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Mount starts as Alonso and Azpilicueta miss out for Chelsea

Mason Mount (£6.8m) has come through his injury concern to start Chelsea’s Gameweek 12 meeting with Crystal Palace.

The midfielder sustained an injury against Ajax midweek but keeps his place in the line-up, although it is unclear which role he will play this afternoon.

Mount could either be in the central midfield trio of a 4-3-3 or as the number 10 in a 4-2-3-1.

His return to fitness means that Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.9m) stays on the bench for a third Premier League match in a row as Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) and Willian (£7.2m) start on the flanks.

However, the most surprising news from Stamford Bridge is in the full-back areas.

Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) starts at left-back with Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) absent from the matchday squad.

Meanwhile, club captain Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) drops to the bench to allow the incredibly promising youngster Reece James (£5.0m) to start at right-back, just days after scoring an important Champions League goal.

That means that Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) and Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) retain their places at centre-back.

Roy Hodgson looks to have reverted to 4-4-2 following their 2-0 defeat to Leicester last time out.

Andros Townsend (£5.6m) comes in for Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) to play on the left side.

The formation also looks capable of playing of switching to a 4-3-3 to match up Chelsea if need be, with Townsend able to push forward and join Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.1m) in attack.

Crucially, Martin Kelly (£4.1m) is on the bench for the fourth match in a row with James Tomkins (£5.0m) and Gary Cahill (£4.5m) preferred at centre-back, the latter making a return to Stamford Bridge after seven years there as a player.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Tomori, Zouma, R James; Kanté, Kovačić; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Tomkins, Ward; Townsend, Kouyaté, Milivojević, McArthur; Ayew, Zaha.

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  1. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    TAAAAAAAAAAAMYYYYYYYYYYY

  2. F4L
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Willian assist ! 😀

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

    Abraham G
    Willian A

  4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    WIzlLiammmmm Assisty

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Woosh

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks so much playing with James, wouldn't ever take up a position like that playing with Azpi.

  5. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Okay that's enough Tammy

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Great goal

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

    Tammy 🙂

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    nice 🙂 my captain

  9. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Suppose thats bad for us non captainers

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

      Not until Vardy gets 3

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why?

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

        Over 100% eo

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Top 10k. Haven't been near there for about 3 years.

    3. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Whats his EO?

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

        I read 109% in top 10k

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

          Alright, no more then please. Happy with a 1:0. Maybe a Tomori goal if anything

        2. FPL_Sponge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Just celebrated his goal as a non captainer and now sad

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        109%... wow

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep... Let's hope Vardy outscores him. Should do against Arsenal...

    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      109% in top 10k, I’m 700k so it’s good for me, I need points!

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

      Only cap him once v Newcastle
      Vardy cap this week!
      Prob match each other,

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

    Can do CHO to willian 🙂

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

    Timmy!

  12. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hmm. Tammy owner, Vardy capper. Slightly happy i guess.

  13. TiAgoFPL
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Abraham!!!!

  14. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ppl love to start getting the itch in the first half lol, Tammy (c) coming through

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is it time to bring in Tammy? Dont want to knee jerk...

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Give it another three months

    2. SweepaKeepa
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Would be the slowest knee jerk in history.

    3. Gaffers
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      One to monitor

  16. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Fifa finish 😀

  17. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Over to you vardy

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

      Roger that

  18. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Get Tammy off now ASAP. We cannot risk an injury to the star.

  19. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Puli, your turn now!

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Points are points, I'll take what I can get even w/ Vardy (c). I'm so far outside top 10k shouldnt hurt too much

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

      Same. Should be green for OR

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

    Abraham is a decent player

    I was wrong about him

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

    Transferring Abraham in earlier this week softening the disappointment of conceding at least 😀

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    > HUEYCHO 12 mins ago
    Tammy hasnt been producing lately, doesnt take enough chances as a forward and might have to get rid after this gameweek

  24. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    ABRAHAM

  25. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What's going on. How did Chelsea just score against Crystal THE ROCK palace

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Abraham (C) but was holding off celebrating until I saw a replay just to be sure there was no VAR check.

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Magnus Carlsen going to be OR#1 at this rate

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

    Mount assister of the assist?

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

    Right then. A palace goal followed by a CHO goal and Mount assist plz

  30. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not sure how I feel as a non Abraham owner

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      But Kane captainer