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Zouma suffers second successive benching as Rüdiger starts for Chelsea

Kurt Zouma‘s (£5.8m) Fantasy Premier League stock has taken another dip in Double Gameweek 19 following Chelsea’s latest team-sheet.

The centre-back has been left on the bench for a second Premier League match in a row, much to the chagrin of his 20.5% ownership.

As things stand, only three defenders are selected by more managers than Zouma but a third start in four for Antonio Rüdiger (£4.5m) alongside Thiago Silva (£5.6m) is sure to trigger a fire-sale in the build-up to Gameweek 20.

Reece James (£5.1m) returns at right-back while Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) remains the most ever-present of Chelsea’s defenders, making his 15th consecutive Premier League start.

Frank Lampard has made changes in attack too, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) coming in for Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) after registering more attacking returns since Gameweek 15 than any other Chelsea asset (two).

Meanwhile, Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) replaces Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) but Christian Pulisic (£8.2m) retains his place on the left-hand side of Chelsea’s front-three.

Any concerns over Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) have been assuaged for now as Brendan Rodgers selects him to lead the Leicester line.

James Maddison (£7.1m), who has as many attacking returns in his last four at the King Power Stadium as the Foxes’ talismanic forward (four), has the number 10 role again, flanked by Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m).

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) continues to wait for his first start of the campaign as James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) staff the full-back roles once again.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Justin, Evans, Fofana, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; H Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton; Vardy.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): E Mendy; Chilwell, T Silva, Rüdiger, R James; Havertz, Kovacic, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.

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

    Vardy hattrick with Justin hattrick of assistd

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

      *Assists

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would love this

  2. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play up

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play one

    A. Adams
    B. Soucek

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

      A

    2. Ruudy Van
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Interesting. I currently have Adams bench but the reply from JBG has changed my mind

  4. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Are people waiting or selling Zouma now to beat the drop?

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

      Depends on how big of an idiot you think Lampard is

    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Already sold after the previous benching - surprised he hasn't dropped by now.

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

      Question mark shows uncertainty

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Also, getting 1 score correct out of many games will make you lose money

  5. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1 BAP for Coufal?

    1. Kno
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      looks like it atm at least

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just the 1

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

        Every little helps

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

    Vardy,Chilly hatties and Zouma brace off the bench can only save my GW...

  7. Kno
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Start one, bench two:

    A: coufal (cry)
    B: Dallas (new)
    C: holding (sou)

    1. Ruudy Van
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gut says start Dallas as Newcastle don't threaten

      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But Leeds don’t defend.

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coufal

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

    If Vardy doesnt score tonight then my season is over. Especially after Antonio's jam party

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

      Same

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

      love how you keep calling everyone else's success jam. what are you, 12?

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

        Who other than Antonio have I called jammy?

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

          Yeah his 2 finishes this dgw have been off his arse

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

        Ok Im reporting you, piss off racist

    4. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Head to head in the cup.
      Opponent has TC on KDB, me on Vardy.
      Crunch time coming up...

  9. Ruudy Van
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1FT 0.8ITB. Zouma a prioty to sell.

    Martinez
    Targett Dias Coufal Zouma
    KDB (C) Salah Bruno Soucek
    Vardy Bamford
    (Forster, Adams, Dier, Burke)

    Zouma to
    A) City
    B) Maguire/AWB/Shaw
    C) Justin
    D) Chilwell/James/Rudiger
    E) Palace Defender

    Adams for -4. Budget dependant on the above move 6-7mil
    1) Hold
    2) Antonio
    3)Watkins
    4) Other
    £

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      im considering C2

      1. Ruudy Van
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Do you have any hesitation behind Justin's game time going forward? (Feel like that's the same questions for the last 19GW's)

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A2

  10. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy hattrick only fair outcome now

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A nice 0-0 would bring perfect

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

        This

      2. mrmrscott
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Like

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

      yeah and that would be the end of lamps as well so a double win...

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

        😮

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

          deserves it for benching zoomy and ruining my DGW.. could have easily got stones in for him If lamps had given us a hint...... 😛

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

            😆

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

    Dropped from 20k to 26k after that debacle not owning coufal or antonio

    Vardy party needed urgently

    1. Kryptonite666
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      #humblebrag ?

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

        No ive just had a shocker in the whu game

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

      I’m not sure I’ll sleep tonight now

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

        Why not. Sleep is very important and healty sleep well

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

        lol

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The heart bleeds

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

      Where did you hide during the game?

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

        Had to watch it all becuase there was absolutely nowhere to hide for me

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

      Nose must be bleeding this close to 10k

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio and Coufal owners unite!

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      \0/

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

      Antonio, Coufal and Bowen 🙂

    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      \o/

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

      🙂 🙂 🙂

    5. mrmrscott
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thumbs up

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

      🙂 with soucek and Johnstone adding me 4 points

    7. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hooray! Feel like I’m a bit too invested in West Ham with Soucek as well.

