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Dugout Discussion – Brighton vs Chelsea

Gameweek 24 begins by the seaside as Brighton host champions Chelsea at the Amex Stadium.

Despite notable absentees for Chelsea, there is keen interest from a Fantasy perspective.

The Blues defence is heavily backed and, with five clean sheets from their last six Gameweeks, we should perhaps expect further returns against a goal-shy Seagulls.

However, with Thibaut Courtois missing through injury, there is disruption in the Chelsea rearguard, which could mean that owners of Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen may well be forced to seek attacking returns.

That’s not out of the question given that Antonio Conte’s side rank second for attempts from corner kicks, while Brighton have conceded more goals from dead-balls than any other side, including 12 from corners.

Elsewhere, the inclusion of Michy Batshuayi in Conte’s line-up suggests that Hazard will be sparred a false nine role, with Chelsea perhaps lining up in a 3-4-2-1.

Brighton’s formation is also significant, as Chris Hughton mirrors Chelsea’s three-man defence by handing a start to Connor Goldson alongside Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy. That’s a situation to monitor given his price tag of just 3.9.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Un De Sceaux
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    I love Hazard

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      That's a first. He hasn't got much in here.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I love him more.

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

    Dailymail headline:

    Arrogant footballer throws shirt at child.

    Unconfirmed reports state he demanded the child to wash his shirt and have it ready for next week

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      This is actually quite funny

      Have an upvote

    2. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      BREAKING NEWS:

      Kids dad sold it on ebay anyway.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        He could have at least shaken his hand or patted him on head or arm too.

    3. JohnnyMagrinho
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Haha.

        Well, he kind of had to give it to that kid really. Bit weird holding up a sign asking for his shirt. Sure there were other kids who would've wanted it too!

      • Clump
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        *immigrant footballer

        1. T444
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Even when it was the bears I knew it was them

    4. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard always has such a cheeky look in his eyes.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        *sheexy

      2. BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I always thought he looked pretty level headed/dull *shrug*

    5. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Lol Hazard biggest troll in FPL

      1. Yogi_mike
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Christensen following his footsteps

    6. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Kid should be banned for shirt scrounging. I know you don't ask you don't get, but first row of seating, the kid's family is probably minted yet holding up some hobo piece of carboard

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Not even for 5 minutes, the whole game lol

      2. Teror
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Indeed. They could've invested in neon signage the tramps

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          lmao

      3. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Lock up the parents!

      4. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        The only explanation I have is he wanted to make a video of him burning the shirt of that cheat

    7. Aram95
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      A: Moses & Lanzini
      B: Alonso & Ox

      1. BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        A

      2. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        B

      3. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Moses isn't even nailed.

    8. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like a back 4 for Arsenal unless Wenger plays Elneny at CB, which he has done in the past.

    9. wowBOBwow
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso with 8 consecutive returns.

      Best player in the game by a mile.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        He's not a 7m milf they said.

        Kendra Lust eat your heart out.

        🙄

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Wouldn't be her heart I'd be, well you get the idea.

          1. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Yuck, that girl nasty af

        2. Clump
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I don't like the term "essential" but..

        3. Sz21
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Yep~ 5 more point loss to owners of his this GW with my backing Christen to match him. 4k-7k now.

          Hopefully he will be in my side next week.

        4. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Salah better by a mile

        5. Football Rambler
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Guess when I took him out...

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard - 109 pts since GW7. Not bad given he pretty much missed the first 6 GWs due to injury.

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

          Essential!

        2. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Still not value for money given the other midfielders that are available

      3. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Any point keeping Christensen now or sell for

        A) Maguire
        B) VVD
        C) Chilwell
        D) Any other?

        1. Sailboats
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          B

        2. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Wait, FA cup next w/e

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

          It's a wait and see. No point selling this early. Next deadline is 10 days

        4. T444
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Vvd

      4. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Who wins?

        A Shaqiri Sane Sterling Arnie

        B Gudmundson Son Richarlison Depoitre +2

        1. Sailboats
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

        2. Clump
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

        4. Tazah
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

      5. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard average points since GW16 - 4.5
        Arnie average points since GW16 - 6.8 (With a game to go)

        Conclusion: Arnie is life.

        1. T444
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Get in the choppa

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          See you at the party Richter!

      6. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        which game to watch?

        1. T444
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          West ham Bournemouth

        2. Tazah
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Everton, watch Walcott

        3. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I think West Ham-Bournemouth and Leicester-Watford will have the most goals.

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            right. bought mahrez so Lei it is

        4. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          WHM. For me

        5. Sailboats
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Everton

      7. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Glad I didn't sell Hazard. Hope he'll deliver next GW as well.

        1. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          great move mate

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Was it a move?

      8. umerlfc
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Hazard has Bourenmouth next..

