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Dugout Discussion January 2

Chelsea v Liverpool team news: Lukaku, Alisson, Matip + Firmino absent

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Sunday’s Premier League action continues at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host Liverpool.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

The big team news is that Romelu Lukaku is not in Thomas Tuchel’s matchday squad.

The 28-year-old has scored in his last two Premier League appearances but found himself at the centre of a controversy this week after an interview was broadcast in which he said he was unhappy with his role at Stamford Bridge.

As a result, the Belgian forward has been dropped, with Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic lining up in the attacking positions.

At the back, Andreas Christensen and Reece James are out, while Jorginho and Callum Hudson-Odoi are substitutes, with N’Golo Kante and Kai Havertz amongst those coming in.

For Liverpool, they make three changes from Gameweek 20, as Alisson, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino miss out after suspected positive Covid tests, in addition to manager Jurgen Klopp who won’t be at today’s game.

That means Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal, with Ibrahima Konate and James Milner also featuring in the starting XI.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Pulisic

Subs: Kepa, Jorginho, Saul, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr, Vale, Hall

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Adrian, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Beck, Williams, Morton, Pitaluga

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  1. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Mount a bit naughty. gets away with it.

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      English national team players often do.

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

    Forgot Mount is English.

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  3. BobB
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Borderline red, but no yellow? What the actual f..k

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      VAR doesnt check yellows

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    2. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      They can’t intervene for yellows.

      Also they’re checking for violent conduct (which is a red) they’ve found no violent conduct (hence no red) thus it’s not even a yellow because well he was removed his foot (albeit a bit more forcefully than necessary) from it being trapped

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

    VAR check to see if Mount is English.

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

      VAR does its job. Confirmed as English.

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  5. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    2/3 of the top 10k... GTFO of there you casual amateurs!!!

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  6. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Have both Salah and Taa xD
    C’mon Jota, bring me some points son!

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    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He has assist points (somehow)

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

    Mount getting the Kane treatment from VAR

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  8. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Seems odd Salah scoring and it not being worth the usual 10pts.

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    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      ikr

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  9. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    The charge in itself was also nasty deliberate. Lucky mount

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

      Yes the charge deserved a YC at least. Barged into Tsimikas with hands/arms into his face.

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  10. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Need that TAA clean sheet wiped. What is he doing second on my bench..

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    1. yousunkmybattleship
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      lol never bench TAA

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

      Hahaha me too. I think I’ll be banned if I say something as disgusting as why I did it.

      Brought in Coufal for a hit (read it quietly)

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    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This is a good question.
      TAA is a never bench guy

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    4. Baps hunter
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      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I am wondering the same issue...

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  11. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    And to think Chelsea got rid of Salah.. and kdb for that matter.. LOL

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    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t need them mate. They’ve got Werner

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

      Lukaku too, to buy him back for him to hate it 🙂

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    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And signed Lukaku for 100m

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    4. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      They were different players at the time.

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      1. Scholes Out For Summer
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        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        No they just never got a chance to play because Chelsea kept buying new players that werent as good at the end of the day. Kind of like now how they got Havertz and Ziyech and sold Tammy and have CHO

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    5. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Thy're going to buy back Tammy and Tomori back for a combined 150M now they need a striker and a CB

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

        Broja should do the trick for them... Looks class.

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        1. Scholes Out For Summer
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          • 10 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I will guarantee you that Broja will not reach more than 10 starts for Chelsea. For some reason they just dont trust their youth

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    6. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      They also broke Fernando Torres

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  12. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    regardless of the force the intention of the kick was attacking an opposition player, therefore it is a red car.

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Azpil has gone

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      To the Afcon?

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  14. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Why is they not a card for mount? VAR at it again with the inconsistency

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  15. GoonerGirl
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I always said to myself I'll stick with Salah for his last game but because I got spooked thinking the game could be called off I -8 to bring in Son. Such an idiot lol.

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch.
      At least many of us sold him 3 GW’s ago so today’s points hurt a bit less.

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

    Did Konate just out-sprint Pulisic?

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      The American burgers catching up on Pulisic

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

        😆

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    2. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not surprised. Konate run fast as always.

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  17. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No Salah and Jota on bench,keeps getting better.
    Should pick 11 SGW players in next DGW 🙂

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  18. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I honestly can't see what Mount did? There was literally nothing there.

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

      He was lucky not to connect with Tsimikas face as he recklessly dragged his foot away

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      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This crowd think Xhaka pulled Silvas shirt so wouldnt worry

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      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        He didn't??? WTF

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  19. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea Lakers v Liverpool Jazz

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool jazz with two touchdowns here

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

    Chalobah denies Salah G Trent A

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  21. Granville
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Giving Jota an assist for that which was headed clear.

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

      Same as Bowen's

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

      If it was headed clear Mane wouldn't have scored.

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

      Failed to clear and reached the intended target instead?

      It's not clear cut either way

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    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      wouldnt say that was headed clear though

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    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Class assist

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    6. Patron
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Still more sense than Bowen one.

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

    I must say it’s delightful seeing Chelsea fall from grace.

    They could drop out of the top 4 in this form.

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  23. Thomas Jerome Newton
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Assume this has been asked before, but why doesn't the African Cup of Nations take place at the same time as the Euros and the Copa America tournaments?

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

      African weather in Summer is unbearable.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        *winter

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          As you were

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

      Usually is but moved this year due to the World Cup next winter.

      If AFCON was summer in 2022 footballers would have no break before it started.

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      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Nah, Afcon always happens this time of the year.

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  24. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea defence all over the place.

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

      Alonso a liability and just interested in attacking. Salah finding space in the channels, Silva doesn't have the pace to deal with the first time quality ball. Chalobah looks shaky at times.

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  25. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Salah pissing away baps.

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

      As is tradition.

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  26. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jota EO
    Top10k 80%
    My rank 55%

    Salah OE
    Top10k 38%
    My rank 74%

    To get closer to the top 10k I should favour Jota scoring but to pull the top 10k closer to me I want Salah

    The fun crazy world of EO.

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This is why I try to ignore it as much as possible

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  27. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How is that a Jota assist?

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

      How isn't it?

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

      Rules

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  28. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Shouldn't bother Chelsea even if they lose here as they'd already won the league in October.

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  29. _Ninja_
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    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    what a goal kova

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  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kova

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