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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. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    willian free hit fail

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

    Giroud you need another

  3. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Willian slowing everything down for Chelsea

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

    Azpi over from Alonso cross

  5. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nearly Alonso A to Azpi G LOL

  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Massive fail for triple Chelsea owners if it stays like this

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not really.
      I’ll get 20ish points. Happy with that.

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not if you own Alonso/Puli/Giroud?

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

      Is it? If you own Giroud, Pulisic, Alonso, you are on for over 20 pts

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

    Alonso +BPS
    Azpi -BPS

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

    Fudgy almost in heaven.

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

    Barkley on
    RLC off

  10. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Magic Bean off

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

    Barkley on
    RLC off

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

    Azpi wasting ALonso sitter

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

      Sitter? Was outside the box 😆

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        When your owned asset shoots even the half-life seems like a "sitter" 😛

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

    Willian off more set pieces.

  14. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Azpi touching his knee? Faking to secure CS?

  15. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Does a substitution during a drinks break count like halftime?

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

      No

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What does this even mean?

      1. Sancidino
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        You only have 3 chances to make the 5 subs, but if you make any changes at HT, you still have the 3 chances.

    3. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Er... I don’t understand?!

    4. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope, although i would argue it should as a natural stoppage

    5. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I think he wondering about added time or not.

  16. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Barkley to help rack up the points for Pulisic

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

    Get a freaking goal you American fraud

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      *fricking

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

    Pedestrian pace here.

  19. Charan77
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy to Aubameyang for gw 37 and TC?

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I considered this as a plan since bringing vardy in. Depends how they both do this week

      1. Charan77
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Still Vardy away to Spurs and Aubameyang away to Villa??

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

    It's like watching paint dry this game. Willian not looking like doing anything. He looks disinterested.

    1. jblakes
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure he has passed forward yet

  21. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone else Salah (c)?

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep.

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

      Only pros. Didn't Arteta say he would rest key players vs. Liverpool? Yikes.

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This is great news!

        1. Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          How are Huddersfield currently doing ?

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Removed it to Pulisic last minute. Looks a bad choice right now

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Oh no! To be honest if I owned Pulisic the armband would've been on him too!

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

      Me

  22. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I still have free hit
    Not sure if I'll even use it.... mad??

    McCarthy fabianksi
    Boly tarkowski AWB Mendy Lascelles
    KDB Mane Pulsiic Foden Martial
    Ings Rash Vardy

    Which of the last 2 gw would you use it?
    Or not use it ?

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

    Why don't they stop the clock for the drinks break?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It's not the way socceroo is played.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      God forbid the clock ever stop in this sport...

  24. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso is definitely sniffing an attacking return here

  25. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

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

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

      Bruce presser should help.

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

        Thanks mate, I imagine that will be after the game tomorrow?

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nobody knows
      Stop asking every page

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

        Stop being so angry

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

        Lol

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

        Rah boi, man taking liberties...

  26. Party time
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sub Willian off. He can’t seem to find his feet in this game

    • Aztec Kamara
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A masterclass in passing the ball backwards. More like a rugby game.

    • teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This game so boring, the person in charge of the drinks break music fell asleep

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I’d love to hear Roy Keane’s opinion on “drinks break music”.

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Barkley goal will make it more interesting

    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A Norwich and a Pulisic goal too much to ask?

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wishing for it here tok

    • Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Please Pulisic. One goal.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        #Barkley