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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.

3,820 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TAA booked, naughty one

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

    Justice for VARdy

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

    Pen Leicester

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

    Not sure whether to do Jesus->Rashford...

    Got to time it right.

  5. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester Pen

    Vardy G

  6. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How does Rashford get that pen. VAR joke.
    And VVD is so strong Calvert just bounces of him never a pen.

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Have 2 FTs and exact cash for Tomori + Zaha ➡ Kelly & Allli

    Yay or Nay?

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

    VARDY TIME

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

    LET'S GO VAAARRRDAYYY

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

    Vardy G

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

    TAA should have a double red tonight

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

    Leicester PEN

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

    Vardy G
    Evans A

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

    Transfer of a season
    Rashford to VARdy(c) for -4
    Give me my award !!!

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

      Oh sorry 🙂

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

    mane has 2 assists? how i miss shaq goal lol

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

      Same lol. SofaScore?

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

    4th yellow card tonight for me, ridiculous. Can see Lundstram geteing a yellow tomorrow...

  17. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who won the Leicester penalty?

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

      Evans I think

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

      Evans

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jonny

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers all.

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

    Who won it?

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

      Evans the troll

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

        Who else FFS

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

    Leicester get so many pens

  20. Mikeharbrw
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy getting the record?

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Party started finally...get in Vardy!

  22. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardyyyyyyy

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

    Jammy vardy pen again. Joke

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone is at the partyyyyyyyy

  25. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which to bin? TAA or Robbo?

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

    So consistent vardy

  27. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fuming taking Tammy out, probably the most unreliable injury decision ever

  28. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Points for everyone

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

    Vardy makes up for everything else going wrong

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

    Why is not Livefpl the same anymore? Only showing the beta page without the most interesting info. Or am I using it wrong?