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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. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic first on bench

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        DSilva starting though

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

      Same same

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

    If Salah was any good, game would be over already

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

    Pulisic getnin there! Past 100 points this week, subbed on for dilva

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

    Message sent to Lampard. What filth

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

    Pulisic doesn’t need to rinse and repeat. He’s good the first time.

  6. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ONG

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sold Pulisic and Willian with 2ft this week

    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D'oh!

  8. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Get in Pulisic!!! Need more!!

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wtf

  10. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow, keeping Puli now on FH.

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

      Wolves can defend remember. Not sure what the hell pool have been doing back there last few weeks!

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

    OMFG I sold for Dilva, ML rival getting him off the bench, FFS Pulisic

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

    Think Chelsea fans strted bursting the crackers to put Pool off game

  13. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Puli beauty! Come on Chelsea!

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

    Yoooo Pusilic

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow

    Pulisic to Dilva for a hit paying off so well

    1. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lmao i also made that move

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ffs we couldn’t have got this score line in the game where I had 3 attackers and a captain?!

  17. Qubit
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    The new Captain America

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

    Uh. you’d think starting mahrez over pulisic would have been the right move...

  19. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic whispers “sorry” as he scores.

  20. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hope Salah is watching how to score goals

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

    So disappointed with salah. Should have at least a goal

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

    Story of the restart in one player. Hold him he blanks, sell him he goes wild off the bench

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

      Made bold choices chasing top 10k. 22 point swing against team from last week meh

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You can't have held him for long since he's only blanked once since the restart

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Comon Salah do something..

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

      dont worry he wont

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

    Solid triple change for fat frank

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

    Villa staying up cos of that goal that never was vs Sheffield United

  26. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Oh so now you guys rate pulisic?

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Literally no one was besides me in preseason

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

          I did, said he was the new hazard

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I hadn't seen him before this season but could see instantly he was quality

        3. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Watched him a lot for Dortmund, could play like hazard on his day but very inconsistent. Still young though.

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        15 mins ago: playing Greenwood and benching Pulisic was a good decision

        0 mins ago: wounded

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

        Pulisic and Trent owner. What a night !!

      4. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Pulisic ruining my ML.

      5. Emre Can Pie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Forgot to take captaincy off Pulisic from last gameweek. 🙂

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

          Lmfao