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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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1,435 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This Leicester clean is giving me a red arrow, come on Chelsea!

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

    So incredibly tired of owning this overrated chav..

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

      Sell him?

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

    I do not see Chelsea scoring with the two donkeys Abraham and Werner up front. How far Chelsea football club has fallen with these two up front.

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

      They’ve not got the ball to them. There’s much bigger problems than those 2

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

        Agree; it’s Central MF where we lose matches

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

          Everyone loves kovavic but I think he's pretty average at best and kante has been rubbish this season

        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It's in the dugout where Chelsea lose matches.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's the ignoramus on the touchline who's your problem

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

    You’d think if it’s not working Lampard would change it. Just doing the same thing all half and not had a shot on goal

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

    Vardy has lost pace

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

      Probably needs a rest

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

    Justin to Pereira now or will Justin be nailed?

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

    This LEI team need attention with the upcoming fixtures and Ndidi & Pereira are back ... ohh top of the league

  8. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    VARDY SHOOTTTTTTTT

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

    Vardy feeling sorry for Chelsea here...

  10. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So who replaces Lampard?

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

        Rodgers

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

        Avram Grant

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

          😆

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

        Hiddink until end of season for old times sake

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

        Hiddink?

      5. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        that interim manager they always have on stand by .... cant think of his name

      6. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        JT.

      7. DARE TO BISCAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        FSW

    • Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea ain't going to score are they? 🙁

      Well done Justin owners

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

        Are you suprised? They barely scored against 10 men fulham

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fofana might be the first £100m defender in a couple of years.

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

        LIV will capture him to play alongside VVD

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea out on their feet here. Weird.

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

      Gained 60k after the West Ham game
      Down 30k after this result. Justin has really stopped me from making huge ground this week. Hopefully Chelsea get a consolation to ruin that CS. Anyone bar Chilwell would do.

    • Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only watched the second half, but this Chelsea performance screams unsettled starting eleven. No idea what they’re doing in the final third.

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

        Could see this at least 5 matches ago. We look awful.

        1. In and Out
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Better with Ziyech on

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ayoze out of breath, already? Lol.

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

        He ought to be sold - we don't need him.

    • The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Linesman: flags for a foul by Chelsea.

      Martin Tyler: OFFSIDE

    • fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Abraham looks like he is absolutely fuming every time he asks James to feed him the ball and James ends up passing it backwards up the pitch.

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

      Ffs vardy, useless oik

    • aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C’mon Justin take away that bonus point off Fofana !

    • manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Best vardy replacement?

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Justin going to get BAPS...CAMOON James

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

      Fofana booking may earn Justin 1 BAP

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Justin still out of the bonus system

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Massive fan of Frank and he is a legend at the club but think he needs to go. The job was above his ability

    • Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      OK guys, who has gone over the century tonight?

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

        Tomorrow

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

        barely scraped a half tonight

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

        Me 🙂

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Well done bud. My ML leader has 35 points with 5 to go

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

            Smashed 50! 51(-4)

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

      Late Vardy pen and a messy fumbled Rudiger last minute goal needed!!

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

      Chelshite better score.

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

      Timo goal offside

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

      Werner Goal , Offside

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ziyech A
      Werner G

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

        No