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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. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard at 10.0 possibly underpriced. 😀

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      1m less than Sanchez 😆

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bit early to say that. Noble has pens too, and he's just 6.5m.

      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        But not nearly as attacking. Or good. 😉

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He'll be 11 soon enough

  2. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone know why Terry is on zero points , ???

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He's on my bench. That's why.

    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Game's not updating

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ah thanks

    3. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      New site is as slow as Christmas...or Terry come to think of it.

    4. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      They haven't updated the scores yet.

    5. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      New fpl site is dog poo.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This...

  3. Podge
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy Tadic to Negredo Hazard ?
    I needs some Hazard

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Big time knee jerk mainly because your two options are good anyway

    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Tadic, must be someone else in your middfield

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Firmino

  4. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    The best thing about this game: it's obvious all the players want Hazard to get back to his best so they're all looking for him when they get the ball

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard owner spotted!

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed

    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hilarious!

    4. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      agreed - he also looks confident himself.

  5. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Will Payet come on? Can't be doing with all the Amats and Capoues coming in

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He will. Give it 10-15 more minutes.

    2. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Really need this. My h2h opponent has negredo on bench. Will lose that unless Costa scores.

  6. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Can we stop hearing how great Big Andy is now?

  7. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    This has probably been mentioned, but is anybody else's score not updating on the "points" page? I have to go into the individual player to see what they're currently on for my Chelsea lads.

    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Oooof
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Having the same issue.

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  8. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    No Chelsea defence could really hurt over the next few: WAT BUR SWA

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      West Ha haven't tested them. I guess Deeney-Ighalo, Gray, Llorente may try.

    2. decisions
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Too hard to fit in with zlatan and aguero

      1. decisions
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Well terry over Utd defender I guess

      2. thattreblefeeling
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Foster Jaku
        Azpilicueta Morgan McAuley Pieters Amat
        Hazard Barkley Tadic Bojan Watson
        Aguero Ibra Gray
        ITB 1.0m

  9. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else having problems with the fpl site? Points from this game not showing.

    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Everyone else I think

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Click on the player.

    3. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yup.

    4. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Everyone else

    5. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. Rubbish.

  10. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sigh, if only Oscar was still on penalties I'd be so much happier right now.

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      We paid the extra £2.5m

      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        You paid the extra when it seemed Hazard wasn't on penalties...

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah. 🙁 Oh when does your game go live? Thursday or Friday?

      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thursday this season! In time for the Friday deadline

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Brill cheers

  11. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Would quite like my Hazard points. Still on 0 😐

  12. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino and Mahrez to Hazard and Coutinho?

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      That's 100% knee-jerky.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Not the Mahrez part. So maybe 75% knee-jerky.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Nah, he's probably right.

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Fuchs to Terry look a good transfer?

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No brainer

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Arsenal can't defend crosses

      1. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This.

  14. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who won the penalty?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi

    2. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi

    3. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes! Cheers guys.

  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    All these useless bloody Hazard posts and none one answered my serious question:

    Coutinho to get a double price rise this week?

    Ayew > Coutinho? Double up on Liverpool mids for a week and then ditch Firminho if he does score or cash in on Coutinho 0.1m? Also potentially saves 0.5m

    Decent plan?

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    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      *non-Hazard owner 😉

      Although have 0.5m ITB to do Mahrez > Hazard, but now need to deal with Ayew (see above)

      1. Grand Thibauto
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Go for it. Ayew's injury looked a bit serious

    3. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Decent plan. Though don't fancy pool to smash spurs and chelc

    4. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm staying away from Countinho, he'll only troll the crap out of me like last season. Consistently inconsistent or maybe I jinx him, either way it's a move that wouldn't attract me.

    5. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Theres a game on. Hazard proved the doubters

  16. Son is Rising
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who have people got in Sky as cap for this game? Presuming everyone has Haz...

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard.

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Oh - Hazard! 🙂 Well that takes the edge off my FPL disappointment

      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Slightly..

  17. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard u beauty.

  18. rnrd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    i am in love with kante.
    Can't stop watching him. The Guy Is Gold

    Can't recall a player that is as good as can be and still a terrible FPL asset. Scholes maybe

    1. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      scholes aint that bad

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Modric

    3. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Makelele?

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This.

    4. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Viera.

      1. rnrd
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Vieira indeed

  19. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Baps will be between azpi and hazard

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Glad I punted on Ivanovic for the attacking threat, 😎

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Get in!

  20. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I don't want Oscar anymore

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Has he not done much ?

      I was considering all Pre season

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hazard on pens
        Will I Am on free kicks

        Oscar looks ok but nothing special

    2. Obligatory
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You and me both

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I would like to see Batshuayi

  22. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard casuals 😉

  23. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    This GW is going too well.. I'm suspicious

    1. Cojiro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Same, ha ha

  24. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Please Wham score. Terry on my bench not looking good next to Capoue.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      George Michael likes this.....

    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A. Ridgely ftw!

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Steam driven landline?

  25. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How long before Payet is introduced? West Ham still in this

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hammers offering no threat atm

  26. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks to the fail site I was able to get rid of Azpi before deadline as I wanted

    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      *not

  27. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Didn't listen to Mark's personal advice. 🙁 should have kept Azpilicueta.

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He's got him lined up as his transfer this week as well

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep I had azpi for ages too then I went for vvd

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Luckily I went for him but no Hazard

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    We want more
    We want more
    We want more

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😛

      Answer my question above Bembo....

  29. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Forget Hazard for a second.. Willian is looking fantastic in this Conte team. Monopoly on set pieces too

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes I think he's a better option than Oscar

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed - all free kicks and corners - and less vulnerable to rotation than Oscar because Fabregas will push for that CM spot and Willian exclusively plays out wide.

      CHE look a VERY balanced side. Kante/Matic protecting the slow back four very well. Surprised at how solid they are / little West Ham have offered... but here comes PAYET.