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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.

2,270 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic wastes Alonso assist

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

    Tettey keeps dallying on the ball and losing possession constantly

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso to Pulisic and wide

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

    Alonso to Pulisic, almost dreamy

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

      GIROUD... fluffs his lines

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso Pulisic combo ruined by Puli

  6. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain only Manchester teams players

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

    That was it

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why do I own this waste pulisic.

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

    Pulisic chance

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic side netting. Wasn't very close though.

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

    Pulishit wasting Alonso A sitter

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wasnt even a half chance

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

    Why did I captain him? Why did I get him in the first place? 🙂

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

    What a waste of transfers Pulishit was.

  14. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cantwell really doesn’t want to track back. He’s having a stinker.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Already on the beach with his surfer looks.

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

        You’d think he’d want to perform for a PL club to want to sign him!

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

    you just know the chelsea goal is going to be Pulisic from a Giroud knockdown from an Alonso cross

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

      As long as Willian doesn’t bag a goal. All my rivals have Willian and I’m on Pulisic.

  16. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea have been bad at home all season. We should have known.

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Willian over Alonso not looking so good right now

  18. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    With Alonso on left side Pulisic is useful.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      no. Alonso bypassing him to put ball in box

  19. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    -4 for Pulisi(c) looking wrong already.
    Is Mou back at chelsea or what? Defensive passes just for possession?

    1. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jorginho effect

  20. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can’t wait for the first Chelsea goal to have a bit of a break from this moaning

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Indeed 😀

  21. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Azpi to Giroud and wide

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

    Giroud looks worse than Tammy tonight

  23. SomewhatPleasing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oops

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

    Giroud drunk
    Azpi BPS

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    giroud, what the actual eff

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

    Hapoy I capped Sterling and Pulisic an easy move to Dilva.

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

      *happy*

  27. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So Giroud... Is he drunk tonight?

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

      Twisted

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

    The Giroud we all know and remember is back then.

  29. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Giroud gonna blank

  30. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Donkey chops at it