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19 January 2021 1435 comments
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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
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Kane up top 451

    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Crap

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      horrible

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Keep

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

    5. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      He's playing?

    6. GROBARI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Like the other chelsea players

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Salah vs Bruno

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

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

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Don't count on it.....

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        The magic of the Cup!
        Fml

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Juat not the FPL game

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        You’ve lost me!

  5. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Time to move Chilwell?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Decent fixtures

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      For Justin

  6. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Fellow Vardy owners, what do we do? Looks awful

    1. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

    3. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Launch him into the stratosphere

    5. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Chelsea clueless here

  8. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    James seems to forget his position is right back

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    I am impressed by Justin

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

  10. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Depends on Salah and KDB and Fernandes

    2. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Surely at least that

  11. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Vardy (C), an assist? Anything? Pleeeaaasseeee

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      This

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      He will get subbed if Chelsea don’t score soon

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 11 days 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
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Kane to vardy went well then

    1. Lebowski85
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

      1. Indpush
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Not much of an imagination required for that.

  13. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Soton goal. 2-0

  14. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Went Chilly instead of Soucek or Justin.

  15. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Chelsea looked better last season

  17. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

      1. BeWater
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

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

  18. Bounce
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Only

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

      1. Dennis System
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Jonald, not sure you've got your numbers right

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

    4. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

    7. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        No chips used yet

    8. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Chelsea please wipe this CS ASAP

  20. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Perreira and Perez on
    Albrighton and Maddison off

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Ricardo about to come on...

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      OOP Winger.

      No threat to Justin.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Bring both Justin and Pereira in then

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        With a 2-0 lead; chill Winston

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Ricardo OOP

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Justin CS unfortunately. So highly owned

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

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

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 days ago

          This

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

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

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

    1. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 11 days ago

      Perez? Lol

      1. MagicMessi
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Pereira

  25. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Never getting Vardy again.

  26. MagicMessi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

  27. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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

  28. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 days 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
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 days 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
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 days ago

        Yup, with you on both.

  29. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

    Pereira RW/RM?

  30. HD7
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 11 days ago

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