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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. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic shops local

    Pulisic recycles

    Pulisic rescues injured puppies

  2. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Selling Pulisic for Silva a week early has not gone well

    B@llocks

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

    How on earth do I do Pulisic>Silva now!?

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hold me

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wolves can defend

  4. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA CBI actually passable for a defender

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

    Pulisic owners sad about his benching wya now?

    And smug sellers/benchers? 😆

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      One more coming

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Tough bench in but I have him for Sunday.

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

    Pulisic calls his mother twice a week

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic owned by 32% but with only 21% effective ownership

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

      That's me lowering EO

  8. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FH template being ripped up again in 3..2...1...

  9. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ox coming on

  10. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Has we ever received lineups for gw38 before deadline ?

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

    Trent needs another G/A here. Preferably for Mane

  12. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic NEVER listens to Justin Bieber

  13. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    vAn DiJk Is ThE bEsT dEfEnDeR iN tHe WoRlD.

    Comedy show

  14. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My 6-2 prediction out the window then

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    God I hate short corners

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

    I take back everything I said about pulishit

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

      Wayyyyy too late, son

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

        too late for what, weirdo?

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

          Contrition

  17. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sold Puli for Tony for a hit jeez.

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

      I did for Salah and only just realised it was this wk I sold him.

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

    Bottomed. Forgot to take captaincy off Pulisic from last gameweek. 🙂

  19. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic exceeded my expectations for him, fair play.

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

    Just realised it was Pulisic I sold this wk for Salah. Silly silly me.

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

      I sold for Dilva ha

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Just needs one goal to beat his score

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Someone tell me I'm not going crazy here, I sold Pulisic for Dilva, ML rival benched him and is getting him off the bench for Dilva, WTF is this!?

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Gutted 🙁

  23. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic showing how you shouldn’t be disappointed when your players are benched.

    #tiredlegs

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

      Not one of my players has ever come on and scored

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I can’t really remember a time either haha

  24. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sold Puli for -4 and benched Greenwood.

    My rival is myself messing with my own team 😆

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

    Pulisic always reads the terms and conditions

  26. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA and pulisic benched - go ahead and laugh!

  27. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah off

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He wasn’t ever on was he?

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ML rival absolutely smashing this week on BB with a 100+ score.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah angry

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

    Ox on
    Salah off