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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. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tomkins close

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

    Palace just one shot on target. Given how dodgy Kepa looked midweek that is a missed opportunity today.

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

    Get CHO on fs lamps. Willian is on a yellow you dummy

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

      It will be Mount who is subbed off.

    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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

    Tammy fail, about to be subbed

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

      He got his goal. What's the fail?

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Other captain options like Vardy Jimmy Martial will get more points.

        1. michudagawd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Mané?

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

          Well i wanna say they might not but I have vardy and martial so i wont :p

      2. Sif
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Responds to mildly inflammatory Bemba post... You must be new here...

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He scored?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        1 goal is fail for a captai

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

          Not really

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

          Not in this FPL season lol

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

          Not for me this season.

        4. michudagawd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          No it clearly isn't.

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

      Damn, I thought the goal stood

    4. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Idiotic comment

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

    This os standard Chelsea. Lazy defending late on

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

    Tammy done.

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

      clean sheet locked in

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

        Hahahaha 😀

  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What's Tammy's EO?

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

      109%

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

      109% in top 10k

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Most capped

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How many Baps for Tammy??

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

      2 as it stands with the winning goal.

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

        Cheers

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      0-1

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Couple of deductions to come.

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

        😛

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

    Batshuayi on
    Abraham off

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

    Good work Tammy
    Vardy party up next

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

    Spurs team is solid. Uh oh

    1. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hmmmmmm

    2. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Son hat trick would be icing on the cake, would also damage Lundstram clean sheet.

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy sub, happy with that as I did not cap him 😀

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

      Yeah happy if only a 6/7 pointer

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    lineups ?

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

      No surprises

      1. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Great song.

  14. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy (C) succes, fail or somewhere in between?

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

      Success.

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on Vardy

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

      success

    4. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Somewhere in between for them, I suppose

      • My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Success

      • Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Success, there might be bigger successes from Vardy or Jimi but that happens.

      • Jealous Viper
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Given the cap issues this season, definitely success

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Success after 7 fails in a row for me 😆

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mediocre

      • Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mild success

      • dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        In between. How other highly captained players do will determine this

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

        Success.

      • clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Success

      • Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        If he doesn't get any bonus points it's a little underwhelming, but certainly not a fail.

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

      I would not like a punch from Zouma

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

      Djenepo lasted 20 mins at left back last time before Ralph realised it was a terrible idea. Looking forward to ings playing there again ffs

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

      Lo celso could be a nice differential

    8. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      BUR: Pope, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Bardsley, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick, McNeil, Barnes, Wood
      Subs: Hart, Long, Lowton, Pieters, Lennon, Brady, Rodriguez

      WHU: Roberto, Fredericks, Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Felipe Anderson, Fornals, Noble, Snodgrass, Rice, Haller
      Subs: Martin, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Carlos Sánchez, Lanzini, Ajeti, Yarmolenko

      NEW: Dubravka, Lascelles, Clark, Fernández, Willems, Yedlin, Hayden, Saint-Maximin, Shelvey, Almirón, Joelinton
      Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Krafth, Atsu, Matthew Longstaff, Carroll, Gayle

      BOU: Ramsdale, Rico, Adam Smith, Aké, Steve Cook, Harry Wilson, Billing, Fraser, Lewis Cook, Callum Wilson, King
      Subs: Boruc, Stacey, Francis, Mepham, Gosling, Solanke, Danjuma

      SOU: McCarthy, Vestergaard, Stephens, Bednarek, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Cédric, Djenepo, Ings, Redmond
      Subs: Gunn, Yoshida, Valery, Boufal, Danso, Adams, Obafemi

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      Subs: Lössl, Keane, Baines, Coleman, Iwobi, Anthony Gordon, Calvert-Lewin

      TOT: Gazzaniga, Sánchez, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Sissoko, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso, Son, Kane
      Subs: Vorm, Alderweireld, Foyth, Sessegnon, Lucas Moura, Eriksen, Winks

      SHU: Henderson, Egan, O'Connell, Basham, Baldock, Norwood, Stevens, Fleck, Lundstram, Mousset, McGoldrick
      Subs: Moore, Jagielka, Freeman, Muhamed Besic, Sharp, McBurnie, Robinson

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

        All my players starting!

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        no Yarmo @Mark

      3. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Eriksen benched again, not good for my Son(c) !!
        Looks like Poch will never learn

      4. Rawslang
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks SS

    9. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy please outscore Tammy. Even by 1 point

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

        would take a hattrick

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

      Lowton & Pieters cut!

    11. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Need Tomori YC for Tammy Baps...

    12. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Missed the deadline so captaincy in sterling. Would have gone tammy otherwise. Lucky escape

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

        for now

    13. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yarmo bench ffs

    14. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      CHO inc

    15. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gomes out guys

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

        oh dribbles...

        1. Modest Bob
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I know...i was looking for a differential. I stand by my move.

      2. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You ret4ard

      3. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😆 😆

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

      That bournemouth team is the strongest it’s looked all season, Rico haul impending

    17. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Lundy. Give us a goal

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

        would be the stuff of dreams. CS even better though

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

          Don't forget the clean sheet too. 😉

    18. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why am I playing five defenders this week, I hate waiting to concede.

    19. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No Baps for Tammy?

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

        If palace score there will be

    20. niko mate
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What's the case with Alonso? Why he desn't play?

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

        He’s a shite left back.

      2. Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe because he's rubbish at defending.