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Werner survives rotation fears to start on Chelsea’s left against Sheff Utd

Timo Werner (£9.4m) starts on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s front-three as Sheffield United come to Stamford Bridge in Gameweek 8.

Frank Lampard caused some concern among Fantasy Premier League managers on Friday as he highlighted a need to manage the German international’s minutes.

However, the enforced absences of Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Kai Havertz (£8.3m) has left the Chelsea manager with no choice but to select Werner in the starting XI.

The fact that he sits to the left of Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) is also encouraging for his 23.4% ownership, considering the fact that Sheffield United have conceded more chances on their right-hand side than any other this season.

That should also benefit Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) in defence, while Kurt Zouma (£5.3m), who has three league goals in 2020/21, will be eyeing up the fact that the Blades have also given up the most headed attempts of any side this year too.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, Zouma, T Silva, R James; Mount, Kanté, Kovacic; Werner, Abraham, Ziyech.

Sheffield Utd XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Stevens, Egan, Basham; Lowe, Lundstram, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; Brewster, McGoldrick.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 8

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  1. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chillwell getting into Alonso esque positions here

  2. abhirup780
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    At 100k rank tier
    Ziyech EO 10%
    Chilwell EO 35%
    Happy with only Chilwell atm

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ziyech is only on 5 points chill

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

      Wow well done. I’m 5mil 😆

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      100K rank?

      You can get 5 figure ranks? Is this an in game purchase?

    4. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      10% seems high

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    3 - Abraham (27)
    2 - McGoldrick (26)
    1 - Chilwell (23)

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      LOL

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It’s the 41st minute haha

    3. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      But early

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Clean sheet pints not added yet n00b.

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        What clean sheet points n00b? It's 2-1

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Whoosh.

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

      Why bother this early

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Finishes 2-1

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell fail

    7. Timon
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Stop the Count

  4. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How do I get Chilwell back for a hit?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      ... when did you sell him?

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        After 20 mins

    2. FPL_Motty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

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

    Chilwell vc, I wouldnt mind if Son misses out lol

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You don’t think son might get now than a goal and assist? What’s point in captaining him in first place if you don’t think at least that!

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

        Probably but he´s so highly owned so makes no difference

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane can rest

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chilwell and Ziyech combo. Lovely stuff

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The other way around would be good

  7. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another absolutely brutal week. 2 points so far. Hate this game.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Overall?

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You're still playing?

    3. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      From how many?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        2

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Not the end of the world

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

      You're on 7 points. DCL and James Rod

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        -4 so 3

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

          Good point

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

      Have you ever had a good week? See you complain week in and week out on here.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        😆

    6. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thought you said your season was over on GW 3? What happened why are you still here

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He's like Man Utd, turns so many corners and ends up back where he started.

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          this is so true it hurts haha

    7. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thought you weren’t going to play anymore?

  8. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hames gets Fulham then it's a straight swap with Ziyech

  9. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Abraham sitting on max baps is interesting

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      43 mins in mate

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Interesting? He's a forward. FWD BAP scores.

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Would have thought a defender scoring gets more baps for a goal seeing as it less likely? Not to mention Chilwell's other SOT's

        1. FPL DONKEY
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          BAPs are set up so that players are rewarded for doing the things expected of them in their position

  10. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any sense in having Trent and Chilwell?

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lots of money tied up in defence when it seems nobody can keep a cleanie these days....

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      100% yes, it’s where I’m heading. Just need to figure out how to get there, losing Bruno to enable it was my initial plan but that needs changing now!

    3. Etonmessi
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      absolutely

  11. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can't believe this... ML leader capped chilwell. How are people this jammy...

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lol it is not jammy. You are not a smart casual if you cannot see this

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chill it’s like one return

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If anything you’re fortunate they’ve conceded.

    4. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not jammy at all, I would of expected a CS against Sheff Utd too. So consider yourself lucky he’s missed out on the CS.

