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Chilwell, Werner start for Chelsea as Wilson fails to make Newcastle squad

Ben Chilwell (£6.0m) starts for Chelsea in the early Gameweek 9 kick-off on Saturday.

A back spasm saw the defender substituted for England last weekend against Belgium, though he was fit enough for a place on Gareth Southgate’s bench for the Iceland tie on Wednesday.

Germany striker Timo Werner (£9.5m) is also part of Frank Lampard’s XI, playing on the left of Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) with Hakim Ziyech (£8.2m) stationed on the opposite side.

Callum Wilson (£6.6m) is not part of the Newcastle matchday squad after sustaining a hamstring injury back in Gameweek 8. Steve Bruce explained to BT Sport ahead of kick-off:

I couldn’t risk him with the amount of games we have coming up.

If he’d have played and pulled it, he’d be out for six weeks then. The big chunk of the season is coming, the winter is upon us.

I’ve erred on the side of caution to make sure he’s ok for next week.

On Wilson, who suffered that problem during a 2-0 defeat at Southampton, Bruce had said yesterday:

Callum has a chance. If there is any risk whatsoever we won’t. He has trained in the last two days so we will see.

Reece James (£5.0m) starts again for Chelsea at right-back. Owners will be hoping he can keep that spot nailed down ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.8m).

On missing trio Christian Pulisic (£8.2m), Kai Havertz (£8.3m) and Thiago Silva (£5.5m), Lampard said on Thursday:

Christian Pulisic is not fit for Newcastle but he’s stepped up his training slowly. It’s been quite a problematic injury so we will stay cautious.

Kai Havertz is back, his isolation is over. He tested negative two days ago, so he’s just started training that’s more on his own to get individually some of his fitness back after two weeks at home.

Thiago Silva has just landed. He just messaged me this afternoon so he probably won’t be going to Newcastle because of the length of the journey and timings.

Antonio Rudiger (£4.5m) is Lampard’s chosen deputy for veteran centre-half Silva.

Newcastle boss Bruce appears to be setting up with a 5-4-1 system, with Chelsea set to try and break down what looks to be a low-block defence.

Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.3m) will be the Magpies’ main threat on the counter-attack, while Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) is preferred to Paraguay international Miguel Almiron (£5.7m) on the right-hand side of midfield.

“He only came back from international duty yesterday.” – Steve Bruce on Almiron

Newcastle XI (5-4-1): Darlow; Lewis, Clark, Lascelles, Fernandez, Manquillo; Saint-Maximin, S Longstaff, Hayden, J Murphy; Joelinton.

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

1,074 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Benching Almiron for Murphy is... Something

    Especially without Fraser and Wilson

    Is Murphy fast?

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

      Issues with Almiron's agent

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

        Ah damn

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

    Just need a Steve Bruce bus parking masterclass at St. James Park for my James+Chilwell CS

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      same.

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

    No Wilson should mean easy Chelsea clean sheet.

    Chickened out of Chillwell (c).

    Good luck all!

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Joelinton is a spoiler

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

    Can't wait for the game. I've missed PL. Let's go!

  5. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bench boost activated for GW10 bus team. Five defenders with BUR & FUL looks so beautiful!

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

    Kane over 100%

    75% below
    DCL
    Son
    Bruno
    Grealish

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

      Kane 110% top 10K is something

  7. dando89
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Injuties appear to have made the game a lot more boring, I'm on a couple of leagues where majority of teams have almost identical midfield and forward line ups. Yawn

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

      They do?

      I'm seeing quite a lot of variety.

      1. dando89
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeh almost all teams with

        KDB Ziyech Grealish Bruno

        Then a tiny bit more variety up front but everyone has

        Kane/ Vardy Watkins/Bamford and DCL

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

          On WC maybe, but there are few teams that have that midfield without taking a bunch of hits.

        2. Ode
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Everyone had Salah anyway before he got covid

    2. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      As Mark said, defence is the place to differentiate yourself right now. That's what I've done with my WC.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Enter PVA 🙂

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

      Yeah, I Feel like this and after my awful start I feel like it’s going to be really hard to climb my league

  8. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Template rating?
    49% here. Hoping for a big climb but will probably be another big drop. KDB (c)

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      70%. Thankful for Soucek.

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

      71%

    3. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      53% on WC. Very pleased with this.

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

      69% no Chelsea

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

      58%

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

      55%

    7. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      70%
      Saiss my differential! lol

    8. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      55%

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

      55%. This is definitely the lowest template rating I've had all season and I consider myself a fairly template manager.

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I think the rating declines for everyone in a week with a larger diversity of captain picks.

    10. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      70%

    11. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      70% too. Not great but I want to try and limp through next 4-5 weeks with small rises.

