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Abraham leads Chelsea line as Jorginho drops to bench for West Brom trip

Tammy Abraham (£7.3m) has been tasked with leading the Chelsea line for their Gameweek 3 trip to West Bromwich Albion.

After impressing midweek, the former Swansea City loanee makes his first Premier League start of the season in what looks to be a 4-2-3-1 formation named by Frank Lampard.

That suggests a slightly wider role for Timo Werner (£9.5m), who is capable of operating as a left-winger, while Kai Havertz (£8.4m) gets his first chance to play number 10 in a league match since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen.

Meanwhile, Abraham coming into the team has forced Jorginho (£5.1m) to the bench, which should make for interesting viewing if Chelsea win any penalties this afternoon, as the Italian has taken two since the start of the season.

In defence, Reece James (£5.1m) continues to silence the naysayers worried about rotation, as he starts ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) for the third match in a row.

His Fantasy credentials are boosted by a Premier League debut for Thiago Silva (£5.5m), although Willy Caballero (£4.9m) makes one last start in goal as Edouard Mendy‘s (£5.0m) came too soon for involvement in Gameweek 3.

Matheus Pereira (£6.0m) remains the only asset of slight Fantasy worth in the West Bromwich Albion side.

The mid-priced midfielder is the most popular among Baggies starters but is only owned by 2.5% ahead of a testing meeting with Chelsea.

West Bromwich Albion XI (5-4-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, O’Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Sawyers, Livermore, M Pereira; C Robinson.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Caballero; Alonso, T Silva, Christensen, R James; Kanté, Kovačić; Werner, Havertz, Mount; Abraham.

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2,429 Comments Post a Comment
  1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fraud Lampard

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The fat fraud

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mr. Chelski

  2. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If Werner blanks - would you get rid of him first or Martial?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Both for a hit. No joke.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If Jorg had scored a pen Werner would have 2 assists in 2 games and hit the woodwork already, plenty of potential even with Chelsea not being up to full speed.

        1. Tinkermania
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          You are keeping for that reason alone?

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martial

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner can actually move..

      Get rid of Martial ASAP.

    4. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner... New to the league.

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      * when

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

      As a United fan I say Martial

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

      same boat - was set on martial to jimi until i watched this first half

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

    Nightmare on WC... No DCL or Richa, Zaha useless garbage player blanked (why tf no penalties for palace though, everyone else got one??) no United players... Season most definitely over after such a massive fail

    1. Check out my Umtiti's
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Give up now. Pointless in continuing with Zaha

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

        Spot on, deleted my team now

        1. Check out my Umtiti's
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Delete your account on here too

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lost the sponsorship then...

  4. Check out my Umtiti's
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lampard an absolute fraud. Will be nut-sacked before Christmas. You heard it here first

  5. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Warner, Martial > Kane, Rich -4?

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

      I would

    2. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      yes

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

      No madness

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pereira looks like tidy player.

    Got great vision and can pick a pass

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

      Check his next 4 fix

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    At the start of the season one of the articles mentioned Pereira as one to watch, as he's pretty much the talisman of the team. He really is involved in everything.

  8. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    As a West Brom fan this is painful to watch. Absolutely no way we are keeping a clean sheet here.

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Limped over the line last year.

      You'd have been better off keeping Pulis...

  9. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Let me get this right...

    Calvert-Lewin wastes multiple James assists. Now Tammy wastes a James assist. Fml

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

      The moral of the story is that don’t get James in your team

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not a great day to be a double James owner

      1. Del Griffith
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        On another day James gets like 10 assists

        1. Alexis Nonsense
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          James or Hames?

    3. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wonder how James Justin will get on tomorrow then

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

    I didn't think I'd see a more cringey slogan than "to dare is to do" but West Brom might have managed it.

  11. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner is poor man Firmino

    1. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You make this assessment after 2 and a bit games, brilliant

    2. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Werner will come good once the team is fit and Lampard is sacked

      Give it a couple of weeks

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

    Not impressed by Werner tbh

  13. SomewhatPleasing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Utd just gone 2-4

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    James feeding in quality crosses.

  15. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If only we had signed a new left back...oh wait

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

    Thiago Silva lmao

  17. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Robinson again 2 nil

  18. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Everton move the ball about better than Chelsea

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    OMG ROBINSONNNNNNNNNN

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thiago Silva mistake! Chelsea 2-0 down

  21. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hahahaha hahahaha!

  22. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What a waste of space Werner is, how wrong we all were about him and Chelsea

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thiago Silvahahaha

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

    Robinson x2

  25. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Welcome to the premier league Thiago

  26. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus why did i captain Werner. He aint getting any good service.

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

    Chelsea are a bit crap aren't they?

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

      Seems like it

  28. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea captain with a vintage performance

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

      Hahahahahahah

      Why is he captain?

  29. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Loooool

  30. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Robinson was the obvious captain in this game.