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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. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thats going to be a big gameweek.

    Top 5 in my ML, everyone have different captain and we are inside 30 points each other.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice

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

    Mini league rival has Willian and Azpi vs my Alonso, Giroud and Pulisic(c) this is the week I finish him off I hope!

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

      I'm almost in the same boat as you (I didn't captain Puli), good luck to us both 🙂

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

        😀

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

    If Rockstar has 'retired' for the season, out to people waiting on early team leaks. (Although there are one or two doing it...)

    In all fairness its not a huge deal - you'd imagine most teams will play their best teams anyway.

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

      Midweek games before 38 should help too.

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

      Was a bit annoying as my strategy is FH 38 but not enough to make me use it this week. Lineups more settled last week I would think

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

      Plenty of rest of b4 38 as well

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

      Agree

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

    Somehow in my mini league I'm the only Sterling captainer. This week is huge.

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

      Same here and I pray he hauls

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

        I think he will start on the bench tbh

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

      Lol. Same.

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

      Looks like your rivals have seen the Pep benching him logic. I expected him benched too, so didn't bother.

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

    Thoughts on Auba for the final 2 weeks?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Chasing the golden boot so worth getting in if you have the funds. Meanwhile I will enjoy his brace tomorrow night.

  6. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wish one could FH and BB same week..
    Bench is Mccarthy Greenwood Digne Stephens

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

    How many points do we want our Chelsea trio of Giroud,Alonso and Pulisi(C) to score tonight? 😀

    A) 20
    B)30
    C) > 30

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

      All the points
      (owner of that exact trio 🙂 )

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

      C

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

      5

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

      Really annoying I won’t get all these good options deciding to FH 38 but joined in the fun a bit by captaining Giroud!
      I think of all the players I couldn’t get this week a fresh Alonso against Norwich definitely the one I wanted most

  8. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone went both Azpi and Alonso?

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

      Two Alonso’s for me 🙂

    2. Soonmixdin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nah just got Dave, as didn't fancy having two Chelsea DEF for GW37

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

    I have got Willian but worried to see, Kovacic,Giroud and Jorgino in the team. I know it's Norwich but those 3 don't give me much confidence!

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

      Agree with Kovacic and Jorginho, but I think Giroud works in his favour.

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

    Imagine being so bad at FPL you vehemently defend a random person on twitter whose only claim to fame is that he gives you an unfair advantage over your work league "rivals" who barely watch football and are just playing the game for a laugh. Pathetic.

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

      Imagine being on the same wavelength as Fudgy 🙄

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

        Its an honor in this case

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

          Cheers

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

    Safe to say Giroud (c) is a differential in the MLs

    1. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I brought him in for a hit and captained him. Fingers crossed.

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

        Hugs and kisses if he hauls

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

    Can't find anyone else in my ml 160+ with Alonso (c)

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

      Im not surprised that no one with 160+ points total capped Alonso

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

    Alonso 12% EO

    Come on!

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

    Massive week. Come on Pulisic!!!

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

    FERNANDES 108.35%
    DE BRUYNE 87.19%
    PULISIC 67.73%
    ALEXANDER-ARNOLD 64.03%
    STERLING 59.33%
    MARTIAL 58.15%
    INGS 50.57%
    SALAH 50.14%
    JESUS 47.16%
    DOHERTY 47.02%
    GREENWOOD 41.86%
    POPE 41.47%
    WILLIAN 33.73%
    FODEN 33.37%
    JIMÉNEZ 27.24%
    RASHFORD 25.04%
    VARDY 23.53%
    WAN-BISSAKA 23.17%
    SAÏSS 20.86%
    DIGNE 19.22%
    AZPILICUETA 18.11%
    ANTONIO 14.76%
    GIROUD 12.97%
    ALONSO 12.13%
    EDERSON 11.84%
    AURIER 11.34%
    MAHREZ 11.28%
    BOLY 10.47%

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

      Ings higher than I thought. Bugger.

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

        Bugger indeed, had to wait a week. Hopefully vardy scores again
        My differential giroud 13% too! Basically at least 13% free hitting this week

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

      wow Trent really starting to fall

    3. The Bad Seed
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What???
      No love for Dilva at ALL?

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

        9.79%

        Almost made the list

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

      Cancelo the ultimate differential 😎

  16. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud and Pulisic talking in the tunnel about how they’re going to combine for goals today. Giroud says over the top (with his hands) and run onto it. Let’s go!! .

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

    Incredibly close in my mini league. My rival is 2 pts behind, but still has TC and BB; while I have only FH. To counter my Sterling, he threw out Auba and KDB for Jesus & Sterling (-4)...getting rid of KDB is still considered a bad move? even though he might play like 120 mins until end of the season

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

    2k green arrow b4 the balls been kicked, I'll take it 🙂

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

    Wow Pulisic nearly 70% EO

  20. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea 1-0 Norwich
    (Pulisic 28’)

    You heard it first here 😉

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

      I'll take it

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

    Magnus captained Pulisic.

    Hatty confirmed.

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

      Amen

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

      he sold Salah also

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

    Looking ahead to gw37. It starts Saturday, after all.

    Pope
    Trent, Doherty, Saiss
    Salah, Pulisic, Bruno, KDB
    Vardy, Jimenez, Greenwood
    (Martin; Douglas Luiz, Aurier*, Holgate*)

    Vardy > Ings makes most sense, right?

  23. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ML rival has capt Ings vs my Giroud. He has Sterling / KDB vs my Foden/ Silva.

  24. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Captained Pulisic. Blank incoming

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Well you're a cheerful soul.

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

    One fella in my ML used FH and bench Giroud. WTF.

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

      So did I - my judgement is that Ings will do better. Donkey is 1st sub

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

    Still don't understand why Farke doesn't play Buendia, Cantwell and Hernandez as his attacking midfield trio. His three best attacking players, but rarely ever plays them together.

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Norwich are going to score a freaky goal in the first 10 mins aren't they...

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

      Better than 93rd

  28. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Unless injuries galore for gw37 have done whole season without taking a hit pretty pleased 🙂

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

    Anyone selling a BB chip ? Huge benching headache

  30. Kaiser123
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pat
    TAA Doc Alonso
    Salah Bruno Foden Silva Puli
    Giroud Jesus

    Ings Boly Stephens