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

If you look at the 11 they managed to field, it was still pretty strong.

How many first team players were missing from this 11…?

"completely obliterated" 😆

I mean apart from James (who was out of favour to an extent last season) didn't this side start the season for Chelsea?

Get the violin out!!

I mean.. all I heard was Chelsea isnt a top 4 team when they went down 2-0

Well Liverpool had many more absentees?

What a biased comment. ‘Obliterated’. I mean, come on. Both teams could have won it. Both teams had players missing. You were at home. Better for Liverpool to get a draw at Chelsea than Chelsea drawing at home.

Worlds best goalie, a world class cb, a world class cm and Firmino was out for Liverpool so your point would be?

Shambles.

Agree shoulda been 3 easy

Really think Auba goes this window? Think he'll hang around like a bad smell, like Ozil did.

Watkins or DCL would be exciting signings though

Really like Watkins. I think his linkup play is great. He can help Martinelli and Saka score more goals.

I do not want Watkins at the carpet man…

Watkins for Auba... yeah what an upgrade that is... LOL

If I FH this week (which is a possibility) I'll probably just keep him

There’s still a second leg to play…
Leicester do concede..

36 (WC), 7 to go

42 from 10. 6 to go

42 from 8. (6 to play).

Sold Saka (Gray) & Alonso 3rd on bench. Not mad about those, but Saka will punish me when they play Burnley.

45(-4) with 4 to go

39. 7 to go

50 pts so far. Only Antonio (c) and Bowen to go

63 (-4) with 6 to go

Managed 52 from 9 plus 4 to play and captain.

It was better yesterday but still a long way to go this game week.

He is not price protected. He is price protected once he's back from AFCON and the flag goes away.

He had dropped once before I sold him, so zero idea... I expect him to drop tbh.

Scores that pen against Leicester, probably gets another return given the way that game started and we would be saying it was the wrong decision.

Hindsight justifies nothing.

Yes, and every serious player who ignores FOMO did it

I think those who sold got lucky to a degree. Son provided consistency points, Bowen has been dreamy and though CR7 botched his captaincy vs Newcastle he pulled it back last week and has a chance vs wolves. Effectively brought those 3 in by shifting funds up top and freeing up a mid spot.

Got very lucky with salah’s output but it’s horrible watching Liverpool games as a non owner so will be bringing him back as soon as he gets back

It was totally the wrong move, protected by cheer luck. Once out of 50 times type of luck. I honestly don't understand the reasoning behind it and would be ashamed of calling myself a pro player after that. Just because you got away with it (more or less btw, because he scored today) does not mean it was the right move.

Almost 100m for the pair. Fred must be wondering why he gets so much strife in relation to his price tag.

Ox is ok in midfield, but not in the Firmino role. Keita is inconsistent.

No, I'm actually convinced he plays better on the left

Missing Mane and Salah is more important than any stats... Firmino, Jota and whoever is fit og Origi/mina or ox. No point in looking for stat it would be a totally different set up. Like with City miss, stats goes up in smoke when ever Pep does his small tweaks, etc. Not sure, but if Milner not on pitch Jota or a Firmino is probably on pens.

Play, act & look like Gazza...

Glows in the dark in a nightclub

He’s a mug

Well... The story says that beautiful dominatrix has something to do with it...

Your old? 😆 Young people behave and act in ways that we as 'old' people find unfathomable and totally bizarre and often just without plain thought and consideration of the consequences. 😆 😆 😆 i have no idea how old you actually are Wendy but that can be the only explanation for such behaviour. 😛

This.. But I don't want a Cs looool

Arsenal were robbed. It was so obvious & a shame

Looks like a good bus team

See what the DGW announcement brings. Alonso out I’m a few weeks when Chelsea go CWC, ESR & Bilva could become DGW mids if you wanted too, livra maybe to a different cheap defender but as above, no real ‘issues’.

Silva playing deeper now kdb is back so an alternative could be better.

Esr is not first 11 so he could get dropped
Livra maybe worth shipping altho not if he has a double soon

Son if you dont have

Buying someone over a week off the deadline and with FA Cup, EFL Cup and the reminder of games from this week left to go seems foolish in the extreme. It’s 0.1, who cares?

I just did Salah to Raph (someone I wanted long term), then will decide on the best forward closer to the deadline once fixtures are confirmed

Goes back to Salah

No, you'll get your GW21 team back with Salah.

As long as you get Son now (gw 22 that is) and FH next week (23) you get Son back 24.

Bednarek away to United.

Conceded 9, OG, red card...

Was it a Southampton def maybe?.. Sounds familiar

Benderek in the 9-0 loss vs. Man United.

+2 (appearance points)
-4 (9 concedeed)
-2 (own goal)
-3 (red card)

= -7 points

That’s basically Alonso most weeks

Trents double might be BRE/LEE...

Too early to even think about next GW.

I was thinking real 3 points vs fantasy 2 points but I really like your idea. Still get it for the fun of the game, more points etc...

Alonso got a 5 point assist today for what would have been deemed a cross if Kova didn't score.

Is a real assist a 2 yard sideways pass?

Couldn't disagree more I love "fantasy" assists. It makes things so much more exciting. Anything that puts more points into the game is a good thing in my opinion.

Likely a week tomorrow.

Salah has scored 7 🙂

There is still time for a yellow card and one game ban. I made the move two but unfortunately this could be a thing…

Don't forget Alisson too, De Geaifying himself

Man City have 20 + viable players who just rotate in.

Liverpool 15.

Chelsea more than the reds plus loads of good young academy products on loan.

Basically the sovereign wealth and oligarchs are beating the NYSE.

Trent & Salah are at as high/higher a level.

The rest lower, massively in some cases.

I think only TAA and Salah are on that level, everyone else bellow par. Some, like VVD, Henderson and Alison for example are way off.