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Pulisic benched as Lampard switches to a 3-4-3 against unchanged Spurs

The final match of Gameweek 18 takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Chelsea the visitors to north London.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The team news is straightforward from a Spurs perspective: Jose Mourinho has named an unchanged side for the third game running.

The Chelsea starting XI requires a bit more explanation, however.

Frank Lampard has benched Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 9, with Jorginho (£5.0m) and the injured Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) also making way from the side that lost to Bournemouth.

Marcus Alonso (£6.0m) gets his first start since Gameweek 10, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.8m) also recalled.

All of that would seem to suggest that Lampard has switched to a 3-4-3, with Tomori joining Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) at centre-half.

Mason Mount (£6.5m) and Willian (£7.0m) appear to be flanking Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) in attack.

Mount, Pulisic and Abraham were three of the four most-sold FPL assets of Gameweek 18.

Lampard’s side have lost four of their last five Premier League games and haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road in 2019/20.

Spurs, by contrast, have won four of their five league games under Jose Mourinho since the ‘Special One’ first took charge a month ago.

Dele Alli (£8.8m), Son Heung-min (£10.1m) and Harry Kane (£10.9m) are averaging 8.0, 7.8 and 5.4 points per game respectively under their new manager.

Kane is the fourth-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 18, while only three FPL assets were bought by more managers than Son in the run-up to this weekend.


Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Mount, Abraham.



1,997 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    You know what's magical?

    I still go through in the cup haha with 31 points.

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

      Lucky boy

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

      Mine came purely down to Alli (C) vs. Son (C).

      Lucky me.

    3. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going out with 49 🙁

    4. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Im going out with 50pts. Son (c) killed me. Have Alli and Tammy so feck me

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm losing and my opponent is on 36 🙁

  2. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Willian seems like a nice option?

  3. STONEROSES
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli the Best Son replacement?
    (got KDB, Mane, Maddy already)

  4. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son -> Salah.

    Easy decision, for me.

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

      Do u have mane too?

      1. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not, now.
        Salah is coming to his old form.

  5. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son should have -2 because the incident happend before 60 min?

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

      He wasn't sent off till after sixty minutes.

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

    How long will Son be suspended? Didn't see what he got sent off for.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      All the three nice fixtures

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      3 gws

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

      11th Jan

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

      3 games. was sent off as a joke

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

      Cheers guys. Salah in then.

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

    Anyone see if azpi was injured? Thought I saw him pull up and then he was being spoken to by medics on the bench. Kind of desperately need James to start this GW (don’t ask) so would be helpful x

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

    Jose time.

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

    8 minutes

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

    Richarlison or Ali for Son replacement?

    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Alli

  11. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez(C), Ings and Vardy saved my GW. Today was a nightmare.

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

    no one at Spurs can deliver a decent corner, its a total joke. Eriksen not even worth 2 quid, someone just have him on the free please

  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    At least this week's transfer is a no brainer now..
    Son -> Salah

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

    Son red card, how did this happen?

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

      Killed a man.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tried to kick Rudiger

    3. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kicked ruediger with his studs from a lying down position m not much impact, it was the intent

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

    I had such hope coming into this game - Son captain, Alli, Aurier & Tammy ... just two points for all of them. This game is a cruel mistress 🙁

  16. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero in tempting but Jesus has been great tbf. So rotation between the 2 wouldn't surprise me

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero will start.

  17. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Of course Tomori is on my bench with a CS... 8 minutes added time, enough for Aurier to get me another red card 🙁

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

      Of course I sold tomori for kelly this round sigh

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

    Kane so streetwise

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Eriksen delivery is atrocious

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

      he used to be a "set piece specialist"

  20. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Y the hell 8 mins? I want game to finish.

  21. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son -> Pogba right here right now?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No no

  22. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Atleast Jose has excuse to blames the refs - he can save his blaming of players for another games

  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I want Salah as my Son replacement. But I'd have to give up Rash or Tammy.

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

      I am torn between him or KDB. Probably will get both however not sure who to prioritize

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sell Rashford

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Clear pen on Alli not checked by var

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      LOL

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

    Willian on 3BP, Alonso on 2 and Tomori on 1

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

      Tomori trolling dellerdu

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

        Sellers

  26. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    in a serious way is willian a decent low cost 4th mid like Grealish over the Xmas Period?

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

      or richarlison? maybe bounce back effect for new manager

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

        yes true that

  27. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I've never seen a busier Sofascore Details page than the one for this match. 19 entries and counting!

  28. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic to Salah -4 ?

    Yay or nay

  29. TH
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone considering putting Kun in their team?

  30. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Son price locked?

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

      When the flag comes off.

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

        What?

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

      no