      Aim to go 700k -> 200k by start of Christmas madness

    12. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      56%.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        57% got rid of all my Spurs. Possibly a massive mistake

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

      69%. No Man U.

    14. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      52, moderately differential 😎

  9. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    let's go Ziyech, Chilwell!

  10. FPL.team
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    When Antonio is back who do I drop out of Bamford, Watkins and DCL. I don't really wanna sell any of them. It would probably be Watkins if it wasn't for the fixtures.

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Play Coufal(AVL) or Targett(whu)?

  12. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Aight James, listen boy, pass it only to Abraham!

  13. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Good luck guys, those pesky international weeks are so annoying, glad it's over and we're back to watching some real football.

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

      Good luck mate. Glad that the next ib is in march

  14. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Without Ziyech & DCL this gameweek. Hopefully no hauls

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dcl? Ziyech should do well

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

    -1 rank on livefpl, I've reached a new low

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      sad days

  16. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Zouma starts aswell guys.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yey o/

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Interested to see what the WC template is for this GW.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      3 Chelsea after this

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      According to liveFPL (but it looks off)

      McCarthy Martinez
      Chilwell Justin Kilman KWP Lamptey
      Grealish Bruno Ziyech Zaha Son
      DCL Kane Vardy

  18. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Disgusting Newcastle team that is. Well done Chelsea Captainers

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Two-bob amateur in charge

  19. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    From. 226k to 209k

    No hits is already playing off haha

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Took a -8 and still have Salah 😀

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ohhhh mate!
        Don't know how to call it 😉

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Had exact funds for

          Jimenez > Richarlison
          Son > Bruno
          Hames > Ziyech
          Saiss > Cancelo

          Might work out if Salah is back for Brighton.

          1. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            That was very brave!
            GL!

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Up 70k here. Feels good but also shows how low down I am...

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Patience mate

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Up 56k places here
      Stop the count!

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

      100k rise not taking a hit 🙂

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

      Up 100k.

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

    Bruno owner but not captain, do I want him to blank?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      Depends on your leagues. If you're in top 10K and only care about OR, you want him to do well.

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

        Yes in top 10k, thanks

    4. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who the hell did you captain instead?

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

        Guess 😉

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

          So bold!

          But then you’re having an amazing season so I trust your decision making 100x more than mine haha

        2. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Good luck, be good if works out!

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

            Cheers both, could be tears if Bruno turns up!

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

    100k green arrows before the GW starts, love it!

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

      arrow*

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Only about 25k for me

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

      Only 6k for me

    4. Wenger Wishes
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      LOOOL your rank must be terrible

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

        76k OR. Now showing 70k. No hit.

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

    Anyone use List View to keep track of their team?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no they only use grid view

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      List view before selling

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

      For Price calculation you have to

    4. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Only when looking at purchase and sell prices.

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Am I right in saying there are only 3 viable City options?
    Cancelo, Sterling and KDB?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dias maybe, Jebus?

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

      Aguero and Jesus.

      I want to see Aguero play 60 mins plus and then very tempted to get him in

    3. Wenger Wishes
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      king sergio may jump in

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

      Watching Torres, Cancelo & Diaz

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

      Torres and Jesus have potential

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Got 8.8 to get rid off Podence

    Rest of midfield is Bruno, Son, Ziyech and Grealish.

    Any good options in that price bracket?

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

      Zaha

    2. Mile Plankton
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hames

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You'll need most of that to get in Kev and get Salah back so Soucek?

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don't you want Salah back?

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

    Don’t use any tools, 104.4 at present, seems fair.

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

      Reply to B Lee 😉

  26. NejiHyuuga01
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Matty Ryan! Crash that Villa party

    1. Wenger Wishes
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      funniest joke i've heard in a while

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don't mind if he makes plenty of saves as well as conceding a bucket ful

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

    Pick one from next gw onwards

    A Cancelo
    B Dias
    C Castagne
    D Telles

    Thinking Dias for the security of starts
    Cancelo will miss some games at some point because of Mendy.
    Castagne also a good shout. But those City fixtures scream of Clean Sheets

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cancelo then Castagne as you have said

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’m torn between Cancelo and Dias mate, Cancelo my preferred option but think I might go for Dias for security of starts!! Would be annoying for example if Cancelo missed Fulham at home for an easy clean sheet

  28. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Son and taylor to ziyech and cancelo for free ?

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

      Watch the games if Son grabs another huge haul the template will be getting ripped up!

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably

  29. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Coufal + PVA 2.9% ownership.

    They do well I do well) :

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Couf, cancelo and Soucek are my 3

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

    Any news on Rashford?

    1. PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nothing new since presser I believe.

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Manchester United are hopeful Marcus Rashford will be fit to face West Brom but Victor Lindelof faces a late fitness test.

      Evening News about 15 mins ago