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Pulisic fit to start as Mount and Giroud are benched for Chelsea’s trip to West Ham

West Ham United entertain Chelsea in the fourth and final Premier League fixture to take place on Thursday.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 20:15 BST.

Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) is fit to start, with the American having recovered from the minor calf niggle that forced him off against Leicester City in the FA Cup.

Mason Mount (£6.2m) is benched, however.

While there are a number of changes from that cup quarter-final, there are only two alterations from the side that beat Manchester City in the Blues’ last Premier League outing.

Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) replaces Mount in central midfield, while Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) gets the nod to lead the line ahead of Olivier Giroud (£6.6m).

David Moyes has also made two changes to the side that lost at Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 31+.

Mark Noble (£5.0m) is replaced by Manuel Lanzini (£6.1m) in midfield, while Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m) ousts Fabian Balbuena (£4.3m) at centre-half.

Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) hasn’t recovered from injury, however.

Pulisic was the second-most-bought Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 32+.

Over 167,000 FPL managers snapped up the USA international following his back-to-back goals against Aston Villa and City.

The Hammers won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Stamford Bridge but haven’t kept a clean sheet since New Year’s Day.

Not one of their starters is owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Christensen, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Barkley, Kovacic, Kanté; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Lanzini, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Seriously tempted to free hit this week and load up on Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea players. Can’t see anywhere else I’d use it. Madness? Chasing in my ML after that Auba haul

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good week to use FH.

    2. grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      so am i! read below.. great minds think alike 🙂

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

      Im using mine, I think a lot of triple captains will be getting played aswel, so cud counter them

    4. Tallahassee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Planning to do the same, but not sure if another DGW coming due to FA fixtures?

  2. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Had Auba as captain tonight but still think he was very lucky to get the points he did.....Should I still stick with my plan of Auba & Mount to Salah & Greenwood??….Y/N

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Absolutely agree. Lucky. Will be selling him. Got him only for this game (on WC) and gave him armband.

      1. gomez123
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers!!

    2. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      As a long term Auba owner, tonight Arsenal looked in their best team form in 2020, BUT it was against Norwich. It's 50-50 whether the team as a whole starts a "hot streak" now that "the ketchup bottle is open" or whether this was just due to poor opposition. Auba is in the Golden Boot hunt, though. Personally, I have Salah + Auba + Ings who are all after it.

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Keep Auba. Have exact cash to do DCL + Sarr -> Greenwood + Mahrez(-4). Is it worth it?

    Pope
    TAA C.Taylor Boly
    Salah KDB Fernandes Sarr
    Auba DCL Jimi

    Martinez Saka Saiss Cathcart

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes for me

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yes

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone tempted to ship Jimmy?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Fools ? 🙂

    2. Lucy2019
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not many good options out there, I'm keeping

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What's wrong with Jimmy ? What I have missed ?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Blank. And looked quite poor. Running out of GWs and everyone owns

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Fair enough. Am keeping 100%

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Christ please West Ham

    ML rival has Puli and Alonso and we need top 4 come on you Hammers

  6. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Aargh that 94th minute goal vs Newcastle cost me 5 bench boost points from Lascelles.

    1. Sloopy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I feel the pain; I played Dubravka over Pope (for the second game on row)........

  7. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So.. Is it possible that Klopp starts Origi, Minamino and Shaq for all the remaining games?

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

      No

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

        Don’t know what else to say rly

  8. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    anyone free hiting next gameweek? 

    thinking of loading up on chelsea,liverpool and Man Utd players atleast

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This is the audition for Antonio

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

      Yep, and Tammy

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How does he look so far?

  10. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fh teams for 33?

    Will depend on the teams 2moro

    X3 pool
    X3 city
    X3 United
    Brighton, nufc defenders

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If all big players play in the city pool match, will you still be tripling up on both teams? I personally see a lot of rotation happening as there is 2days gap in between the games

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I’m keeping an eye out for which of Mahrez/Jesus don’t start & might get them in

    2. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Burnley def? They don't have a bench, but they have enough recovery time between these teo GWs. Will run into trouble later with congested schedule and lack of rotation opportunities, but vs Sheffield they should do well?

      Chelsea players are a bit of a lottery, but Willian has been a regular starter recently and looked very menacing.

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

    Alonso been great so far

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah he looks really up for it alright.

  12. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    DCL owners what are you doing with him?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not an owner, but keep if Rich out. He will be the only source of goals.

