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Chilwell and James start for Chelsea after Lampard’s “doubtful” comments

Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) and Reece James (£5.2m) both start for Chelsea despite Frank Lampard’s pessimistic prognosis in his pre-match press conference.

The former Derby County manager labelled each first-choice full-back as “doubtful” for the Gameweek 15 meeting with Arsenal and the following game.

However, it now looks as if those comments could be considered as ‘mind games’ by the sceptics among us as Lampard is able to name a strong XI.

The team sheet will be of significant frustration to those who sold Chilwell and James, the former the most shipped-out Fantasy asset for Gameweek 15.

Timo Werner (£9.3m) and Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) line-up either side of Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) while Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) sits on the bench.

In the opposite dugout is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) back from his calf problem as a substitute for Arsenal.

To match Cheslea’s 4-3-3 system, Mikel Arteta has gone with a back-four consisting of Kieran Tierney (£5.3m), Pablo Mari (£4.4m), Rob Holding (£4.4m) and Hector Bellerín (£5.1m).

Gabriel Martinelli (£4.9m) has overcome the issue that forced him off against Manchester City to start on the flanks of attacking midfield, Bukayo Saka (£5.1m) on the opposite side and Alexandre Lacazette (£8.2m) up-front.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, Mari, Holding, Bellerín; Elneny, Xhaka; Martinelli, Smith Rowe, Saka; Lacazette.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Zouma, R James; Mount, Kanté, Kovacic; Werner, Abraham, Pulisic.

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  1. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    fodder watch - Smith Rowe 4.4m

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good option as there is no way i'd want 3 Arsenal players

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

    Am I correct in thinking McCarthy got up to three saves and now it's showing just one?

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yes, no idea why it happened.

    2. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Confused as to why there's no explanation behind this. We all literally watched him make the saves

      1. pug_chops
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It's been very frustrating since selling Martinez for him 4 weeks ago, even more so today. Anyone written to FPL towers?

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

          You’ll get a computer generated reply which will not deal with the specifics of your complaint. Good luck.

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

        What did you literally watch though? Match reports have counted one shot on target.

        1. FPLMACKEM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          The question is how were the saves even added, then deducted? He was clearly on two saves for a while.

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

            Don't know how it works in detail.
            But if someone is there to correct any error and/ or it is within the rules to correct any mistakes, then they can do so. Can't just keep it as a save when they see upon review that it had not been one in the first place.

      3. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        LOL
        McCarthy owners watching a different Southampton game I guess. The match stats say everywhere that SOU had only 1 shot on target

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

          Hahaha, looks like it.

    3. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers for confirming. Here's me thinking I've had too much to drink.

      I just don't understand how saves can be chalked off

      1. Jimmy Boy
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Someone high up in FPL towers clearly has Martinez and his mini league rival has McCarthy

        1. FPLMACKEM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It is all a bit odd how he was on three saves then down to one. How does that even happen?!

          1. Jimmy Boy
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Thought the third save was a bit debatable when I saw it but it's just bemusing that they removed two resulting in zero bonus

            1. FPLMACKEM
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Totally. Someone must be watching the game and adding the save points as they see them happen. I've never known save points to be deducted after.

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

    Since Bruno's PL Debut

    Liverpool 28 games 60 points
    United 28 games 59 points
    City 27 games 53 points
    Chelsea 28 games 51 points

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Unbelievable

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

      Pools season was pretty nuch over by the time bruno joined utd

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good point

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Barely 2 pts per game. Think it’s more so the other teams performing badly

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I doubt one player has had so much impact on a club as Bruno has had on United.

      He's just a briliiant player, footballing wise as well as FPL wise.

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        hard to argue this

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        As much positive impact as Pogba has had negative impact

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Pogba, to be fair, is a sort of a luxury player. If you have a well settled team and add him to it, he will help take the team to the next level (Juventus and France). If you start building a team with him, you won't get much success (United under Mourinho an dearly Ole).

          With his minutes mangaed, he looks good this season. Played well vs Sheffield and Everton, in the cup. He's not consistent enough to be the main man.

      3. Ron_Swanson
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Very true. His style of play and his energy is just what they desperately needed.

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Exactly. Every player seems to be looking more hungry since he has come. He's the kind of player every team needs. Just pushing the team forward through tough spells.

  4. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy Abraham is a Championship striker and should be nowhere near this Chelsea team. Destroys every attack.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Guaranteed to score now

      1. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Chilwell is a terrible player and 100% won't score a hattrick, get a couple of assists and 3 baps.

  5. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best 6.2 forward on WC?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pele Watkins

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        With DGW in 19**

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Adams?

