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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. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Would be interesting to see how many dead teams are currently in top 100k and doing better than me

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

      People say it's luck

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Don’t do it to yourself!

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

        It happens every season. However if you check their history in 5 or 10 years they are not in the top 1m

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mines a dead team in the top 100k

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

      Mine is worse than dead
      Linked 😀

  2. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Has to be demoralising conceding right on half time. Wonder how Norwich will react.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully they will be very demoralised

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

    VVD against Kepa next week.

    If you are punting for a defender.

    #justsayying

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

      TAA is going to get some assists!

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        *goals

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

          Hattricks*

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Tarkowski vs Norwich sounds better to me

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kepa - best goalie in the league by some distance, maybe Allison can match him.

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

      I was thinking about getting rid but if you say so

  4. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed

    Ederson - Martin
    TAA - James - Taylor - Kiko - Reid
    Mane - KDB - Sterling - Fernandes - Martial
    Ings - Greenwood - Connolly

    1 FT and 0.3m in the bank.

    I need to fix James this gw.

    Best defender for the last couple of weeks for 5.2m?

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Another one of the Burnley lot

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

    An early 2nd half goal and Norwich will capitulate

  6. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No more goals, azpi 3 bonus? Probably asking too much

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

      Azpi looks on for 3 bonus for just taking part tonight 😆

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Last minute switch to Alonso another masterstroke

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

      Well Giroud will get no bonus for sure unless he gets another return

      1. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Depends if he misses 5 more sitters before the return

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

    Which one would you lose for 37 only

    A Antonio ( man utd)
    B vardy ( spurs )

    Thank you

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

      A

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

        Thanks Amey

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ask me after they’ve played this GW

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

        Will do 🙂

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

      A

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

        Thanks

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

    Just give up Norwich. We need more points. At least do something good.

  9. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I wonder if Cantwell looked in the mirror today and thought to himself “yea, my hair looks good”

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso dont even need to do it, he knows.

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

    Chelsea keep looking for the ball over the top to Pulisic

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

    How does Ings typically score 1 goal and automatically guarantee 3 Baps whereas Giroud has scored and has no chance of Baps?

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

      Ings is clinical. Giroud needs 4 chances to score one goal

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

        Yeah this. He doesn't miss and absurdly outscores his xG.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Giroud misses a lot

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

      He was actually playing badly for bps. Missed passes and shots. Needs another score!

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

      He is a spartan and there is no need for baps

  12. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud is so underrated - he’s bailed Chelsea out a few times this season.

    And that scorpion goal...

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

      One trick pony

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

      He is great on his day. Just not dependable regularly.

    3. DF
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My dog used to go nuts when giroud got the ball in his arsenal days. She thought he was a complete tw@t

    4. Better Call Raul
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      People say this so much that he has become overrated

  13. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How’s Puli looked so far? I made a last minute change from him to Bruno captain

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

      Shimmy shimster great, hoping for a goal

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

    Come on Giroud let’s join this hat trick craze I missed out on last week!

  15. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud get another you filthy animal

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

    What a header from Rudiger

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

    Rudiger think he’s a the other end ?!

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

    Close from Rudi

  19. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Puli. A goal or 2 as a parting gift please.

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

      I will be really happy if he gets one

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

    So at present starting to regret going for Willian and 3 Chelsea above Foden or Silva and 3 City

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Azpil, grab a few assists

  22. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Doesn’t look like Norwich want to chase an equaliser...

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

    Rudiger please stop with the long balls.

  24. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Somebody please tell Rudiger not to try it again.

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

    If you could have a Valderama, a Rüdi Voller or an Emerson, which would you choose?

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

      Every morning I check the mirror, just in case I'm one step closer to valderama. It's the dream.

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

        Young Carlos had the same dream. As each day passes you are one day closer.

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

    Norwich players made from glass!

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

    Lampard has to get rid of Zouma from this team. Guy looks so uncomfortable on the ball.

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

    Slap and tickle for Klose? Klose getting battered

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

    That’s a red...

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

      Arrow?

  30. Sulk
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    5 points ahead of my ML rival and he’s got Salah on the bench .......!

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

      And he has no Man City!

      Fernandes martial pulisic willian giroud Ings and jiminez keeping him out......