        1. Clump
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Mehrata will be back to mess him up.

        2. GXNG
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Then Watford and West Brom too

        3. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Then Watford and West Brom.

      9. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Moses, Hazard and Alonso 😎

        1. eclipse
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          lucky. moses a rotation risk and brighton should have scored

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You dirty dawg.

      10. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Funny to see all the hate for hazard just because they don't own him
        Sad really.

        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Funny or sad?

        2. Sims
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Funny or sad? Make your mind up

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            It started out funny but ended up syd , I mean sad.

        3. BrutalLogiC
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          what's wrong with that?

        4. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          And they even got to the extent of blaming an innocent kid 😀

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Innocent? He knicked my sign.

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            This.

      11. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        How many from each team do you have?

        Arsenal
        Man City
        Man Utd
        Chelsea

        Just wondering, with the blank(s) coming up in week 28.

        Arsenal: 0
        Man City: 3
        Man Utd: 3
        Chelsea: 1

        Could do with Arsenal to go through to the final, otherwise I'll use my free hit chip.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Arsenal: 0
          Man City: 3
          Man Utd: 1
          Chelsea: 3
          Liverpool: 2

          1. Jairzinho
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            How could Liverpool be blank that week?

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Top 6 team though. Should have put Spurs:0. All about getting high quality Top 6 players this season IMO.

        2. Luton_Fan
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          there is a bigger blank gw later on, use it then.

          1. Jairzinho
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            If I've got 7 out, I'd probably use it then, rinse the DGW if it's shortly after, then WC.

        3. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Arsenal: 0
          Man City: 1
          Man Utd: 2
          Chelsea: 1

        4. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Not bad for me, 2 City, 1 United, 1 Chelsea.

        5. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          0
          2
          1
          1

        6. MTPockets
            6 years, 2 months ago

            0,2,0,1

          • Sailboats
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Arsenal: 0
            Man City: 1
            Man Utd: 3 (1 non playing)
            Chelsea: 1

          • CostaCoffee
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            0
            2
            1
            2

          • pjomara
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            games will be played in midweek in the same gw

        7. JohnnyMagrinho
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Nice to see the Brighton defense parted like the Red Sea at the end for Moses to walk through into glory.

            17 points for a defender I've been thinking about getting rid of lately... definitely softens the blow of having Shaw today!

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Nicely done.

          • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Alonso/Moses double up now viable?

            1. arndff_
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Moses has been subbed 2 times around 55'.

              I think Alonso is enough and the money from Moses could be used for another defender.

          • Tazah
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah fair enough hazard got two goals, but he's been playing like this for the past 5 matches... Could imagine owners would have sold if he blanked, now prob gonna captain

          • arndff_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Who would you play next GW?

            A) DDG
            B) Elliot

            1. Sailboats
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              A

            2. Big_Andy_GAWA
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Considering Elliot seems to have lost his place....

              1. arndff_
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Lame question by me then. Sorry.

            3. Netley Lucas
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              You won't have to decide

          • eclipse
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            so funny when kids have Brighton defenders in their teams!! why?!

            1. Ode
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              They have 8 clean sheets this season, 1 less than liverpool & arsenal

            2. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              I have Dunk. He keeps CS against bottom 10 teams. Nice rotation pair with Everton

          • Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            So who's still hurting??! I have hundreds and hundreds of pounds at stake in mini leagues. Severe misfortune like that todayruins my mood for the entire day.

            1. Legomané
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Just play it for fun

              1. Big_Andy_GAWA
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Eh??!

            2. pjomara
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              my 2 main rivals in my £500 mini league have Christensen so I'm happy

            1. Jairzinho
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              good work!

            2. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              You're a genius for anticipating that injury

              1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                I know, right!

                1. Cok3y5murf
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Get a life.

          • stachman
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Only just realised that Cristensen was subbed in 57th -_- Injury or tactical?

            1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Head knock.

            2. COLLIN QUANER
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Headache

            3. Sailboats
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              head injury

            4. stachman
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Thnx

            5. arndff_
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              He should have taken one pill of Nurofen.

          • pjomara
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Now that Luiz is back in Conte's good books, Christensen is no longer a viable option, right?

            1. Netley Lucas
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Was rusty v Norwich, cost a goal... needs more minutes really, got a few more today, wait

          • Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            It's not funny seeing all the hate for hazard just because they don't own him
            Quite funny really.

            1. Red Dagger ✪
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              It happily makes me sad.

            2. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Really.

          • Garfield1001
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Any other Aguero owners out there that haven't captained him?

          • Goalosaurus
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Did Morata to Wilson this week.
            Then for a -8, Chrst + Mee > Alonso + Ota

            Alonso has paid me back (luckily), now onto Mee vs Ota!