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Gameweek 20 team news: Lukaku, Foden and Grealish start as Alonso is benched

Gameweek 20 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with two more matches this evening.

Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion is first up at 19:30 GMT, with Brentford v Manchester City getting underway 45 minutes after that.

On the team news front, Thomas Tuchel has made four changes to the Chelsea side that defeated Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

Romelu Lukaku, Andreas Christensen, Mateo Kovacic and Cesar Azpilicueta return to the Blues’ line-up, with Trevoh Chalobah, Marcos Alonso and N’Golo Kante dropping to the bench. Thiago Silva misses out altogether after picking up an injury in Gameweek 19.

Kai Havertz is back on the hosts’ bench after his reported recent spell in self-isolation.

Brighton won for the first time in three months on Sunday but Graham Potter has nevertheless made three changes to the starting XI who impressed against Brentford, with injury forcing his hand in one instance.

There is no Leandro Trossard, who has a hamstring problem, while Adam Webster and Enock Mwepu drop to the bench.

Yves Bissouma, Solly March and the fit-again Joel Veltman return to the Seagulls’ starting XI.

Shane Duffy is back among the visitors’ substitutes after missing out on Boxing Day.

In the other match in west London, Pep Guardiola makes four changes to the side that beat Leicester City 6-3 three days ago.

Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden make up the all-new front three, with Nathan Ake coming in for a start at left-back.

Raheem Sterling, Rihad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleksandr Zinchenko all drop to the bench.

Two of Thomas Frank’s three changes are enforced, as Bryan Mbeumo is injured and Christian Norgaard is suspended.

Yoane Wissa, Frank Onyeka and Mads Roerslev are brought into the side, with Sergi Canos only a substitute.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi, Mount, Pulisic, Lukaku.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Kante, Chalobah, Saul, Barkley, Ziyech, Havertz, Sarr.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Veltman, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, March, Moder, Mac Allister, Maupay.

Subs: Webster, Mwepu, Gross, Alzate, Welbeck, Steele, Duffy, Richards, Ferguson.


Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson, Sorensen, Roerslev, Baptiste, Jensen, Onyeka, Thompson, Wissa, Toney.

Subs: Canos, Forss, Ghoddos, Peart-Harris, Bidstrup, Stevens, Cox.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Grealish.

Subs: Sterling, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Steffen, Mahrez, Carson, Mbete-Tabu, Palmer.

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1,967 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Christy things.

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

      Chalobah on

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

        Soon...

  2. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Is that Alonso time already??

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Chalobah time 🙂

    2. 420king
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Chalobah.

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

      Nah. Makes it even less likely he's subbed on later sadly.

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

    Maybe me saying Hudson-Odoi is playing poor again will jinx him into making another assist.

  4. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Christensen off.

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

    Mike Dean asking Cucurella if he can spare some hair.

  6. 420king
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Christensen off.

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Offloading him instead of Alonso doesn’t feel quite so bad

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Chalobah on for Christensen

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

    Chalobah imminent.

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Really scared of Foden this evening. Feel like he could be in for a big haul and is ownership is high enough to hurt.

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

      Absolutely

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      9.5%?

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

      It’s less than 10%, imagine how we felt not having salah @ 120%

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

      Bilva's turn tonight

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

    Rudiger saves CS...

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 3 months ago

        With a choice of passing to Maupay to shoot or Lamptey I'd choose Lamptey too

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

      Rudiger is a beast, Lampard was clueless

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

        Rudiger is clueless in a back four to be fair.

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

          Not at all he's quality

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I can't even remember now but did lampard play a back 5? System suits him

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

            Nope. He played a back four.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                2 years, 3 months ago

                Thought so and agreed, he's reckless and not that good in a 4. In a 5 he's amazing

        • 420king
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Looks like Brownhill won't be coming off my bench tonight. Praying for no haul.

        • BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Chance of Zinc featuring? Rival gets Amartey from third bench spot 😀

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James hurt...

        • Thanos
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James broken 🙁

        • 420king
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James off.

          1. 420king
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Physio wants him subbed.

        • bigwig
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Finally they get the ball to Kaks and there's a decent shot

        • Lord of Ings
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James off possibly..

        • Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Please get up, James...

        • Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James crocked

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James is done!

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          FFS James are you kidding me

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

          Poor Chelsea outfit this, probably be happy just to get in top 4

        • The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James ffs

        • HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James (C) injured and out

        • Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Chelsea need to swap James with Lamptey asap

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James down, 1 pointer

        • bigwig
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Oh no Reecey

        • Lord of Ings
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James off yeah,FFS man.

        • Thanos
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          James times is up.

          All those who wanted to ship out Alonso first, you may have to reconsider.