    2. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Benching this week for Foden

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What to do with DCL and Lund?

    0.5 itb and 3x United

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Keeping dcl

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Probably get rid, difficult to provide suggestions without the rest of the team

    3. KDF
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nketiah and Pulisic?

  14. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Man, Alonso takes more time to cross the ball than a golfer takes to tee off.

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Which WC team to go for?

    Team 1 - 0.5itb
    Pope Martinez
    Saiss TAA Doherty Aurier AWB*
    Salah Martial KDB Bruno Foden
    Jimenez Ings DCL*

    Team 2 - 2.1itb
    Pope Martinez
    Saiss TAA Doherty Aurier Azpilicueta*
    Salah Martial KDB Bruno Foden
    Jimenez Ings Greenwood*

  16. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Play one

    A DCL (tot)
    B Saiss (ARS)
    C Sarr (che)

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

      Definitely never A

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Did you watch the game today?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          How was DCL?

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

            Awful

          2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            He was like if someone vomited in a bucket and then threw it all around the walls of your living room - absolutely disgusting

            Donkey Calvert Lewin

            1. Henryyy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Haha! Good to know, cheers!

              Looks like ill play Saiss

              Thanks everyone

            2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              And Vardy was worse

      2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        The sort of reply that makes a mockery of asking for advice on here

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Saiss I think

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

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

    Pulisic wide

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

    Pulisic wastes absolute sitter Azpi A

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Gets nowt this game with west ham playing 9 at the back

  19. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    To get Mahrez for power midfield either Jota or DCL would need to go for Nketiah- which one would yo transfer out

    A Jota
    B DCL

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      At least DCL plays 90 minutes

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jota out

    3. gomez123
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What does your power midfield look like?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Salah KDB Bruno Martial Mahrez

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA / Doherty / Saiss
    Salah / KDB / Son / Fernandes / Martial
    Jimenez / DCL

    Button // Lascelles / K. Femenia / Martinelli*

    With 1 FT there isn't a lot I feel I can do to progress short-term.

    Man United defender might be better, but..

    1) Martinelli > Greenwood? (Bench DCL)
    2) Play Lascelles over Saiss, or leave as-is?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1 could work well- cannot see James starting ahead of Greenwood

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That XI has been far too good. It's a risk, but not the worst. Especially given how atrocious Bournemouth were just then.

    2. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Enough funds to bring in AWB?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not without losing Doherty, or a hit.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1

  21. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah or mane could really hurt me over the next couple of weeks. 2nd 3rd and 4th in ML have captained one of them and I own neither

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Me too but they don’t have them capped thankfully

      1. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lucky i had auba (c) today and none of them have him

  22. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What to do? 0.5 ITB

    Allison
    Trent Doherty Justin
    KDB (C) Martial Bruno Foden Son
    Rashy Jimenez

    McCarthy,Lascelles,DCL,Lund.

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      DCL to nketieh and upgrade a cheap defender to alonso/azpi? Chelsea have some decent fixtures from a defensive point

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Could be nice but then I would have to play Foden/Nkeitah every week!

  23. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh come on just score that

  24. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anything worth a hit for this week? £3.2m ITB

    Martinez
    TAA Alonso Saiss
    KDB Salah Bruno Son
    Jimi Greenwood Ings

    Subs: Lascelles Hayden Williams

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No - carry

    2. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Son -> Mahrez?

  25. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can anyone offer some advice for team going forward. So tempted to take a -12 hit
    Henderson
    TAA Doherty Taylor
    KDB Sterling Bruno Saka
    Jimenez Rashford Nketiah

    Leno Stevens Egan Grealish

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

      What's the hit?

      1. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not sure looking for ideas!

  26. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford and guendouzi to pulisic and greenwood?x

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

      Considering the same move

  27. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    West ham are never going to score against Chelsea.....completely toothless up front

  28. Gymer11
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Got free hit and triple captain chips left when is best to use them between now and the end of the season ?

    1. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Next week 33. Triple up on Pool, Man City and Man U

      1. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This, with a chelsea defender

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Such a shame about Ings’ fixtures. The obvious DCL replacement

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

      Ings: Keep due to form but not a buy due to fixtures.

      Giroud was looking a good option but then he did not start today.

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

    Hate this 5 subs malarkey. Just guarantees 1 pointers when your player is benched. Im looking at you Nketiah and Mount