    8. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hear! hear!

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

    1-1 with 2 OG’s please

  14. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    40 points from just West Ham. Scenes

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio Coufal Creswell 🙂

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

    Antonio and Stones in for a hit has worked wonders. Now just need a Chilwell masterclass to top off the day!

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

      Yeh same. Wellbeck to Antonio and Taylor to Stones.... About the smoothest things have ever gone for me, so thought I'd take the chance to post on the site. Usually I'm just roughs

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Taylor & Adams --> Stones & Antonio here for a -4. Went without KDB and put TC on Salah. Justin & Vardy up now. Anxious few days ahead still

  16. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ziyech was a garbage pick on wildcard

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

      I did mention that somewhere. He is not an explosive player.

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was a garbage pick all season

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

    Shameless brag. Took a -8 this week

    Son (5), Adams (2), KWP (2) -> Antonio (18), Coufal (12), KDB (7 + ?)

    +20 and counting 🙂

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

      Very tidy! Did Bamford (2) + Dallas (2) to Antonio (18) + Coufal (12) for a -4 🙂

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

      Did

      Forster (0) Son (5) Kane (8) to Johnstone (2) Rashford (2,x) Werner (1, benched)

      -8

      Shocking

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

        Werner vs Antonio this week is a classic case of ridiculous FPL variance - very unlucky

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

          Couldn't get Antonio! Had 3 WHU already 🙁

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My -8

      Lacazette (2) —> Antonio (18)
      Tierney (6) —> Robertson (6)
      Son (5) —-> Salah TC (9)

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well done mate!

      I’m on similar:

      Kane (9), Adams (2), KWP (1), Forster (0) > Vardy (2+?), Antonio (18), Stones (21+?), Johnstone (2) -12

      19pts up and counting!

  18. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come one Vardy bag a brace

  19. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank Jebus that is over. With no Antonio or Soucek only Coufal that was a long 2 hours.

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1-0 Justin winner would be perfect.

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This please

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      0-0 unfortunately

  21. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What do you guys reckon will be the average score at the end of the gameweek?

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

      231

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

        Avg right now is 46(overall), surprisingly low.

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

      Top 10k: 90 ish

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Closer to 110 imo.

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If Salah and De Bruyne haul then it’ll be massive

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

      There’s pictures of Grealish in training on Twitter.

      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ah okay thanks

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

      He made the moves before the Villa-Newcastle game was announced and it was almost certain that Vill-Everton was off. At that point they just had one game vs City away.

      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gotcha -Rival has both players so had some wishful thinking going. Cheers.

  22. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What to do?
    1FT 0.5ITB

    Martinez l Steer
    Dias l Stones l Coufal l Zouma l Taylor
    Salah l KDB l Bruno l Son l Soucek
    Bamford l Antonio l Brewster

    Zouma > Mitchell to fund Soucek > Grealish?
    Not in a rush obviously

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like a good plan

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

      Did that move after his first benching, look at his points past 7 games 0 0 1 0 6 0

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

    So Antonio outscored all 3 players I got rid off for -8

    Son 5, Kane 9 and Lacazette 2 to Salah 3, ?, Vardy 2, ? and Antonio 18

  24. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Zouma on FH fail
    Now need vardy hattrick

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio owners are so annoying. Ok, we get it, he scored twice in two games. Well done

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It may be their first season playing, bless em

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

      Antonio scored AGAIN?!!! Yesssss, ya beauty!!!

    3. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was an obvious transfer in this week with those fixtures. Worth the punt on his fitness.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        really ?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Really

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

      He scored twice in 2 games! YES!

    5. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      oh why is that, did you pick someone like wilson or bamford? newbie spotted

  26. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Feel sick

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      season over.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’d have sympathy but you have a good rank 🙂

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

      With excitement ?

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

    Absolute crap. As usual.

    Cresswell, Soucek & Johnstone all blanking and Werner on the bench. Cba anymore

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

      Did you really expect anything from Johnstone? I have Martinez and I'm expecting 4pts overall.

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

        Not really but given that none of treble West Ham scored its disappointing

  28. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I don’t usually do these sort of posts but I was so gutted immediately after taking a -12 pre-BB. The regret was real.

    But I’m currently on 96 (-12) with 10 to play incl Captain Mo. Up from 121k > 58k so far 😀

    No KDB though so I’ll take what I can get at this stage!

    Moral is, -12 is too much but it can sometimes (v v luckily) pay off!!

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

      Well obviously it can unless you've not realised that a huge chunk of this game is luck.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hits are stupidly frowned upon here..they're the best tool in the kit, better than all the chips (save Wild Card).