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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. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz's mistake was crucial.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Miss?

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

        ?

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Oh thought you meant his free header

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What’d he do? Should he have scored another?

      He was my hit replacement for Kev

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He was at fault for the first Saints goal when Chelsea were bossing it. All went tits up thereafter

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

      Yeah - but it obviously wasn't the worst. 2nd goal shouldn't have been a thing if Zouma & Kepa weren't being so comical.

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

        Agreed

  2. Orion
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Let’s go Sterling C 🙂

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Clean sheets are so out of style nowadays.

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

    If Kun looks good have exact money for Werner >> Kun.

    Would you do that move?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not after 2 goals + assist from Werner

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not next week given United

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Uh its 2020 ; wouldn’t worry too much about Ole’s United.

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          he's not he's suggestion Werner will mince us - and he's probably right

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

      Wut? No!

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      At some point, just not today 😉

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

    2nd goal was Kepa’s fault but 1st and 3rd goal was not. I guess it will take a while for people to realise Lampard’s horrible defensive tactics is an even bigger issue than the terrible goalkeeping.

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

      Was definitely Lampards's fault Zouma made a donkey pass to put Kepa on that position, of course.

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

        It is Lampard’s fault to play Zouma. I guess it’s just a coincidence that every Chelsea defender keeps making individual defensive mistakes since Lampard took over.

        Also a coincidence this was also the case with Derby. Nothing to do with Lampard’s lack of defensive organisation and players not knowing what they should be doing and improvising all the time!

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

    Pulisic playing too deep. One of The biggest fpl trolls.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Patience my friend.

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

        Nah. Troll is troll

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Sell him then

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nah, Andy Carrol still owns that chair

  7. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    23 from 4
    1 to play today.

    Oh dear!

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

      What were you hoping for? 23 will be green arrow?

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

      Same but no other players today...

    3. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      19 -4 from 5. Nuff said.

    4. Duderino
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dcl, Hames, Werner with Sterling to go?

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

    2 all, 3 all . Hope this is 4 all.

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

      Yes please. Foden brace hopefully

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        No chance - I've got him

  9. Gleys11
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Injury is a good reason to move Van Dijk on.

    Castagne or Chilwell?

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

      Maybe neither of them.

      1. Gleys11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Who would you recomend?

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How injured? it’s VVD he’ll be back for Ajax.

      1. Gleys11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        True, but i have to much Liverpool defence.
        Will keep TAA and so now a good a time as any to trade down.

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

          Robbo keeps returning points...even Chilwell will get 4

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone fancy Arsenal here?

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

      Good time to play city but have a feeling (owning no city players) that we could be about to see a sterling masterclass

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      the day of draws today

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

      Fancy them to keep 11 behind the ball at all times.

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hopefully this is a 0-0 or Arsenal can win 1-0

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

    Ings to get 1 BAP?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Would love it

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

      Yep unless -bps for dispossessions

  13. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lesson learnt this week. Don’t make early transfers just for profit / being priced out. Ended up then having to do KDB >> Pulisic for a -4.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      And swimming in cash haha

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hope you earn good interest. 🙂

  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno to haul later, or diddly squat?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B. Wilson and ASM show

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      if there are couple of pens for united then maybe

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I need the haul

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I feel its about time Bruno got a goal from open play, I wont be surprised to see Newcastle win tho xD

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

      Goal and two assist (3 BPS)

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

      Carlo seems to have the Stockley Park Paypal this week ; Woodward’s cheque might bounce.

    7. Wicked Weapon
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      At this point he's pretty much a ridiculously expensive differential, so he's pretty much due a haul. I hope.

  15. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Werner haul is classic FPL

    This game is ridiculous sometimes

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

      Yup but still only people in the 3+ overall own him anyways.

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

        3+ mill overall

        1. Vlekz
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Lololol. Was 1 mil at the start of the gw and he was my cap today

        2. AnfieldLad
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hahah true but we hitting top 2m now so watch out

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Me daughter was 900k before the (c) on Werner today ... fingers crossed.

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

              Very nice. I kept swapping captain between Timo Salah Son this morning and went Salah in the end

        3. The Chosen One...
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I own him and I'm 122k

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

      A) Guaita + Cresswell
      B) Guaita + Lamptey
      C) Guaita + Ward (or any CP def)
      D) Ryan + PVA

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

        E

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      City team is really interesting. Cancelo and Walker IWBs with Bernardo and Foden pushing forwards?

      Would be similar to City 17/18: https://i.imgur.com/oGHTAl2.png?1

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

      Lampard really gonna bench mount all season in favour of the german ritchie

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hopefully.

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

      A couple of Sterling goals would be amazing.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        So much this

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

      Is jorginho a genuine option?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Looks like it, you can either sit here speculating each week whether he is nailed or not or just go for him. You need some cover for him on the bench tho, something like a Jorghino and Kilch rotation might be good

    7. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Messed my transfer up, wanted Chelsea mid choose Pulisic over Havertz and spent 4 pts selling Podence and put Hames on the bench not a great start

      1. abhirup780
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Pulisic is a great pick. Patience is the key.

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I still think Pulisic is a great pick to, just could of waited

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        you benched James Rodriguez ?

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah but he wont be on the bench again, but I thought he wouldn't start, but it was only 4pts

    8. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero starts as expected, mass buying after this week for him

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

        I hope he’s poor. Don’t want to tear up my team to bring him in. Might end up WC

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane vs Kun ... fight

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Kun all day for me

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He doesn't often start with a bang after injury.

    9. abhirup780
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Chilwell looks like a bonus point magnet with good xA but with a very little CS potential. Worth 5.5?

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

        *5.6, na

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Nah, dont think so. If they can defend then yes, but relying on just attacking returns all the time isnt ideal. That said, no one is really keeping cs so maybe he is worth it?
        Thats 3 times in 5 games now they concede 3 goals, and vs Pool they conceded 2, thats pretty terrible, havent checked but gotta be one of the worst defences in the league.

      3. Gleys11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Won 4-0 with Mendy.
        But when will he be back.

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

      Could do with sone returns from Foden.

      Not due any set pieces is he?

    11. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Chilwell will come good. Pure class

    12. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Had the wrong Chelsea asset (Pulisic).
      He will come good. Chelsea played some fine football today. Will only get better. Looking for a way to get Werner too after they play United.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Werner could go gangbusters against United. Who the hell is afraid of that backline?!?!

      2. Neves say Neves
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ziyech playing balls over the top to Puli should unlock his value

    13. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Laporte injured again? lol.

    14. Vlekz
        3 years, 5 months ago

        8 players done in 2 games. It's going to be a long week from here on

      • La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Zlatan scores

      • CroatianHammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ooofta! Up 100K pre-GW, down 1.1 million now that two games have been played. Just Sterling (C) now, and Bruno later on. Bulk of my team play tomorrow, with maybe two Clarets on Monday.