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Willian and Pulisic keep their places as Chelsea host Norwich in Gameweek 36+

Frank Lampard has rung the changes for Chelsea following their 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United, but it’s mostly good news for Fantasy Premier League managers.

Despite making five alterations to the previous line-up, the Chelsea boss has found a place for Willian (£7.4m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) once again.

The pair have scored 48 and 39 points respectively since the restart and get the chance to extend that impressive run of points from the flanks of the front-three against Norwich.

This time, they are joined there by Olivier Giroud (£6.7m), the former Arsenal man reclaiming his spot from Tammy Abraham (£7.4m), who drops to the bench.

There will be plenty of attention on the Frenchman tonight too, who has four goals in his last five Premier League starts.

The inclusion of Jorginho (£4.9m) for the second match in a row might be troubling to owners of Willian as the Italian has previously taken penalties for the club, but the Brazilian has, of course, scored three since the Premier League returned.

Meanwhile, Lampard has also made changes in defence, handing a first start since Gameweek 32+ to Marcos Alonso (£6.1m) in the place of Reece James (£4.9m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£5.9m) comes in for Andreas Christensen (£4.8m) at centre-back.

Those invested in the Chelsea defence will be encouraged a little by Norwich’s line-up.

The Canaries have scored just once in the Project Restart fixtures and come to Stamford Bridge with this season’s top-scorer Teemu Pukki (£6.4m) on the bench.

Josip Drmic (£5.3m) has been chosen to lead the line with Todd Cantwell (£4.5m), Lukas Rupp (£4.4m) and Onel Hernández (£5.3m) chosen to support from attacking midfield.

That means a place on the bench for Emi Buendía (£6.0m) alongside Pukki.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Rüdiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Giroud, Willian.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Hernández, Rupp, Cantwell; Drmic.

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

    Guys, am I silly for captaining sterling ahead of foden, who is pretty much guaranteed to start tomorrow? I’m feeling quite nervous about this whole thing now. And my vc is fernandes.

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

      I did the same mate. Really nervous

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

        Do you also have foden in your team?

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

      My vc have scored 158 pts in the past 5 weeks. This week I was going to vc foden but decided to captain him given previous weeks

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        who's your VC this week?

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

          Changed so it’s now sterling as vc

          1. Says
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            perfect, I have him captain

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

      Looking at Sterling's record over the last few seasons and comparing it to Foden's record will help.

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

        I suspect you went for Sterling captain in the end?

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

          Fernandes, but I'd have gone with Sterling over Foden.

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

            Do you have Foden in your team though?

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

              Yep, just uninspired by the fact he's only scored 5 league goals and Pep doesn't like to play him as much as the others generally.

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

                Final question - approximately what’s your OR (if I may ask)

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

                  700

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

                    Sorry excuse me? 700 as in seven hundred (without the k or m at the end of it).. if that’s case, this has already given me some comfort .

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

                      Seven hundred

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    fpl rockstar retires for the season, no more team news

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

      Yeah right

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      hes said that 10 times this season already..

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Breaking news Brosttan announces he controls Rockstar. Team news soon.

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Breaking news random nobody on FFS gets spunky

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            What do you do on this site apart from think you’re important...?

            1. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Point me to a single post of mine where I "think Im important". I can probably point to tens of people like you who have some hangup about me on the other hand.

              1. Athletic Nasherbo
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                ‘Random nobody’ comes across as if you think you’re important.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Last day usually have more leaks as standard, and managers tend to be a bit more honest in pressers too

      • Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No chance be craves the attention

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He has retired more times than McGregor at this stage

      • Bigo1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol. Guy simply looks at Betfair Anytime To Score market.
        It is famous among sports bettors that some players odds start to drift 15' before teams are announced. So if you see Tammy goes from 2.5/4 to 3/no offer, you know Tammy doesn't play.

        This is why he is focused mainly on attackers as the market is more liquid

    4. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aaaaaaannndddd.....

      Updated

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Finally!!!!! ffs

    5. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I've no Chelsea... I don't think I can watch this match

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Support NOR if you want to watch

        1. Says
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          but I have no faith in them

    6. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Updated

    7. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Excited, nervous, anxious, haven't ever (c) a defender before.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        In the opening game as well. Wow.

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

      Willian(C) Alonso Giroud. Exciting start of the gameweek!

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Fellow Willia(C)! Good luck to us...

