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Pulisic benched as Chelsea switch to three-man defence at Liverpool

Owners of Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) will be frustrated to see their man on the Chelsea bench for the final match of Gameweek 37+.

It is the first time the American has not started since the Gameweek 30+ win at Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard has opted to change his formation for the trip to Anfield, lining up in a 3-4-3 shape with Marcos Alonso (£6.1m) and Reece James (£4.9m) as the wing-backs.

Mason Mount (£6.0m) has moved forward to take Pulisic’s place in the front-three but Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) and Willian (£7.3m) retain their starting berths from the 1-0 win over Norwich.

Liverpool, who will lift the Premier League trophy tonight, have predictably gone with the big guns for this one.

That means Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£12.2m) are both stationed either side of Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) as per usual.

And in defence, Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) start in their preferred positions, as does Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m).

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keïta; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Chelsea XI (3-4-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rüdiger; Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, R James; Mount, Giroud, Willian.

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  1. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I just sold Fernandes over Pulisic for 38

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

    Pusilic nice

  3. Mr. Chimes
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic yes. Trent loses a point but love the contribution.

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

    I benched TAA to play Pulisic and finally Saiss didn't played !!!!!!!! Luck with me for one time

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bugger.

    Put Pulisic back on the bench.

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

    What's the site that gives your rank ahead of time? I must be in top 10K after this

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Livefpl

      1. Beatle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

    2. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      603k to 10k in 1 week.
      Impressed.

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

        That’s not possible mate.

    3. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He meant 1000k

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

    this really was vintage Hazard move

  8. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Goalfest..smh

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

    My oh my there has to be some raging Salah cappers out there

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      And Mane

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

    Can’t do it against Norwich though, can he...

  11. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    This game is like GW38 except a week early.

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

    Pulisic to Mahrez for a hit this week. Wonderful outcome...

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Did it for free

  13. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso faking like he will shoot with his right leg haha
    He only use it for entering the bus

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic doing that despite carrying a knock too!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso not been that bad...

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    People so jammy it's sickening... Where's my Mahrez pts when he comes on from the bench?

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

      Ikr

  16. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What a Pussylic

  17. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pool four goals and only one Salah assist? Argh

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

      Very lucky to get that too

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

    McGoldrick and Firmino.. Jota next?

  19. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lol how does Pulisic get benched for Mount

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

      Lampard, remember beginning of the season he was all the rage

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Injury

    3. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mount is the apple of Lampard's eye.

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

    One goal Pulisic please !

  21. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    4 goals and 1 assist for my captain Salah lmao

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

    Love these end of season gams

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

    Puli sitter

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

    Pulisic is brilliant

    Single-handedly given Chelsea some hope

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

    Almost Puli goal!

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

    Pulisic is HUNGRY

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

    Salah to Sterling?

  28. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Omg needed that one

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just cut it back on the left! Ugh!

  29. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Damn Nottingham Forest what a dissapointment to not make it to play off, missed out on a historic team in epl

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’m pretty sure thy were exactly level with Swansea?? What are the rules

  30. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    C'mon Azpi... Get an assist!