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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. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Can see why batman doesn't get minutes. Giroud should have played!

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      he makes Ighalo look good

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

      At least he's good at bringing others in play.
      I hope batsman plays full 90 though 😛

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

      He couldn't finish .. himself off

  2. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I get while people feel trolled by Martial but his known inconsistency is the reason he's priced where he is. He's the kind of player you need to either leave in your team long term and forget about, or don't own at all. Trying to predict his rollercoaster form is a fool's errand.

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

      Errr
      Hazard ?
      😉

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

    That was a right kick in the stones

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Should have been red.. said it as soon as I saw it live, it was worse than the son one.

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

    MARTIALLLLLLLLLLLLL

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Scored in the dressing room?

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

        Delayed gratification

      2. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        In the showers

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That's a slow feed

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

      Your Internet must be slower than the man himself.

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

      Amazon Prime showing this one too?

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

    Evening all

    Been off the radar on here, kind of.

    Can someone fill me in on when the doubles and blanks likely going to be. Trying to plan and bens spreadsheet telling me about blanks only atm

  6. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    There's not a single player in that Chelsea side tonight who's improved under Lampard. That club needs a serious look at what they want to be

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

      There has to be a reason why they didn’t back him in January.

      Derby fell off hard last season too, wonder if he can get Chelsea going again.

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Apart from Mount, James, Tammy, Willian, Jorginho, Tomori and Kovacic

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

        Tammy..... you’ve seen him in front of goal right?

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

      Kovacic has been better under Lampard.

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Take hazard out of last year's team with no players in. Never going to be easy yet they are in 4th.

      Give him a break.

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

    Carragher confirms being English helped Maguire.

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

      Of course.
      Why can't we think like these legends 😀

  8. JRD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    hes a very lucky boy he's a very lucky boy lol

    1. golden skulltula 69
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He deserved red card

  9. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gets even better, listening to John Terry's half time comments...

  10. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What's up with kante?

    Or more to the point look bad enough to stop him playing saturday?

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

      Groin-ish area injury; potentially.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.

  11. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Never doubted you for a second Martial my boy 😆

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

      Buzzer for lie detection*

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lol you found me out 😉

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

    someone atleast steal bonus points from martial

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

      He won’t get any bonus if it stays like this

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

        hopefully

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

      0-1 or a Batman/Giroud goal would help with that.

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

        or a penalty miss

  13. golden skulltula 69
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi, I'm on WC:

    Henderson McCarthy
    TAA Gomez Boly Stephens Egan
    Salah KDB Son Traore Hayden
    Vardy Ings Jimenez
    £0.4 itb

    Any comments? Thanks a lot!

  14. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez owners.. if he plays against west ham would you expect him to be rested against leicester for champions league?

    May switch him to Son.

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

      If you go have a look at City's fixture pile up, you may just do what you want to straight away.

    2. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure but also thinking of taking him out anyway with the GW 28 blank.

    3. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I've considered it but then I asked myself why was I STILL trying to predict Pep...

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I guess that's true, I do like the sound of mahrez haunting his old club at the king power though..

  15. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno Fernandes needs to turn up ffs

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

      Genuinely haven’t even noticed him on the pitch so far

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He needs to start visiting Mcdonalds.

  16. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys who wants another

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't spoil us

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

      Go back to sleep.

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mitchy out pleaaaaseeeee!!!!

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

    Christy back to his old ways.
    Zouma on.

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

      14 minutes early

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

    Why wasnt Maguire sent off? Literally exactly the same as the Son red card. Big club bias or just English bias? You decide..

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Even Scholes and Owen agrees, should be atleast a YC.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A bit of both and useless officials

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He should've been.

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Man Utd Bias

    5. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Because he kicked where the nuts should be but he has none.

  20. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Zouma on!

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Paw patrol legend

  21. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Christensen subbed before the hour mark.

    Groundhog Day.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Its a fixed event in space and time.

  22. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I feel sorry for any neutrals having to sit through this game

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

      Watching the demise of both teams is actually quite enjoyable.

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

      Don't give a ....
      Need those 3 points 😀

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You're not a neutral 😉

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

    Chris45nsen.

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

    Flashback to those Christensen days, omg..

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

      2 x 59 minute subbings with Chelsea holding a cleanie.

  25. Bow Locks
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial should get some credit for that beautiful elbow on Christensen, it made the difference for the goal.

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This worth a bench boost this week?

    Henderson (BHA) Fleck (BHA) Taylor (BOU) Fernandez (cry)

    Pope
    TAA - VVD - Stevens
    Salah VC - KDB - Traore - Bergwijn
    Jiminez - Ings - Aguero

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not with 2 Man City in there as they could get rotated.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What's wrong with a DGW?

  27. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nine of this big club bias bullshite but mystifying why the Maguire incident wasn't spotted and he didn't get a red.

    1. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It was spotted

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        By the ref.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      On another night a different VAR official would have seen that as a red card..... The human element is VARs biggest issue

  28. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kept Moura over Martial of course he scores

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

      Moura didn’t score

  29. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lamps seems a bit lost if you ask me...

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Can you help him?

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

    Who would you lose first? Holgate, Lund or Söy?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have Lund and Holgate and Lund for me but just because I need the extra 0.1m.