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Mount returns to the Chelsea starting XI as injured Pulisic misses out

The first three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday kicks off at 14:00 GMT, as Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates.

After the widespread rotation across the country on Saturday, there is relatively little team news to report from north London.

Mikel Arteta has made only two changes for his first home fixture in charge of Arsenal, both of which are enforced.

Calum Chambers (£4.4m), back from suspension, replaces the injured Sokratis (£4.9m), while Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m) returns at the expense of Granit Xhaka (£5.1m), who is ill.

Nicolas Pepe (£9.1m) is only among the substitutes as Reiss Nelson (£5.3m) is again chosen to accompany Mesut Ozil (£7.2m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) in the Gunners’ four-man attack.

Budget FPL midfielder Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) is deployed at left-back, meanwhile.

Frank Lampard has also made a couple of alterations to the Chelsea side that lost 2-0 at home to Southampton.

Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.4m) and Jorginho (£4.9m) both drop to the bench, with Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) and Mason Mount (£6.4m) handed recalls.

Christian Pulisic (£7.1m) is not in the visitors’ matchday squad, with a minor injury being widely reported for the American.

The Blues look to be in the same 3-4-3 shape that the deployed away at Spurs in Gameweek 18, with Mount and Willian (£7.1m) flanking Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) in attack.

There of the five most-sold players of Gameweek 20 – Mount, Pulisic and Abraham – are on Chelsea’s books.

The Blues have kept only one clean sheet on the road this season, while Arsenal have recorded just one shut-out on home soil.


Arsenal XI: Leno; Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Guendouzi; Nelson, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Tomori, Rudiger, Zouma; Emerson, Kovacic, Kante, Azpilicueta; Willian, Mount, Abraham.

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  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Huge Tammy fail 🙁

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

      gtfo my team tomori

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Su

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

      Kept him rather than swap to Rashford. Very annoying.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I removed Jimenez for him!

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

          Oh lord no

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

      Yep, time to boot him out

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

      ...

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

    Taking a LB off, putting a RB at LB, a CB at RB...

    Lampard must really not trust Emerson.

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

      Rightfully so it seems

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

    Are arsenal good now?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Better

  4. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alisson TAA Gomez VVD Robbo Lallana Henderson Wijnaldum Salah Firmino Mane

    Via KopCentral. Fairly reliable.

    Peace out 🙂

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

      Phew (if true)

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

      Moaning Klopp fraud as usual

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would be amazing.

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

      My Mane to Salah transfer may turn out to be a bit silly

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

        Likewise, particularly with Abraham being so lame

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

      OMG!!!! Mane plays... pls let this be true

    6. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      thanks BF...

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

      Thank goodness. My 3rd bench sub Lundy comes on

    8. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Time to hide behind sofa

    9. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      As expected

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

      Everyone wins. Mane and Robbo will be kept busy by Doc and Adama. Salah will get the chances x

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Traits is benched

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

      Salah(c) here we go.

    12. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Beautiful

      • Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Salah (C), Mane (VC), TAA

        😎

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

      George Graham looking in very good nick.

    14. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can't wait for Traore vs Van Dijk

      **rUbS hAnDs ViGoRoUsLy**

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Might have to wait until the second half then

    15. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      bye bye tomori from my team

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

        See you Tomori

      2. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        useless twit

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

        That winds me up. What a chump

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

        What I would give for Dave to score an equaliser and give it back.

      3. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That's a pretty scummy thing to do.

      4. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Football equivalent of "first World problems"

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

        Is that David Spade?

    16. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice tomori 1 pt to come off bench !
      Plus cantwell 1 pt, week before had 20 + Pts on bench,
      Never there when you need them most, brutal gw so far

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

        brutal is an understatement

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

        But can you beat 9pts from 8 ?

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

          no

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

          13 with Tammy playing
          Mane cap, kdb v/c !

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

            good stuff

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

              love fpl

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

        thats the bench point rule

    17. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Arteta is pocketing Tammy hard here

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

        TBF it is an awesome jacket.

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

        Abraham not been in any form since injury

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

          Looks like he was brought back too early and has now been run down into the ground.

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

            Yep.

    18. gellinmagellan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope Button
      Soy Kelly Rico Lundstram Dunk
      Dele Salah KDB Zaha Dendoncker
      Ings Kane Vardy
      2 FTs 0.9 ITB

      What should I do?!

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What would you like to do?!

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

      Rest up, Nuno 🙂

    20. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      5 mins until complete utter, disgusting and eventful SCENES

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Obscene

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

        Dendonker owner?

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

      Ozil shouting to other players. New.

    22. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully Jimi is rested.

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        -1

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

        Stop that

    23. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham misses sitter. That's it he's gone.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He'll score yet

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It's zee historee of zee arsenal?

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

        Brilliant block by Luiz to be fair.

      3. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What a pass by Lamptey, though.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Is he even In The game ??

    24. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings is like a toothpaste that you think is empty but is still giving you back after 2 months

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

        best fpl buy this season for me

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Went for aguero and c him.
          I tried to be smart. Not sure

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Only got him in this week.

      3. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I keep worrying that if I get him in I'll end up with an empty tube.

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I keep on thinking the same but when he will stop delivering?

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

      Like that Leno is just booting the ball up the pitch sometimes. Makes a change from this rubbish about passing it at the back to defenders who can't pass the ball themselves.

    26. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Currently on 7 from 5.

      Was ranked 29k before the week started. Anyone do worse than that?

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

        See below

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

        5 from 5 atm

      3. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        13 minus 4 not good either.

      4. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah irbox is 1.5millionth lol

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

        Cheers lads, misery loves company

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

      Only a Salah Hattie plus Jimmy hattie will save my GW. Staring at my lowest score ever at 9pts from 8

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

        😮

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

        Damn.

    28. SB8
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Even if Mane starts, imo he won't play 90 min.

    29. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just not a natural finisher is he

    30. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      take abraham off

    31. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lampard getting exposed, they will blame the players. But what will be the excuse when they sign players and still do bad?

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lack of enthusiasm and passion from the players to be honest.

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same goes for Arsenal in the previous games. Today they do show passion

    32. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah and Mane captainers brace yourselves

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Andrex aready.

    33. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If you are looking for massive differentials...
      How does Mount and Tammy sound for the next 3???

    34. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My body is ready

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        sounds like an R Kelly track

    35. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Here comes the sweet release! Get Ready!

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

      Mount subbing or dropping deeper inc

    37. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tammy off please!