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Frank Lampard rotates Chelsea squad as Aston Villa visit Stamford Bridge

In a Gameweek where Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.0m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) saw their fixture unexpectedly postponed, Frank Lampard has heaped misery on misery for Fantasy Premier League managers.

The Chelsea manager has made six changes from the side that lost 3-0 to Arsenal, omitting three of his club’s four-most popular Fantasy assets.

27.0% of managers own Kurt Zouma (£5.9m), not in the matchday squad for Gameweek 16 with Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) next to Andreas Christensen (£4.7m) at centre-back.

The 12.8%-owned Reece James (£5.2m) is also out of the squad, replaced at right-back by Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.6m), although Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) holds onto the left-back berth.

Further up the pitch, Timo Werner (£9.3m), still sat in 14.0% of squads, drops out of the starting XI, joining Kai Havertz (£8.2m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) on the Chelsea bench.

That means a front-three of Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m), Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) and Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) going up against an Aston Villa defence forced to leave out Tyrone Mings (£5.4m) through suspension.

This is the first Premier League match that Dean Smith’s men will face without the centre-back this season, a first start together for Ezri Konsa (£4.7m) and Kortney Hause (£4.4m).

The rest of Aston Villa’s squad looks in good shape, especially compared to the second-string feel of Chelsea’s line-up.

The in-form Anwar El Ghazi (£5.7m) and Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) flank Jack Grealish (£7.8m) in the number 10 role while Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) starts up-front fresh from a hat-trick of assists against Crystal Palace.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Chilwell, Christensen, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Mount, Kanté, Jorginho; Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Pulisic.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Hause, Konsa, Cash; D Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Grealish, B Traoré; Watkins.

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

    Puts me on 1 point after the -4

  2. david31058
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City got GW1 game to rearrange too. Any chance of a TGW further down the line?!

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

      Highly unlikely.

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

    Chilwell doing well for someone who was supposed to be out with an injury

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

      It was 50/50

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

      Lampard is a fraud

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

    Goal stands!! chilly keppers rewarded 😀

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

    Only casuals still own Chilwell.

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chilwell is my fpl troll.

    Started him against Arsenal and West Ham for his 2 points.

    Sold him this gw.

  7. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chilly has rubber ankles

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      you want to see Chilwell in rubber?

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You ran faster than Bolt with that one mate

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Titanium ankles

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

    I friking hate VAR, I always have a knot in my stomach when they reviewing.

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chilwell won’t keep a CS anyway.

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

      3 points for assist still buddy

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        As long as it isn’t a double figure haul.

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

          Hehe

  10. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Worth pushing for the BB DGW ?

    Have one playing player on the bench now, could get also Raphinha/Soucek but next ones would require hits

  11. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well, I haven't got Chilwell, so in true FFS fashion:

    %#&£ waaahh, call the season off!

  12. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish. I dont care about your owners, score for the chelski sellers

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

    The curse of Az lives on. He did Chillwell to Cancelo...

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

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

      Ouch

      I did Chilwell to Dier

    3. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why did he do it?

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

      I actual do the opposite to him now, after having Maupay and Semedo in my team when he did lol.
      If he buys Salah, he’s gotta go

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

    Had to be Chilwell.

  15. Top Dog
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just to allay fears of Liv vs New cancellation. Football is considered (in COVID) terms a non-close contact activity. No need for opposition players to isolate unless have mixing off the pitch

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

      So then why didn’t the city game go ahead?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Because they can't put out a team they can be confident aren't infected.

      2. Top Dog
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I am guessing they had a large number of players within the group that tested positive, and that they had been mixing with team-mates at training and in dressing room.

        Not the same scenario.

      3. 824545201
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        7+ players positive, that's why.

  16. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chilly to Dias went well...

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Got last week atleast

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

      Chilly to Zouma ruined my life

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

    DCL, KDB, James, Martinez and probably a Grealish blank. I’ll be lucky to break 10 pts

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

    Chillwell will get more assists in this game .. Good for those who kept faith

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No chance

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

    Chelsea back to looking decent again, seriously impossible to predict them

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lol how do they look good?

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They're whipping Villa with half a team. Early days though.

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

    Kdb (c) let's do this

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

      Shall we tell him the news ?

      1. Pitch Perfect
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No. Let him have his moment.

    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Assume you know?

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

      😐

    4. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oops

  21. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bertrand Traore owns chilwell

    • Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oops sold Chilwell for James to afford bringing in Salah 4 weeks ago

      Nice assist, well done if you held onto him with all the drama

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

      Anyone else feeling a Chilwell goal?

    • sozopol
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pulisic looking very dangerous

    • Pitch Perfect
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kept Chilly, but he's in 2nd bench spot and won't play... Unless we see more games Cancelo'd.

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

        You'll get his points somehow

        1. Pitch Perfect
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Hoping for some Chilli Jam.

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

      Giroud at his best is like Messi and Ronaldo in one.

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

        With a side of Zlatan

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

          Agreed

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

        And a twist of berbatov

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

      Chilwell getting a cleanie and max baps, isn’t he?

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

        May get 2 more assists the way the game is panning out

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Game plan so far looks like get the ball wide to ChillyB and throw crosses in. The exact thing fans have been complaining about the past 2 weeks. Bit different with big beautiful Giroud in the box I suppose.

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

        Absolutely.

      3. MikeS
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Essential

    • Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oh well there’s goes my double clean sheet lol

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Chilwell not that highly owned anymore in the top 10k at least

    • NejiHyuuga01
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Chilwell benched! But guess who owns KDB. 😛 A misfortune that saved me

      1. sozopol
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        love when that happens

      2. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Well deserved I reckon

      3. The Frenchie
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        How could you benched Chilwell? Explain 😉

        1. NejiHyuuga01
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Given injury last week and only 1 day rest , it was made to avoid a 1 point cameo.

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Undeserving

        1. NejiHyuuga01
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah but if Emerson was starting tonight (for which the odds were serious enough) that would be genius.