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Zouma suffers second successive benching as Rüdiger starts for Chelsea

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. Dele
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

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

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  2. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    So incredibly tired of owning this overrated chav..

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Sell him?

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  3. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days 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.

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    1. Pat Bonner
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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      1. The Suspended One
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Agree; it’s Central MF where we lose matches

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        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

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

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        2. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          It's in the dugout where Chelsea lose matches.

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    2. Scots Gooner
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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  4. Pat Bonner
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days 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

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  5. Sim Simma
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    • 15 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Vardy has lost pace

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Probably needs a rest

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  6. Chalobah's Witness
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    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Justin to Pereira now or will Justin be nailed?

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  7. Magic Zico
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    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

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

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  8. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    VARDY SHOOTTTTTTTT

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  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Vardy feeling sorry for Chelsea here...

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  10. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 13 days ago

      So who replaces Lampard?

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Rodgers

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      2. Sim Simma
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        • 15 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Avram Grant

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        1. Magic Zico
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          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          😆

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      3. Rash
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Hiddink until end of season for old times sake

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      4. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Hiddink?

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      5. @fpl_phenom
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

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

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      6. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        JT.

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      7. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        FSW

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    • Rash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Chelsea ain't going to score are they? 🙁

      Well done Justin owners

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      1. JJeyy
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Are you suprised? They barely scored against 10 men fulham

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    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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      1. Magic Zico
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        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        LIV will capture him to play alongside VVD

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    • Limbo
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Chelsea out on their feet here. Weird.

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    • WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days 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.

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    • Dickie1898
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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      1. Hazz
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        5 years, 13 days ago

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

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        1. In and Out
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          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Better with Ziyech on

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    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Ayoze out of breath, already? Lol.

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      1. Old Man
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

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

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    • The Senate
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Linesman: flags for a foul by Chelsea.

      Martin Tyler: OFFSIDE

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    • fusen
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days 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.

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    • Steve The Spud
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Ffs vardy, useless oik

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    • aborg
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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    • manu4life99
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Best vardy replacement?

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    • HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Justin going to get BAPS...CAMOON James

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    • Sim Simma
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      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Fofana booking may earn Justin 1 BAP

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      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Justin still out of the bonus system

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    • BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days 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

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    • Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      OK guys, who has gone over the century tonight?

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Tomorrow

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      2. The Senate
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        barely scraped a half tonight

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      3. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Me 🙂

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        1. Eze Really?
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

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

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          1. The Ilfordian
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            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Smashed 50! 51(-4)

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    • Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

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

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    • Feloh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Chelshite better score.

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    • _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Timo goal offside

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    • Sim Simma
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      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Werner Goal , Offside

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    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Ziyech A
      Werner G

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      1. Hazz
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        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        No

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