Dugout Discussion

Lampard rotates but key Chelsea assets all start

Chelsea’s key Fantasy assets all start against Bournemouth with Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) joining Tammy Abraham (£8.0m) in the front-three.

Meanwhile, Mason Mount (£6.6m) is also in the starting line-up but may well be sat in a central midfield trio alongside N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m) and Jorginho (£5.0m).

However, those who made a move for the differential Reece James (£5.0m) were left disappointed as he was named on the bench.

The exciting right-back has started four of the last five but is among the substitutes against Bournemouth.

The Cherries have gone with something relatively experimental in light of recent injuries.

Eddie Howe has opted for a 4-4-2 diamond system featuring Josh King (£6.1m) and Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) as the central strikers.

That sees Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m) return to the right of defence with Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) starts on the left.

Meanwhile, Leicester have kept the exact same line-up rolled out in the 4-1 win at Aston Villa, hinting that Brendan Rodgers may continue using it after Gameweek 16.

The Foxes once again are laid out in a 4-3-1-2 system, with Dennis Praet (£5.3m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m) either side of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) and James Maddison (£7.8m) behind Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) and Kelechi Iheancho (£5.7m).

Opponents Norwich include Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) in their starting line-up after he was benched in Gameweek 16.

Sheffield United name an unchanged side to face Aston Villa, Dean Smith hands rare starts to Kortney Hause (£4.4m) and Henri Lansbury (£4.4m).

After coming back into the team for the 5-0 defeat at Spurs, Matt Lowton (£4.4m) returns to the bench for Burnley.

Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) reclaims his right-back berth after an injury, while Ashley Barnes (£6.3m) and Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) return after missing out on Gameweek 16.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) has also shaken off the knock Sean Dyche revealed on Thursday to start up-front in the 4-4-2 system.

In light of recent injuries to Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) and Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m), Steve Bruce is somewhat limited in the team he can name at Turf Moor.

He has stuck with a five-man defence but looks to be deploying three central midfielders behind a front-pairing of Andy Carroll (£5.4m) and Joelinton (£5.6m), rather than sticking with a 5-4-1 formation.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Schär, Fernández, Manquillo; Atsu, S Longstaff, Hayden; Joelinton, Carroll.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, Rüdiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Mount, Kanté, Jorginho; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Francis, Stacey; Lerma; Gosling, Billing; L Cook; J King, Fraser.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Tielemans, Ndidi, Praet; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram; Tettey, Trybull; Buendía, McLean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; Mousset, McGoldrick.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Guilbert, Engels, Hause, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba, Lansbury; El Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

1,988 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki goal

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

    Pukki Party resumed

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

    Mount sitter

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PUK GOAL

  5. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ^^^

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pukki 1-0 Schmeichel, see you at the Euros

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

    What the hell happened, turned off at 2-0 Liverpool Mane goal and a double digit (c) return.

    Saw 2-0 final score but all my points are gone!

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

      Should have watched the replay.

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

      Var

    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absurd VAR decision.

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

        Ah FFS

      2. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        An inch offside.... ridiculous

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    go norwich!!

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

    PARTY GOAL

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

    Wrong party

  10. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lol Leicester

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

      ban

  11. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy --> Pukki @ -4?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      YES

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely. Do it before the game finishes and you’ll get Pukki’s points.

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

    PUKKKIII PARTYYYY

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes?

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

    Season over

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

      Oh dear

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

      Triple Leicester defence?

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

    Going to be an absolute shocker of a gameweek this weekend

  15. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki Party spoiling Vardy Party 😉

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

    Rip us

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

    Soy fail

  18. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A Classic Pukki goal

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Teemu Pukki baby! Teemu Pukki whooah!

  20. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone seen Brosstan about? 😉

  21. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mason Mount is so poor and overrated. Should haul every game he plays. Terrible.

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

      He’s quality

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

      He is young. He will improve

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He’s looked like a very good player every time I’ve watched him. Do you mean he’s a poor player or do you mean he doesn’t get you as many fantasy points as you’d like?

  22. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Soyuncu couldn't catch him

  23. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Season ender

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

    That’s why I did Soy > James. I’ll enjoy my CS unlucky lads

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

      Very unlucky. First week I've ever benched Doherty since owning last season lol, scared now, played Soy.

  25. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I’m not sure I’ve had a week of full clean sheets from my defence all season.

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

    poor from soy

  27. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Iheanacho inclusion moving Vardy too wide.

    Not looking good for vardy Captainers.

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

      He will off around 60 and Vardy will deliver

  28. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki captain next GW?

  29. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Played Soy over Aurier

  30. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Having both Vardy and Pukkki to make sure of the party !

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Just think of the hangover tomorrow!!

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

        Yea too much 😀