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Adams

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

      Bamford and Rodrigo

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

    Have Martinez. Need to replace Steer & prepare for BB 19.

    A. Johnstone
    B. McCarthy
    C. Meslier

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      In same boat. Going to wait on that decision and monitor over next couple of GWs.

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

        Yeah. I guess it is better to replace him just before GW 19.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vestergaard out for 4 weeks is making me lean towards Johnstone with Martinez. Not sure on Meslier due to poor def

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Johnstone if you need the 0.1

  7. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which pair would you rather keep for the dgw?
    A. Grealish and Son
    B. KDB and Son
    C. Grealish and KDB

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

      B

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

  8. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why does Arsenal play Xhaka??

    He is just such a stupid hot head!

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's Arsenal

      The moment they bought Willian, they clearly admitted they're clowns

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Quite fair though.

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thierry Henry once turned his TV off at the start of the game when he saw Xhaka was captain

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is this for real?? 😮

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

          Yeah lol Evra told the story

          1. KGFC
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            That is hilarious!!! 😆

          2. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Evra went round there to watch the game and in the end didn’t get to!

            1. KGFC
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Haha... Can't fault Henry for turning off the TV. The guy still has admiration for his old club.

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chilwell territory

  10. tim
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KWP and Watkins on my bench! Nice!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Noice in Borat accent

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's all on you tbh. Why would you bench Watkins vs Palace and KWP vs Fulham?

      1. tim
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Coz I have Targett Robbo Cancelo Zouma Bruno Salah KDB Soucek Bamford and Adams playing, cant have em all!

        1. tim
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          And Watkins has been nothing but crap since I got him many moons ago!

        2. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Why would you have such a strong bench? Always a benching headache. Would've started Watkins over Soucek for sure.

  11. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is Martinelli a genuine option??

    1. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      for a fifth mid, definitely

  12. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish > Mount or Maddison?

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maddison is really fun when he shows up

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Keep you knee jerker.

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

    Arsenal look horrendous

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

      Water is wet

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

        I am hooman

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          She-Rah

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, that foul on Kovaic - very lucky to get away with a yellow

  14. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Will finish 0-0 with 3 baps from Chilwell. Thanks fat frank

  15. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Move : Grealish, Watkins -> Son, Davis

    A) Play : Grealish, Watkins
    Bench : Wilson, Ayling

    B) Play : Son, Wilson
    Bench : Ayling, Davis

    What to do?

  16. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Good to finally get a Watkins return, but damn he should have scored

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lacking confidence. Just needs one to hit the back of net and he's away. Pissed off he wasted 3x Grealish assist still

  17. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I'm 28 points down from transferring Martinez out for Fabianski in the GW where the Newcastle game was postponed. Thought I was being smart with the transfer- lesson learned don't try and be smart

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

      I got Meslier 🙂

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

      I got Meslier... kept Pope last season, made the fatal mistake this season. That 30+ point swing is rather devastating

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

        Yup same for me. Im laughing at myself. Just shifted to Pope to hopefully get a few 11 pointers to soothe the pain

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

      I also transferred him out, Villa weren't keeping clean sheets, who could have predicted 4 clean sheets. Don't be hard on yourself.

      1. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Well I predicted 3/4 Villa CS and that's why I held on to the Villa double defense with Martinez and Targett. It definitely has paid off well

  18. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wowza what a tackle

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pretty stupid

  19. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Top of the league and now I am "forced" to use my WC- a luxury problem.

  20. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Abraham over Giroud lol. Frank is clueless

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

    Neville commentary is horrendous

  22. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea nailed on for a cleanie here

  23. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That Werner's touch in the box is worse than Lukaku's. The guy is starting to look like a fraud to me.

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

      Holding didn’t know how to clear it and Werner showed him how it’s done.

  24. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do I still sell Watkins even after a decent haul?

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

      Selling Watkins would be a huge mistake I thinj

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You say this to any of the Watkins sellers this past week?

    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I will be, as planned.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I'm looking at kdb and Watkins to kane and raphinha - 4 as part of bb19 plans

        1. Ozzy smith
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Same. Vardy over Kane I think. Own son and extra cash enables TAA/Robbo.

  25. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Time for a Zouma.goal. corner!

  26. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal now is a joke. Awful.

  27. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    lol chiily starting WTH? he's last on my bench 😆 but glad i didn't sell him for a hit...

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else really struggling not to look at their live rank?

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      the site is so often down on matchdays i don't bother as much anymore

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

    Never listening to a word Lampard says again.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mourinho 2.0

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Need Dias to at least start now to avenge Frank’s betrayal causing me to drop Chilwell. The issue will be Chilwell’s obvious brace tonight 😆