    9. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Points I can expect from Azpi and Pulisic tonight 🙂

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        6 and 2

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

      This is a personal call out to FPL rockstar. You are an embarrassment mate and have ruined fpl. Attention seeker with that stupid guitar gif! Bog off!

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Oh dear

      2. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Grow up little man. Surely you’re too young for this site.

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

          I'm taller than you

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

          Ignorance is bliss

      3. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Problem with freedom of expression.

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

        Spot on thumbs up. Losers who cant win their work leagues against people who barely watch football without unfair advantage are the only people who disagree

    11. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Omg I thought the deadline was tomorrow, oh dear... since covid my form has gone to pot

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I wish I was doing as bad as you. 😐

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          So annoying... least got two frees for 37, then free hitting 38.

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hope you get better soon

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

      While the Chelsea lineup was comforting, the man city lineup is what we really needed to know.

    13. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I've taken such a risk this week, going for gold in my ML, please haul Pulisic, please...

    14. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      FPL need to move the deadline half an hour closer to kickoff.

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Defo.

      2. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Further

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

        2 hours before

    15. Game of Throw_ins
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Finally FH with Salah (C).
      Hope the golden boot race is a big motivation and arsenal defence obliges as usual. My Team:

      ●McCarthy

      ●Alonso ●TAA ●Bertrand

      ●Salah (C) ●Sterling ●Foden ●Pulisic ●Antonio

      ●Vardy ●Jesus

      Bench: 3.9GK Pieters Greenwood Lamptey

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

        Hope he scores well for you.

        1. Game of Throw_ins
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          O thanks mate!

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

      Both main rivals C Salah and i sold Salah for Sterling (C) who they dont have. Chasing imo. Ughhhhh

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

      Top10k EO: https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

      Bruno 108.35%
      KDB 87.19%
      Pulisic 67.73%
      Trent 64.03%
      Sterling 59.33%
      Martial 58.15%
      Ings 50.57%
      Salah 50.14%

      Everyone else below 50%

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Alonso?

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

        Thanks

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

        Bravo Raindog

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

        Sh.t
        Pulisic is so high 🙁

      5. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Having no Salah on FH frightens me to no end.

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

        Perfect as a Bruno captainer 🙂

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

        Salah 50%. Nice. I dig that.

      8. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ouch Bruno over 100

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Standard

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

        TAA actually a differential. Nice

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Should be. Biggest waste of funds since the return

    18. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      FFS raking it in

    19. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why all the hate for Rockstar tonight?

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

        He made his twitter account private.

    20. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      OK So I have never found a legitimate use for twitter until now......I would rather keep off it but when there is a need there is a way!

      So who are the major twitter contributors would would help me with last-minute decisions?

      Thanks
      Mo

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hugh Jass is good

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

      ML rival bought in Mahrez and brncjed Foden. What a gift

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

        Mahrez possibly getting 0 mins.

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

      EO of the top 5 most captained players? thanks

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

      Massive night for me, I got Alonso, Puli and Giroud while my rival has Azpi and Willian. Anything can happen.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Incoming Norwich 1-0 snatch and grab.

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

          As a United fan, I'd take it.

        2. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          As a triple Chelsea owner and Foxes fan - I'd also take it.

      2. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same, my rivals only have 3 CHE assets and none have captained.

    24. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wow it is upsetting to see my actual team after FH :/

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same! FH is a thing of beauty on paper.

        If only we had ANOTHER WC

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I'd be the best ever player if we had unlimited transfers each week

          1. Stupendous
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Haha this

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

        Ahaha i was thinking the same

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

        Actually glad to get rid of my 3x Chelsea but would like to keep hold of Sterling..

    25. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      37 looks like a minefield jesus

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus should start

    26. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sometimes you can over think things. Was convinced my rival would gamble and go big on Chelsea. He captain Bruno and I went Pulisic ooooft

    27. Grounderz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      When did the FFS ownership move from Mark Sutherns to Chris James? Was there an article/ update on this to the community previously?

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

        Nope
        They say he is working behind the scenes.
        Few here posted that he sold it some time ago

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

      Removed Bruno on freehit. Balls of steel.

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

        Brains of mush?

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        that explains your anxiousness

    29. Yome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Come on William, get an Hattie son.

    30. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I can't watch Daniel Farke without laughing now, thanks to Darren Farley
      .hahaha

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

      Norwich goal please !