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15 August 2016 3450 comments
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Gameweek 1 concludes at the Bridge, as Chelsea boss Antonio Conte becomes the final new manager to make his Premier League bow.

His opening task is far from straightforward. West Ham United arrive as opposition boasting one of the finest away records in the league under Slaven Bilic last season.

That included a 2-2 draw in the corresponding fixture, where goals from Manuel Lanzini and Andy Carroll earned the Hammers a point.

While Lanzini sits out tonight’s match through injury, Carroll is in the starting line-up although Dimitri Payet can only make the bench.

The Frenchman could yet see action and will surely post the biggest threat to Conte’s rearguard once on the pitch. His 28% ownership will certainly be desperate for him to make an appearance.

Chelsea have their own gamechanger in Eden Hazard. The Belgian starts for the Blues as he auditions for the heavy-hitter midfield role in our squads.

There’s no shortage of talent on show. We can only hope that translates to points and a Monday night spectacle.

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  1. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Oh yeah, in your face Lamela and Redmond owners 😉

    1. World XI
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      but i own both. and Hazard. AND Mahrez ANDDD Capoue 🙂

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Did you start capoue

        1. World XI
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          sadly not. Who would haha! Ibra and Kun up top though

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Your rank?

        1. World XI
          • 13 Years
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          5.2K. Just updated my link from last season

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
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            nicee

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I own Lamela Redmond and Hazard (:

  2. Dimen
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    Costa looks terrible atm.

  3. aehii
    • 12 Years
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    By wonderful I mean rubbish.

  4. willl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Firmino Mahrez Alli Redmond Capoue
    Vardy Kun Gray
    1.5 itb

    I think I want Hazard in there somewhere. Keeping Firmino for sure, so it's between Mahrez and Alli.

    Keep Mahrez for the Arsenal match and do Alli -> Hazard?

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Alli is at home to Palace...

    2. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Keep alli this week then re assess

    3. Kante Be Bothered
      • 9 Years
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      Mahrez out

  5. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
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    HAZARD... Thank God.

  6. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
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    hazard+mahrez+redmond :)))

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No other players?

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Same. 😀

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
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      + Lamels 😉

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
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        *Lamela

  7. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
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    Ayew, Azpi, Hazard owner.
    Mixed fortunes but 1-0 would be good

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      That's a result so far. Can Only see it getting better

  8. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
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    How is Costa playing?

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

      Great movement, trying a little too much, not many chances.

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Very direct, lively, booked for dissent.

  9. Syd.
    • 16 Years
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    Big Andy losing the rag 🙂

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nearly the second yellow for Kanté.

  10. Blanka
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez to Hazard for free?

  11. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard & Feghouli (McAuley) tonight. Some of the early damage being repaired hopefully 🙂

  12. aehii
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How's Oscar looked?

  13. The Royal Robin
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    Would it be silly to bench Redmond vs Utd? Despite his 10 point haul in GW1.

    1. #23
      • 13 Years
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      Siggy GW1 2 season ago says hello

    2. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
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      Probably yes!

    3. aehii
      • 12 Years
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      Yeah don't bench. As likely to score against them as anyone is to score in the gw.

  14. Dirty Harry
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    Chelsea to concede would be good for my work ML lol.

    So glad Hazard struck one and is off the mark

  15. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I have Vardy and Oscar...I want my money back

    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm sticking by Vardy. Hard to know what to do with Oscar now

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
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        For his price still a good pick

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I guess so yeah

      2. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I was eyeing up a switch to Ayew, but that plan is scuppered now.

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
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          🙁

  16. wendty
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    With Ayew going off injured, I now have a major issue to deal with. It has left me with 3 players (Ayew, Firmino, Gray) who are possibly on my selling list. Clearly I am not going to sell all of them, but don't want to miss out on the price rises for Coutinho and Negredo. What should I do? Who do I sell? Who do I buy? Or do I hold off until next week? At the moment I am thinking of selling Ayew, but who to bring in? (Barkley/Lamela/somebody else) If Ayew is the only change I will have a budget of 7.5. Current team is:

    Foster/Heaton
    Valencia/Stones/Friend/Kone/Amat
    Hazard/Firmino/Ayew/Redmond/Capoue
    Aguero/Ibra/Gray

    1. #23
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ayew to siggy maybe?

    2. thattreblefeeling
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Tadic for the stats junkies, Barkley for goals pens/freekicks, Siggy could be a nice sneaky pick imo

  17. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard scoring is really beautiful, but Azpi first on my bench isn't so beautiful.

    1. Kurtinho
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You benched Azpi...? 😮

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I preferred Stones, Shaw and Friend's fixtures 😐

    2. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Never EVER bench a 5.5 def. Let alone a 6

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
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        This x 1000. Never bench your premium Defender, ever.

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          You were saying?

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
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    Lol at poster saying Hazard only took it because Oscar is having a bad game! 😀

    🙄

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Guess he'll have to take lots of pens then. 🙂

    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
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      Agreed

  19. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Lot at some idiot posting Hazard is not worth it few pages ago.

  20. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
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    What a penalty by Oscar. So glad I put him in my team because he takes the penalities now.

    Did you all see Oscar score that pen?

    Oh wait....

    (PS I have hazard)

    1. Pete Campbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I hate this game sometimes

  21. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Complete luck but this was my starting 11

    Foster
    Ward Friend Francis
    Hazard Mane Mahrez Redmond Townsend
    Aguero(c) Ibra

    1. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What score you on?

      1. Would an idiot do that?
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Cant tell atm cus fpl is broken

    2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not luck. Good work.

  22. BbBb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    All 5 of my mids scoring at least one goal this week with a combined bonus of 11 at the moment.
    Really wish I'd started Capoue over Gray but realistically that was never gonna happen... Still, on for 82 this week if it stays like this so guess I can't complain 🙂 #beststartevet

    1. bakayoko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Well played

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Want WHam to score.

    Azpi ownership., 12.8%

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No

    2. FPLEL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Looks extremely unlikely.

    3. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yes please

  24. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Didn't get to watch the Man U match, how did Valencia look? Is he worth the outlay? Is Shaw or another a better choice?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Run Shaw vs Valencia.

    2. Ridgewell's scores
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It will take some time for Shaw to get back into it. Valencia looked better.

    3. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Both excellent.

      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Also so was Bailly. Could be a great signing.

  25. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
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    Did Zlatan > Vardy to fund Azpi. Kind of happy now.

  26. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
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    More to come. Please Hazard, let Oscar have a go! ;(

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
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    What's going on with this stupid site?

  28. Syd.
    • 16 Years
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    West Ham have been useless

  29. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bilic got Capoue on bench, Payet in his lineup so not bringing him on maybe??

  30. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
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    Can feel a Hazard brace here.