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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. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Willian Assist given?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why wouldn’t it be

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

    DAWSON PUNT YEEEEEEEES

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

      That's a very Fudgy goal

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

        Stay mad bro

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

          I'm not mad though?

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

            Okay sorry

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Least yours has paid off!

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

        Sorry mate but Dawson had the underlying stats

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

      The highs and lows

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

        Unreal feeling

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      wow fairplay mate

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

        Thanks

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

    Dawson G
    Doucoure A

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

      *Capoue A

  4. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Did that deflect off the palace defender or Pulisic? Could swear I saw some sort of a touch lol. Not biased or anything

  5. Squib
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic goal surely

  6. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    3.87% of top 10k have KDB, Foden, Mahrez. Cmon lads.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That 3.87% are going to be crying tears of sadness after the Man City game.

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

      Is that from Live fpl also?

  7. Lucy2019
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That actually hit Puli on way in!!!

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

    Watford CS went too 😆

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

    Can Kiko score goals?

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

      I f**king hope so.

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Zouma very close from Willian corner

  11. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    scout picks punt pays off!

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Deeney assist??

  13. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow this GW has started with fireworks!

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

    Always nice to jump 1000 places just by virtue of having zero players in the first two games 😀
    KdB the most captained for the week so I'm not gaining much there, but hopefully some others were forced to look elsewhere and I gain ground. Top 100K was a wild target, now it's Top 50K.

  15. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic goal?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

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

        Hit him on the way in

  16. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nice to see FPL being as inconsistent as ever with their rulings. So frustrating.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing to do with them

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Them not even putting tbc as the scorer is.

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

    Cmon Dawson WE WANT MORE

  18. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    dawson!!!!!!! (i don't have him lol)

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Willian over Pulisic right?

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

    Willian goal coming up fk

  21. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Willian FK range

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What the hell! People brought in Dawson and he scored! If I had brought him in he would have been red carded by now.

  23. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Went Femenia over Dawson - saying that I would have benched him. Great punt from the picks!

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

    Shouldve put Pulisic in there instead of passing to Barkley

  25. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Still don't own any Chelsea players.

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kiko fail.

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      the Kiko/Lascelles rotation has failed miserably

      I need to buy a premium defender asap

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

    feel well stupid picking femenia. Benched Doherty for that and of course still want a wolves clean sheet for Patricio. hmm

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    4th straight week where Willian outscores Pulisic?

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

      Yep

    2. FPL_Devil
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No pulisic will be given that goal

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Won’t

  29. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of a Kiko attaching return?

    Now that their clean sheet has been shockingly and surprisingly wiped by Norwich in the first 5 minutes!

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic been given the goal yet?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Won't be given