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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. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I love this forum. LOL

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

      Lots of Love?

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ehhhh decent. Just always so funny during matches. Lol

  2. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    All Chelsea, cmon now

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

    yes come on Krul!!

  4. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Azpi dominating the baps.

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

      what i like to hear

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

        It’s about the only positive so far.

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

    Alonso over and wide

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

    It pains me to admit this as a foreigner in the states, mainly due to the way that they romanticize Pulisic in the coverage here, but he has been really lively since the restart. Actually a fun player to watch.

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pulisic crying

  7. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso shot

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

    So what did Lampard actally "learn"?

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

      actually*

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

      Alonso is good going forward?

      Abraham is a waste of space up front.

      Barkley doesn't have the fight.

      Can't trust Christensen in defence.

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

        Abraham is a waste of space? Giroud says hi 😉

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

      Needs plenty of new players

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

    Willy is everywhere

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

      Good luck!

  10. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Azpi brother must be working at fantasy premier league

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

    Pulisic has been awful

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

      Haha, he is looking lively! Just no end product.

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

      Most likely to scote

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic wants a yellow tonight

  13. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Next Puli foul will be a YC 🙁

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

      Few TC

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

    Pulisic dispossed and giving fouls away.

  15. Madderegern
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ML rival trippled Chelski and c Giroud... Have no chelski.

    Well. Off to bed.

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

      When you wake up to find your nightmares were true

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

    Lucky no YC

  17. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So, keep puli and will or?

  18. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic has tears in his eyes

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

    Jorginho to score a pen and Chelsea to grind out a 1-0 with Pulisic and Willian to go off at 60. Norwich to score a poxy goal near the end and wipe cs

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

    Don't worry, this'll be the reverse of the Wigan game earlier. 7-0 second half incoming

  21. Jonesfromthere
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I think Pooli realises he’s heavily captained, can’t handle the heat

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He’s captained Salah this week. Wants to deliver a steady 6 pointer for himself.

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

        Haha if that

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

    How has Pulisic avoided yellow? Two dangerous tackles putting fellow professionals at major risk, lucky not to see red let alone yellow

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

      English bias.

  23. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    If I didn't own Giroud, he'd he burying these chances.

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

      So it's your fault, thanks for this!

  24. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FFS Giroud

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

    Tammy needed.

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They do look thirsty

  26. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Willian the least threatening out of those front 3

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

      Azpilicueta is underlapping him most of the time that’s how wide he’s playing.

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep

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

    Bit disappointing when there is more excitement picking the team than watching the game!

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

    No idea how Azpi is racking up these BAPs. He's not even doing that much.

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

      Successful crosses, Pass completion etc.

  29. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea a bunch of flops.

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

      We will score

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

    Bring Hakym in. Werner too. Why not?