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Mount and Emerson recover from injury to start against Liverpool

The final two matches of Gameweek 6 take place this afternoon as Chelsea entertain Liverpool and Arsenal take on Aston Villa.

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

The headline news comes from west London, with Chelsea – and Fantasy managers – handed a boost upon the release of the teamsheets.

Mason Mount has recovered from injury to make his sixth straight start in the top flight, while N’Golo Kante and Emerson Palmieri are also back in Frank Lampard’s starting XI after stepping up their recoveries over the last week.

Lampard has ditched the 3-4-2-1 and reverted to a 4-3-3, with Tammy Abraham flanked by Mount and Willian up top.

Liverpool have made only one change from the side that lost to Napoli in midweek, with Georginio Wijnaldum in for James Milner in central midfield.

That means there are starts for Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

Unai Emery has made multiple changes from the side that beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday but, compared to Arsenal’s Gameweek 5 line-up, there is only one alteration: Bukayo Saka in for Mesut Ozil.

Sead Kolasinac has been passed fit despite coming off with a minor knock in Germany.

Aston Villa also make just one change to the side that drew 0-0 against West Ham on Monday night: Trezeguet returns from suspension and replaces the benched Jota.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ceballos, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Taylor, Nakamba, McGinn, Grealish, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Wesley.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Kanté, Jorginho, Kovačić, Willian, Abraham, Mount.

Liverpool XI: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Firmino.


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  1. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling dropping tonight is funny

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Again

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

      I suspect people a lot of people will be scrambling to get him back after the next few games. If not I can take the few 0.1m drops.

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

    I’d be fuming that Sterling is dropping if he played, turns out his no show handed me KDB’s 17 points and Lundstrams 12, so i’ll happily take a measly 0.1 price drop 😉

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

      Exactly the same.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’d have taken that too

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

      You’re assuming I suppose he’ll win his place back from Mahrez 🙂

      Or do I mean Bilva 🙂

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

    Is Maitland-Niles now due a 1 game ban and is it for his next game?

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

      Scout tweets

    2. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He ain't gonna play against the mighty reds

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

        guaranteed cleanie if he does..

        1. Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He, and I can't stress this enough, *can't*.

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

      I mean he may not even play next week, he limped off after the tackle. Wait and see.

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

    Which would you prioritize?
    A) Lanzini to Son
    B) Greenwood to Abraham.

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

      Prob A now Rashford is out but United could struggle

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would do B

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson or Barnes on WC?

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

      Wilson probably

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

      Wilson. Or Wood

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson definitely

  6. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ceballos to

    1 Mount or
    2 Maddison

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

      2

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

      Both great options

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

    On a WC... first draft thoughts?

    Pope (Button)
    TAA, Otamendi, Engels (Lundstram, Rico)
    Salah, KDB, Son, Mount, Cantwell
    Aubameyang, Wilson (Greenwood)

    Do I need Aguero/Sterling too?

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

      Looks decent

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ive gone Sterling over Salah. Bit Maverick but I feel the need to make a move and there’s no better time than on a wildcard

  8. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    Ota TAA Rico
    Salah Sterling Kdb Mount Cantwell
    Abraham Pukki
    Bench: Pope Digne Lundstram Greenwood (1.0itb, -4)
    Did the cardinal sin of early moves. Trying to work out whether I should keep going with this or act on the existing hit and go full wildcard). Thoughts?

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

      Fine for next week

  9. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    best Zinch replacement:

    a) Otamendi
    b) Pereira
    c) Willems (downgrade to upgrade Haller)

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

      C to who?

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

        Wilson, Vardy, Aguero, Auba all options.

        Latter two would also require a Sterling downgrade

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

          I’d do C then...all those are better than Haller I think

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

            Prob go for lowton Mings or Söyüncü though

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

      A

    3. FPL_WILDCARD
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      A

  10. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who is the best replacement for buendia (have 6.1m and on 3 Norwich!)

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

      Wilson
      McGinn

    2. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Keep him?

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

        Norwich are quite inconsistent so don’t want too

        1. Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Gotta be mcginn then

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

      Yarmalenko

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

        McGinn also great option

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I thought he nearly scored against burnley

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

        Triple is too much I believe

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

      Is Lamela a good option?

  11. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need some help her. Got to move on Ceballos but have 0.0itb and 2FT

    Pope Button
    TAA Ota Lunds Soyuncu prodl
    Salah Sterling KDB guendouzi Ceballos
    Auba Tammy Greenwood

    Just need help! Cheers! Happy to move 3 to take a -4 if required

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

      Cantwell

  12. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any of these look good?

    A. Sterling Haller > Son Auba
    B. Digne Dunk Haller > Rico Hanley Auba
    C. Haller Digne Cantwell > Greenwood Guilbert Son

    Pope Button
    TAA Digne Dunk Lundstram Kelly
    Sterling Mane KDB Mount Cantwell
    Haller Pukki Tammy

    1. Max City
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The 1st one looks more appealing to me

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

      Not really

  13. ADucksBehind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have just enough for Maitland Niles to Otamendi buuut

    Can do Digne + Barnes to Otamendi + Tammy

    Which dya reckon tonight?

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

      I really like your second option.

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The 1st one

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

        +1

  14. Albert_Luque
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would you WC for these transfers?

    VVD > TAA
    Digne > Aurier
    AWB > Soyuncu
    Zinchenko > Otamendi
    Dendoncker > Mount
    Wilson > Abraham

    Would give me the following squad:

    Pope-Button
    TAA-Aurier-Soyuncu-Otamendi-Lundstram
    Salah-KDB-Sterling-Ceballos-Mount
    Abraham-Pukki-Greenwood

    Cheers guys!

