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Pulisic gets the nod over Hudson-Odoi as Emerson returns at left-back

The eighth and final match of a busy Saturday of Premier League football sees Watford take on Chelsea.

Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 17:30 GMT.

Frank Lampard’s main selection dilemma has gone the way of Christian Pulisic (£7.2m), who has been given the nod to start on the left flank.

Callum Hudson-Odoi (£6.0m) is only among the substitutes.

Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) has returned at left-back, meanwhile, with Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) dropping to the bench.

Frank Lampard’s side are otherwise unchanged from the team that beat Burnley last weekend.

Andre Gray (£5.7m) replaces the injured Tom Cleverley (£4.9m) in Quique Sanchez Flores’ only alteration from Gameweek 10.

Watford have only scored one goal in their last five Premier League games, although Lampard’s troops haven’t kept an away clean sheet in the top flight this season.

Chelsea have averaged four goals per game in their last four league fixtures on the road, however.

Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) and Mason Mount (£6.9m) haven’t blanked in any one of those four games.

Abraham was the second-most-bought Fantasy Premier League forward of Gameweek 11 and remains the most-owned asset in FPL overall.

Pulisic himself was bought by just under 135,000 Fantasy managers ahead of this game.

Watford XI: Foster, Kabasele, Dawson, Cathcart, Janmaat, Doucouré, Chalobah, Masina, Deulofeu, Gray, Pereyra.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.

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

    Worst GW ever 🙁

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I've had worse

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Any chance you’ll quit?

    3. JariL
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same 🙁 32 points with 1 left

    4. Fpl Richie
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No Lundstram?

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

    Looks a pen.

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes he's made a meal of it but still

  3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
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    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Did Firmino look dangerous today?

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

      Scored but his armpit was offside.

      Not at his Bobby best.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers mate!

        Think I want TAA, Mane, Firmino as my pool trio

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mike Dean on VAR.

  5. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bruh Mount come on mate what is going on, everything okay?

    Can I give you a foot rub?

    What's the matter?

    Score a goal

  6. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Watford pen

    1. Fpl Richie
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yay

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

    Kepa Save incoming

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Neup

  8. Muchentuchel
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Haha Deu gettin a pen for the same scene Mané got booked for.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pen Watford

  10. Do I Not Like Orange
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    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I actually despise VAR

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah it's cack

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Although the fault lies with those using it as opposed to the technology itself.

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ooo pen to Watford. Let's hope for Tomori cleany to be wiped hehe

  12. sminkypinky
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Of course. One CS is too much to ask.

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    clear pen

  14. Hybrid.power
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Oh feck off watford

  15. Epic Fail
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Penalty my ass.

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    The fundamental issue with VAR in the PL is the onfield ref does not get a chance to look at a replay. It is delegation of decisions to someone else.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      As is a linesman

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        At least the linesman is within the field of play.

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Who then still has to get it wrong, which they are doing.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Taylor would not have given it.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn't bother me. Trained professionals looking at the video evidence either way. Thanks

    4. Gentle_Turks
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The ref has the option to check a replay on the pitch side monitor if he chooses to.

  17. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yes gowan wipe that cleanie

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    OMG dele

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He plays tomorrow

  19. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not a pen. Wtf is that

    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A load of bollox is what it is.

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    wipe that cs Watford!

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

    Deulofail G
    Deulofail A

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      😎

  22. Sun Jihai
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Commentators saying no chance of a penalty

  23. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wohoo!

  24. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Puke.

  25. sminkypinky
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tough week. Almost makes me a little upset...

  26. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Even if it is a dive and wrong decision Jorginho is a joke for continuing to be an idiot in his box. Could cost his team the win...and also lost me a CS

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Contact is contact.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      But contact does not equal foul.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It dmdid here though 😉

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He lifted his foot to catch him, 100% pen

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It doesn't mean it's a foul. It's a contact sport ffs

  28. gooberman
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    VAR needs to go. I effing hate it! Chelsea clean sheet gone. Eff sake

  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not a pen but good seeing Chelsea cleanie gone.

  30. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This penalty is the worst car decision I've ever seen.
    Var out