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Chelsea v Fulham team news: James, Fernandez and Mudryk start

Double Gameweek 22 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at Stamford Bridge tonight, as Chelsea host west London rivals Fulham.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Graham Potter makes three changes from the side that drew 0-0 at Anfield in Gameweek 21, with Reece James, British record signing Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk coming in for Trevoh Chalobah, Jorginho – who has since left for Arsenal – and Lewis Hall.

James makes his first start since Gameweek 17 after recovering from injury, with fellow full-back Ben Chilwell making an appearance on the bench alongside Raheem Sterling.

Joao Felix, meanwhile, is still suspended.

As for Fulham, they are unchanged from Gameweek 21, with Andreas Pereira and Aleksandar Mitrovic both included in Marco Silva’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

However, new signings Sasa Lukic and Cedric Soares are not included in the matchday squad.

GAMEWEEK 22 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella, Fernandez, Gallagher, Ziyech, Mount, Mudryk, Havertz

Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Sterling, Chilwell, Koulibaly, D Fofana, Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka, Madueke

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Palhinha, Reed, De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Willian, Mitrovic

Subs: Rodak, Kurzawa, Tosin, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Solomon, James, Vinicius

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929 Comments Post a Comment
  1. KeanosMagic
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Wow, loads of prices look like changing.
    Hate to do it but might need to move early or I'll be priced out of my moves

    1. el polako
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      With so many we'll scoring cheap options (especially at Arsenal & Newcastle) and lack of in form premiums(apart from Haaland) - nobody should be priced out.

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Rookie Mistake

    3. Ranger3
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Dont do it

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Dasilva might be 4.1m after tonight!

    5. DycheDycheBaby
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      You are part of the problem.

    6. Scalper
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Best Kepa in the league?

      1. Scalper
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Reply fail

  2. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Hi..Early thoughts on what to do here with 0.2m and 1ft?

    Kepa
    Shaw trippier white (botman patterson)
    Kdb bruno martinelli rashford (andreas)
    Haaland Kane gnonto

    A.....Bruno to odegaard / saka

    B.....Bruno and gnonto to mahrez and nketiah - 4

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I like B

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Thanks

  3. XX SMICER XX
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Easy hold next week? Or bring in Saka for Bruno?

    Kepa
    Trippier Gabriel Shaw Lewis
    Martinelli Fernandes KDB Rashford
    Haaland Kane

    Ward Mitoma Greenwood Patterson
    1FT 0.4M

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Tripple Arsenal essential in most opinions.

  4. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Non Kepa owners must be getting absolutely sick of him!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Prefer an honest point from Ward any day of the week

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Trouble with CHE is that all the good chances fall to Havertz

    1. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Felix back

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Look up Joao Felix' stats in Transfermarkt

        He is not really a scoring forward

        Small sample size, but in different Atletico Madrid games I watched, I never seen this cat score a goal with my own eyes. Seems like a dive artist to get ATM a PK.

        28 games for portugal, 4 goals, one vs Andorra

        1. Zimo
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Still better than Havertz

  6. Jet5605
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    All aboard King Kepa's 10 point train

    1. Triggy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Choo choo

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      leaving so many bitter managers by the wayside

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Have him, but benched Thiago Silva for Ben White 🙁

  7. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Cucu, Silva and the MVP Kepa kicking my week off in style. Let's hope it continues with triple captain Rashford, Bruno & Antony!
    Saliba, Martinelli, Kane, Darwin & Haaland can do a bit too 🙂

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      All in is a way to go!

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Silva is so good at his job

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Potter just said Mudryk had a heavy cold during the week and wasn't feeling too good at half time

    1. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Poor guy

    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mudsick.

    3. el polako
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Hope he made a him a nice hot cup of cocoa and read him his favourite Julia Donaldson book.

      1. GreennRed
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        That's just weird, to give him cocoa.

    4. THAT'S LIFE
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Hope they pay him enough for a Lemsip

    5. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mudsick

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Too late...

