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Abraham starts again amid fears over fitness

Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) starts a second game in less than three days for Chelsea in the Gameweek 16 lunchtime kick-off.

Recently the most-owned player in FPL, Abraham shed a horde of owners after picking up a hip injury on Champions League duty which ruled him out of Gameweek 14 last weekend.

The forward was back in the midweek Chelsea XI as he grabbed a 12-point haul, only to be substituted late on with a fresh knock.

Owners will be delighted to see Abraham start again today alongside his usual partners in crime Willian (£7.1m), Mason Mount (£6.6m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.5).

Popular budget defender Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m) is benched for the second Gameweek in a row as Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) earns consecutive starts in central defence. That could see the centre-back top the list of transfers out for Gameweek 17.

Reece James (£5.0m), who assisted Abraham’s header against Aston Villa in GW15, starts for a third time in four Gameweeks at right-back, increasing his chances of becoming a viable Fantasy asset.

Everton caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson appears to have reverted to a four-man backline, after Marco Silva had switched to a back three for his final games in charge of the Toffees.

Yerry Mina (£5.3m) misses out through injury, leaving Leighton Baines (£4.9m) as the only defender on the Everton bench.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) may be set to play a deeper role today as part of either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system, with Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m) the only recognised defensive midfielder in Ferguson’s XI. The temporary manager could also be planning to use a 4-1-4-1 set-up.

Richarlison (£7.8m) had looked set to face off against James from a left-wing position, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.7m) starting up front.

However, Everton’s official team graphic suggests ‘Big Duncan’ could be going back to his roots with an old school 4-4-2.

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

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

1,214 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fudgy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    You can't deny how well these eveton players defend. Absolutely top class.

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

      This game is the outlier lol

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Half glass full.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Relegation zone.

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

    Tomori to AV defender for GW18 pencilled

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Or Kelly

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

        Yep

  3. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Everton can't get out of their half. Mount playing well.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Glass half empty.

  4. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mount to Pulisic last GW been disastrous so far then

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

      Yup

  5. Pacer.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mount involved in absolutely everything. Really promising despite no returns yet

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

      Also really, really wasteful.

      1. Pacer.
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Must have missed that bit.

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

        You mean Tammy wasted the chances he created.

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

      The xG & xA owners will be happy at HT!

  6. The Mandalorian
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pulisic looks out of form, Wills looking the better winger

    1. PapaWengzz
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This is just not true

    2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      disagree

    3. Walcoff life
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I think he looks good

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You've got it the wrong way round.

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

      Will looks off

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

    The Ev are back!

    Bouncy bounce.

  8. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Don't worry. Abraham will score a goal in the second half.

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

      og

  9. Boomerang V
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimi is going to punish us isn't he?
    Prepare couch for tomorrow.

    - Jimi -> Tammy Seller

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

      Yes (Jimi keeper) 🙂

  10. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Unless Pulisic does something, I think he's rotated for CHO next game, was gonna save this week but might have to get rid.

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

      Currently looking like Laca Puli to Rashford Alli for me (2FT)

    2. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Might get a rest midweek.

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If only I could pick one of the 3,000 players in his price bracket...

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

      If he starts midweek he’s surely rested.

      Or he’s just an absolute machine.

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea been terrible?

    1. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nope. Unlucky, they’ll push on second half

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

      No.

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Plenty of possession, not doing much with it.

    4. Maddi Son
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Last 20 minutes of the first half they were knocking on the door. Probably should be level

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pulisic to grealish?

    1. Fudgy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wait one more week

    2. PapaWengzz
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If its a blank today, will definitely consider grealish or an upgrade to Alli

    3. Robson-Canoe
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      My move as well. But this week or wait for the next?

  13. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nobody from Chelsea is playing particularly well today all hit and miss with brief moments of good play. Jorg needs to come on for Kante to move the ball quicker but can't see Lampard ever making that change

    • the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      tammy goal second half with Mount assist, got that feeling! 😉

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        As an owner of both - yes please!

