Team profile · CHE

Chelsea

Squad: 36
Available: 33
Home rating: 4
Away rating: 4

Defence · our rating1.37xGC / 90#7 of 18Expected goals conceded by the regular back line. Lower is better.

Attack · our rating0.56xGI / 90#2 of 17Expected goal involvements across the five best attackers.

Squad leaders

Four different questions, rather than one ranked list.

Points leaderJoão Pedro177 ptsMost points last season

Best projectionJoão Pedro4.9 xPHighest xP for the upcoming fixture

Best valueLacroix25.7 pts/£mMost points per £m last season

Under 10% ownedJames8% ownedBest projection nobody else owns

Schedule pulse

Difficulty across the next 6 listed fixtures.

Average difficulty

3.00

Favourable (1-2)

Difficult (4-5)

Blanks

Best five-game run

The kindest five consecutive gameweeks left in the season - average difficulty 2.20 across GW17-21. Often months out, which is exactly the point when planning a wildcard.

GW17COV A2
GW18IPS A2
GW19NEW H2
GW20CRY A3
GW21SUN H2

Rotation partners

Pair a CHE player with one of these and start whichever has the kinder fixture each week. Rated over GW1-6.Season-long table

CHE + MCINo week where both are difficult2.33
CHE + NEWNo week where both are difficult2.33
CHE + NFONo week where both are difficult2.33
CHE + SUNNo week where both are difficult2.33
CHE + AVLNo week where both are difficult2.50
CHE + BRENo week where both are difficult2.50

Who starts

The squad ranked by modelled chance of starting. Grouped rather than arranged as an eleven on purpose - this is a model, built from start frequency and FPL's fitness flags. It has not seen a press conference and it is not a predicted lineup.

MidRogersLikely37/38 starts
MidEnzoLikely35/38 starts
DefLacroixLikely35/38 starts
GoaSánchezLikely35/38 starts
ForJoão PedroProbable31/38 starts
MidCaicedoProbable32/38 starts
DefChalobahProbable31/38 starts
MidNetoProbable30/38 starts
MidPalmerProbable24/38 starts
ForWelbeckProbable26/38 starts
DefGustoProbable26/38 starts
DefJamesRotation20/38 starts
MidEstêvãoRotation12/38 starts
ForDelapRotation12/38 starts
DefHatoRotation12/38 starts
MidGittensRotation5/38 starts
DefColwillRotation2/38 starts
DefM.SarrRotation1/38 starts
ForMarc GuiuRotation1/38 starts
DefAcheampongRotation8/38 starts
MidLaviaRotation4/38 starts
DefTosinRotation8/38 starts
DefB.BadiashileRotation6/38 starts
GoaJörgensenUnlikely3/38 starts
ForN.JacksonUnknown0/38 starts
MidBarcoUnknown0/38 starts
DefPalestraUnknown0/38 starts
MidQuendaUnknown0/38 starts
ForMheukaUnknown0/38 starts
DefAnselminoUnknown0/38 starts
MidD.EssugoUnknown0/38 starts
DefDisasiUnknown0/38 starts
ForEmeghaUnknown0/38 starts
GoaPendersUnknown0/38 starts
DefFofanaSusp.20/38 starts
MidHendersonOut22/38 starts

Full squad

Every Chelsea player with price, ownership, last season's points and our projection.
Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Pts	xP
João Pedro	For	£7.5m	54%	177	4.9
Palmer	Mid	£9.5m	12%	114	4.4
Rogers	Mid	£7.5m	29.5%	169	4.2
James	Def	£5.5m	8%	115	4.2
Welbeck	For	£6.0m	2.7%	126	4.1
Enzo	Mid	£7.0m	5.5%	157	4.1
Lacroix	Def	£6.0m	11.9%	154	3.9
Chalobah	Def	£5.5m	2%	136	3.8
Neto	Mid	£6.5m	1.3%	125	3.7
Estêvão	Mid	£6.5m	1.8%	58	3.3
Gittens	Mid	£6.0m	0.1%	25	3.2
Gusto	Def	£5.0m	1.1%	96	3.1
Caicedo	Mid	£5.5m	3.7%	110	3.1
Delap	For	£5.5m	0.5%	45	3.0
Sánchez	Goa	£5.0m	1.9%	113	2.9
Acheampong	Def	£4.5m	0.2%	39	2.8
Tosin	Def	£4.5m	0.2%	34	2.7
N.Jackson	For	£6.5m	0.4%	0	1.8
Hato	Def	£4.5m	1.1%	19	1.7
B.Badiashile	Def	£4.5m	0%	7	1.5
Quenda	Mid	£5.5m	0.1%	0	1.5
Barco	Mid	£5.5m	0%	0	1.5
Palestra	Def	£5.5m	1.5%	0	1.4
Lavia	Mid	£5.0m	0%	13	1.4
Marc Guiu	For	£5.0m	0.4%	13	1.4
Colwill	Def	£5.0m	1.7%	8	1.3
Jörgensen	Goa	£5.0m	0.1%	9	1.2
M.Sarr	Def	£4.5m	0.1%	3	1.2
Disasi	Def	£4.5m	0.1%	0	1.2
D.Essugo	Mid	£4.5m	0.2%	1	1.2
Mheuka	For	£4.5m	0.4%	1	1.2
Anselmino	Def	£4.5m	0%	0	1.2
Penders	Goa	£4.5m	0.1%	0	1.1
Emeghadoubt	For	£5.0m	0.2%	0	1.0
Hendersondoubt	Mid	£5.0m	0%	76	0.0
Fofanadoubt	Def	£5.0m	0%	65	0.0

Attack and defence ratings are ours, built from expected goal involvements and expected goals conceded per 90. Home and away ratings are FPL's own. Not a guarantee.