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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. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Jeez Grealish is a diver

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

    lol El Ghazi with 5 goals in 5 games. The man is one fire.

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

      And I still don't have him.

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

    El Ghazi goal stuns and haunts Chilwell keepers.

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

      So nice for us non-owners

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

      😛

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

        😛

  4. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Considering ElGhazi over Raphina.

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

    Anyone to Elghazi yay or nay?

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

      *Salah to Elghazi?

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

      Save 2m cash in Grealish

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

        Could use the cash elsewhere

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    El G banging them in.

    Cmon Martinez need some points

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

    Lazarus Grealish definitely hacked Christensen.

  8. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Remind me why I have Grealish over El Ghazi again?

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

      Because you are rich?

  9. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hehe! This is going to be a tough season. Planning out the door for FTs. Going to start enjoying a few hits. Rank be damned, let's have some fun! 🙂

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Had that approach in gameweek 2...

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Doing any better now? Back then, how did you know it was going to be a tough season btw?

  10. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    El Ghazi playing like peak CR7

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

      if only he played like that last season after covid break when Villa had double's

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Straight up? Can we expect the same goals?

  11. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Villaaaaaa you can easily win Arsenal scored 3 in Chelsea let's do this !

  12. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    El Ghazi is hampering Grealish’s points tally. He’s in all the positions Grealish was in at the start of the season

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

    chillwell BEAST mode, get another assist

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

    This is going almost perfectly with no one in this game

    Just that Chillwell assist but his ceiling took a big hit with no cleanie

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

      Guess I'll take 2 pointer Martínez and 2 pointer Grealish in this GW 😉
      No City or Everton players. No Leicester or Palace players 😉

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Game crying out for a Martinez penalty save. It’s been a while

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

    Feel stupid paying for Grealish

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      ElGhazi in soon after dgw19

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Finally pulled the trigger on him and KdB for Salah and Soucek.

    3. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly. Like getting conned. Finding out you paid double vs everyone else.

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

    This Mendy lad is no better than Kepa imo

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They can alternate like they do at United.

  18. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    El ghazi

    on pen too and cheaper

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

      Season*

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Disastrous gw so far...

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

    Personally I'd love to see Fat Frank getting sacked!

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

      Yeah he's such a misery guts.

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

      If he can't implement Werner and Havertz into the team then he's gone. A better manager would have those two firing

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

    El ghazi over Grelaish on FH 18

  22. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish --> ElGhazi DONE

  23. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Jim Beglin definitely has double Chelsea defence.

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

    El Ghazi the most underrated FPL player this season.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's only just been starting games the last month

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      In fact his first start this season was 2 weeks ago.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Infuriating to watch

      Will be dropped again when Barkers gets back,surely

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

        Yes surely they will drop the player who has scored 5 in 5 because bloody Dross Barkley is back!

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

    How much longer do we ignore el ghazi for ?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Considering the switch. How much is he?

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        5.7

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Wow. If he keeps his place he's deffo worth considering

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Until I get him into my team

    3. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Till the rough fixtures are up probably after double

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hard to tell whether Man U and Spurs are tough fixtures for this Villa team.

  26. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What happens to El Ghazi when Barkley is back, on this form

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

      Grealish out! 😛

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    El Ghazi cheap as chips too for this output

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

    Sooner Barkley returns the better, need Grealish at LW

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

    This is where having Martinez and Steer is a handicap.

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I brought in Johnstone for Steer and benched Martinez

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

    Mendy fail wagon rolls on