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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

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

    Bruno (C) & Rashford. Check

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

      Hey o/

  2. Im New Here
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Urgh Martinez cleanie gone. Not a great GW despite Gundo ownership

  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea is so boring. Tuchel is even bigger fraud than Lampard

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Think he should be sacked ? 😉

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He's had enough time to get things right

        • Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          yup

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

        Tuchelsea

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

      Come on Jack, do something you show pony!

    3. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Where's Leicester team news? Will Justin not start?

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

      A) Marlboro B) Dunhill C) Gold flake D) Four square E) Benson F) Weed. ???

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        JPS Black & Gold.

    5. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After Rashford news decided against KDB to Rashford and Dallas to Cancelo and saved FT. With Rashford starting I need a bigger sofa.

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

      GREALISH IS UNREAL

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

      That’s would have been a decent goal

    8. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford to Watkins?
      Yes or No

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

        If you have no bigger fires to put out.

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

      Shaw benched

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

      Pope is an absolute save machine

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

      Grealish.....wow

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

        Unfortunately I own him so not a chance he scores

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

      God, any game involving WOL is so unbelievably boring

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nuno is anti football

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

        Pope could get 3 bonus in a 1-1 draw and deserves it

      3. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wolves are such a fraud. Concedes to everyone then park bus this game.

      4. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dang only way I get Soucek points is if one of Son, Salah or Robbo not start.

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

          Same

      5. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        damn Jack, that deserved a goal.

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

        Giroud almost

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

        Any other Rash captainers?

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

          Late switch to Bruno *from* him for me...

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

        People want burnley to go down but are happy to watch wolves every week

        Personally always find burnley games quite entertaining

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Burnley games entertaining? What part?

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

            This whole game for example, really good game

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I’m not watching today’s game but when I have seen them I’ve found them tiresome

              Although that’s just my opinion. I prefer a different style

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

        Chilwell with a conversion

      10. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        2 bonus Pope you legend!

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

        Chilwell sitter wth..

      12. bigwig
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I feel like a Slab head 15 pointer is brewing

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

        Wood denied by Martinez.

      14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chilwell yellow

      15. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pope is such a Bonus point merchant

      16. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Watkins to Grealish is all I ask

      17. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lindelof and Bailly finished as assets.