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Kai Havertz starts and Werner benched in Tuchel’s first Chelsea line-up

Timo Werner (£9.2m) has been benched in Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge of Chelsea, with Oliver Giroud (£6.7m) starting up-front.

Kai Havertz (£8.2m) starts behind Giroud, with Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.1m) on the wings.

Jorginho (£4.7m) is also recalled to the side in central midfield, alongside Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m).

Ben Chilwell (£6.1m) lines-up at full-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.6m) recalled opposite. Thiago Silva (£5.6m) and Antonio Rudiger (£4.5m) start at centre-back.

Edouard Mendy (£5.1m) continues to keep Kepa (£4.7m) out of the team.

Wolves’ boss Nuno Espirito Santo has reverted back to his tried and tested back three for tonight’s game, with midfielders Adama Traore (£6.0m) and Pedro Neto (£5.9m) lining up as a front two.

Playing in behind them is a returning Daniel Podence (£5.3m). Wolves’ midfield two consists of Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.7m).

Nelson Semedo (£5.3m) and Rayan Ait-Nouri (£5.0m) start at wing-back, with Willy Boly (£5.4m), Conor Coady (£4.8m), and Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

Rui Patricio (£5.4m) lines up in goal.

Burnley will be hoping to build on their win at Anfield with Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) starting up front.

Robbie Brady (£5.0m) and Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) start on the wings for Burnley, with Ashley Westwood (£5.3m) and Josh Brownhill (£4.9m) in the middle.

James Tarkowski (£5.3m) and Ben Mee (£4.9m) continue their impressive partnership at centre-back, with Matt Lowton (£4.4m) and Erik Pieters (£4.3m) at full-back.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) starts in goal, and has delivered five double-digit point hauls already this season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) will be hoping for more of the same after breaking his goal drought against Newcastle.

Lining up behind Watkins in Villa’s customary 4-2-3-1 is Ross Barkley (£5.9m), Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and Bertrand Traore (£5.9m).

John McGinn (£5.5m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.9m) are Villa’s midfield two, with new signing Morgan Sanson not included.

Dean Smith keeps the same backline that featured in Villa’s win over Newcastle with Tyrone Mings (£5.4m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.7m) at centre-back, and Matt Targett (£4.7m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) at full-back.

Emiliano Martinez (£5.1m) remains in goal.

Chelsea XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chilwell; Kovacic, Jorginho, Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi; Giroud

Wolves XI: Patricio; Boly, Coady, Kilman; Semedo, Dendoncker, Neves, Ait Nouri; Podence; Traore, Neto

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Barkley, Traore; Watkins

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Pieters; Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil, Brady; Rodriguez, Wood

1,106 Comments Post a Comment
  1. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Players Dallas and Coufal, benched Soucek and Targett 🙁

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

      Played*

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

      Story of this gameweek.

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

        Yup, benched Targett last GW as well 🙁

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Another chance created by Grealish

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

    Chillwell on -2 BPS. Lol.

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

      Looks like... He is chilling.

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

      Benched Soucek for him. He needs a kick in his behind.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I did, too.

  4. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barkley calling all the set plays, cmon Grealish step up

  5. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Please Bruno or Kane benched. Soucek first sub and Gundo vc!

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chances continue to come for Villa

  7. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What’s your favorite scary movie?
    Mine are: The Conjuring, Rosemary’s baby & The Exorcist 😀

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

      David Moyes Face

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nice one xD

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

    Ben mee.goal

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

    Oh no

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    YES MEE!!!

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

      Good. No Villa clean sheet.

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

    I hate Burnley with a passion. Hope they go down

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As do I.

      Complete anti-football.

  12. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Awful defending from Villa there.

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

    Glorious clean sheet wipe !

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

    Why Mee Why!

  15. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Better move for next week(I have all of the KDB > Gundo money burning a hole in my pocket)

    A. Soucek > Son

    B. Bamford > DCL

    C. Upgrade this Defense(I'll take any suggestions) Stones/Targett/Justin/Holding Strudjik

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  16. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez noooooooo

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

    Good for us Targett owners without Martínez 😀

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

      Really?!

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

      How come? Martinez not losing bonus points but Targett do

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

        Targett will score 😉

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

      Not really. Weird logic. Targett would likely have got 12pts if Villa got clean sheet. Now it will probably only be 5. How can that be a good thing?

  18. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Damn it!

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ok now I’m happy I benched Targett for AWB

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Noooo Martinez 🙁

    1. richarlison2348
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A true tragedy

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

    Need a Martinez goal now

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Or that

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Penalty save please Emi

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

    Mee so solly

  24. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Benched Mee and Soucek, woop

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

      tough

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

      Classic.

    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My bench currently has more pts than my starting XI - 23 vs 20

  25. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fantastic news!

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

    Why always mee. Martinez CS wipeout.

  27. djman102
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well, I'll take the Targett assist. Defenders still on for 28 points combined, and should outscore Martinez at least.

  28. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez no CS. Delete team.

  29. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank god. Not owning Martinez has been drilling big holes in my season of late.

  30. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oh no Martinez do some saves