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

    Igor Biscan had a better first touch, than Rudiger does know.

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

    Willy came close

    1. SuperMane Returns
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      LOL

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

    Selfish from Willian

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

    Will Lascelles return v bha or likely miss that match too?

  5. SuperMane Returns
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Le Donk header chance again.

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

    Giroud heads wide from Willian corner

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

    Willys balls have been on point.

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

      My balls have been on point all day. Doesn’t score me any FPL points though.

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

    Come on Puli, it's time for goal

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

    How many more times are Chelsea players going to spurn Willian assists from corners! Eff sake!

  10. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    If Chelsea lose Vs Liverpool and Leicester ManUtd win their games this and next gw then last gw a draw between ManUtd and Leicester will drop Chelsea out of CL

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

    What a defensive tackle and a recovery for Willian for that chance.

    And when you remember that Conte wasn't playing him since apparently he wasn't contributing into defense

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

    Game opening up - I can sense a goal...

  13. Van der Faart
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud takes it off Pulisic foot as hes about to shoot

  14. SuperMane Returns
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My eyes lit up then - Alonso/Giroud/Puli all in box at same time.

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

      Shame Giroud messed it up as usual.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Will end in tears

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

    Chelsea too slow going forward.

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

      Willian too slow more like..

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

        He had only Giroud to play with.

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

          3 vs 4

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

      Ahreed

    3. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Absolutely. Werner will make such a difference next year.

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

    Looks like Alonso’s been told to stay back more to allow pulisic to come into the game on the wind more

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

      Wing*

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

      Nah, he's been more attacking than usually since the break...

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

        But much less than he was pre Lampard

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

    Does anyone here consider Foden as a world class player?

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

      Future one.

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

      Not yet.

    3. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not yet, but in the future he could be

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

      Lol not yet

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

      World class talent and potential.

      He isn't top 5 in the world right now, nowhere near it.

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

      Not world class but very good player and prob the most technical midfielder England currently have.

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

      Potentially, yes.
      Not at the moment obviously, but if he pushes on he could be outstanding. The lad’s got everything, trains with the best every day and seems to have his head screwed on.
      Fingers crossed.

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

        Will he score more points than sterling this week though?

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

    Does William ever have any end product from open play?

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

      Yes

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No
      Because he's a musician

  19. SuperMane Returns
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Should have been a Cantwell red

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

      Clearly played the ball

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

    what's the biggest ever score by a single player? Antonio surely up there?

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

      Salah v Watford

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Salah vs Watford I think

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        4 goals 1 assist and 2 bonus

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          And a clean sheet point I think

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

          who on earth got 3 then?

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

      Salah got more vs Watford. Lampard vs Villa or something maybe.

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

      Salah vs Watford. 29. 4G1A3BP

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

        Ah yes, good memories. That was a blank GW if I remember correctly

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

          yes, a boring one since everyone and his grandmas had salah as a captain, since liverpool was only big 6 team playing

    5. Distinctly Average
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Salah scored 29 points in a single game if I recall correctly

    6. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't Berbatov get close to that?

    7. Sancidino
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Forgot Salah got an assist as well on that one

    8. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Didn’t Aguero score 5 a few season ago?

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

        Less pts for striker goals

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

        Remember him scoring 4 against newcastle

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          5

    9. Edalock
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I don't remember how many points but Defoe scored 5 in the 9-1 win over Wigan in 2009 and I captained him. My favourite differential haul of all time!

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

        25 points. I had him captained too.

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

      Steve Watson hat trick for Everton must’ve scored highly. Predates baps.

    11. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Frank Lampard

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

    Goldie locks YC

  22. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    It is quite funny watching the Chelsea forwards not pass towards goal to a team mate in a better position, and instead passing the ball backwards to try and make sure they themselves get in a better position to receive the ball back.

    It's Martial and Salah levels of selfishness xD

    Also quite annoying as I captained Pulisic 😐

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

    Willian is worst player on the pitch

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

      Zouma says hi..

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All of the Norwich team say hi

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

    CantYELL

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bantwell!

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

      Blankwell

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

      Try a mint..

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

    Does anyone here consider Sterling as a world class player?

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

      Ofc no

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

      Not me.

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

      No.

    4. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on your definition of world class

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

        Someone who is better than Foden who I foolishly didn’t put the armband on this week..

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

      Yes. Still a bit streaky in terms of form, but he improves year on year and has a great attitude.

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

      Not me

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

      Does anyone here consider Vazza as a world class troll?

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

        Haha!

    8. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No, but Foden is

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

      plenty here with no understanding of football

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

        To be frank, I don’t care who is world class as long as my players get me a lot of FPL points..,

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

      On his day he’s up there and the numbers are good. Only 25 and entering peak years

  26. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Todd is a strange name for such a pretty girl

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

      Normal for Norfolk.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Have an upvote Boss

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

    Zouma yc

  28. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is Cantwell a Targaryen?

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

    Zouma YC

  30. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    id take the assist as an owner and non capper of Pulisic