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Abraham, Pulisic and James among the substitutes as Chelsea face unchanged Villa


The second of Aston Villa’s two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures kicks off at 16:15 BST, with Chelsea the visitors to the Midlands.

The Villans are unchanged from the side that drew 0-0 with Sheffield United in midweek, meaning that the ‘out of position’ and misclassified Fantasy Premier League midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) once again leads the line for the hosts.

Jack Grealish (£6.4m), the most-bought FPL asset of the current Gameweek, is deployed on the left flank once more.

Frank Lampard has made four changes from the last starting XI he named in the Premier League, although that of course was way back in March.

Andreas Christensen (£4.8m), N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) are recalled, while the fit-again Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£6.3m) makes his first appearance of the season.

Kurt Zouma (£4.7m), Billy Gilmour (£4.5m), Ross Barkley (£5.7m) and Pedro (£6.8m) drop out.

With Reece James (£5.1m) only among the substitutes, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) gets his fourth straight league start – the premium FPL defender hasn’t blanked in any of his starts this season.

Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) and Christian Pulisic (£6.9m) also have to be content with places on the bench, as Oliver Giroud (£6.6m) and the soon-to-be out-of-contract Willian (£7.0m) retain their places in Lampard’s side.


Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Konsa Ngoyo, Mings, Hause, Targett; Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Davis, Grealish.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, Christensen, Alonso; Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Kovacic; Willian, Giroud, Mount.

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  1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A) Pope, Maguire, DCL
    B) DDG, Taylor, Ings

  2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nyland 3 saves? Looked on target

  3. _Ninja_
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Puli goal

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic goal

  5. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This is turning out to be a crap DGW

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Was always going to be the case

  6. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain America G

  7. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    F off

  8. tm245
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic, cool as you like.

  9. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Feck

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mount over Pulisic fail

  11. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Targett CS ....byeeee 😀

    1. Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wow didn't even get to count the points.

  12. FPL Virgin
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone else going for Martinez on wildcard? £4.2m for a playing goalkeeper ... Too good to turn down?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Only if a backup.

    3. DMP
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      3 years, 9 months ago

      Set and forget?

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I am on FH. Wise to play FH and asses for another week so ill do that

    5. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No, it’s Arsenal

    6. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pope/Martinez set and forget combo

    7. Johnny 8
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giving it some thought for sure.

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Patience with Pulisic pays off!

  14. HTL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sky Go must be a minute behind, was just refreshing to see if the Luiz clean sheet point had been added on at 60 minutes.

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Always great to have 5 players involved and somehow none of them are involved in the points and both clean sheets wiped...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This.

  16. Party time
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Captain America

    • DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      On WC:

      A) DDG+Aurier
      B) Pope+Maguire/WB

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
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        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        B)

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      At least it was the second before it hit 60 mins

      Can't be dealing with false clean sheet points

    • Gerd Mueller’s thighs
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Should have been Alonso, but we will take a Puli goal.

    • Hybrid.power
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It took a few players to get to 86 points the other day. I'm struggling to hit 100 with the same players

    • _Ninja_
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      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giroud g

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giroud 2-1

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      GIROUDDDDDDDD

    • Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      So Azpi and Puli was the punt.

      Alonso and Mount here.

      Knew Azpi was on for something I just knew it!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Here we go haha

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Not joking I flirted with picking Azpi all pre restart. Hindsight.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Me also, was between him and Doherty, went with Doherty haha

    • TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Villa -1

    • Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giroooooooooud

    • tm245
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ollie G

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cant believe Mount hasn’t been involved in the points

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It’s what Mount does - looks good, delivers no points

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          True

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mount A?

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        no

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          😀

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nah

      3. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Puli

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ffs come on Mount