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Alonso and Werner benched as injured Cavani misses out

Two more teams get their Gameweek 26 double-headers underway this afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off in the clash between Chelsea and Manchester United is at 16:30 GMT.

All eyes are on Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) from a Fantasy perspective, with his ownership in excess of 60% overall and sitting at 96.8% in the top 10k.

Over 14% of the leading 10,000 managers have made Fernandes their captain in Double Gameweek 26.

Thomas Tuchel continues to tinker with his starting XI, making five alterations from Gameweek 25.

Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) replace Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) and Reece James (£5.0m) at wing-back, with Andreas Christensen (£4.7m) in for Kurt Zouma (£5.4m) at centre-half.

There are changes further forward, too, with Timo Werner (£9.2m) benched and Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) starting his first match since Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup.

Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) is also preferred over Tammy Abraham (£7.1m) as the spearhead of the hosts’ attack.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer make two changes to the Manchester United side that beat Newcastle United last weekend.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Mason Greenwood are recalled, with Nemanja Matic (£4.7m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) benched.

McTominay and Donny van de Beek (£6.6m) had been injury doubts for this weekend, with the Dutchman also recovering to make the bench.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) isn’t fit to feature, however.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Kovacic, Chilwell, Ziyech, Mount, Giroud.

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Greenwood, Fernandes, James, Rashford.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 SO FAR…

The game-changing impact that Gareth Bale (£9.3m) exhibited in a 45-minute showing at West Ham last weekend carried over into Tottenham Hotspur’s first Double Gameweek 26 fixture.

Bale conjured up memories of his Spurs heyday in the early-2010s, producing a performance that was brimming with confidence in the Lilywhites’ 4-0 win over Burnley: his 50-yard ball for Harry Kane‘s (£11.1m) 14th-minute goal evidence of that.

The Welshman scored two of his own, twice latching onto Son Heung-min (£9.5m) passes to beat Nick Pope (£5.6m). His second strike, in particular, could have been taken straight from his 2012/13 highlights reel.

Bale was actually the least-popular asset in the Spurs starting XI on Sunday, with just 0.4% of FPL managers owning the on-loan Madridista.

He would appear poised to feature in his side’s second Double Gameweek 26 fixture, with Jose Mourinho sparing the Wales international for the final 20 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Bale, Son and Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m) all banked double-digit hauls against the Clarets, with the Spurs left-back teeing up Lucas Moura (£6.6m) for the hosts’ third goal.

Owners of Kane, by some distance the most-captained player in the top 10k in the current Gameweek, may have been feeling short-changed with their six points, however.

Kane wasted a stoppage-time ‘big chance’ that would have doubled his Gameweek 26 score after bonus.

That was one of of a remarkable seven chances that Son created throughout.

As for Burnley, a rare day to forget defensively and the first time that Pope has shipped more than two goals in a single match since Gameweek 7.

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1,034 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I did not bring Shaw in

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you against Chelsea? Still though, I had to bench him

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

    Fernandes, terrible!! Shocking pass

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    United pen imminent to top off the classic Bruno performance.

  4. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea down to 10 men. Werner on.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not been watching Tuchel-ball?

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Two more DDG saves and its a HUGE haul!

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Time for a DDG clanger. Cross or corner spill

  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like my captaincy kiss of death has got Fernandes

  7. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on ChewlC', Come on ChewlC'.

    *Throws up*

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need a chelsea goal. All hope lost seeing the German soldado come on

  9. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it too early to say that Kane TC was a fail?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Surely you know.

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        6 points is not good really

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          But it’s points for a captain

        2. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          You know it's a DGW.

    2. MGMT
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What?

    3. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, already got one goal in the bag,

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thus far success so yeah

    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Compared to what? Bruno TC? Gundo TC?

    6. Red dev
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely

    7. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.If Spurs play that way against Fulham there's more goals for him.
      Also depends what you consider a fail. I think a double-digit return is a very successful captaincy usually (and that's clearly very much 'on' still), in a DGW, maybe your hope is slightly higher, maybe 15-20 points is the ambition which again isn't totally improbable.
      Going to be a lot of twists and turns this week!

  10. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Glenn Roeder RIP

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well said. As a Newcastle fan he was one of the best managers we had.

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, seems a decent man, far too young, only 65.

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martial is the most disinterested looking human being on the planet

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

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

      Can't stand him

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Melania Trump

  12. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now a pointless Maguire yellow. I hate DGWs

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully a pointless Kante goal next.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Knew you were always a true blue!

        I'll never forget our time together, El Nino.

  13. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Of course Shaw is in the bonus with benching him, playing defence is Stones Dias and Digne, had to do it, eurghhh

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So why are you crying? 🙂

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Who's crying?

    2. jb1985
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly same boat mate, chose to bench Stones last minute over Shaw, was a tight tight call. At least Stones scored. Can't have them all.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Aye, tough decision this week for defender bench decisions.

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

      So what is the problem?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I know i know, just annoying is all as it was this game i thought Chelsea would of nabbed one

    4. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Stones an Dias goal , digne to play still

    5. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So you have 20 points from 2 defenders and 4 matches still to play? I sense you're not genuinely expecting sympathy here! 😉

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No, just annoying how a team like Chelsea can't score against United

    6. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Unless you took a hit when you already had a decent DGW option in Shaw... then it's just unlucky.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        nah i WC'd bud, just Barnes and Gundo the let downs, but had to bench Luke

  14. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw eating up all the bps

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Didn’t even realize he was playing ...

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's slimmed down.

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      best player on the pitch tbf

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Low bar.

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'm guessing Brewster doesn't start, but it's Adrian in the net today... surely not?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kelleher injured, Allison on emotional leave (maybe off to Brazil)

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      the stage is set for a big story for SHU

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

    Ffs slab head, useless moron.

  17. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Azpilicueta (30)
    2 - Shaw, Christensen (28)

    de Gea (27)
    Rüdiger (27)

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I would not be surprised Shaw to take all 3

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        After I sold him for Barnes

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          As a last WC call

      2. Elfozzie 42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dropped down to 26 points now and out of the bps... there'll be a shuffle of course

  18. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Barnes recovers quickly. His injury didn’t look good

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      45 days at least

      1. Hooky
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        42 I heard

  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lindleof! Unreal

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Werner is so weak

  21. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Timo and Marsial.....what a time to be alive

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Absolutely terrible performance by both Chelsea and United

    1. Radzio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I guess we should get use to it - 5th MU's draw 0-0 against Top6 this season...

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancel each other out wanting to play the same way

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s not really. Tactically both teams have done very well Kante and Kovacic breaking up everything and Fred is doing similar for United along with both defences being very good.

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DDG save 😉

  24. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane TC has been more success than any other I have had in my brief FPL life. Been scarred using it, so ya relieved.

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DDG +bps

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    shaw out of baps 😉

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw BAPs dropping.

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tend to start sagging when you get to his age

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Get your money on a SHU win!

  29. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    these sky 4.30pm super sunday (top top top) games are so often terrible. Liverpool Man City was the exception

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      About the only rivalry worth watching these days

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      the sides are frequently quite well matched in this slot - Liverpool are miles off City

  30. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pulisic beard is actually very impressive. Should get BPS