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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+

1,223 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    funny after all this fuss they still scored 😀

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

    How is that not offside?..

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

    Talk about zero to hero

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

    Has to be offside.

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

    lol that shouldnt be offside

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

    NEVER OFFSIDE

  7. Legendary!
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Soucek nearly screwed that up (if it stands)

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Meant Antonio. And Antonio did screw that up

  8. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This is silly, nowt wrong with this goal.

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

    I seem to be a few minites behind, ball hasnt even gone in the next on my stream yet

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

      Net*

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa is not good to be a keeper for a Sunday League. I mean, what an amateur. How on the earth did he allow this? They were having dinner, breakfast and supper in his 5 yard box and he was just standing there.

    Bring Willy now.

    Asap.

    Sell this amateur to Valencia.

    He will ruin CL!!!

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

      Five yard box?

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

    Surely offside/onside would be more clearer if they use that black/white touch map thing they use in cricket

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

      Correct decision anyway. Gary Neville stuck in the dark ages as per. You're either on or off!

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

    ffs i need whu goal

  13. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This is disgusting

  14. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    boooooo

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

    Cant believe anyone is thinking about this
    Izs clear offside

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

    Goal ruled out

  17. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hahaha

  18. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DECISION

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

      Whats horible about rulung out an offside goal

  19. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Footballs dead if this is ruled out. It’s not an advantage to block your own guys shot going in the net!

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

      Yep it’s dead. Give us a break VAR twats

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

      But it was offside

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Games gone

  21. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Shocking decision

  22. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Was just beginning to like VAR... now they're drawing lines to justify that being offside?

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

    Goal? What goal?

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Varsicle

  25. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso cleanie still intact 😀

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

    Cleanie back. 🙂

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

    3 Sponsorship money coming in handy already 😎

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

    You couldn’t be serious?

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

    Are you taking the piss?

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Awful decision