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Zouma, James and Werner on Chelsea’s bench at Fulham as Lampard rotates

Frank Lampard has caused some Double Gameweek 19 rotation grief with his team selection for Saturday’s trip to Fulham.

Kurt Zouma (£5.8m) and Reece James (£5.1m) are currently owned by 21.5% and 7.4% of all Fantasy Premier League managers respectively but they both find themselves on the bench at Craven Cottage.

There is more surprise about the former considering he has started 13 of the last 14 Premier League matches while James is making his return from a recent knee problem.

Instead, Lampard has gone with a central defensive pairing of Thiago Silva (£5.6m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) while Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.6m) staff the full-back berths.

Kai Havertz (£8.2m), Timo Werner (£9.2m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) are also on Chelsea’s bench as Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) flank Olivier Giroud (£6.7m).

Fulham come into this London derby without Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m) so Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) make up the front-three.

André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) are in central midfield with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) in the wing-back positions either side of the back-three.

Fulham XI (3-4-3): Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Zambo Anguissa, Reed, Tete; Lookman, Cavaleiro, De Cordova-Reid.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic; Pulisic, Giroud, Ziyech.

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  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Go on, Chelsea!

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

    Cmon 0-0

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Amazing DGW so far, so many players not playing!!

  4. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

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

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

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      Absolute shame that FFS have a partnership with that joke site.

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

      Very dodgy sight. People have been talking about it but FFS allow them to sponsor FFS. Disgraceful.

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

      This site should be really ashamed of their association with this

    6. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Down with this sort of thing

      1. Goodricke
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Careful now!

    7. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's one thing this site having gambling adverts but they should distance themselves from this mob. They already have a revenue stream with paid membership so it's insulting that they attempt to push the community towards this.

  5. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dallas to Coufal paid off.

    Lets see if Tierney to Chilwell works out as well.

  6. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone TC Cresswell? He's a bap monster. Could be in for a ginormous haul.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I did see a couple captain him

    2. ste2510
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I did, glad his own goal was ruled out for offside

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My mate’s son who is 12 years old TC’d him

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is he my cup opponent? I'm effectively knocked out already.

  7. Mika-eel
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    0 from 2. Not the best way to start the game week.

    Hard watch with no West Ham players.

    That's my players done for the day aswell.

  8. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench Boost MASSIVE FAIL

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Following on nicely from the FH fail

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      God you are like a little fly buzzing around the site.

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

    Last 5 Fulham games are draws,is this time to stop that?

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

    As if Boly had 6 shots on goal today.

  11. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Where are my fellow FHers with triple West Ham defense at? 😎

    1. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Creswell, Coufal & Antonio owner here, no FH though

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You have already posted this.

    3. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cresswell ,Coufal and Soucek here - no FH

  12. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How is Decordova-Reid (playing in midfield) classed as a forward in FPL, yet Cavaleiro + Lookman (playing as forwards) classed as a midfield in FPL?

    Makes no sense - source BBC Sport.

    1. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because FPL doesn't update positions mid-season. Lookman and Cavaleiero are normally wingers and Reid is a forward, they had a reshuffle this season.

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

      They set the positions at the start of the season and sometimes they get it wrong. Also Lookman is definitely NOT a forward in the FPL sense where they insist players like Salah, Mane, Sterling, Auba are midfielders.

  13. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cresswell 2bps?

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

      probably

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

    LMS safety score currently 3

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      4 points here after hits. Easy peasy!

  15. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Damn lucky with Antonio and Cresswell and a lot of my minileague rivals having others like Soucek and Ogbonna, although I can still see Soucek getting points in midweek and Ogbonna was very unlucky

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds starting to look crap. Not a good stat to the year for them

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Karen Carney was right all along

      They need another mid season break to recharge the batteries that Bielsa has ran out of them

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Possibly why they were so keen to allow Southampton to rearrange their Cup game

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They've been looking poor for a while, I think even in their shots on target stats for a few games they've been far below what they were getting in a lot of games

  17. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Took a - 8 to bring in Coufal, Antonio & KDB

    Please Kevin make it a full house of success tomorrow

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Meanwhile, I took a -8 to get Johnstone & Werner. Kane and Son came out too

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch! Time to grab a beer perhaps.

    2. Greek Shamrocks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Took a -4 for Antonio and gave him the armband.

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hahaha Antonio's celebration was a Call of Duty forfeit via Declen Rice.

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

    Irritating to see Timo get dropped as my punt on FH, I would have preferred for him to miss twenty one on ones so I could really feel despair. Still time though

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Could easily come off the bench and catch Fulham on the break if they are chasing in the second half

  20. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How's the 'Let me just get my BB out of the way with Leeds' going then?

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

      BB26 will show how its done.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        When you bench boost you're not gonna get 15 players all returning, Leeds Vs Brighton was a good fixture

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          For Brighton players.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Easy to say now

        2. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No way was I gonna hold the bench boost without both Free hit and Wildcard 2 available. Im happy to be able to plan without BB in mind for DGW 26 and BGW 29

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

        Soucek, Dallas, Bamford baby!!!

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

      • Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I can sniff an areola haul coming for me

      • BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well then, BB went well.

        Johnstone 0
        Dallas 2
        Raphina 2
        Taylor 0

        Yay

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Pretty much the same. Bamford for Taylor

          1. BrockLanders
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Thankfully sold him for Antonio. Small mercies

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

          Unlucky mate. But also a strange decision to BB with only 1 dgw? With Taylor very much a doubt. So at best was the same as BB on any normal gw, not much value gained from the chip

      • Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Antonio in one game already paid back by -8, Im happy

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yep and good chance he'll start next time out

      • MoSalad
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        BDR to stop the BB being a complete waste.... Haul incoming!

      • wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bench two please:
        a)Wood
        b)Ogbonna
        c)Dallas
        d)Barnes
        e)Bamford

      • Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Has Zouma been performing badly btw? Seen a few Chelsea fans say that

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not really. Lampard just doesn't know his team. Fancy him to get sacked

          1. tokara
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Agree with u... Tammy was scoring and suddenly dropped from starting lol

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

          I think he has been okay. He has been rested for the easier of 2 fixtures. A complement for him.

          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            *compliment

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

          Not that bad really. He's always got a couple of mistakes in him, but he's been good for most of this season.

          Last few weeks has been poor for almost everyone across the board.

          I wonder if he's on the bench because Silva is playing tonight, & can't play -too-often. Could be being saved for Leicester. Leicester are quite pacey up top, so I wonder if Zouma will be partied with someone with a bit of speed for that.

          Who knows really.

        4. Alnair
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lampard is just an idiot.

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leicester team for this evening.

        https://twitter.com/seanfromenderby/status/1350488154218909699?s=19

        All relevant players starting. Pereira is on the bench so looming...

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Have had Justin for a while. He has been a great pick for me (although noone on FFS ever mentions him). He will be going soon, probably for a Chelsea defender.

          1. Pedersen
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I have him and will probably keep. He have always done great when I played him. Think he and mccarthy is the only ones I haven't transfered this season

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

          Vardy starting with Maddison feeding throughballs at #10, love that

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

          It's a good prediction. PREDICTION it is for now.

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He is right every time. Clearly has club contacts.

            1. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              We will see.

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

            Seanfromenderby is 100 % reliable. One of the few actual ITKs

      • fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        My boy Roberto Sanchez! Is in my regular team but shipped him out on my FH team. Still working for me by shutting out Leeds.

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I have him on my BB bench, but no Johnstone, so would have come in anyway

          #wasted

      • bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So now the time for chilwell, with ziuma and James out and many sold can you get something today? With my season he either gets injured or gets red card