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Dugout Discussion September 14

Pulisic and Azpilicueta miss out on Chelsea starting line-up for Brighton trip

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Christian Pulisic (£8.5m) has missed out on Gameweek 1 of the Fantasy Premier League season, absent from the Chelsea squad named for a trip to Brighton.

Frank Lampard revealed the American midfielder was in contention to be involved on Monday night, but the Blues manager has elected to exercise caution in bringing him back so soon after last season’s injury – much to the chagrin of Pulisic’s 11.6% ownership.

Despite 8.0% Fantasy backing, Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.0m) has not been risked either, although he is fit enough for a place among the substitutes.

The Spaniard’s benching allows Marcos Alonso (£6.0m) and Reece James (£5.0m) a chance to occupy the left and right-back slots respectively in Chelsea’s defence, which sits in front of Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5.0m).

Chelsea’s most fashionable midfielder and forward make the grade, however. The 13.2% owned Kai Havertz (£8.5m) has been handed a place in the Blues’ front-three, where is joined by Timo Werner (£9.5m), the most popular Fantasy striker right now.

48.7% own the German international for Gameweek 1, more than double that of the second-most-owned Danny Ings (£8.5m), who currently sits in 23.6% of squads.

Whether or not Werner can make an explosive start to the Premier League depends on how well Brighton can contain Chelsea with their five-man defence tonight.

Graham Potter has selected Adam Webster (£4.5m), Lewis Dunk (£5.0m) and Ben White (£4.5m) as a centre-back trio, flanked by Solly March (£5.0m) and Tariq Lamptey (£4.5m) either side.

Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) continues to prove he is the new Dale Stephens (£4.5m) starting in a three-man midfield alongside new signing Adam Lallana (£6.5m), while Stephens is named on the bench.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (5-3-2): Ryan; March, Webster, Dunk, White, Lamptey; Bissouma, Alzate, Lallana; Trossard, Maupay.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Zouma, Christensen, R James; Jorginho, Kanté, Mount; Havertz, Werner, Loftus-Cheek.

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

    Werne could win alot of pens for Jorg this season

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

      Werner*

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Jorginho won't be playing a lot this season, most likely.

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    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Been thinking that. Is Jorg nailed tho?

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

        Nah kovacic lurking

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

      Said this a few pages back and people seem to think he won’t play much. I don’t agree but what do I know.

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  2. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Casuals thinking Jorginho is a good FPL asset about to get a big boost

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    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      plot twist: he becomes the new mililojovic

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      1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Don't think he offers the same attacking threat, but I hope not.

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

      Not very casual if the guy is 5m though and on penalties when plays. Would only be a 5th mid as an option anyway and could easily match the like of Soucek

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

    Dammit. Shoulda gone Lamptey over Ryan then.

    Double feels too risky too

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    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lamptey McCarthy was an option that I was toying with

      Could be fruitful

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  4. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Dunk misses a slam dunk chance

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  5. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Sitter

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  6. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jorginho 13 points

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

    dunk just hit the target, it's kepa!!!

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  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Why is mister bean still on..

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  9. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cracking game

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  10. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Brighton do not deserve to be losing this game. How Chelsea have scored two goals I have no idea

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    1. NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      James goal was a genuine effort, brilliant strike

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  11. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I'd be gutted if Havertz doesn't score or assist

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    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same. Might look at options, I think.

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    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He’ll do nothing. It’s written in the stars

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    3. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Get ready to feel like a fish at a fishmongers.

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  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Has AWB been capped by England in competitive football yet

    He might want to reconsider, so far down the pecking order.

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    1. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      not capped yet and did appear for DR Cong at U20 level, although they lost 8-0 to England U17 and he switched to England after that!

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  13. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Silly Dunk

    On target against Kepa = goal

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  14. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How can people get that lucky with James!?

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    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Whys it lucky?

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

        Crap defense, might score a goal like that once every 250 games at best...

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Every player that you don't own is unlucky. Learn to FFs, Bubz.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          lucky*

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

        Won't start every game and could easily not even have not started this one?

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      In a game of luck , lucky things happen. The way it is

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  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Havertz should be played centrally

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

    Saves please Ryan

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  17. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    barkley was always better than RLC. discuss.

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

      Big man Barkley is pathetic

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  18. faux_C
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Very smug about my Trossard pick right now.

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He's a great OOP pick (when he starts).

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Very nice!

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  19. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Good riddance Loftus-Cheek. Christ on a bike.

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  20. Check out my Umtiti's
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is it pronounced James or Hamez?!

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

    Someone in my ML getting bloody Jorginho off the bench for Vinagre!

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Some noob in my ML put him in as well, can’t write it

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  22. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Need a 30 minute hattrick from Werner and Maupay for the draft. Should be simple.

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  23. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Reece James, Saiss, Lamptey

    So many good defenders to choose from

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

      James is not a good pick

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    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Basically the same 3 in every RMT pre-season.... oh wait ...... lol

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  24. Bart82
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Need some help)

    KDB and Greenwood
    Bruno and Son

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

    Vinagre is dead as an option right?

    Gotta replace him if so, Mitchell my only cover. Would’ve liked to roll FT...

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      just roll. Im just benching this week and rolling FT. Alli + Adams + Vinagre out next week

      Unless you have to play him...

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

        I do that’s what I’m saying. Starts in a 442, with a bench of Mitchell Gordon Davis...

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    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Roll - could get a couple more. But keep an eye on Fizzy cup line up tomorrow

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  26. Rafa_is_a_geordie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is vinagre likely to drop in price in the first week with people ditching as hasn’t played?
    Want to transfer out but already used my FT. Just don’t want to wait to for him to drop to 4.4 and then be left needing to replace with a 4m so would take hit if likely to happen?

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    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think he'll drop this week

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  27. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Soucek to Jorginho??

    Soucek ASM Salah Havertz Auba

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

      ...

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Put the beer down.

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  28. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Kepa really that bad or just low confidence?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Both

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He cant defend in PL where there are so many set piece threat. He has some good reflex for Primera and that's it. I blame Sarri, no way Lampard would have bought him

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      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        And he costed Chelsea so much

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  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    RLC out Kai Haverz becomes No. 10 and Barkely in midfield. Come oooon Havertz

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      whos playing RW? Reece?

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  30. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A few days ago, I had Saiss, Lampety and Justin in my team. Ended up with Vinafre, Bavies and Ayling. What a start of the season, wildcard red lamps all over the place. Will try to hold until GW4 at least.

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