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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Was that Kepa playing CB?

  2. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea signed the wrong thiago

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

    Chelsea lol what a great captain

  4. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    And this is why James was a bad pick - now owners have to pray for an unlikely attacking return!

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

      Doesn't really look unlikely tbh

  5. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Robinson captainers unite

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Says no one ever.

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

    Fair play to Thiago Silva, he has absorbed everything he learned in Chelsea training sessions and fitted right in

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

    Kepa laughing loudly to himself...

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    They've done well in the transfer window.

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

      They got this jem for free

  9. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Please respect the club captain

  10. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Almost a carbon copy of the Gerrard slip, but even closer to the goal.

  11. ThisPostsOnFire
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone still thinking James (Chelsea) is a good option?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

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

      I was pleased with his 14 points in gw1

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

        An exceptional outlier.

        He rarely returns historically.

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not for clean sheets but he's still a threat on the attack

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

    😀 😀 😀

  13. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Zaha C?

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

    Werner & Martial ruining my season

  15. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner who? Ladies and gentlemen its Callum Robinson time!!!

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      CR7

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea getting mauled by West Brom. You can't predict football 😆

  17. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Robinsoon at 25% ownership

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

    Callum Robinson has left a dirty, sloppy skidmark on that Reece James cleanie

  19. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why do I have double Chelsea?!

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Has the German soldado done anything yet?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

    2. Gr3g
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hahaha, nice one!

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Have you ever searched for Navscore.app?

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

      Nice comparison. I would've said German Ricky van Wolfswinkel

  21. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol what a debut for captaincy

  22. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea fans trashing Man Utd earlier today makes this even more hilarious...

  23. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    James yellow card lmao

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

    3 Bonus signed, sealed and delivered.

  25. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Willy flops.

  26. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea haven’t kept a clean sheet in 21 Away matches in the League

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

    3-0 now haha!

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

    3-0 omg

  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    THREE

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

    James YC