortlist to come in VVD-s place

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

          End of last page : Robbo Perez jiminez to Pukki Kdb awb for -4 worth it ?

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

            has awb played yet (no)

            1. ralfb
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Assuming he will be fine

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

                dont

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

              has jimi played yet (no)

          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah, but see how jimmy does tomoz

        4. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What are Vardy owners doing? Looks like fixtures are turning.

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

            id keep if i owned. was planning to bring him in though and now hesitant

          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            still got to look at form too

          3. Ambrosiana Inter
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Took him 18 fixtures last year to catch fire....

            1. Jet5605
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Two words. Claude Puel. He was on fire as soon as Brenda came in.

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                True

          4. Ci Siamo
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I have him and will probably keep unless Rashford looks world class tomorrow

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

          WC team. GTG?

          Pope,
          Digne, Zinchenko, Dunk
          Mane, Sterling, Martial, KdB, Dendoncker
          Kane, Pukki

          Button, Lundstram, Greenwood, Kelly

          Or get Son, and Wickham for Kane and Dendoncker? Might leave a few dollars for defence as well

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

            you have no nailed bench players

          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yep it’s fine. No nailed bench players happen and sometimes a risk

        6. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think everyone who picked Barkley and lucked out on Lundstram from the bench should pay more taxes than the rest of us! A drain on society!

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

          Cabellos rising tonight, not usually fussed but it will be hard to use the 0.9 to upgrade elsewhere!

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

            I just think the Arsenal team need a bit of time to settle. He looks good, but other teams have as good underlying numbers or better from what I see. People just like arsenal, same with West Ham. Hence me having Haller. If he starts and scores he’ll be on everyone’s toast

        8. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          High guys.

          You all know what time it is.

          Early Wc time.

        9. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          First blueprint of wildcard
          Pickford 4.0 same as
          Digne,Laporte,Vvd,Kelly,Lundstram
          Kdb,Sterling,Mount,Martial,Mcginn
          Kane,Jota,Greenwood

          Play 3-5-2
          0.9 itb

          1. Ambrosiana Inter
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thoughts?

            1. Pinatta
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Missing liverpool attack

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

            I wonder whether Mane + Son + Pukki deserve a look in - you could perhaps lose Laporte or Kane to make room

        10. zizoo10
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          is KWP the best defender for 5.4?

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

            no

            1. zizoo10
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              who is then

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

                You wouldn't ask if he was.
                Will he even be starting?

                1. zizoo10
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  i dont see why not. aurier linked with milan

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

                    Arsenal GW4 for one.

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

            He only costs 5.0

            1. zizoo10
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              sorry didnt know i have to use every last penny on a player

        11. konrad.sygula95
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Perez & C.Wilson to Martial & Pukki yes or no ? on 2 FT

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

            Yeah why not I'll prob do the same

          2. MGMT
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hola Perez.

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

            Wait until after the Man U game

        12. FPLShaqiri
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Strongly considering WC now:

          Pope
          VVD Robbo Digne
          Salah Martial Fraser Perez
          Auba Wesley Wilson

          Button Lundstrum Rico Dendoncker | 0.4 ITB, 1FT

          Plan was Fraser+Auba > Jota+Sterling for a -4, but even then I'd be left with Wesley, Wilson and Perez which is ideal. Worth activating?

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

            I wouldn’t WC. Can give Perez another week, and if still trash bin him like I will. Would rather a -8 and sort Wilson/Wesley as well than WC tbh

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

              Cheers, I might make those 2 moves tonight to avoid price drop on Fraser and then ponder the WC some more after MU game

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

          Wwyd here, and why? 2FT, 0 ITB.

          Pope Button
          TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko Rico
          Salah Sterling Sigurdsson Perez Dendoncker
          Wilson Jota Greenwood

          MAY be convinced to give Sig/Perez another week due to fixtures mainly

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

            For your team I'd look to remove Wilson. Possibly for Rashford if he looks good tomorrow. Siggy/Perez the midfielder to downgrade or even one of the Liverpool defs to find the 0.5 for Rash. Or just get Pukki, seems like everyone else is

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

          How does this look for a potential WC team?

          Pope
          VVD Digne AWB Zinchenko
          Salah Sterling Son Martial
          Pukki Jota

          Button Lund Donck Greenwood

          1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Needs Auba or Kane.

