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Abraham fit to start as Martial misses out for United

There are six Premier League matches taking place this evening, with all bar the Merseyside derby kicking off at 19:30 GMT.

Liverpool v Everton gets underway at 20:15 GMT, meanwhile.

Perhaps the headline team news comes from Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea take on Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard is able to call upon Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) as the England striker makes a swift return from the hip injury that forced his absence in Gameweek 14.

Mason Mount (£6.6m), Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) and the recalled Willian (£7.1m) make up the attacking trident behind Abraham but there is no place in the starting XI for Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m), who is replaced by Andreas Christensen (£4.9m).

Jorginho, Emerson (£5.5m), Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) and Pedro (£6.8m) also drop out of the team, as N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Cesar Azplicueta (£5.9m) return.

Dean Smith has made three changes, two of which are enforced.

Douglas Luiz (£4.5m), the suspended Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) and the injured Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) make way, with Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m), Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) and Trezeguet (£5.2m) taking their places.

The swirling media reports that suggested that Anthony Martial (£7.7m) would miss out have proven to be accurate, with the Frenchman not in Manchester United’s squad.

Speaking to MUTV before the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Anthony got a slight injury on Sunday so he’ll be out for a little while.

Brandon Williams (£4.1m), Juan Mata (£6.2m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) all drop to the bench, meanwhile, as Jesse Lingard (£6.3m), Ashley Young (£5.4m), Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) and Scott McTominay (£5.1m) come into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

Jose Mourinho is back at Old Trafford after a 12-month absence and has made two changes to his Spurs team, with Harry Winks (£5.3m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) replacing Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m).

There were shocks at Anfield, too, with Jurgen Klopp making five changes: two of which see Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) drop to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.3m) and Divock Origi (£5.2m) come in, while Adrian (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Alisson (£6.0m).

Everton are unchanged.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change to his Leicester City XI, with Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) replacing the absent Ben Chilwell (£5.9m).

Chilwell reportedly has a minor groin injury.

Hayden Mullins, in temporary charge of Watford, also makes a sole alteration, with Troy Deeney (£6.2m) in for the injured Jose Holebas (£4.7m).

That would seem to indicate a change of shape, with the 3-5-2 abandoned for a back four.

Continuing that trend, Nuno Espirito Santo has only made one tweak to his Wolves starting XI: Romain Saiss (£4.4m), who was banned for the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, ousts Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

West Ham’s only change sees Sebastien Haller (£7.1m) come in for Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who failed a late fitness test.

There is just one alteration at St. Mary’s, meanwhile: Norwich City are unchanged, while Shane Long (£4.6m) starts in Michael Obafemi‘s (£4.9m) stead for the hosts.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, James; Kante, Kovacic; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Hourihane, Nakamba, McGinn; Grealish, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Ricardo; Ndidi; Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Perez; Vardy.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Mariappa, Cathcart, Femenia; Capoue, Doucoure; Hughes, Deulofeu, Sarr; Deeney.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana; Shaqiri, Mane, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Sidibe; Sigurdsson, Davies; Richarlison, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Lingard, James; Greenwood.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura; Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

Norwich XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Aarons; Trybull, Amadou; Hernandez, McClean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Traore.

West Ham XI: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; F. Anderson; Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

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

    Donkey G

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

      Lol
      Donkey Rico both on my bench scored.
      I've got a great bench you know 😉

  2. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dendoncker goal, couldn't make this week's bench up

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

    I BENCHED TAMMY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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

      Hasn't score yet

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

        Oh there it is

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same 🙂
      I started James.
      Salah should not come on

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benched both Tammy and Dendoncker lol

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

    Inggs is a scoring machine. Only if he was fit dude

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

    this is going terribly. bench players all hauling, plus tammy. ffs

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

    Selling Tammy was a disaster

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, we fcked up

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

    Oh boy... this GW looking like a big fail already

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

    Rashford vardy jimi
    Who to drop for Tammy?

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

    Donker haul

  10. -Klaus-
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wham, Bam Thank You Tam

  11. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ABBBRRAAHAAAMMM

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

      2 or dial up ?

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Dial up

  12. Jafoole_88
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    YEEESSSSSSSSS!!! Tammy Abraham leaving massive Dirty Sanchez on those that sold him!!!!!

    L0l

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

      Sold for ings or rashford or jimi ?

      1. Jafoole_88
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No. I've got him. Only f++ktards sold him this gameweek

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

    Assist for Tammy?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Reece

  14. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Danny Tammy , keep em coming boys

  15. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So go on, who's got Rico, Kelly and Dendoncker on the bench?

    1. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico and Dendo :/

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

      Me

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

        Considered BB too, albeit briefly

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

      2 out of the 3

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

      I’ve got Kelly Mount and Dendoncker so it’s shaping up nicely for maximum pain

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

        lol, this was the GW I was asking people about BBing for a few weeks ago, thankful Martial is out so it can't be worse, only Rico and Dendo.

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

      Tammy, Kelly, Rico 🙁

    6. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Benched Rico and Den

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

      Yep

    8. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      me - full hattrick

  16. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Picked the right week/minute to have Ings and Tammy upfront 🙂

  17. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If that goes down as a Cresswell own goal, I'll have to just laugh. Was Donkey's shot on target before it deflected off him?

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

    James & Moutinho assists

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

    Imagine selling Tammy based on a silly inaccurate flag

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

      Imagine price not dropping because of corruption etc.

      Br The Bitter One

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

      His flag went red when Lampard announced that he wouldn't play on Saturday - that wasn't incorrect.

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

        It was never red.

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

          "29 Nov Abraham 50 to 0 I to I" - http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/Events

          If 0% chance of playing = red flag, it was definitely red.

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

        Unless you're referring to people who sold him after the weekend deadline, but who would bother doing that?

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Got Ings for Tammy last weekend. Don't know how I feel about that right now.

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The week I do not need a bench. 😀 well everybody has Dendo, Rico and Kelly.

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

      Same

  22. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Perez and mount to JWP and ZAHA ?

  23. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kelly Rico Deadonckey should have bench boosted 🙂

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

    Rash bar

  25. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Dumped Abraham for Kane, and benched Dedoncker + Rico.

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

    So Laca back to Tammy then....

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

      This!!!

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rashy shook the bar!

  28. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I’d take 1 assist from my entire 11 at this point.

  29. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fortunately Ings scored just before Tammy. Otherwise I would mad

  30. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Abraham to upgrade Dendonkey, obviously they were destined score within 2 minutes of each other.