  9. Arteta
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Ream is my 1st defender on the bench. Ah. Does Batman need a rest?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Should be a solid six. No chance of bonus tho

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      No rest when there's always a crime to solve in Gotham city

  10. Hutchiniho
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    A question I never thought I'd ask.

    Salah or Mitoma? More points rest of season?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Kepa

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Stop upvoting this

    2. Arteta
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      You know that we don't know.

      1. Arteta
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        If nothing drastically changes in Liverpool squad soon, I'd honestly back Mitoma.

        1. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Salah is not worth 13M at the moment

          Might as well get Mahrez for way less money and get Mitoma as a freebee

          Salah vs Mahrez

          I think Mahrez

  11. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    James back to inflict more pain on the few that bizarrely still have him. Subbed off on 59 mins. Lol.

    1. THAT'S LIFE
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Most are dead teams that quit because of him

  12. DAZZ
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    115 points from goalkeepers for me this season. Anyone with better? 5.4 points per week over 21 GW’s

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Genuinely think I might not even be on 15

      1. THAT'S LIFE
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Ward binary

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Just went through and counted mine. Well, I got halfway until I saw a gameweek where I benched a Ward 3 pointer for a Kepa 0 pointer. Love this game.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Went back and finished the exercise. 59. Jesus Christ that's s***.

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 9 months ago

            Am surprised someone worse than mine 😛

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Have you been good or lucky?

      1. DAZZ
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Depends. Had a few Ederson cleanies early on, then had all of Wards run before WC, and now had all of Kepas hauls.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Only 91 here!
      47 points from GW1-16
      44 points from GW17 (Kepa)
      Lols.

      1. DAZZ
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Crazy how consistent Kepa has been.

    4. banskt
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Only 91 points. I had Ward during his binary run.

    5. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Nah mate had Ward and Iverson at the start of the season, moved to Sanchez then Pope and didn't get my 1st GK CS until GW11

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      100 for me thus far

    7. MBK 42
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      114 mostly from Ward and Kepa (9 from Sanchez)

    8. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Is there an app for that?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        FPL statistico

    9. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      101 here `,ederson 26 from 8 a big letdown

    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Wow, I've got only 77 points. That could be the difference between my current OR and top 10K. Blimey!

    11. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      So close for me. 112.

    12. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      67, rubbish!

      1. Planet Head
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        No gk hauls until GW11

  13. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Early views on:

    2FT;

    A) Antony & Doherty -> Odegaard & Ake. Play Mitro home to NFO

    B) Antony & Mitro -> Mahrez & Nketiah. Play Shaw

  14. banskt
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    How to use my FT for this week?

    a) Martinelli ➝ Odegaard
    b) Patterson ➝ James (and bench boost)
    c) both a + b (-4)

    Kepa
    Trippier, Botman, Shaw
    Saka, Martinelli, KDB, Mahrez, Rashford
    Haaland, Nketiah, Mitrovic
    // Ward (TOT), Mitrovic (NFO), Martinez (lee), Patterson* //

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      A
      Would you be doing it tonight? £0.2m swing if you do

      1. banskt
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        It will only be a £0.1m swing for me, because I bought Martinelli at £6.0m. Selling him will be a big loss in team value, but I think it has to be done.

  15. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Anyone think the amount of tc rashford in their mls is low ? I'm surprised how many didn't do it...

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Yup and not many had Haaland TC in 20 either

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      His ceiling doesn't feel that high relative to Haaland who can score a hattrick in any game
      Rashford big chances 6 since WC, Haaland has had 13!

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        So u saying we have made a mistake?

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          TC chip is a lot of luck!
          Just feel majority will back Haaland when basically if City scores there is a good chance it is him

      2. Deer-in-headlights
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Would have been nice to know that before the deadline.

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          I thought the same lol. No one mentioned it me before. Go figure..

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Good this week. Bloody scary next!

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Yeah I'm.scared of nxt wk especially since top 5 in my ml didn't use it on Rash.

  16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Think I need a Spurs defender for GW25. CS in the bag.

    1. banskt
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Good shout. Chelsea looked very poor in attack.

    2. Arteta
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Porro?

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Nah Chelsea should have a stronger/ fully fit team by then.

