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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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  1. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks RJames 😡

  2. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Recce James going to have -1 ?

  3. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Absolutely love it

  4. Leonard hatred
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The thought they were going for gold, but they only got Silva.

    Lucy Bronze would have been a better signing.

  5. Flair
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Insanity lmao

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC in tatters

  7. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This PL season needs to be televised on Comedy Central.

  8. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    SCENES when Werner STILL doesn’t drop in value

  9. Ser Davos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Must be inverted

  10. Pukki Blinders
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    HAHAHAHA

  11. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Guess everton are just that good.

  12. Maddi Son
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3M OR - I missed you

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      lol

  13. Joey Tribbiani
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    this is amazing

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3 nil in the first 30 mins?

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Erm that was the scoreline twenty mins ago

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not really 😆

    4. Dr. Rog
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      wow 2-0 now. SCENES

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reese James to Lamptey?

    1. BobbyV
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      To anyone lol

  15. BobbyV
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This is Sparta...

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha might stay after all 😆

  17. SH1M1
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine being told there’s been 3 goals in this game & Chelsea assets weren’t involved lol

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso Thiago and James were all involved

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Guys not watching, what’s wrong with CHE?

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Everything.

      1. Zimo
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Very much this

    2. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They cant defend.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This & goalie is lame

    3. sirmorbach
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lampard and this awful kit

    4. Leonard hatred
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They turned into West Brom.

    5. Meinhoff
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Manager

  19. OverTinker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lololololols

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    James still close to bonus 😆

  21. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This could end 11-0

  22. skooldaze
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All the people who said “You’re own fault for taking Son out against Southampton”

    Wonder what their response for keeping Werner against an awful West Brom

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      maybe wait until the end of the game ?

    2. sergeblanco
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hi Skooldaze, is entry closed for your veterans FPL league?

  23. Ser Davos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea could easily win this 6-3

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If they had Lampard, Hazard and Drogba

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If your mentioning their club legends then you have to include Ginfranco Zola.

  24. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Boing Boing Boing 🙂

    1. Ser Davos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Delighted for you if it all transpires

  25. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    First time West Brom have ever scored 3 in one game in the prem ain’t it

    1. Ser Davos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That is amazing

      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I don’t think it is but thought it would be funny lol.
        I recall the Lukaku hat trick against United 5-5 in Fergie’s last game

  26. Siva Mohan
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barnsley had 9 SoT in League Cup .. you were warned.

  27. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Werner hattie incoming?

  28. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Didn’t get James for the cleanies........

  29. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea deflated completely... Looking for HT