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5 December 2020 1724 comments
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Timo Werner (£9.5m) is back in the Chelsea line-up following his midweek rest in the Champions League.

The former RB Leipzig forward is deployed on the left-hand side of the attack again, this time supporting Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) who found the net four times against Sevilla.

That sees Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) drop to the bench while Hakim Ziyech (£8.3m) provides width on the other flank.

Kai Havertz (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£6.8m) are in central midfield with N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m) while the back-four lines up as we have come to expect on Chelsea’s recent run of three clean sheets in four.

Ben Chilwell (£6.2m) and Reece James (£5.2m) are the left and right full-back respectively, stationed either side of Kurt Zouma (£5.6m) and Thiago Silva (£5.5m).

Leeds are as we would expect them as well. Marcelo Bielsa has gone with a 4-1-4-1 formation once again with what looks like Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) in a central midfield role and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.4m) at left-back, considering wingers Jack Harrison (£5.5m) and Raphinha (£5.4m) are both in the starting line-up.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Zouma, R James; Mount, Kanté, Havertz; Werner, Giroud, Ziyech.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Alioski, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; Phillips; Harrison, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

  1. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Double CS wipe in the first 20, brutal. Didn't expect one and it's served me well past 5 but it always sucks when it happens

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Ok though coz you captained kdb and have soucek surely?

      1. Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Captained KDB, don't have Soucek and probably never will this season

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      It's less painful than losing clean sheets in injury time

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      It amazed me whole week why people was expecting Leeds to blank, their attacking stats are insane, I guess it was ownership bias.

  2. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Is it worth ditching Kane for KDB?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I'm doing it I think

    2. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Would back Kane vs Palace over KDB vs United

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I did that before this GW.

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yes but you’ve already missed 2 good returns. This week vs United I’m not so sure

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah. I might as well hold now.

    5. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      If it's one or the other, kdb

  3. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Leeds a joy to watch, never a boring minute...

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      So good to see a promoted team come up and actually play some top football

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Werner missed that but will probably run past 3 defenders from the halfway line and score

  5. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Zouma please save my GW

  6. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Took a 16 point hit this gw and it’s working out nicely. Nice green arrow 🙂

    I did -

    Martial + Coady + Ziyech + Richarlison + Bissouma > KDB + Bamford + Dias + Jota + Davis

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      nicely done

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Cheers

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      KDB(c) then nice move.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Indeed

        KDB (c)

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Where's Soucek?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Beast Midfield

        No place for Soucek

        Salah - KDB - Bruno - Grealish - Jota

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

      Smacks of desperation

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        Lol

    5. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      The question is why did you have Martial in your team in the first place?

    6. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      City double or triple up makes all the difference so far for last GW and current one, I halved my OR last week after Dias+Torres+Kdb(C) combo and halved it again today with only Dias and Kevin with Torres no show.

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        And by halved I mean 1.2m to 550k and today 550k to 280k.

    7. Alexis Nonsense
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      I did -8 and don't know yet

      Matinez --> Mendy FAIL
      Ziyech --> Mahrez FAIL
      Grealish --> Fernandes I guess was ok

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Bielsa the 'spy > Lampard

  8. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    I may be bias, but we are such a nice team to watch.

    1. Hattrick Harry
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      MOT ALAW

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Alioski post

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      He's on here?

  10. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    wow almost 2-0

    leeds are really good

  11. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    We can expect another Franco-German war to begin in the tunnel.

  12. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    I wonder how much VAR has taken the confidence out of linesman calling offside

  13. Dash444
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    With mini league opponents with double and triple Chelsea defence that goal is worth net 20 points .

  14. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Don’t think Jota can cover Salah at Fulham next week?
    Kane & Mahrez > Salah & Wilson?

  15. HippY
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    I'm doing Watkins to Bamford at some point and keeping it forever

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Yep

  16. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Dpuble che def but have Bamford too. Not sure what to feel. I guess leeds wd have scored anyway so better that it was Patrick

  17. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    What did Werner do? Was he going to get goal or someone else?

  18. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Why are people having Jota, but not Robbo/Trent?

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Recent eye test
      I’ve got Jota and Robbo

    2. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Robbo and trent isnt as deadly as before and jota keeps smacking the goals in

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Because Jota gets more points and is cheaper?

  19. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Surely Werner gets CS points for that clearance?

  20. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Meslier has the nerve to moan at the defender after that ffs? 😆

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Ayling asked for the ball but yeah keeper should have better judgment

  21. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Meslier at the Leeds end what a howler

  22. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Meslier big chance created

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Giroud should have passed to Werner. Would have been an easy goal

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Not with Werner involved

    2. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Werner aint getting a pass from him today.

  24. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Meslier making a mes of that

  25. Jamb0
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Day 1 DCL owners... are you selling or holding?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Had he stopped scoring?

      1. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        To be fair, Kane has returned consistently all season and you sold him for Vardy so...

      2. Jamb0
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 days ago

        nope but Everton aren't playing well and it would enable Fernandes for me, who I currently prefer.. but i have a lot of value tied up in DCL

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Let me rephrase - are you stupid or sensible

    3. HippY
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Holding. Always good for a goal.

  26. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    If Leeds can play the football they do with the players they have there’s no excuses for the Wilders and Bruces to have a rant about how they are forced to play with 11 men in the box and how it’s a systemic problem

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      Can't all be Bielsa

    2. thegame983
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 days ago

      You can add Mourinho to that list

  27. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    That is the reason why Giroud should be benched.

  28. Total Slotball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Yorkshire Pirlo a joy to watch

  29. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    Werner is having an stinker of a performance

  30. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 days ago

    time to send a search party out for Ziyech again