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

    Cue the memes 🙁

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    GW3 sellers in tears.

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

    Get in!

  4. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko. He was in my team a million years ago

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

    SCENES!!!

  6. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa is worthless

    Great pass by Rice

  7. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko, what a goal!

  8. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Christensen awful today

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      *Rudiger

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Let the Chelsea slide out of Top 4 begin!

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

    Wow Adv Manutd. Now 4th place is really up for grabs. Down to the wire between Wolves Lei Chelsea Manutd for 3-4 places

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3rd and 4th

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

      3rd place up for grabs too

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

        Oh u said it in the end

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

    Yarmolenko is class. West Ham should try to establish a settled first 11 and he should deffo be in it.

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

      And hope they stay up
      .Whm is a old.classy club

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Classy lol cant be serious

        Full of mercenaries

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

        They arent classy right now. But that is mostly because they are a mish mash of random mercenaries with no chemistry. They should clear out some of the dross and decide who they want to be there for the coming 3+ years.

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

        I'm a West Ham fan. We are not classy.

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

      They all need to be fit, lots of in/out injured throughout the season

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

    Antonio! Yessss!

  13. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Great night for United

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

    Ah yes Leicester and Chelsea lose. Good for United and Wolves.

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I think thats it for alonso

    Getting dropped for sure now

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kidding? He's looked more dangerous than most of Chelsea's attack, including their CFs.

    2. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Agreed he's dug meat. He's a defender first and foremost

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

      Keep Alonso. Chelsea play Watford at home next.

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    1. Pool
    2. City
    3. Utd
    4. Wolves
    5. Leicester
    That’s how it’ll finish imo

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

      Leicester in worse form than us, come on now.

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

      No chelsea will be in top 5. Leicester 6th or 7th maybe

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

      How I wish but i think 3rd Chel 4th Manutd and hopefully Wolves win europa and come to UCL. Love that team

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

        5th place will qualify top with city ban

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

        Chelsea against Liverpool. Will in all likelihood lose that so united can be 3rd

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

        And then if wolves beat chelsea after winning the rest of their games (which are easily winnable) then wolves will be ahead of chelsea too

  17. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea suffer from bipolar disorder. Beat Mcity then lose to Whm...they pulled a Manutd of 6 months back lol

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Go and get Top 4, Wolves 🙂

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

    Totally under the radar, but Willian has more points than Sterling, Son, Grealish, Mount and Maddison.

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    72 with Salah, Son, TAA and Aurier, looking forward to tomorrow

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

      Wow

  21. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why are Chelsea signing forwards and attacking midfielders when their defence is terrible

    1. Fpl_Juggernaut
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Because attack is the best form of defense

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

        Sure in a fight but when the fight is 90 minutes that doesn't apply :p

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

      That's what confuses me too

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

      Attack is best form of defence lol. They wanted replacement for Hazard for sometime now

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        for some time? Hazard literally just left this season.

        But Pulisic looks pretty decent so far as a HAzard lite

  22. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hold West Ham please!!!

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Moyes masterclass. Never thought id say that as an United fan

  23. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Yarmolenko anyone

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

      This feels like preseason

  24. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On a wc and with so many midfield options not much left to spend up in attack, with nketiah not starting would maupay be worth a punt for a week as they play Norwich this week? By all means I would need to swap him the following week

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Im still going Nketiah - Laca looked terrible and unmotivated

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Didn't see the game so good to hear...but just looking st norwich and they are awful, just curious if maupay worth a punt

    2. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Greenwood? He'll get a lot of time from here to the end of the season

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Currently on wanbis marital and bruno. Utd spots are key atm and just don't want to risk the odd rotation with greenwood otherwise s good option

  25. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    COME ON YOU IRONS

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How is everyone getting such high scores this week...

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

      People lie

    2. L S P
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno + Auba (C) + Pope + Wolves defender. Not that hard...

  27. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lovely day for United and Wolves.

  28. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Shocking from alonso. Not see him again in a Chelsea top imo

  29. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Scenes when Man U finish 3rd

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Played Lascelles over Taylor AGAIN two weeks running now...