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West Ham v Chelsea team news: James returns, Lukaku and Benrahma subs

The dust of Gameweek 14 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has barely settled but we’re already up and running for Gameweek 15, which gets underway in east London this lunchtime.

A tasty-looking clash between West Ham United and Chelsea kicks off at 12:30 GMT.

Reece James – who rather curiously dropped in price last night – is back for this clash as expected and is one of four changes that Thomas Tuchel has made from the Blues side that unconvincingly beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road in midweek.

Thiago Silva, Jorginho and Hakim Ziyech also return, with Christian Pulisic, Saul and Cesar Azpilicueta dropping to the bench and Trevoh Chalobah missing out altogether with a hamstring injury.

Romelu Lukaku is again only a substitute.

Hammers boss David Moyes makes two alterations to the team that drew 1-1 at home to Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday.

Issa Diop and Manuel Lanzini return to the starting line-up, with Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma dropping to the bench. That will see the hosts turn to a wing-back system, a shape Moyes has adopted in the past when up against the big guns.

Aaron Cresswell remains out with a back injury.

GAMEWEEK 15 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Diop, Johnson, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Lanzini, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Fornals, Vlasic, Noble, Benrahma, Masuaku, Kral, Ashby

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Thiago Silva, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz

Subs: Kepa, Lukaku, Pulisic, Werner, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta, Sarr

1,332 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    James yellow card

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso owners laughing

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

    Hits RLC's big toe...

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Screw you Reece James

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

    Son, Mbeumo to Rashford, Bowen?

  5. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Those 300k James sellers were smarter than most thought.

  6. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Guess benching Rudiger was the right call in the end

    1. JoeTweaks
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I finally sold Christensen this gameweek

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    James 0 pointer, beautiful

  8. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    There was no deflection - clear assist for Antonio

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Correct

  9. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    James cappers in the mud

  10. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    RLC didnt touch the ball,its Antonio A 100 pct

  11. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I’m chasing big time so which two would you choose?
    Thinking Bowen and Sancho as differentials?

    1) Sancho
    2) Jota
    3) BSilva
    4) Bowen
    5) Mount
    6) ESR

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Rudigar haul over James

  13. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Great. I benched Antonio for that pathetic assist!!

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Shows you’re an awful FPL manager

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Hahaha aren't you funny 🙂

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

    Chelsea couldn't keep relying on defenders goals...

    1. Randaxus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Even though one of their goals was a defender goal haha

  15. Amsterhammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I hope the person I advised to sell Mount this morning did not listen to me.

    1. FantasyClub
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He’s cursing you mate

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Not done well against the bigger teams this season have we.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Have you just called West Ham a big team? What kind of Chelsea fan are you?

  17. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    To those who played Antonio, enjoy the points. Well played 🙂

    2nd on my bench, but hoping for an uptick in form for the better fixture run.

  18. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    West Ham are the real deal. Moyes is a great manager who United treated so bad

    1. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He's great at small teams with smaller mentalities 🙂

    2. JoeTweaks
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Good? Yes Great? Not so much. I also think he'll struggle in any big team even now

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Agree. He did get short-changed

  19. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    West Ham are giant slayers

  20. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea assets eh

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    0 from 1 any good

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      1 from 2 here

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

      Show-off!

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

    Well played Jorginho!

  23. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Time to ditch Alonso for Regulon?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      About 3 hours ago

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah great fixtures to come for Chelsea

    3. FantasyClub
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Nah just keep til the blanks

    4. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn’t, Alonso was playing as a striker at times earlier in the match. A clean sheet against West Ham was a tough ask in the first place

  24. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Tuchel shaken by the arrival of his mentor Ralf Rangnick

  25. Will Kane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    How is Lanzini getting more bonus than Bowen?

    I don't really want anyone to explain, just moaning, because obviously 12 points from Bowen in a game when I expected 2 points max isn't enough for me!

  26. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    James big fat ZERO lmao

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You don't own James?

  27. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What an electric atmosphere in the bowl. Great match, very fun to watch that!

  28. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    David Moyes is a football genius

  29. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Tuchel looks so humble 😆

  30. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Knew that Reece was due a haul!!