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Pulisic returns to Chelsea starting XI as Ziyech and James named on bench

The second of four Premier League matches to take place on Saturday sees Chelsea entertain Southampton at Stamford Bridge.

Christian Pulisic makes his long-awaited first start of 2020/21, following his second-half cameo in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Hakim Ziyech also makes the Chelsea squad for the first time but, as Frank Lampard warned us yesterday, the Moroccan is only fit enough for a place on the bench.

Summer signing Edouard Mendy misses out after suffering an injury on international duty, so Kepa Arrizabalaga is recalled between the posts.

There are four changes in all for the Blues from their last Premier League game, with Andreas Christensen and Mason Mount recalled.

Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham make way, while Thiago Silva isn’t involved after a late return from South America in midweek.

Southampton make two changes from the side that beat West Brom 2-0 a fortnight ago, both of which are enforced.

Theo Walcott is handed his second Saints debut after his loan move from Everton, with Nathan Redmond also coming in.

The unavailable Stuart Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo miss out.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Chilwell; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Havertz, Pulisic; Werner.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond; Adams, Ings.

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  1. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Faking idiot

  2. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Adams for a hit. Let's go.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Adams > wilson here :/

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Adams > Kane here

  3. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yep, sold Ings. Season over

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      For who?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Didn't like the look of Ings against wba. Way too wide and deep with Adams the focal point. That + bad fixtures. Tbh he's looked the exact same today... Just Kai Trashvertz gifting them a goal

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            I tend to ignore fixtures for Ings. He's quite fixture-proof. Involved in like 45% of Southampton's goals last season, so even if it's low-scoring, high chance he's involved

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

        Casuals 😉

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          🙁 Kane blank confirmed

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Nah hat trick

  4. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz assist?

  5. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    My GW1 forwards scoring 🙂

  6. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VVD to who?

    A. Robertson
    B. Chilwell

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Depends how long vvd and Alisson are our for.

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Robo

    3. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Chillwell if nailed. Cheaper, and well if only they can tighten up, net 4 GW seems to be more favourable?

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

    Chilwell clean sheet gone

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously

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

      Good

  8. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Love you INGS! 🙂

    1. Hawk
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wanted to cap him. Bottled it and went for Salah instead. I know I'll regret it..

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

  9. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wildcarding during an international break is such an amateur thing to do...

    So many clowns on here

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Says the guy not even a year active here

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        How do you know?

    2. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      4/4 players getting returns so far, very amatuer stuff obviously 🙂

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ahh you did a good wildcard

        1. Carlton_Goal
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Plenty of time for it to still go wrong! But don't think wildcarding in the international break is necessarily bad. If your team needs many changes its worth it

      2. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        5/5 for my WC team right now.

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Dannyyy booii!

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea don't do clean sheets.

  12. TH14 - INVINCIBLE
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chilwell doesn't have clean sheet potential Chelsea abysmal defensively

    1. stxrty
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody does, tbf.

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This

      2. TH14 - INVINCIBLE
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Id say spurs have potential, they have found their back 4 and Mourinho is notorious for it

  13. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold ings. Season over.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Every GW......

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hahaha I thought you ended your season weeks ago

    3. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looking forward to the week you save a ft

  14. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN INGS

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Get In(gs)

  15. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Can't have them all I guess. Chilwell CS gonne thanks to this infant

  16. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ings over Werner FTW...

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Werner + Ings owners unite!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That’s sooo 4 weeks ago

  18. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Ings for a -8

  19. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Werner CS gone. Hell yeah !

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      CS gone good for Werner BAPS.

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Clean sheets not important for strikers, come on now.

      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Oh dear

  20. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Season keeper is old Ingsy, looks supremely fit, on pens too

      1. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yep. Can score vs anyone!

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Clinical

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I literally said this for the first few weeks and then went again my own advice and sold last night because KDB to Son left funds burning a hole in my pocket...

      2. thorvaldsson
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yea Chilwell Stil plays for a bad defense. PvA doesn't going to have to go with the latter

      3. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bring Ings in for a hit (-4) against WBA (h).
        Then take him out for a hit (-4) only to score against CHE (a).

        1. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Same but for a -8 both ways

        2. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          In the words of Mr G. Barlow, have a little patience

        3. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          That's just extremely bad managing

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I mean of course it’s Ings, who else is gonna score for them lol

      5. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        What minute is Werners hat trick? 64 is my guess

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hopefully before 70 then Frank can sub him off and save him for Sevilla.

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

        Why are people selling Ings?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Better options better teams better fixtures

          1. Nice to Finally Michu
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            EVE avl NEW isn't terrible though if you back him

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          only casuals are..

        3. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Better options

          1. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            wrong

      7. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Grealish is better than Havertz.

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Does anyone think otherwise? Maybe Southgate

      8. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone else with Werner(C)? 😎

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Lateriser12

        2. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Lateriser69

        3. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yessir! Adams came good too

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Nice one lad

        4. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Well done

        5. JayKay1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yep

      9. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Werner, Adams, Barnes to Kane, Brewster, Son for a -8 looking horrific at the moment. Bit early to be thinking about next season I guess.

      10. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        CS is a thing of past

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Assisting defenders is what you need

      11. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Sold Ings to Kane -4 so he is due another.