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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. Fudgy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Please Jimenez

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      this

  2. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Rich G
    Bernard A

  3. Dakers
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ouch

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

    Bernard assist

  5. Peter Ouch
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wtf

  6. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Get out Lovren.

    WTF is that.

    1. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A clown of a defender.

  7. GreennRed
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lovrence -(

  8. tucaoneo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Plan was Mount > Alli. Now it's up in the air.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      sell high

  9. Peter Ouch
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hahah class from richa

  10. One More Hit
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Had to laugh at comments bemoaning 'jammy casuals luck' in comparison to those who'd 'built up a good template'. Surely the issue on FFS is the non 'casuals' who continually post RMT posts with practically identikit template teams.

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This site is just full of sheep nowadays man just cause they believe it’ll get them a top 10k rank. I’m not a top player at all, but at least have a bit of fun with your picks and don’t just pick the same players as everyone else?!? 🙂

  11. dshv
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    DSHV 2 Years17 mins ago
    Kane Sterling and Perez FOR Rashford Son and KDB (-4)???

    Now si or no ???

    1. dshv
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Repost but need help..

  12. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Another Everton goal, nice!

  13. Dakers
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Can’t get Alli in tonight unless I sell Lacazette before he plays...

    1. Touré De Force
      • 14 Years
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      Irrelevant

  14. THFC4LIFE
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lovren match fixing??

  15. Steinburg FC
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    By the way anyone that gets Aurier, you get what you deserve!

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Andreas coming on... uh oh.

  17. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Tammy sooo close

  18. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lovren killing me

    1. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You'd wonder what. Gomez did so wrong.

  19. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This is far from over.

    Both defences embarrassingly bad.

  20. Dakers
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pulisic score a damn goal you useless Yank

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
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      You are single handledly making this comment section a no-go zone
      Congrats

  21. tambourineman
    • 10 Years
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    Ings subbed

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wonderful take the BAPs off with him

  22. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Son to alli anyone ?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Never

    2. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sideways

  23. I'm out of name ideas
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    The goal alerts plus delay on prime make for interesting viewing.

  24. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Robbo nearly covering Trent now

  25. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Marco Silva didn't look pleased.

  26. Slow regard for silent thin…
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    Laca and Madds may still come good. But it's about time to think whether it's bad luck or that you suck

  27. Dakers
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    Bye Ings

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Red Card ?

  28. Duke Silver ☑
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    4 years, 11 months ago

    1 more save, Gazza.

  29. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pulisic looking sharper

    1. Dakers
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      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bout time

  30. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I'd love salah to give me a nice farewell present, and stay firmly on the bench..