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Abraham absent from Chelsea squad as Mount and Ighalo start on the bench

Tammy Abraham (£7.7m) is missing from the Chelsea side named to face Manchester United on Monday evening.

The centre-forward came into Gameweek 26 as an injury doubt but has failed the fitness test over the weekend.

Michy Batshuayi (£6.6m) leads the Chelsea line in Abraham’s place, flanked by Pedro (£6.8m) and Willian (£7.1m).

“Tammy Abraham is the same injury that has frustratingly come from Arsenal, played against Leicester, and now out. We will see how that develops for the games ahead.” – Frank Lampard

Meanwhile, Mason Mount (£6.1m) finds himself among the substitutes as Frank Lampard goes for a midfield trio of Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m), Jorginho (£4.9m) and N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m).

In the red corner, Odion Ighalo (£6.5m) has managed to make the bench after signing on loan from China.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI certainly looks experimental in nature with Eric Bailly (£4.9m) coming in to make his first start of the campaign as part of a back-three with Harry Maguire (£5.2m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m).

That has allowed Brandon Williams (£4.1m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) to push on as wing-backs while Bruno Fernandes (£8.0m) makes his secnod start in a row since joining from Sporting.

Chelsea XI: Caballero; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, R James; Kovacic, Jorginho, Kante; Pedro, Batshuayi, Willian.

Man United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Bailly; Williams, Matic, Fred, Wan-Bissaka; James, Martial, B Fernandes.

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  1. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    He is English

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yes He is

  2. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Clear red there lol

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VAR fail

  3. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Buy Jiminez. Sell...?

    a. DCL
    b. Aguero

    ???

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  4. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone thinking to do Auba to Jimmy?

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      just did it

  5. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just chopped him right in the tackle .. var ... naw that’s ok

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

      Lucky there’s no VAR at Tyrone games 😉

  6. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bats miss

  7. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barn Door

  8. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bats w a clearance

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Batshitcray

    Good build up.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  10. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you bring Richarlison now even with bad fixtures?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope, DCL is enough for me

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

        that's the thing, i dont have him and Maupay must go ASAP, i can do the following:

        A) Maupay > DCL for free (exact funds)
        B) Maupay,Martial > Jimenez, Traore (-4)
        C) Maupay, KDB > Jimenez, Richarlison (-4)

    2. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I will likely buy Calvert-Lewin for gw28 and might keep Digne this gameweek. Dont think their fixtures are bad

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

    Classic Michy.

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I might just turn this off and put flashscore notifications on. Absolute rubbish

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ok.

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There won’t be any notifications the way they are playing

  13. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    We’re such a terrible football team. Think we’ll create a maximum of 2 chances and that’s being generous.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial in the mood tonight.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Strolling along and having a look at which players are passing the ball to each other.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ask his Mrs later, not seen him so far.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      LOL

  15. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial

    Why dafuq do I own him

    He is allergic to the ball

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial is just not a striker. He doesn't have the natural movement or desire to make runs it seems

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Facts

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There is a reason why he hardly gets any bonus points.

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

    If anyone is wondering whether Martial is looking lively, he's not.

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He is alive though so there's that!

  18. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial look awful

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He sulks all the time.. nothing new.

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      United do.

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kovacic best player on the pitch

  20. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The fact both these teams could be in the champions league next year is embarrassing - what’s happened to the premier league

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rotation killed the game.

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I know right.

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

      Lol, the last UCL final was contested between two Premier League teams.

      What are you smoking my homie.

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol - the standard in the premier league has been woeful this season

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mourinho happened

    5. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea are pure class compared to Man Utd.

  21. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial on pens maybe? Only way I can see him score this game...

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If he gets one he will miss it

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fernandez

  22. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial is an utter waste of space. Not even trying as usual. Ole pathetic, should just perma drop him for Greenwood.

  23. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lampard at half time:
    "We can all learn a lot from this young man here, this, this..."

    "Rudiger"

    "And if we can all be more like little Rudiger"

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rudy is a very inspirational movie

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        not seen it, I was referencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S2D431Gbks

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Be Like Boy!

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial wandering round looking lost?

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's not even wandering much actually

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Default position.

  25. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pen ?

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

      Diving

  26. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Holy Diver

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willy adjudged to have gone down too easy.

  28. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe Ole should give us the benefit of the doubt of a nailed 4.4m forward.

    I am pretty sure all of us would be chuffed about that?

  29. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Fernandes' hands on hips are the perfect reaction to that.

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Has Tony even touched the ball? Ffs. Looks like I’ll be accelerating my GW28 move to dump him