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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. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get in. So happy with that 🙂

    105 pts

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wowza

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

    Greenwood (LEI) or Antonio (AVL) for last game of the season

    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Antonio

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I wonder if Sky will do an ‘all goals as they go in’ show on Sunday? They are showing every game live so I can’t see why not 😎

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Villa and Liverpool games are on BT Sport

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe not then

  4. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic first on bench 🙁
    86 points ain’t bad though.

    Bench boosted last week for a mere 5 points, 16 the week before and 19 this week. This game huh

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Very nice.

    2. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      BB on GW38 for me. I probably lower my expectation now.

  5. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kepa is the most worthless POS I've ever seen.

  6. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi guys. Just a quick one. Would you have Kane and Ings or Kane and Greenwood?

    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kane and Ings for sure

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Members area suggesting

    3 TAA
    2 Firmino
    1 Robbo + Gini

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Are they usually sync with the bonus after update?

  8. chilli con kone
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anything worth a hit here?

    Pope

    Aurier / Trent / Lamptey

    Sterling (c) / KDB / Silva / Martial / Bruno

    Vardy / Jota

    Bench: AWB / Saiss / Connolly

    Only 0 7 ITB and triple city already which makes it harder to find a hit option

  9. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well for the knee jerkers on here these 2 games must have thrown your FH teams into disarray

  10. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is this smart move?
    Vardy and Bruno for Kane and Dilva (-4)

    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Couldeasikt backfire but yes chances are it will pay off

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

        I think so. Thanks!

  11. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Went from 17k yday, 4 points from 3 man u including captain! Drop to 34k!

  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool players trolling fantasy football more than Manchester City!

  13. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    72 all out with Rashford(C), Sterling (VC)

    Captaincy has killed me since Restart.

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

      Yup, me too. Would probably lead the OR with decent captain choices but just done all wrong

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lol, so would many others

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

          Nah, I have really done all the wrong choices. The other bums are irrelevant

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sold Pulisic for Martial(c), meh 😆

    1. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      +1

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sold him for Stanislas!

  15. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    5 players inc cap played tonight and only gone up by about 4k. Damn you Trent.

  16. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I still can’t decide, Salah or Sterling for GW38? I can’t afford both. Have KDB, Dilva and Jesus as City attacking assets currently

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      on fh ?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        No for a FT

    2. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling

    3. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling if you can get without a hit. If not that sways it to Salah for me

  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    people on fh, auba or no auba ?

    thanks

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

      Arsenal are shoite

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No Auba

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Will Jesus score v NOR? Sounds a stupid question but ...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      more like will he play ?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sterling?

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          yes

  19. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are we still buying Salah or Mane?

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

  20. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best Bench ever?

    Pulisic 9
    Greenwood 9
    Aurier 6

  21. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    sad to see no bonus for Pulisic

  22. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So 58 points behind OR leader. Give me the craziest captain option that could generate 30plus points 😀

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

      Dawson surely

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      DCL 🙂

      Richarlison against a desperate Bournemouth?
      Lucas Moura or Son who seem slightly forgotten

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Schar for newcastle?

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

      Love this, keep them coming 😀

    5. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      At this point... Salah?

    6. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Callum Wilson, always Callum Wilson.

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

      Tarkowski? Brace from corners + CS

  23. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A green arrow while captaining Bruno. What a strange mix of OR happiness and bummed about another (C) fail.

  24. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best Back 4 Ever?

    Doherty 12
    TAA 13
    Laporte 12
    Jonny 13

    (Pope 6 too)

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      nope, needs Pieters 😉

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        didn't score more than any that i do have

  25. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guys any chance puli for a single bonus?

  26. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    9k to 14k. Bye top 10k.... not good enough... 🙁

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      if you can lose it in one week, you can make it back in 1 week

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

        Rarely works like that

        Much easier to lose it than gain at those ranks

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          don't agree with this

      2. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        hopefully, someone from my front 7 can grab a hattie...

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You can still do it Chucky! All about the right captain choice last gw

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        will try my luck with salah one last time... who are you capping to get into top 10? 😀

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

          Probably Dilva. His last game. Makes too much sense.

  27. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I know I need Sterling in GW38 but can’t decide between:

    KDB —> Sterling, or;
    Willian —> Sterling & Jimenez —> Nketiah (-4)

    Any advice guys?

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

      Kdb

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers m8

  28. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any tips on talented squad players likely to get a start in gw38? Any child prodigy’s? I want a FH team full of differentials

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How about Curtis Jones? Real talent and Klopot might give him a game

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

        Great shout! Will look out for any hints that he could be picked

  29. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm 5 pts behind my ML leader.

    Which is priority?

    A) Bruno out, Sterling in
    B)Rashford or Aub out, Kane in

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

      Kane

    2. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Patricio
      Basham Doherty Egan
      Dilva Bruno Martial Pulisic Antonio
      Aubameyang Rashford

      Leno, TAA Mings Nketiah

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    88 points and edged out a 34 point lead in my ML

    All in all a good GW