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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.

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  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount goal would be wonderful

  2. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goodbye premier league, thanks for the memories!

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

    BOU would be 3-0 up if they had someone like Vardy up top instead of the dud King

  4. fgdu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    never bench the lund

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

    how bad r Chelsea? Cant score vs the cherries lol

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

      Game is end to end?

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

    So when is Party?

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

      TC fail

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

        really?

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

      Later

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

    This game needs Pedro

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

    A guy ranked 4 million is beating me in cup, so typical of this gw.

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

    Pulisic off

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

    Pulisic OFF
    Kovacic ON

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

    Yank Walcott off

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

    Kivacic in Pulisic out

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulled off.

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

      in the middle of the afternoon

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

    Cho on

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

    GET THE F OUT OF MY TEAM PULISIC

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This. Looking forward to selling him tonight. Lost me loads of points.

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

    Willian out CHO in

  17. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kovacic on, Pulisic off
    CHO on, Willian off

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

    For those weirdos watching the Burnley v Newcastle game, was Wood's goal a header?

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

      Yes, from a yard out.

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

        Scouts need a lot of credit for that then. They call that in the scout squad article.

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      weirdos ahahaha

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

      Yes

  19. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rico and Lund on the bench lol fml

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

      Benching Lundstrum should carry jail time in my opinion.

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

        I played double Leicester defence and Aurier. Villa have been scoring well, still stand by the decision. Easy to talk in hindsight

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

      Although I benched Rico.

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico 3rd bench, smells assist in injury time.

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

    Sold Pulisic for Rashford. Happy 🙂

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

      Impossible

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

      Not a like-for-like.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Me too 😎

      And got Greenwood -> Dendonker as a bonus

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

        Boom

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

    Puli CS points banked.

      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      point

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

      congrats

  22. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Literally the worst possible Rico day for us owners who’ve benched him

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      3rd as well

      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Usual bench points for me. Always one

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Worst day? He plays Chelsea away. I'm happy.

      1. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thought his injury was worse than it was. Ignore me!

        1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          If you think a player you really want to play is injured then PLAY HIM and have him autosubbed.

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

    Bye Pulisic you useless ****

  24. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic get out of my team u bum!!!!!!

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

    Pulisic is the worst transfer in I have ever made

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So you never had Boselli in your GW1 team back in 2010?

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

    Pulisic really has taken over the Hazard roll...of FPL troll

  27. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Smartest move in my season so far is getting Ings 5 weeks ago and ignoring the hype train that is Pulisic.

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

      I got Ings then but fell for that yank noob

  28. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Did Pulisic for Martial. Happy bunny...maybe...

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

    Pulisic owners in heaven.

    3 whole points!!!

  30. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic to Son?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You don't own him? Quit FPL imo.