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Mount and Christensen benched as Tuchel rings the changes for Villa clash

After a relatively quiet August, the Thomas Tuchel rotation has begun in earnest this evening.

Chelsea take on Aston Villa in the eighth and final Premier League fixture of the day, with kick-off at Stamford Bridge at 17:30 BST.

International break minutes and forthcoming UEFA Champions League involvement looks to have influenced Tuchel’s team selection, with the Blues boss making six changes from his side’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

Thiago Silva starts after avoiding a FIFA ban, while deadline-day signing Saul Niguez makes his first appearance for the west London side.

Mateo Kovacic, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Trevor Chalobah and Hakim Ziyech are also recalled.

Andreas Christensen, Jorginho, Mason Mount and Cesar Azpilicueta all drop to the bench, while Reece James is suspended and N’Golo Kante is injured.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has almost matched his Chelsea counterpart, making five changes from Gameweek 3 and seemingly sending his troops out in a wing-back system.

Two of the alterations are enforced, with Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia ruled out because of quarantine rules.

Jed Steer lines up in goal, with Ollie Watkins starting for the first time this season and lining up alongside Danny Ings in a two-man attack.

Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn also return to the starting XI.


GAMEWEEK 4 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Steer, Cash, Targett, Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Watkins, Tuanzebe, Ings, Ramsey

Subs: Sinisalo, Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Archer.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Alonso, Silva, Kovacic, Lukaku, Chalobah, Niguez, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Havertz

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Jorginho, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Mount, Chilwell, Azpilicueta.

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  1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaaakuuuu

  2. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Boom captain Lukaku! Phew. was feeling bad after those Utd hauls and some bad luck with Antonio and Bachmann

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      How is antonio bad luck?

  3. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Villa!!

  4. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Home debut hat-trick please Romelu!!!!

  5. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How could you not have Lukaku captain this week?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      CR7

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Home debut vs a poor team... couldn't look past Eduoard.

      1. Harry the Hack
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        😀

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

    Only 16.7% ownership

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Less than 13 around my rank. He'll probably undo the damage Bruno+Ronaldo did.

  7. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No need if you’re on a stream you’re minutes behind

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        2.0??

      2. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No need to comment if you're gonna be upset. 😉

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Time to sell Salah?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Time to get Ronaldo + Lukaku + Salah

    2. Fergymac
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hmmm my thoughts exactly

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      After seeing Palace today I wouldn’t expect a hiding at anfield

      Especially with AC Milan 3 days before it

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        They were playing Spurs.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Very true - could be the Spurs effect

          Palace still looked good, hard working & organised though & Pool will be drained from the Wednesday night CL game so still wouldn’t be expecting a hiding

          A win sure, but not an avalanche

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Have to own Lukaku and Ronaldo I think. Ideally all 3 is the way. Trent has to be sacrificed

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Trent might be the one to go...

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Trent has 86 returns in his last 99 starts

        Selling is suicide

        1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Went Cancelo over Trent, worked out pretty well so far

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

            You must be #1 in the world with moves like that

            1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Top 20k atm with Lukaku(c) and three others to go this GW, solid start 🙂

        2. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          You’re not going to captain him over the other 3 premiums mentioned though

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Doesn’t really matter when he’s churning out that level of pointage for less than a mid price striker

          2. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            *grabs popcorn*

    5. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nooo. Bringing him in for Pools good run of fixtures!

    6. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I sold him to fund lukaku move (-4)

    7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah CR7 Lukaku all needed

      Drop TAA, City DF’s better value

    8. Kevin and Perry go
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tempted to replace him with Bruno but salah is evil he punishes when least expected

  9. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A proper goal that, none of this tap in nonsense

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      tap in goal and worldie goal gives the same fpl points

  10. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hatty time

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Well done Villa, set up with 5 defenders and still concede straight away

  12. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oh no. That's enough Lukaku.

    Wish I went triple premium

  13. grumpyman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oh my captain!

  14. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If you could only have 3 players worth over 11.0 who would they be?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      KDB, Kane and Mane

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Kane? In this Spurs set up?

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          It was a joke

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Phew! 😀

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo + Salah + Lukaku

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

      I have Lukaku, Ronaldo and Salah.

    4. Captain Hindsight
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah
      Ronnie
      Lukaku

    5. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The ones that scored most recently. Always.

    6. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah, Ronaldo and Vardy (although he's just below 11!)

    7. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah, Lukaku, Ronaldo. That order

    8. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah cr7 lukaku

    9. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty obvious answer surely

  15. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    LUKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKUUUUUUUU!!!!! (C)

  16. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    3 big hitters to much they said.

    Salah to go.

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I stand corrected

  17. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captained Lukaku over Ronaldo and thought it was a bad decision. Not too bad now.

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Why do things like the Antonio red card always happen immediately after I WC?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You have a good sub at least? Unless you want Bamford or Jimmy now...

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        DCL is tempting or yeah Bamford maybe

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You'd think he's a differential.

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

      I feel your pain. I WCed in Dier and Coady, then started Dier and benched Coady lol.

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Everybody has him. Nothing to get upset. Not like it is a player only u have

    5. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t have scored at Utd anyway. He can have a nice rest on my bench for a week and when all the kneejerkers sell him the points will be worth even more.

  19. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lovely save Mendy

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, great save

  20. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Saul looks poor

  21. ASL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Feels good to own both Ronaldo and Lukaku.

  22. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Now, a Rudiger headed strike from a corner isn't too much to ask, is it?

  23. Original Sin
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Just did Antonio to Eduoard, too knee-jerky? Sold him for 7.8, he is currently on 8.0, maybe he will drop to 7.9 by GW6 and will get him back again.

    1. VAR United
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      his max sell price is 7.7

      1. Original Sin
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I sold him for 7.8

      2. Harry the Hack
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        you assume he owned from GW1

        1. VAR United
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          True

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Not if you bought at higher than 7.5

        1. Original Sin
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Even if I buy him for 7.6, now he is 8.0, gain is 0.4, so you get 50% gain when selling, so 7.6+0.2= 7.8. That's simple mathematics.

  24. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku around 15% - 30% ownership.
    This could be brutal if he gets a haul.

  25. MC Hammer
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My current mids: Salah, Grealish, Benrahma, Jota, Gilmour

    Grealish -> Greenwood, Torres or Raphinia?

  26. Fpl_Ludwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone said 3 big hitters were to much (4 with TAA), Haha.
    LOOK AT US NOW, YEEEEEE!

    1. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Stay classy.

  27. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you rather have Greenwood or Pogba?

  28. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Soooooooo Christensen nailed is he?

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Rested along with Azpi and Jorginho I'd still think he's first choice long term. Just have a strong bench.

    2. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Rudiger and James the Chelsea picks i was told.

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He was never nailed

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I know, loads on here saying he was though

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Kaku & Ronaldo will be 2.0 more between them soon enough

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

    Ings do something!