    5. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty noted Sheffield has an incredibly weak right hand side, Chilwell hogs the left side for Chelsea.

      Are people only casual and jammy when they do things you dont do?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes..

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Skill

    7. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who’s your captain and does your ML leader own him?

  12. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ziyech my SON

    Chilly my SON

    Glorious scenes

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son my SON

  13. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dont care much about the clean sheets, in this system Chilwell and James are fantastic for attacking points every game. For that price great value imo.

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully James isn't subbed off before he gets something then

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The next coming of TAA and Robbo?

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah indeed. Lookalikes!
        Those were the days Taa and Robbo were under 5mil.

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

      Exactly, Im hoping for Chelsea CS's, but more interesting int ehir atatcking prowesss. So I otped for James and Chilwell, James nailenesss concerns me a bit but I have KWP cover.
      Tough call, nearly went for Chil and Mendy, but decided Leno can be my Guaita replacement.

      I was interested in Bellerin, and get Mendy instead but ah thats how it went

    4. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same. CS is a likely bonus. I bought in Chilwell for his assists actually. Even 5pts is good for me

  14. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    1st in ML have Bruno, KWP, Chilwell and DCL so far. Great.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well he is 1st.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        His best OR before this season was about 3 million

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          why does that matter?

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            just saying

          2. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Season of the casual confirmed is why it matters... Joke season

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got those, except Mccarthy over kwp. And bamford and Bruno.
      Still down at 3mil though! 😉

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He was 20 K before this GW

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Must be a Pro, needs an article ‘ how Niho992’ is my bitc# 🙂

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That's why he's first.

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I really hate Chelsea

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why - it's silly.

  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who's the LW here, Werner or Chillwell?

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilly

  17. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    rank already doubled ffs

  18. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why it has to be Chilwell ffs

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Because watch games

  19. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in Ziyech Chilwell.

    Lovely combo

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bravo. No place for Ziyech for me need City and Utd mids instead

      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        thanks. Getting Bruno next GW prolly.

  20. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Werner is POOP yet owned by nearly 25% of players.

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The Leicester fans who banged on about Chilwell being rubbish have been a bit quiet this season.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      (Although having both Pereira & Castagne, I doubt they need to worry much.)

  22. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This hurts. Didn't think Zouma over Chilwell would hurt me so quickly.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Buy nice or buy twice

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah pretty much. But I need that money...

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I told ya to get Chilwell. I went Chilwell. You never know Zouma is still in Europe for aerial duels

    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mate, why did you go for that?

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Why do you think

  23. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic and Havertz not even on the pitch and Chelsea looking decent

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think without the overload of attackers Chelsea is much more balanced. Kovacic in midfield settles them quite a bit as Kante doesnt have to play box to box.

      Chelsea bought too many attackers and dont know what to do with them now

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ziyech and Chilwell make the difference. If it wasn't that clown Kepa agaiant Southampton and WBA now we would have been top of the league

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          True

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That guy will be back soon to tell us about his Bruno cap and a link to his team

  25. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ziyech to match Fernandes' brace. Too much to ask for?

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      nayyy

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    More Chelsea goals second half please 🙂

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sheffiled to crumble and concede 5 more

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You'll get your wish

  27. Agger
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I wouldn’t have Brewster even if he was 0.5m. He’s had about 3 touches in 2 games

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

      Forward for 4.5.....what do you want? 🙂

    2. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      invisible striker

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Brewster is effectively 0m lol

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Time for big Chris to rally the troops, I’ll take a 2-2 from here

  29. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Alaba goal, Bayern up 2-1

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      My bad 1-1

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sheffields big issue is their keeper

    Not only have they lost a good keeper theyve replaced him with a useless one

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

      Footbal experct

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

      Good keepers are extremely hard to find and expensive, Ramsdale isnt useless. That said, Hart was on a free and Spurs snapped him up, Hart probably would have been the better choice.
      He has been very decent so far and has a presence in the dressing room, plus a proven winner.