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Fabinho starts at centre-half as injured Gomez and Matip miss Chelsea v Liverpool

The stand-out Premier League fixture of the weekend takes place at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

Liverpool are Chelsea’s visitors, with kick-off in west London at 16:30 BST.

Both managers have made one change to their starting XIs for this clash.

Joe Gomez (£5.5m) misses out with a knock and with Joel Matip (£5.5m) also unavailable because of a minor muscle injury, it’s Fabinho (£5.5m) who is given the nod to partner Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) at centre-half.

New signing Thiago Alcantara (£6.0m) is only among the substitutes, while the rest of the Liverpool side is as expected.

Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m) comes into the Chelsea midfield in place of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£6.0m) in Frank Lampard’s only alteration.

Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.0m) is still only a substitute, so that means another start for Reece James (£5.0m) and Marcos Alonso (£6.0m) at full-back – the latter going up against Mohamed Salah (£12.0m) down the Liverpool right.

Kai Havertz (£8.5m) gets another chance to impress after his quiet debut at Brighton, while Timo Werner (£9.5m) – still the most-owned forward in FPL by some margin – again leads the line.

Despite his overall popularity, Werner was the most-sold player of Gameweek 2, with over half a million Fantasy managers ditching him.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) wasn’t far behind him for transfers out and no defender was sold by as many FPL bosses as the Liverpool right-back following his Gameweek 1 blank.

The England international scored home and away against Chelsea last season, with the two league meetings between the two clubs returning 11 goals.

Only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) was captained by more Fantasy managers than Salah this weekend, meanwhile.

The Egyptian, who hit a hat-trick against Leeds United last weekend, was handed the armband by over 560,000 of us ahead of Saturday’s deadline.


Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Zouma, Christensen, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Werner.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Fabinho, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

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2,462 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just noticed Son with only 2 BAPS.

    WTF?

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He is korean

      1. KAALI_DAAL
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Next you'll say he has no facial hair.

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Or should I say he is not English

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ?

        1. Team Bobcat
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I think the game is slighty biased towards english players. I dont have a priblem with that. That is normal to me. Cant frustrate a little at timrs but you just have to accept it or work with it whichever you prefer. I have no evidence..

          1. Greasy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            It’s a very transparent scoring system. This comment is silly

    3. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wtf

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kane had more involvement I suppose

  2. AlpoShearer
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba + ASM to Son + Zaha - 4
    Yes or no?

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      100%

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz off 🙂

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What a flop 🙂

  4. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Excited to see Thiago!!!

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Don't expect too much, fantasy football-wise.

  5. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best 5.5 mid?
    1) Costa
    2) Harrison
    3) Schlupp
    4) Podence
    5) Neto

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      1

      1. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        5.6 now

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Soucek

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Soucek

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hendo coming off?

  7. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    And now Havertz is off. Literally everything that could go wrong is going wrong lmao.

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

    Thiago debut goal and assist coming up!

  9. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How big of a fail has Havertz been?

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Large, in danger of dropping.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Will now drop.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yup. Can see him dropping 0.2

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

      No great but I might still consider him given the fixtures and when other are back.
      Problem is who plays and who gets rotated in that midfield. That is putting me off more. Pulisic would be a great option but is he too injury prone?

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I know Chelsea have some good fixtures coming up, but it feels to me like it's better to wait until Ziyech and Pulisic are fit and in the team.

  10. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ok, if i got rid of Werner in WC, i could have Sterling alongside KDB and Salah in midfield.

    Takes on this?

    Martinez
    James - Robertson - Saiss
    Klich - KDB - Salah - Sterling
    DCL - Jiminez - Bamford
    _______________________________
    Steer: Anguissa: Mitchell: Ferguson

    Just looking for more opinions on this, i rather like it

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sure, but he's playing Brom next

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        True

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No spurs attack at all?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nah i don’t like them

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Lol

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz fail once again

  12. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    German Lingard off.. So overpriced

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      LOL

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz in on a WC?

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      no, nothing I've seen so far convinced me yet.

  14. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner goal coming up...

  15. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would you WC with this team? (FT already used on DCL, £2.4M itb)

    Mcarthy
    TAA Dallas KWP
    Salah Aub Hamez ASM*
    Werner DCL Mitro

    steer mitchell bissouma* justin

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No.

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

      I would not

  16. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    who’s like to rise / fall ?

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Havertz

  17. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Only worth having both Sterling /kdb and Salah in your team if you're going to captain them almost every week. Is this the plan for most people?

  18. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner has scored quite a lot of points so far 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It's Liverpool, not sure what you expected

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        this is precisely what I expected

  19. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any news on ASM injury?

    Got enough issues without him being out

  20. Trentino
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is it madness to get both KdB and Sterling (wildcarding)?

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Based on how they’ve played I’d say go for it.

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        this

    2. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm getting them and I sure as hell am not wildcarding until closer to Crimbo.

  21. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Only judge Havertz when he plays in his regular position as a number 10. Will be much better once Pulisic and Ziyech are back

  22. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kai + Adams to DCL + Hames that I did last night looking ok now

  23. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Only want 1 Everton on wildcard.....who is best.

    A...dcl

    B...jrod

    Thanks

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      a

  24. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thiago looks like someone who would take your lunch money and make you do his homework.

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks a bit like hazard imo

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lampards never going to cut it at this level, way out his depth.
    And honestly all the signings this season was a mistake. Sure they could have made some essential signings where they needed strengthening, but the kids did so well for him last season and at the first chance he ditches them. I doubt the dressing room is really behind him.
    Bet he wont be at Chelsea next season when they fail to get top 4

  26. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz fail, think I'm ready to WC finally

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ...'finally' 😀

      ha. after just under 2 game weeks.

      We've all gone mad. (Im WC'ing too, but I'm not using the same language bro)

  27. maclrc
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son worth keeping (on a WC) or was it just lucky today?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Worth keeping?! He just scored 4 goals and has Newcastle at home next

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Qustions like this. Lucky to score 4 goals. Really?

  28. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mcarthy
    Davies taa mitchell justin taylor
    Salah bruno kdb asm soucek
    Wilson davis werner

    Have to start wildcard ???

    Asm to somebody for a hit ?

  29. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Had planned to do Auba -> Sterling this week but now looking at Son's fixtures, should I change my plan? Have KdB already

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yup. before he goes 9m again.

  30. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ugh. Thats all i have to say.