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

    That was not a pen lmao

    Penalties have become a joke

    1. Huddersfield
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Clear pen.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Explain

    2. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s the same dive that Kane and Vardy do all the time

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      James was always fouling once beat.

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

      Clear penalty (Chelsea fan)

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

        Tierney dive (Arsenal fan)

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for speaking sense

    5. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not a pen (arsenal fan)

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

      Not a pen for me agreed OP.

      Needed to see it 6 times in slo mo and can still see no contact.

  2. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking of shipping Zaha and bringing in Rashford.

    Reckon owning Bruno and Rashford is a bit too much?

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

      Sounds fine to me.

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

      I would take Rashford over Zaha, with or without Bruno

  3. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mendy was well off the line for the penalty, right?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes but scored so doesnt matter

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        But why bother giving a 2nd chance.

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          What, do you expect consistency or something?

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Silly from the keeper was the point.

            1. Bruce Lee
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Terrible point, you should be asking questions to the ref.

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                🙄

    2. THFC4LIFE
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If he saved it would be a retake but he scored so doesn’t matter

  4. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Smith-Rowe Martinelli and Saka all great youngsters.

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

      They got more. Nelson, nketiah, balogun, saliba

      Arteta has been too scared to try them

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yup Martinelli and Saka especially, along with Greenwood Neto Harvey Elliot some quality young players around right now

      • Arteta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah yeah, the future is bright(er) my friend.

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Are they quality? Or is it they just bring some work rate to the team that players like Willian, Pepe etc don't.

      • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nelson is brilliant.
        Balogun should be given more chances.

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

      2 points down this half with Zouma conceding twice and owning Grealish

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

      I feel good with Konsa 1 pointer blocking a potential negative points from James.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        ..

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

      Is Reece James taking corners?

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

        Mount usually takes them. Chilwell James take them sometimes

      2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No, just the pi55

      3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        On FIFA if you want him to. Took them in the opening few GWs. Off them now.

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

      Can’t wait for the Newcastle win later

      1. TOLV TUMS
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        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Let’s hope

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        A goal would be nice.

        1. TOLV TUMS
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          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This please

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

          Sounds lovely

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

        I remember when Man City got done by Newcastle in winter time a few seasons ago.

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

      2 - 0 Gunners looks good on Lamps.

      Was a Chillwell and James owner so bitter..

      Lovin it

    8. Uns95
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Team for next GW, do I hold and bank the FT so I have 2 FTs to use on 1 Jan or do KDB > Fernandes? Unless any other obvious options?

      McCarthy
      Robertson Chilwell KWP Dier
      Salah KDB Son
      Bamford Watkins Kane (c)

      Steer Soucek Mitchell Mendy

    9. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Giorud in asap

    10. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal 2-0 Chilwell's ankle

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

      Only just noticed Grealish got a YC today
      Means he's one away from a ban too
      So annoying as a FPL player!

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hopefully gets banned in time for BGW18. Would make Spurs an even more attractive option.

    12. Sim Simma
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      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pen specialist on

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

      Hmm, plan was grealish to raphina on wc. Would allow me to go straight back to kdb from son in 20
      A) do it
      B) hold

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wait a day.

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

      Hudson in. As a Chelsea fan so disappointed that Ziyech is so injury prone

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

      Werner fail

    16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Werner fail

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

      CHO and Jorginho on
      Werner and Kovacic off

    18. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Coufal better prove himself to be a real man and play tonight... Don't want the fraud James off the bench

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

        Wife says hello

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

          And he should be a man and say 'Im bringing in the dough, see you in four hours'

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

        *tomorrow

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

        Real man knows to prioritize family over your fpl team

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

      Triple United attack too much?
      Fernandes Rashford Martial

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

      Franks mind games about James and Chilwell, worked vs himself. He is lost, confused and stunned, “are they playing, hang on I said they probably wouldn’t?!
      What’s happening here??”

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

        2:0 for Arsenal will fake penalty and amazing free kick. Werner subbed at half time

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It isn't dubious. Those types of penalties have been given all the time. Literally season after season.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I like Werner out. Pulisic on his preferred left

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

        Werner benched for Villa in a couple of days?

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

          Martinez owners hope not.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 3 months ago

              We want save points!

        2. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Let us have a James firesale and get him down to 5.0m asap. Wish to get him in soon.

        3. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          About time Frank woke up regards Werner.

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

            I think he should play him at forward, false 9 or No 10. He is not well suited for the wing

        4. michaelington
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Did Fulham look solid today? Trying to weigh up if kdb to son is going to go ahead as planned.

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

            They have been better of late but Southampton were a little flat tbf

          2. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            KDB has Chelsea soon.

        5. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Dese Landin clubs r propa bantz innit blud

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

          Please start Domenico Cal-vert Lewindowski

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

            He will start. He is rested against City. Check Carlo quote

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

              What? Really? Why would he rest him in a harder game?

              Thanks though, just seems strange