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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. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    LCFC run towards relegation begins

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    lei close

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy the Championship striker.

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

    Anyone know if Henderson gets awarded a penalty save ?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Because he did not save it.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No save

  5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is lundstrum a viable captain choice next week?
    Likely clean sheet, maybe an assist.
    A lot of the big guns are playing each other.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No. Son C for me.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah more than likely Kane (C) for me maybe (VC) lundstrum

  6. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What was I thinking benching Rico for Soyboy? 🙁

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Madness on paper

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      norwich may be

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You were thinking, better fixture and Chelsea more likely to score and Leicester less likely to conceed.

  7. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will Lampard last at Chelsea?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Has done remarkably well with no players coming in.

  8. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ohhh Chelsea, we're coming for you 🙂 get tf in.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs fan aswel?

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What. Theres nonsuch thing

  9. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Teams know how to play against Frank now. If you don’t open up, then we literally won’t score against you.
    Prepare for a Mourinho bus next week

  10. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Finally a CS for Hendo and Lundy

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Juhu finally Henderson

  11. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Norwich strong against the good ones. Even pool second half they "won", then City and ppayed well today

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I well remember that liverpool game had treble pool defence VVD ,(C) TAA and alison.

      Was the ruination of my season before it begun!

  12. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea lost but got rico CS. I dont know if to be happy or sad

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Plastic

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Harrogate?

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sad

      Bournemouth...at home...

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hiw come he is in your starting 11?

      1. Dont give a fuchs
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Coz I saved my FT and other two defenders are pva and tomori

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sad, real football much more important imo.

      1. Dont give a fuchs
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. That's why I am more of sad

  13. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rico 😎

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You play him?

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        BB

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How could I ever doubt you. So happy to didn’t listen to me I’d have felt so guilty

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Np mate. Luck on my side

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We should play Kante Kovacic and Jorginho all the time . Our best midfield atm

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Best was without Kante

        1. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hm sell kanze to arsenal

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bournmouth 3 wins in a row at the bridge. Where was this stat in the build up?? Would have played Rico if FFS had made me aware of this. Isnt stats like this what we pay for???? Disappointed...

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah wasn't said

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Petition for a refund?

      3. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You told me the other day to stop whining

        Stop whining

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He's fishing not whining mate 😉

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ah will you give it a rest

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      CS for Liverpool, Burnley, Bournemouth and Sheffield Utd confirmed.

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I gor all the CS 😎

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nice. Soyuncu let me down.

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

      Another pants game week.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tell me about it. United boys to save us

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Ings to the rescue!

    5. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Finally Hendo + Lundy. Nice!!

    6. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thats strange. Played rico why?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Link

        1. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That was a fail

    7. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thank you Super Jack.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You are genius if played him

    8. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish pk miss...

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Correct...

        1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          owner in tears

    9. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Return of the Lord!

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

      Vardy can't match his record. Shame.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ah has no real record anyway as it ignores all football pre-PL.
        It only counts 26 years and ignores the previous 100 odd years

        Jimmy Dunne from Dublin is the real record holder Sheff United 31/32 season - 12 goals in a row,

        https://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/12/01/news/jamie-vardy-chasing-record-set-by-shy-dubliner-339199/

    11. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ah well, 5 points from the TC chip. Decent return would be 10-15 so it’s not a season ender.
      Would not have thought his streak would end to Norwich, who by all accounts should have won today really!

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I've literally never got the TC chip right.

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hard luck mate
        Mine last Season was Sane.
        At least you got a return !

      3. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It was a mistake not doing it in a double ge for liverpool on Salah

    12. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Still get Grealish for next week?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Being on pens makes him more attractive. But of course might be off them again after the miss

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I got him in for the upcoming games really nice set of fixtures surely will pay off.

    13. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looking at a tidy 57K rank jump.

      44 w/ 4 to play (Son, KDB, Zaha, Rash).

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Fair play

    14. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Time for a Danny Ings finishing masterclass

    15. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      70 after baps. Decent?

      1. JohnBlack
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Below average

      2. Gaffers
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Don't let it get you down, and don't make rash changes. It happens, next week you'll be back on top

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        GTFO

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Just under the average!

      4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If you mean 70 years old today I am impressed that a person your age plays fpl....

    16. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      First time in Ages I get 3 CS for my defence and Salah(C) too

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        God week

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Top work!

    17. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      great result for liverpool

      come on you red men 😎