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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. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez owner. Cry Mee a river.

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

    Why can’t Martínez save like Pope can

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well done Villa defense.

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

    How is tuchel Chelsea playing?

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

      Bleh

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

      Lots of possession but creating nothing of note

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They've rehired Sarri

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

          He smokes?

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

      Quiet on here tonight

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

      Yess get in. Nowhere to hide for martinez owners now

      Love to see it

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

        ... lol

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

        Love the dramatics 🙂

      3. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Can't hide as he's on the fpl first page when sorting by points

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

      I don’t get how people think a new manager will make a huge difference when it’s the players (Werner, Havertz...) who are the ones massively underperforming.

      Hope Wolves win here. Justice for Frank (and also I like Nuno)

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

      Time for Grealish to get frustrated and pick up the customary YC now

    8. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I feel bad for saying this but thank god Burnley scored

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

        No reason to feel bad, we're all relieved! Now to bring Martinez back and rejoice

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

        you should feel thoroughly ashamed of yourself - and send me my clean sheet points that I so deserved.

        1. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Haha, just a salty Mccarthy owner here

    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FFS BENCHED DDG FOR MARTINEZ 🙁

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

        Wtf?

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

        That was a poor call without hindsight imo. Benching a top 6 keeper at home to Sheffield?

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

          fear of ownership 🙁

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

        Lol

      4. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well that was silly

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

        Why would you do that... It's Sheffield United at home lol.

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

          Cause he is going home

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

          well ..last min change ownership 🙁

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

        Correct decision, wrong outcome. Martinez had a higher potential for points and Sheffield scored 2 last time against ManU

    10. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      United front 3 is Rashford, Martial, and Greenwod

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

        No Bruno ? Wow Soucek off bench

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He doesnt play in the front 3...LOL

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

            Hook, line, and sinker mate

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

        Rashford! Come on my boy!

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

        Martial plays means I can add 2 points as his parting gift! Or will he revive fortunes of last season for a long overdue haul?

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

      Is Grealish going to actually get something here. Got him in for Soucek -4...

    12. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks Burnley 😀

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

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      EVERTON : Pickford, Godfrey, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Digne, Davies, Gomes, Rodriguez, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.
      Subs: Olsen, Lossl, Kenny, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Bernard, Coleman, Gordon, Onyango.

      LEICESTER : Schmeichel, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Perez.
      Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Iheanacho, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, Pereira, Mendy, Thomas.

      MAN UTD : De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Tuanzebe, Telles, Pogba, Fernandes, Matic, Martial, Rashford, Greenwood
      Subs: Henderson, McTominay, Cavani, Lindelof, Mata, Fred, Van de Beek, James, Shaw

      SHEFFIELD UNITED : Ramsdale, Basham, Jagielka, Ampadu, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Bryan, McGoldrick, Sharp
      Subs: Foderingham, Bogle, Burke, Lowe, Brewster, Mousset

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

        Rashford! Run riot please!

    14. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashforrrrd

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

      No Cavani. Right Ole, nothing silly, just let him have the night off.

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

        This

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Likely on on 60 mins or if United have scored a few

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

        I really want him to come on

      4. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not a chance

    16. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford leading the line with Bruno in behind...

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Creamworthy

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

        Might go Grealish > Son
        Bamford > Kane.
        Can afford right on the money.

        Means keeping Watkins and no Everton though.

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

      Cmon Bruno, hattrick needed here big guy

      1. estheblessed
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes please

    18. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is it time to drop Grealish?

      I just feel there are better options now and he isn't really doing the business. He's the man who assists the assister.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thinking same as I've Watkins also.

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

        Who for though? I'm tempted by Zaha or Soucek and upgrade elsewhere

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

        I take it all back!

    19. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford was never a doubt as I said multiple times once OGS delclared him fit. Captain locked and ready to ride

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

      Vardy and Soucek to Cavani and Grealish -4 going swimmingly 😆

      I knew the risk with Cavani but the Soucek move hurts.

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

      Bruno (c) , Rashford and slab head let’s go!

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

        Nice

    22. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No Shaw? Wild card cursed

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Phew went slab head!

    23. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford is going to destroy Sheff Utd and haul big. Jealous of owners

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

        Blank incoming.

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

          My words truly are magic.

      2. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Captain here, feeling good. Is he leading the line or on the wing?

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

          Surely at LW

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

      This GW is turning into a disaster!

      Martinez Dallas Coufal Grealish Bamford Antonio

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Antonio had an assist

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

          Did you see how many chances he missed/how many times he hit the post!? Dreadful score considering, not to mention Soucek scoring two.

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

        Spoke too soon?

    25. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Odds on Shaw not coming on? Soucek first sub

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

        Likely I think

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

        Quite good I recon

    26. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A DCL haul before he becomes template would be nice

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

      Even Kilman getting a cleanie here...

    28. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The stage is set for a Grealish winner + 3 bonus points.

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

      Any Soucek jam yet?