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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. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    CHO coming on to blank my 1st sub again...

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount is useless twat

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

    Still plenty of time left for a CHO dive.

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

    Right on time before Pulisic is subbed lol

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

    Bats wasn't passing that to Pulisic for sure

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

    Couldn't afford Mount to Pulisic, cmon Yuri

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

    Time to unmount that particular wagon?

  8. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    mount needs to go, will be replaced by pulisic in my team I think

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

    Is dier playing cb for spurs?

  10. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic needs to stop scoring

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

      I'll buy him, that'll sort it out

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Continue. He was really good today. Too fast and full of trickery.

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

    He was just about to go off. CHO ready. Thought dodged a bullet. Ball never went out. Scored. Great.

  12. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Time to dump Mount for Pulisic?

  13. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need Palace Goal now.

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

      Ban

  14. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy in agian 😀

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

    CHO, Mount to Pulisic, Perez ain't looking too shabby

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

      All your multiple suggested transfers seem to be who scored last..

  16. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount has become very boring to own, has done nothing today. No shots besides a useless free kick.

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

      He’s had 4

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

        He certainly has not!

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

    McCarthy on
    Kouyate off

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

    What to do with Mount?

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

      im keeping but at around 7 million, there are other options.

    2. SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid 1000%

    3. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably keep all year. Lively. Nailed. Attacking

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

        Likes to have zero shots, too.

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

    If Everton lose today is that it for Silva do we think?

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

      Dont know but it is for gomes

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

      No but that run of fixtures between GW15 and GW18 might be his undoing.

  20. Das Boot
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kovacic has played well today,

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

    Nobody ever passes to Mount really.

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

    Anyone know Tammy’s dispossessions?

  23. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Does game winning goal BPS go to Pulisic or Abraham?

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

      Abraham I believe.

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

      What score does it end?

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

      Abraham at the moment

    4. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Abraham unless palace bag 1

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

      Thanks, didn't know if it was the last goal or the player that scored the goal that gives their team the advantage

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

        The Pulisic goal should knock down the value of the Abraham goal in the BPS, which it has done.

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

          (+3 bps for the game winning goal)

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

      Neither goal is game winning, so they should just count as regular goals.

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

    Wow... as it stands, that Pulisic goal gave me a 14 point swing... just need Chelsea to lose their CS now!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Captained?

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

        Yep! 🙂

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

    Mount OG would be pretty funny

  26. kraftwerker
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    :d just when he was about to get the hook

    Wish I stuck to my guns on selling Mount two gws ago. Multiple better options in and around that price bracket now.

  27. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jammy American "soccer" fans scoring "Puli" points

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I swopped Mount for Pulisic in my wildcard this week. I am not American. This was just blantantly obvious.

  28. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't wait to get rid of CHO. At least I got his 9-pointer in gw9 which is more than most did I guess.

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

      This 🙂

  29. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I know Triple Chelsea isn't to everyone's taste, but right now I'm quite happy with my Triumvirate of Tomori-Pulisic-Abraham.

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

      Gg mate

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

    A man that threatens from many different avenues. Being good in the air is rare for a winger, and extremely valuable.

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

      Scored 3 career goals with his head

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

        He's looked good aerially whenever I've watched him. Perhaps it's something he's worked on recently.