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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. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jacky boy dancing on that tightrope 😆

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

      Grealish is the new Diego Costa.

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

      Should have been carded really...

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

    Burnley almost certainly staying up after these 2 results

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brighton won tonight puts huge amount of daylight between bottom 3 and safety

  3. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Wolves even had a shot on target yet?

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

    Wood losing BPS...

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

      Should still get 2 BAPS

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

      Still on 2

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

    This might be the 20th time I type this...Pope masterclass

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

      He really is great. Think I may have to fork out the extra money for him. A likely 4 pointer in a 3-2 game is very good.

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

        Have Martinez this season, so not too bothered. But Pope has been immense for me in the past

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pass the ball Grealish ffs

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

    Davis looking dangerous, could be a snip at 4.3

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

    Wow Burnley!

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

    Foden to Gundo on an FT looks good?

  10. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Finally through ti the next round of the cup.

      Cheers Burnley. I am a fan now

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

        Wait what

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

      Grealish hanging onto 1 bonus but only just

    • SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dychey for England!!

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

        Dyche is a legend, no one likes him and he doesn’t GAF

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          yeah I don't like him either, I love him

    • Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So Ole G, Ginger Mourinho or Sir David Moyes manager of the season so far?

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

      Burnley will destroy Chelsea next week

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

        Chris Wood essential!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Great game, big Burnley win.

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

      Bloody hate Burnley, how on earth do they do it?!

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

        They get it in the mixer

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

          Plenty of teams play long ball, they have a knack somehow it’s bizarre

    • Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish losing 3 bp hurt. Should be on 1 now.

    • Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chris wood is essential

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

          this

      • BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Very boring game now. Like many others, only own (C) Bruno. EO off the charts.

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Burnley go from scoring 2 goals in the previous 4 games to scoring 3 against Villa. Boo as a Martinez owner!

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

          *previous 5 games even

      • Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Grealish crashing from 33, 30 to 28bps.

        Going to be close.

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

          Absolutely gutted, absolute collapse from Villa, cost him all 3 bonus

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

            Yup 🙁

      • popey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        We are far too wasteful, much like the West Ham game cant believe we lost that today

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

        Into the top 1k for the first time this season!

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

          Well in!

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

          Congrats mate!

        3. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nice. I think Andy will be too.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            There is hope for us all

        4. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            3K and I own Werner, that's a bigger achievement

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

              Lol

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

              That’s impressive!

          • Londongeezaa
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Nice

          • Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            When you have more points than rank you are having a good season.

          • dark91
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Congrats. I broke into top 100k for the first time this season too

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

          Can someone activate the high ownership chip? Need Grealish to be elevated from 1 bap to 3 baps.

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

          Lose Chilwel or AWB? Have Cancelo and Stones so Want to downgrade one atleast.

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

            AWB

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

          Well at least James should be back in the side next game.

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

          I might get Rudiger in.

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

          Right Bruno... hattrick hero time

        10. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Thank you Mendy - I feel slightly saner now

        11. Salarrivederci
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Really need AWB and Maddison to deliver for me tonight to get the eighth green arrow in a row!
          36 (-4) with AWB, Maddison, Bruno (C), Kane & Salah will not be enough if those two does not chip in.
          Come on lads!