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

      You are fine, I would not wc

  15. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Exact for Mane & Wickham to Son & Abraham for free.

    Wickham on -100.
    Think I'm gonna pull the trigger and cap Son next week.

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

      Have you got any other Liverpool?

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        TAA + VVD

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

      High fish high reward

      I’d keep Liverpool though v Sheffield

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

      Like it
      You think i should take my punt move or go safe ??

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Safe move because I feel Salah & Barnes could come good over the next 2.

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

          Thank you !

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

        What’s the punt mate?

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

          A. Salah Barnes >> Son Bobby
          B. Digne Dunk >> Ota Soyuncu

  16. Max City
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. Coleman to Lundstram/Soyuncu
    B. Zinc to Otamendi
    C. Barnes to Abraham/Haller
    D. Wilson to Firmino
    F. Save a transfer

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

      B or F

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

      B, A, C are your priorities. Wilson is ticking along very nicely for his price point.

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, so you think Zinchenko is more important to let go than Coleman?

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

      A or B more priorities

  17. Sausage™️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva or Dilva, choose one!?!

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

      Dilva

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

      Neither but David if had to choose

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pick the one you feel better about and just stick it out. I have David.

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not as much as I hate Bernard 🙂 took him out after gw2 🙁

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    In which order will these managers get sacked?

    A) OGS
    B) Silva
    C) Lampard
    D) Farke

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

      D)
      A)
      B)
      C)

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

      No chance D would be. C unlikely. The others are definitely possible.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No chance? They can’t defend and on track to get relegated.

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

      A/B, D, C

    4. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A
      B
      C
      D

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

      CBAD

  19. arkom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope / Button
    TAA / Digne / Söyüncü / Lundstram / Kelly
    KDB / Sterling / Son(c) / Cantwell / Hayden
    Auba / Abraham / Pukki

    1 FT (0,1£ ITB)

    A) Digne --> Ota
    B) Digne --> Aurier
    C) Save
    D) Other?

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

      C

  20. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    McGinn and Mount returns over first 6 are fascinating. Not unhappy to be on the 5.5 man 🙂

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

      Mount should have scored one
      Will be fun to own Tammy Mount for some gw's now

  21. Tomas_brolin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    More important to have sterling or Son for next month or so?

    Could do VVD and Greenwood to Rico and Tammy

    Or for a -4
    digne Sterling and Greenwood to Ota Son and Tammy/Wilson?

    And if you had Mount already would you get Tammy or Wilson?

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I choose Son cause also let mw uograde else where. However i think even if you compare only Aonvs Sterling they will still be very close for last couple of games

  22. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Didnt do VVD to Ota before this GW, which I now regret. But maybe next 2GWs it is better to keep VVD (better fixtures) ?

    *Have also TAA

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

      I’ve got Robertson and VVD. It’s frustrating but I’ll give them next week for sure. But I am doing Digne to Ota

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

    Is this a bad week to go Son > KDB?

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

      Team, struggling...

      Pope
      Virgil, Otamendi, Trent
      Salah, Sterling, Son, Mount, Cantwell
      Pukki, Tammy

      Button, Lundstram, Montoya, Greenwood

      1.4 bank

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Team is great save FT this week

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very

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

        Cheers....

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

      Yes keep if you have him

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

      Never a bad week for that move.

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

      I'm captaining

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

      Defo keep KDB as long as he's fit.

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

        Misread. KDB in!

    7. fgdu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      to be honest I don't know why you'd not have KDB, but whether son should go is another question

  24. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any changes to this wildcard?
    -Pope-
    -Taa-Ota-Aurier-
    -Sterling-De Bruyne-Son-Mount-
    -Firmino-Abraham-Pukki-
    Bench-Rico-Lund-Hayden

  25. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I feel bad for Andy let's talk FPL but with his team name being 'Andy's all-stars' is there a good chance his password was 'password'?

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

      What happened he get hacked?

      1. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Aye. Check his Twitter.

  26. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Does this team need a WC?

    heaton
    VVD* TAA digne* rico
    mane sterling* kdb mount
    pukki abraham

    pope lundstram dendoncker* greenwood*

    1itb 0ft

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No way team looks great would switch Digne to Ota

  27. Rover
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A couple of selection dilemmas:

    1) Wilson or 2) Abraham
    A) Otamendi or B) Aurier

  28. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is there a single good captaincy option for next week? Spurs best fixture but playing poo. Pool next best fixture but it’s still not that great. No one knows what line up city will churn out. What we gonna do? Think i’m Stuck on salah

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

      Tammy if fit

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nice shout cheers, probs bringing him in this week

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

      You'd assume Jesus plays cup and Aguero starts next week.

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm on Tammy atm but that could change !

  29. @Bryan
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    103 pts all out. That will do pig. Stuck with trio of Liverpool defenders, Kane, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne captain.

    Basically refusing to budge from the initial tactics or players. I’m a jaded FPL manager who refuses to go with the new kids like Puki or Norwich!

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

      Monster score. Well done!

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

        Now, get Pukki!

        1. @Bryan
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks - when puki is good for two seasons I’ll consider him 😉

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

    My mate's defence this week:

    Adrian (2)
    Emerson - (1)
    Engels - (0)
    Saiss - (-1)
    AWB - (-1)

    To top it off, he has Maitland-Niles (-3) first on the bench coming in for Sterling. Grand total of 0 between the five of them. It's so bad, it sounds like I'm BS'ing. Will provide proof if necessary.

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

      Provide proof

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

        https://ibb.co/m0znD39

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

          Fabianski waiving from the bench too 😀

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For a grand total of 19 points this week...ouch, i thought i had problems!