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14 August 2022 1556 comments
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The second and final Premier League match of the day is a big one, as Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is 16:30 BST.

Thomas Tuchel makes two changes for Chelsea, with Marc Cucurella and Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in for Ben Chilwell and Cesar Azpilicueta, both of whom are substitutes.

That suggests Reece James will feature as a right-sided centre-back alongside Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, misses out because of a knee injury, while Marcos Alonso is absent as he finalises his transfer to Barcelona.

As for Spurs, they are unchanged from Gameweek 1, with Matt Doherty and Ivan Perisic on the bench with new signing Richarlison.

However, they are without the injured Clement Lenglet and Oliver Skipp.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Koulibaly, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Jorginho, Cucurella, Havertz, Mount, Sterling

Subs: Kepa, Pulisic, Chalobah, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Gallagher, Azpilicueta

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Richarlison, Gil, Perisic, Tanganga, Moura, Bissouma


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  1. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    tuchel the skinny rat couldn't harm a thing

    1. Zidane's Floor
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      it's always the smallest dog with the biggest bark

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    VAR should rule it off

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Foul on Havertz and Richarlison offside

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Richarlison in offside position but wasn't interfering with the play. It's been a rule for a looooooong time now bro

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          The rule is still there to say if he is in the line of sight of the keeper to be fair

          1. TheTinman
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            He wasn't in line of site though

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. Unfortunately the foul cannot be ruled anymore by VAR but should have given the offside to make up for the not giving the foul.

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

      Nah. He saw it

    3. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why

  3. fplgaruda
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Childish Havertz

  4. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure Tuchel really wants to fight with Conte…

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Conte would flatten him

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hospital pass from Cucu to the ever slow Jorginho...

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Forgot he wasn't playing for a team as technically skilled as Brighton

  6. Tomerick
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance of some points from Mount?

    1. Black Knights
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nope.

  7. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Goal stands. Shambolic

  8. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Yes! A Spurs goal that doesn't really do anything for MLs and no Chelsea CS. Lovely.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not lovely

    2. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ideal situation for non Chelsea defence managers

  9. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison not offside?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He is offside 100%

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Poor decision. If that is not interfering with the keeper; what is?

  10. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Conte yellow lol, did Tuchel too?

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Terrible refereeing

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You're embarrassing yourself

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Might as well replay the Barcelona game in '08 if Chelsea want to go back that far!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That was the worse refereeing game in the history of CL

  13. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    so which chelsea defender we should pick? James or Cucu

    1. fusen
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cucu is more involved in an attacking sense for this game

    2. Black Knights
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’d love to get Cucu but surely chilly gets some weeks. I’d take fofana at 4.5 if he gets there soon.

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Or Koulibaly? Looks like he has a goal threat - three attempts so far.

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Referee had a clear view of it and still got it wrong. The heck?

  15. fplgaruda
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should be a YC for havertz

  16. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I miss the heated days of that wind-up quadruplet of Mourinho, Fergie, Wenger and Benitez.

  17. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester had multiple goals ruled out last season (multiple in the same game if I remember correctly, both Barnes) for having a player in the position Richarlison was in there, offside and in the eye line of the keeper.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Disgraceful - no Foxes goals should ever be ruled out.

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Agree 😉

  18. Bavarian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    James to go forward now

  19. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hahaha Tuchel

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This is ridiculous , how on the earth this is valid goal. I am going to do a rant on YouTube

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dry your eyes mate

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

      There's no pashun! There's no aggreshun!

  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Has anyone ever seen Tuchel and Floki together? Could it be?

  22. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anthony Taylor cost me my James CS.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And Havertz his assist

  23. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Perfect score for no players in this game so far, only need Perisic 1 pt cameo.

  24. Smoky Johnson
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Think Perisic will start next game at home vs Wolves?

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      what makes you think?

      1. Wirtzle Gummidge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        As Sess was awful

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If they want to make the game of football less popular they just need to force kids to watch Jorginho play.

    He is ruining the game such a boring player. Side pass every time.

    Zero imagination or football beauty in his game whatsoever

  26. jonny77
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Its always strange when all the defensive players hog the goals and assists in a game

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Havertz messes James assist

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      wing back for three mins and should have had an easy assist

  28. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How are we getting only 3 points from Mount and James here =[

  29. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    James brilliant cross and havertz sitter.

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rich really wants the winner, lets see if he has what it takes.