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 11 months ago

          This match is reminding me of the city Vs a game. City started slow and pedestrian yet still somehow created a few chances. Once they upped their intensity the goals came

      3. KINGS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Looking for Chelsea blank

      4. FOO FIGHTER
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Tammy and Pulisic blanks today 🙁

        1. PapaWengzz
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah? You saw that in your crystal ball?

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

        75-25 possession ....still chelsea didnt net that ball come onn tammyyyyy!!!!

      6. Fudgy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Called this chelsea blank 35 minutes ago and everyone was laughing. But look now, no one is laughing.

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

          It's HT, not FT....

        2. PapaWengzz
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm still laughing. Would be interesting to see if Everton can keep up this intense press for the full 90, atleast 3 more goals in this game.

          1. Fudgy
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            3 more goals 😆

            1. PapaWengzz
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              watch this space.

        3. Old Man
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          You sound just like Nigel Farage, probably without the money or right wing views..

        4. Touré De Force
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          We still think you're a clown though

        5. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yawn, if you can predict the future.......

          Got next Friday Euro million’s numbers?

        6. XabiAlonso
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Haha

      7. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        When will we get an xA and xG based points system in FPL so Mount owners and Vardy non owners can get fair results?

        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That’s why mount scored last week, if you get chances one of them is bound to go in

        2. Pacer.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Stats for clowns

          Mount passes the eye test though

      8. Turns
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Richarlison becoming an option?

        1. PapaWengzz
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          too expensive and YC prone for me

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

          Probably not. In previous seasons he has these 3-5 GW's burst and then reverts to average. I would only re-look from GW22 to GW26...

        3. Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Maybe GW22 onwards

      9. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thought Pulisic looked great, just hadn’t got the opportunity he needs to finish it off.

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yes

        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Pretty much been like this in all his blank games.

      10. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sold Richarlison > Pulisic 3 weeks ago, this game is 100% skill no luck

        1. Fudgy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Agreed mate

        2. PapaWengzz
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          mate we are 45 mins in.

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

            So you forgot about the previous 2 weeks and the goal Rich has already scored this match?

        3. Pacer.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Trying too hard here Egg

      11. Monkey Hanger
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Anyone else see Rooney in the crowd at half time?

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Bemba didn't post about it. So no.

      12. FDMS All Starz
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pulisic looks tired today he defo needed a rest, this was the perfect match to bench him for CHO, lamps might have to do that around 60th min

        1. Fudgy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He should take him off now tbh (owner here)

      13. Bruce Lee
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not paid much attention to fpl mid-week... but one of the guys in my ml took out Mount for Puli

        Isn't that a strange move considering Mount scored and Puli blanked?

        1. Kip
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Not at all imo

        2. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Doesn't think Mount can deliver two GWs in a row. Very rare for Mount type players to go on long scoring runs. Not like Vardy or Mane etc.

      14. Nightf0x
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Rethinking about getting mount out, but also eyeing grealish/richar/puli & laca to tammy/rash so if i decided to get tammy will have to ship him out for a player from another team

      15. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Literally impossible to ve a casual and not do well thus season. Absolute joke

        1. Fudgy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Casuals are killing us hard core players this year mate

          1. Old Man
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe they're not casuals.

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Plot Twist: We are the casuals.

        2. Subzero (-4)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Kind of agree but not quite sure what your referring to exactly??

      16. Botman and Robben
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Tomori gotta go now?

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Tomori never comes.

          1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Saves money on jonnies

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yes.

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

          Yes

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

          No need to rush him out, surely he can be benched easily by most of his owners. But finding a new toy for GW18 looks ideal.

        4. Maddi Son
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Wait until the day after Tomori

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Awful, awful film.

            1. Maddi Son
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I can remember being so excited for that film. Probably in my top 3 biggest let downs ever

          2. Monkey Hanger
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Tomori never comes.

        5. iL PiStOlErO
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He is history.

      17. diesel001
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Kepa wasn't worth the money Chelsea paid for him.

        Has weak hands and isn't commanding. For that price you would expect something much closer to the finished article.

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

          100% agree. But they lost Courtois towards end of that window and basically were extorted into paying a crazy amount of money for a young keeper.

        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Agree. Would rather have someone else.

      18. diesel001
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        DCL G