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Alonso, Azpilicueta and Pulisic benched as Chelsea host Fulham

Thomas Tuchel has hit Fantasy Premier League managers with another bout of rotation as Fulham come to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Despite a midweek rest, Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) still cannot get back into the team, left on the bench for Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) to make a second successive Premier league start.

César Azpilicueta (£5.9m) is also among the substitutes with Reece James (£5.0m) reinstalled at right wing-back and Andreas Christensen (£4.7m), Kurt Zouma (£5.3m) and Thiago Silva (£5.6m) staffing the back-three.

Edouard Mendy (£5.2m) retains his starting berth in goal with Kepa Arrizabalaga (£4.7m) on the bench.

Mason Mount (£7.3m) starts in central midfield alongside Billy Gilmour (£4.3m) while Jorginho (£4.7m) and N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m) are among the substitutes.

Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) is the headline attacker to miss out, named on the bench with Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) and Timo Werner (£9.2m) either side of Kai Havertz (£8.2m).

Fulham line up in the same 3-4-3 formation as Chelsea, Ademola Lookman (£4.8m), Josh Maja (£5.2m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) leading the attack.

Chelsea XI (3-4-3): Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva (c), Zouma; James, Gilmour, Mount, Chilwell; Ziyech, Havertz, Werner.

Substitutes: Kepa, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Anjorin, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Abraham.

Fulham XI (3-4-3): Areola, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Robinson, Lemina, Anguissa, De Cordova-Reid; Lookman, Maja, Cavaleiro.

Substitutes: Rodak, Odoi, Hector, Ream, Tete, Bryan, Onomah, Carvalho, Mitrovic

Gameweek 34 so far…

Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) was the star man as Brighton defeated Leeds in the 3pm kick-off.

He won the first-half penalty converted by Pascal Groß (£5.8m) before scoring the Seagulls’ second.

Brighton face Wolves and West Ham in the next two Gameweeks, two sides with particularly obliging defences right now.

Saturday afternoon was one to forget for those with Leeds assets.

Stuart Dallas (£5.3m) came away with just the one point after conceding twice and having to drop back into a left-back role in the second half.

Meanwhile Patrick Bamford (£6.5m) blanked for the third league match in a row and came off in the 58th minute for a solitary FPL point.

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  • 3 – Danny Welbeck
  • 2 – Lewis Dunk
  • 1 – Pascal Groß

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428 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Good scout pick Havertz

  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Despise Havertz

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why

  3. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If Man Utd win tomorrow I'd say there's close to 0% chance Shaw starts the AVL game

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why?

    2. MarvelouSuccess
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What if Ole plays Telles vs Roma? We are pretty much through to the Europa League final.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Think Telles plays the 2 leg.

  4. Phlajo
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chances Alonso and Azpi getting minutes here?

    A cameo from both would be amazing as ML rival has both

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1%

  5. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Down to 10 if Alonso stays on the bench

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Could be worse, I’m down to 10 men as is with Rudiger & Phillips injured and Dias rested

  6. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Havertz arrived at last.
    Mount Chelsea's best player.Werner a battery bunny.
    Bye bye Fulham. Shame; they have played some good games this season.

  7. Yxz
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not sure if anyone will find this relevant - a guide I wrote to screenshoting your teams each gameweek (ie for future reference) with python

    https://properjob.medium.com/automatically-screenshot-your-fantasy-premier-league-team-with-selenium-in-5-minutes-a5d527d037a2

    Not been particularly active over the last few years so apologies if these sort of things aren't allowed.

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Pretty good stuff

      1. Yxz
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks mate

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mount 59 mins written all over this

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Watch him get subbed off for Alonso or Azpi to troll everyone

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I'll have Azpi come on. I've only got 10 players this week with no Rudi, Azpi or Phillips starting.

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Same position as you but Dias instead of Azpi, the treatment table at my FPL club is overflowing this week

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Damn it did consider Havertz but didn't go through with it.
    Chicken in the end.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Worth it in dgw?

