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15 March 2015 2635 comments
James Barnes James Barnes
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Sunday moves Gameweek 29 towards its conclusion, serving up three more helpings of top-flight action. League leaders Chelsea entertain Southampton in the lunchtime kick-off, while Everton host Newcastle United and Manchester United welcome Tottenham Hotspur in the tea-time match-ups.

Sunday’s early encounter finds Chelsea attempting to recover from Champions League heartache by maintaining their lead at the summit of the Premier League – surely boosted by City’s demise at Burnley. Southampton will look to keep the title race on ice but will drop in at the Bridge having scored just two goals in their last six league outings: without a goal in his last 12, Graziano Pelle is dropped for the first time this term in one of four changes by Ronald Koeman, as Shane Long replaces the misfiring Italian.

Diego Costa’s 38% ownership will want more from the combative frontman after he came up short in his last two starts, while Eden Hazard enters this encounter with two goals in as many appearances in all competitions.

Everton strive to arrest their descent down the league table when they go head-to-head with Newcastle United at Goodison Park. Having drawn a blank in his last five league starts, Toffees’ record signing Romelu Lukaku needs to rediscover his rhythm against a defence that’s shipped 18 goals in their previous six road ties. The Toon must do without top scorer Papiss Cisse following the Senegal international’s seven-match suspension.

Manchester United can ill-afford to drop points this Gameweek as they duel fellow top-four hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney is set to retain his lone striker berth following a goalscoring performance against Arsenal on Monday. Meanwhile, with eight goals in his last six outings, the effervescent Harry Kane will be observed keenly by 48% of all Fantasy Premier League managers, particularly after the failings of the big captain candidates – Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez – in yesterday’s fixtures.

  1. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Pen

  2. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Saints pen lol

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Needed that to bring Ivan down a peg.

  3. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Penalty Soton.

  4. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Pennnnnalty

  5. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    PENALTY

  6. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Pleeeeaaassee Score

  7. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Yes!

  8. BabyB
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Matic YC

  9. Shrimp On The Barb
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    of course

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Miss

  11. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Man(e) down.

  12. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Coquelin > Matic

    😉

  13. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Terry and Bertrand owner 🙂

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      That's going well. 🙂

    2. Richd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Me too

      Trippier and boyd bench
      Foster in goal

      1. BRONALDINHO
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I had Panti and played PVA over Dawson

  14. Oi! Shadders!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Please score...

    1. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Hurrah!

  15. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Shocking dive 🙄

  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Penalty!

  17. Declan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Get in

  18. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    TADIC GOAL

  19. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    What a shite pen haha

  20. SW6
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Who was fouled?

    1. BabyB
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      mane

      1. SW6
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Yay 😀

    2. Barrier Freeman
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mane.

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mane

  21. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    No point watching now. 😆

  22. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea CS ruined nice

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Get in.

  24. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Soton goal. You don't see that every GW.

  25. interloper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Is there a less creative crowd than the Stanford Bridge lot?

    The little diddy before kickoff asks them only to clap three times and say "Chelsea"

    The favored song is this little bit of genius:

    "Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea
    Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea"

    ...and when Costa does anything, they chant:

    Diego Diego Diego....

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah they are as boring as it gets.

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      They're pretty good at songs about Liverpool.

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Still not a patch on the "Ohhhhh Santiiiii Caaarzola" dirge that they sing at the Emirates.

      What happenend to the good terracing songs?

  26. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Mane assist and Chelsea CSs ruined. Brilliant 🙂

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mane assist and Chelsea CSs ruined. Bollocks. 👿

      😉

  27. Richd
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Dawson, Schluup or terry. Chose the wrong one. Even if I went zouma, I had Trippier off bench

  28. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Ffs, 2 cs lost

    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Same

  29. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Tadic almost as bad a penalty taker than he is a footballer.

  30. Green Arrow
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Now I can justify nor bringing in Ivan this week. Ok CFC, you can now score and win the game.

    1. FPLEL
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Ivan goal plz 😀