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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. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So much value in midfield and defence at the mo. 4-5-1/ 5-4-1 could be way forward

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

      Kane up top 451

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

      Quite like DCL/Antonio - both amazing value. DCL *could* be back next match - with Hamez and Digne playing well.

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

    How's James looking? Should I look to ship him off soon?

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

      Crap

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

      horrible

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

      Keep

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

      “Look to”?! The time was like a month ago! Get rid asap

    5. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's playing?

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

      Like the other chelsea players

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

    Havertz was having a good game actually. He looks better and better.

    His movement on attacking areas was the best.

    I would have left him in the game

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

    Just casually checked the live Cup scores, assuming I was going through. Turns out it’s on a knife edge!

    Him: 96 (-8) = 88 with Stones, Salah, Bruno (C) and El Ghazi x2

    Me: 98 (-12) = 86 with Stones, Dias, Salah (C), Bruno, Robbo, Martinez x2

    I should be able to edge it right?!

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

      Salah vs Bruno

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

        Yeh it’s basically do ‘Pool turn up vs BUR or not!

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

      Don't count on it.....

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

        The magic of the Cup!
        Fml

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

      Juat not the FPL game

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

        You’ve lost me!

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Time to move Chilwell?

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

      Decent fixtures

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

      For Justin

  6. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fellow Vardy owners, what do we do? Looks awful

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's going to score.

      I don't own him.

      But my luck as hell Mini-League Rival does. So he's gonna score.

    2. Custard Gannet
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Making him captain this DGW will probably be my biggest regret this season.

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Frustrating to say the least this DGW, think I have to hold though as Leicester look sharp and have decent fixtures. Surely in the points soon.

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

      Launch him into the stratosphere

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

      Just one of those bad luck calls.

      4 goals, good Leicester performance and should have got at least 1 goal. Good fixtures coming up so I’m keeping

  7. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea clueless here

  8. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    James seems to forget his position is right back

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

    I am impressed by Justin

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s been great but Leicester so well organised, even Albrighton looks good

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Quality, won’t be long before he gets a call up.

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

    Top 10K avg seems to be 67-68 with 7-8 players to go, could be around 90 at the end of the GW?

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

      Depends on Salah and KDB and Fernandes

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

      Surely at least that

  11. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy (C), an assist? Anything? Pleeeaaasseeee

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

      This

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

      He will get subbed if Chelsea don’t score soon

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, probably. If he didn’t have great fixtures I’d be selling. He is due one soon... surely 😀

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

    Kane to vardy went well then

    1. Lebowski85
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. I've just subbed him back for a hit and pretended like nothing happened

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

        Not much of an imagination required for that.

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

    Soton goal. 2-0

  14. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Went Chilly instead of Soucek or Justin.

  15. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy needs to go. No longer an fpl asset. Just doesn't get the service he used to. Their attacking dynamic seems to have changed.

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

    Chelsea looked better last season

  17. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy was averaging 7.5 points per game before I got him. 2.5 points per game since then.

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

      Most of his points were incredibly lucky or penalties, barely touched the ball

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

        Why couldn't he do that after I got him?

  18. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What would be an okay score if you didn't use any chips like BB or TC this week?

    I've got only got 86 points with just Salah (C), Fernandes and Dias left.

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

      Only

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

      No chips here and on 78 with 10 left. Hoping for 130/140

      1. Dennis System
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Jonald, not sure you've got your numbers right

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

      That's a great score with no chips, no chips for me and I'll be well over 100

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

      I would bite your hand off for that. I’m on 50 with KDB (c) and 6 others to go. Hoping to get to 80

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

      I’m on 69 if Justin keeps this cs with 11 to play, no chips so yours feels about right. I’m a bit concerned about flooded grounds tomorrow so points on the board a good thing

    6. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Come on that’s great with no chip and you know it.

    7. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      On 86 (-4) with Cancelo, Stones, KdB (C), Bruno and Grealish x2 left

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No chips used yet

    8. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That's not bad. I've got 7 to play but am only on 65, and I'm not far behind the top 1k average of 69.

  19. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea please wipe this CS ASAP

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

    Perreira and Perez on
    Albrighton and Maddison off

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

    Ricardo about to come on...

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

      OOP Winger.

      No threat to Justin.

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

        Bring both Justin and Pereira in then

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        With a 2-0 lead; chill Winston

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ricardo OOP

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Overall rank drop today despite owning Antonio, Soucek and Cresswell!

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

      Justin CS unfortunately. So highly owned

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’m really surprised he’s that high owned! Need a Chelsea goal

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

          This

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

      I'm bringing Justin in for Dallas, can't take it anymore!

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

    Leicester's best player is back. Title race is on

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

      Perez? Lol

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

        Pereira

  25. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Never getting Vardy again.

  26. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy +Barnes/ Maddison looking good options for Gwk 21 with Leeds at home no?

  27. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’ll always love Frank, but something has got to change here...

  28. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy is my biggest troll, pretty sure for the last two seasons I've had him every week he doesn't haul and not him for any of the weeks he does.

    Now I dont know whether just to keep for him for the season and see what happens.

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

      I haven't owned him at all this year. Got him in GW16. Killing me when I didn't have him and killing me when I do. Having 22M tied up in him and Salah has smashed by rank.

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

        Yup, with you on both.

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

    Pereira RW/RM?

  30. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Maddy in this one. Should hope Chelsea score a goal right? 🙂