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, his recent game time just looked iffy

  10. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    In sports heaven right now, but it’s 3:45am... timezones, smh.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Melbourne?

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Unfortunately so

  11. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ok think I may buy Havertz for the first time this season lol

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same thought

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thinking of giving a tribute to Aguero too after the DGW

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

      MCI, ARS, Blank, LEI, LEI (FA Cup)
      Not even nailed. Boat had gone.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        That’s exactly what I thought about Lingard and he kept scoring!

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Lingard is nailed

  12. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Need Emi and Watkins to do a crazy tonight.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They have stopped doing that

  13. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Scotty Parker's note to Lemina: "Do better"

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Alonso plz come on would eather have his 1 point than bamford's

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Please no. I have Watkins to come on

  15. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chance that Werner is reclassified as a mid next season?

    Just checked his heat map with Mo and looking at that he arguably should be. He might even be value as a mid with all those assists - that's really what he does best on the evidence of this season.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Still to be avoided

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Might leave Chelsea without any recognised forward with game time of course

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He’ll either be the opposite of Aubameyang when he moved to mid and rack points, or be a total let down yet again. No inbetween.

  16. JayLegend
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What happened to Mendys baps?

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Was just about to post this

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      3 locked

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea backline racking up the 5 yards passes probably

  17. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Havertz VC.
    Any chance of a Son rest? 🙁

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Need Mendy to get a few stat-padding passes in.

  19. MarvelouSuccess
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I need Mendy to save more shots from outside the box now

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1 save and he'll be on 2 baps.

  20. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Early in the season Ziyech looked like the smart Chels pick - now he's not even on the radar

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He doesn't even look bothered

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    In the history of FPL I've never needed a team to score as badly as Fulham today

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      This is good news for us with Mendy.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        More than good news, I knew Fulham wouldn't score when Rudiger was out

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Never happens man

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      This should be a crime to even mention 🙁

    4. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      And you have no fear saying this?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        No because I know it won't happen

  22. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Just need to wait for Mendy to get back in the baps then
    STOP THE COUNT!

  23. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Do we think Mendy plays both games for Chelsea in the double?

    Risk Kepa plays arsenal ahead of cup final?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Kepa plays Cup final, right?

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fulham look awful right now

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They’ve given up. They probably expect to not win at this point after the last few stoppage time equalizers they’ve conceded recently, can’t blame them either tbf

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fulham scoring 1 wouldn't be the end of the world

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Won't bet on it.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah looking like that

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      World already ended in 2012...

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman benched. Bullet dodged.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No?

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nevermind.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I did consider him

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Same. Then I watched a training video on Friday and he was nowhere to be found so went with Godfrey in the end.

  27. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Keane on bench

    No surprise in starting XI

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fook!

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Again!

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He’s been garbage lately.

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          So has Vardy but I still picked him

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Why didn't you pick Godfrey? He can play CB or RB or LB.

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Richarlison to show himself on the scene today

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      With aRC?

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Chicken dance

  29. djman102
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lineup - A Villa starting line-up: Emiliano Martínez, Matthew Cash, Matt Targett, John McGinn, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Tyrone Mings, Bertrand Traoré, Douglas Luiz, Ollie Watkins, Ross Barkley, Anwar El Ghazi.
    Substitutes: Keinan Davis, Jacob Ramsey, Marvelous Nakamba, Tom Heaton, Wesley, Kortney Hause, Neil Taylor

    Lineup - Everton starting line-up: Jordan Pickford, Séamus Coleman, Lucas Digne, André Gomes, Ben Godfrey, Mason Holgate, Richarlison, Allan, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Rodríguez, Gylfi Sigurdsson.
    Substitutes: Yerry Mina, Alex Iwobi, Niels Nkounkou, Michael Keane, Joshua King, Robin Olsen, Tom Davies

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks

  30. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mount off for Abraham

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Abraham should join some other club, Brighton might work

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Maybe West Ham