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Willian and Pulisic headline opening fixtures of Gameweek 34+

The Fantasy focus is on Chelsea in the opening round of Gameweek 34+ matches as they travel to face Crystal Palace.

Willian (£7.2m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.2m) have both received plenty of transfer attention in recent weeks having returned points in each of their last three matches.

The Brazilian has dispatched a penalty in each of those, registering two double-digit hauls and averaging 11 points per game.

Pulisic has been a little less explosive, earning Fantasy assists for being fouled in each of the last three, making for an average of seven points per game.

As has been usual since the Premier League resumed, the two players flank Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) in Chelsea’s front-three, who scored in the 3-0 win over Watford.

Of particular interest is a start for Billy Gilmour (£4.3m) in Chelsea’s midfield, although it is only his second of the season and first since Gameweek 29.

Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace contains fewer points of interest for Fantasy managers, with Jordan Ayew (£5.2m) and Wilfried Zaha (£6.6m) deployed either side of Christian Benteke (£5.7m) in attack.

Meanwhile, Watford host Norwich in what appears to be one of Gameweek 34+’s “gimme” fixtures.

The Canaries have been shipping goals since the Premier League restart and are yet to score.

There will be some interest in Craig Dawson (£4.8m) who has registered the joint-highest number of shots in the box of any defender over the last four matches, his total of seven more than any Watford player too.

There is a rare start for Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) on the flanks of the attack while Troy Deeney (£6.2m) holds down his centre-forward role.

Full Line-Ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, J Ward; McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyaté; Ayew, Benteke, Zaha.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, R James; Gilmour, Barkley, Mount; Pulisic, Giroud, Willian.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Dawson, Kabasele, Femenía; Hughes, Capoue; Welbeck, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; O Hernández, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

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  1. HTL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nice 1-0 Palace win please

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      With a Pulisic own goal?

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Willian please! ML rival just got him!

  2. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Pulisic !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ladies and Gentlemen. ..
    Today is the day ...
    When
    .
    .
    .
    .
    Mr. Pulisic (aka Captian America)

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Real assist finally?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Can say that

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        surely not

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Blank?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Can say that too 😉

  4. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What happened to Abraham? Why is he suddenly out of favour?

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Demands a pay rise.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He is shiite

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Wrong timing imo with current global crisis.

  5. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Crazy, that out of ppl I dont own the highest EO is 47%. Really not living in too much fear these days (except Pope ofc... 😛 )

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who is it?

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Rashford 47%, Pope and Greenwood close behind

    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      where do you get these stats from which website? thanks

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ragabolly site

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        livefpl.net

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It’s got the feeling of a week where differentials will make a difference

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best Def till end of season:
    A - Azpi (shu, NOR, liv, WOL)
    B - Digne (wol, AVL, shu, BOU)
    C - Jonny (EVE, bur, CRY, che)

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I went Digne.

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Digne it is

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lads about the bus team. Play Hendo or Pope? Pope currently starts.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Isn’t Mee injured? Burnley squad getting very thin.

      Then again I’m still bitter about not getting him on wc and therefore very negative about getting him now!

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pope

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Beric

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    0.1 short off getting Digne.

    Best 5.6 defender for the rest of the season.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      AWB

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aurier/AWB

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Only have one wish for this GW

    Shu to concede without Jimmy involvement

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Naaah. 0:0 nailed on imo

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy only 9%, huge differential this week.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm coming !
      Wait for one week to score Jamie 🙂

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        ahah same

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I never got off the bus.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Nice

          1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            That is not so nice.

  11. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foster save 1!

  12. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Norwich can surprise lot of ppl today

  13. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Crapping my pants with double Watford defence

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Timing

  14. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gary Cahill looks like he spent lockdown doing a lot of bicep curls.

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

      But not thigh curls by the looks of it

  15. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane only 18% EO, could be nice

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sure got the differential we were looking for huh

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeh. Glad i went for KDB captain tho, owning is enough!

  16. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Double Watford defence went well

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Brutal

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why do you need/want to do that? Being clever...?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Dawson fever

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Played my bench boost because of double Watford defence. Luckily, one of them isn’t playing so maybe he’ll come on before the half hour mark and still get a clean sheet.

      It’s the hope that kills you.

  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    CLEAN SHEET GONE ALREADY FFS

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Oh fek off Kiko

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Got 3 minutes out of him.

  19. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Well there's my Foster clean sheet gone, see you tomorrow

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yep cya there! in same boat

  20. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Watford cleanie gone already..

  21. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ahaha wow watford

  22. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Buendia essential?

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

    Jafooli's Kiko (c) strategy paying off already.

  24. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud G
    Willian A

  25. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Watford clean sheet smashed

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud juhuuuuuu. CL even closer now.

  27. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    All that worrying if Kabasele starts for nothing, hahah Watford are awful.

  28. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lovely

  29. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Why did I get Pulisic over Willian ffs

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      SAme

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FFS where is Pulisic involment