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Lloris own goal can't be ruled out

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      As bad as we are lately, we have only NOT scored against Spurs in 3 times in the last 10 years.

      https://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Tottenham%20Hotspur/

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Kepa Arrizabalaga is a player I own

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ditto

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        This was supposed to be my original question.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I don't and am in the mud!

  18. Eleven Hag
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Whoz the city Def to get, eh?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      The answer hasn't changed since the deadline.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ake or Akanji

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        This was supposed to be my original question.

    3. Scalper
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Akanji

    4. banskt
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ake.

  19. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Have Haaland, thinking which 2 Man City to bring in the for double

    A) KDB and Mahrez
    B) Mahrez and Ake

    Any other suggestions?

    1. MBK 42
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I’m looking at Mahrez and Ederson

    2. banskt
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I have A.

  20. wulfrunian
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Best defender except Shaw/Trippier/ManCity or Arsenal players?

    1. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Botman.

      1. wulfrunian
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        No game in gw25.

        1. GreennRed
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          But a good lad nonetheless.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mings/Moreno

      1. wulfrunian
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        against ManCity?

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Primarily for the blanks in 25, 28 and 32. You don't need to start them in 23

          1. wulfrunian
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 9 months ago

            I can but i need a good defender for gw23.

            1. Zimo
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 9 months ago

              Well then u need an Arsenal, ManCity, Newcastle, Man United defender.

              1. wulfrunian
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 9 months ago

                Really helpful that.

                1. Zimo
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 9 months ago

                  You're welcome

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Villa ?

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Porro!

      1. wulfrunian
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        nc one Sun.cheers

  21. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    I wonder how Lukaku is feeling....

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      With his hands probably.

  22. Crista Ronaldo Sewy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    I'm the only one in my ML (and in the planet) that owns Struijk

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Really want Odegaard and Nketiah but it will cost me 3 transfers. Need a City midfielder and possibly a defender as well/Edersen. Need to get rid of Alisson (don't ask). Need an extra player for blank GW25 at some point.
    I guess that means Wildcard, right? 😀

    1. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Post your team. You don't need any player. If you've injured or off form players look to move them to form players. Thinking that you need players X,Y,Z and taking hits to get them in will just bring you same problems after a WC that you don't need to use yet.

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Alisson
        Trippier--Schar--White--Shaw
        Bruno--Rashford--Martinelli--Saka
        Kane--Haaland
        Ward, Mitro, Andreas, Bueno

        Yeah it's not bad, but just need to make up 60 points in ML and some differentials would help!

  24. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    GW23 (and longer term):

    A) Odegaard, Ake, Mitro

    B) Mahrez, Shaw, Nketiah

    1. Scalper
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      C

      1. Scalper
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        B*

    2. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      A.

      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Thanks. Think with Jesus back in light training that’s an unwelcome
        Headache to have with Nketiah going into the blanks

  25. Scalper
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Kepa Arrizabalaga

    1. Crista Ronaldo Sewy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Kepa Arrizabalaga

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      the man!

    3. :
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mr Essential

      1. :
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Actually, Señor Essential.

  26. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    GW23 1FT: only 7 starters GW25 so keeping that in mind:

    (A) Shaw > Gabriel
    (B) Castagne > Gabriel, bench Botman(bou)

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Keeping in mind their price difference too, as a regular starter in your team keep Shaw or Botman for the rest of the season?

  27. Jet5605
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Bruno, Marti & Toney > Saka, Mahrez and Nketiah for a -4?

    Kepa
    Gabriel - Trippier - Shaw
    Bruno - KDB - Martinelli - Rash - Almiron
    Haaland - Toney

    Ward - Schar - Greenwood - Patterson

  28. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Kepa Arrizabalaga is a fantasy football player. I own him.

    1. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Please look after him.

    2. Scalper
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ah yes, Kepa Arrizabalaga

  29. Eightball
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Mitro vs NFO or Shaw vs Lee

    Assuming no inuries I have to bench one. Such a hard decision!

    1. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mitro

    2. Dunk and Disorderly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Bench Shaw!

    3. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I'm benching Shaw. Probably transferring him out even, barring injuries

  30. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Thinking of Saka captain over Haaland.

    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Haaland on 230% EO would be scary.