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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisitter

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

    Giroud to Pulisic saved by Krul

  3. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come onnn. Let's make this Gru - nil!

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

      74mins to come up with that??
      🙂

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

        He didn't score in the 1st minute! Lol at youuuu

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

    Puli shot saved

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

    Puli close

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

    pulis*it

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

      Puli[sic]

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

    Pulisic doing anything?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pissing lots of people off.

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

    Krul stopping a hatful of points for me then as a Giroud/Pulisi(C) owner 🙁

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

    Pulishit

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

    Here come the goals.

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

    Pukki & Idah coming on, uh oh.

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

      You are making it sound like Salah and Mane are coming on 😛

  12. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ahh pulisic captain could of been very enjoyable, instead another annoying watch

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

    I don't have Pulisic so expect a goal from him

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

    Norwich bringing on idah and pukki. Going for it.

  15. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso should’ve scored there

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

    Azpi to Alonso...Krul save

  17. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Azpi

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

    If city was against this Norwich team it would be at least 7-0

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

      Really? And out of those 7 goals, how many would Sterling and Foden score?

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

    Alonso nearly G

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

    OMG almost Alonso

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

    Alonso header chance

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

    Wow

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

    Norwich going for it, Pukki and Idah coming on

  24. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic subbed off

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

      Ban

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

      ?

    3. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      See below.....

    4. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Heard pulisic and sub by commentators
      It was pukki and sub

      Was pouring myself a whiskey at same time

    5. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      But he is off now

  25. SB007
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else triple captain puli ?

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

    Azpi to Alonso saved by Krul

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

    Alonso almost

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

    Get Azpi off now!

  29. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic could have had a couple of goals at this stage with some luck.

  30. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    An Alonso goal and clean sheet would have been sweet.

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

      Chance just came and went.