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

              lol why

              1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Can brace or better any anytime any game, same as Kun..

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

                  did you not read the words sterling and salah

                  1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    As well as them milfs.

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

            u rly need to wc?

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

              Maybe, not sure, trying to resist.

              Pope
              TAA Robbo Coleman Zinch
              Salah Sterling Perez Fraser
              Vardy Wesley

              Button Lund Donck Greenwood

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

                no way. sort wesley and fraser, leicester next 2 are good, worth giving another chance. everton and chelsea are tough games

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

                  i currently dont have any city attack :/

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

                    Yeah you're right, I'll hold WC, thanks for talking me down. Gonna decide between a couple of 3 move changes for -4.

              2. Alan Watts
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Theres 4 of those you could justify taking out...

                Maybe one of the pool defenders..., thats 5 then

                Digne better than Coleman..thats 6...

          3. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            It looks like the template pre-season.

          4. Alan Watts
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Son could be a wait and see...

            Jota has Europa league next Thurs away to Torino....might play in that one, so maybe a wait and see on him also...

            You could look to downgrade Son to Ceballos, and upgrade Jota to Kane for NEW this week..

            Or Son to KDB, and see how Son goes...

            Looks a great time to wildcard...

        15. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Is Auba to Kane a no-brainer any other options as for gw 4 I want to get Aguero?

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

            not worth it if for 1 game

          2. Bunk Moreland
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Maybe go Auba to Agüero? He’s got bou, it’s no worse a fixture than NEW plus he plays for a better team.

            1. Champions League Varane
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Very true - uggh now thinking about jesus starting to come on for Aguero around 70 really unsure!

        16. bruuuno
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Currently on:
          Pope Heaton
          Digne Robertson VVD Montoya Balbuena
          Salah KdB Trossard Barkley Perez
          Kane King Greenwood

          Should I:
          A. Barkley Perez VVD > Son Ceballos Lundstram (-4)
          B. Perez Robertson > Son Lundstram
          C. Other

        17. Manani
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          How did Lanzini looked? Considering him with good fixture

        18. AMP
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hi

          what would you do?

          a) Robbo+Frazer => AWB+KDB for a hit -4

          b) Frazer => Martial

          c) Salah+Frazer =>Mane, KDB

          Pls ..... ??????

          1. AMP
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            c also for a hit -4

          2. Manani
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            A

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

            relax. theres a game tomorrow

            1. AMP
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              price rise/drop worring me

        19. Gríma Wormtongue
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          how's this WC team?

          Pope / Heaton

          Zinchenko / VVD / Digne / Burn / Lundstrum

          Sterling / Salah / Martial / Cebellos / Cantwell

          Kane / Pukki / Wickham

        20. The Man Pastore
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pope
          Button VVD Digne Dunk Guilbert Rico
          Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Mcginn
          Auba Jota Greenwood

          2FT / 0 ITB

          A) Guilbert Salah Perez --> Lundstram Mane Martial (-4pts)
          B) Salah Fraser Perez --> Mane KDB Ceballos (-4pts)
          C) Any of the above + Auba to Kane for -8pts

        21. C'mon the Fylde
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Robbo, KWP, Perez -> Zouma, Rico, KDB (-4)

          Worth it?

          Should I step away?

          1. Manani
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            No

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

            Not Zouma. Rico not nailed either. Step away for now.

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

            Not for me

        22. HNI
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who would you remove for Pukki
          1) King
          2) Wilson + 1.8mn for future to upgrade maybe Perez to Martial or double up on Mcity defence...
          3) Play both 1 and 2 for Mcity. Problem is Pukki stats are out of the world and way Chelsea defence is now even vs LEI it seems Pukki can score a brace

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

            2

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

            chelsea defence doesnt look that bad. not much in it between king/wilson really

        23. zizoo10
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          kdb to rise tonight? recall martial rising at like 70% not sure if fplstats have fixed their algorithm

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

            Roughly 7 hours to go.

          2. Coldplay
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah think Ceballos and himself might rise tonight

        24. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          1-1 with goals from Mount and Ndidi , pretty sweet as someone with no assets in that game .

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Perfect

        25. Lexi2014
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Keep or sell Tielemans? Didn’t see the game today...