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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. Everyday im Schneiderlin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ibra and firminio to costa and hazard??

    1. QPR Lad 92
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why ibra

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Haha, no

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

      Rival with Fabregas has Capoue. Dammit.

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

      Yes. Do it now.

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

      lol

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

      Most def not

      1. Everyday im Schneiderlin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Haha ok im just desperate for hazard

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

    How can someone who scores so many goals be so bad for FPL? Costa really is a paradox when it comes to this game.

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

      i love the guy.. it's fun owning him! though it can be nerve wrecking!

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

    Costa should be sent off

  4. caio89
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Fabregas unused sub o.O

    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      5 lucky bench points coming in for one of my rivals 🙁

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

    Pedro YC. Does anyone care?

    1. Ridgewell's scores
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      His mum probably.

  6. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    ML Rival got Costa and Hazard. The disparity in luck of this gameweek has been incredible.

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

      No - he's just better than you

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I got both as well!

  7. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea are gonna win the league arent they ugh

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No europe will help

  8. Big Bad Diego
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone help me here? My fantasy site is down... How many points does hazard have?? (no captain) Replies greatly appreciated

    1. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      5+2+3

      1. Big Bad Diego
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        10. Thank you very much. I'm new to FPL-- why does he get the +3??

        1. Shifty
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Read the rules

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

          There are bonus points allocated to the most influentials players at the end of each match based on an algorithm.

          1. Shifty
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Less spoon feeding pls

            1. Big Bad Diego
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Dude chill; I'll learn eventually, and also, I stated that fantasy was down for me, so how could I have possible read the rules?

    2. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Seven and should be in for BPS.

  9. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Oscar's place in threat now.

    Conte would be super tempted to play both Costa and Batman now.

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

      Absolutely. Losing Oscar straight away

    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think so. Chelsea were excellent for most of the game.

  10. Mavric Marco
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard confirmed 3 baps?

  11. Gazpilicueta
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    any baps for costa?

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Might get 1 after the winning goal bps is added

  12. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Oscar to:

    Eriksen
    Pogba
    Delle
    Coutinho (have Firmino)
    Arnie

    ?

    1. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard

    2. Smythe
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard

    3. v12w12
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen

    4. Vaffel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The Oscar has to go to Arnie, for his dive last year.

  13. Bleach †
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    So no Baps for Hazard?

    1. kijsberg
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Should still get 3.

      1. Bleach †
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        vamos 😀

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

      Wot

  14. Uncle John from Jamaica
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Chaps

    Is Vardy and Townsend to Ibra and Redmond solid enough move?

    Appreciate its a big bandwagony but that is the way to make money.

    1. spiritof82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Save your money (and points for now). You picked Vardy & Townsend for a reason - they're excellent selections. Why let yourself be swayed by one average performance? Vardy missed a few decent chances, but at least he had those chances. Likewise Townsend - much like Firmino yesterday - deserved something for his efforts. Just not their day. But don't be too impulsive.

      1. Uncle John from Jamaica
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you mate. Good call

        1. spiritof82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          You're welcome. I have Vardy myself and even after Townsend's blank on Saturday, am tempted to bring him in post-Spurs game for his good fixtures and offensive threat. Good price which will give me funds to spend elsewhere - he's a good pick.

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

      Neither of those even on 40%, unlikely to rise this week.
      You'd just be wasting points taking hits for nothing.

      Kingsley will rise - and then fall the week after when he loses his place.
      Negredo will go up, then blank, then get cursed as Gray,Long , & Carroll all score
      Coutinho will be up, and then go back to being wasteful & inconsistent.

      All in all a poor first week for $$$ hunting with no standouts to get the tills ringing

  15. HP.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How many bonus do you think Hazard will get?

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      3

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      3

  16. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wow FPL site is so Useless

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

      worst year ever?

      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        lol im talking about their new site
        they are slow

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

          yeah, i know you are.....so am i......

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

      I hate the new version

    3. WDT
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So it's not just me that can't see the "Live" updated scores contrary to what the "Status" tab suggests? Just a bunch of 0s

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

    Do throws affect baps? Azpilicueta on a lot of them.

    1. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      lol

    2. Ridgewell's scores
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Essential

  18. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea did deserve to win that

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

      this

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

    FPL site so bad this year

  20. Mavric Marco
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard (39) BPS - enough for all 3?

    1. Donkey_Sanctuary
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Almost certainly. I would offer odds of 1/100 of him getting maximum BAPS

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

    Costa - His landing gear came up - Great comment

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

    Chelsea saved by the referee. Interesting.

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

      On another day Costa and Kante would've been off but such is football - take the rough with the smooth

  23. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What's the best price rise site?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Fplstatistics

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

    New site is a pig with new lipstick. Lost some good functionality and gained none. Looks nice, but missing the vital stuff IMO.

    1. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I agree. Is it still possible to get the detail for every player in a match? I really liked that old feature.

    2. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Happens to every site with mobile optimisation... Including this one

  25. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Have Chelsea won the league already? Certainly celebrating like it

    1. Jay10
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      That's passion.

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I think it was a bit over the top to be going that mental tonight. The fans anyway.

        I appreciate Conte going mad and I like that a manager wears his heart on his sleeve.

  26. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy to Costa is so tempting but I hate watching him.

      1. spiritof82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yellow card magnet too.

    • Jammy Dodger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Worth doing this:

      Fuchs + Townsend > Chambers + Barkley

      Really like Barkley with his fixtures!

      1. Jammy Dodger
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        That was a question by the way 😀

      2. spiritof82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Chambers? Absolutely not.

        Hold off on any transfers. Fuchs and especially Townsend are excellent picks - try to show some patience and remember your reasons for picking them originally. One disappointing game is not worth a points hit.

        But seriously, Chambers? No ...

    • Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sanchez & Vardy -> Haz & Kane (-4) ??

      1. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        No...

      2. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah

      3. spiritof82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        No. Be patient. And don't take a hit.

    • The Taint Tickler
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Oscar + Rooney to Hazard + Negredo (/another 6.5m striker)?

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

      Sooo Vardy + Alli over Mahrez + Costa paid off!

      1. spiritof82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        One week. That's how it goes sometimes. Over a 5 game sequence I'd fancy Vardy and Alli to score highly. I'll be keeping them both. Vardy could even become a differential!

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

          Vardy to Costa for me, hoping Alli steps it up a level

          1. spiritof82
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Costa did very little all game - apart from almost get sent off. I wouldn't touch him personally. Yellow cards and generally very few BPs. Also, at £9.0, he will make any future Zlatan upgrade pretty tricky. Vary has generous Liverpool & Arsenal defences, plus Swansea and Burnley in next four.

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

              Costa has Watford Burnley and Swansea though 😀 Not convinced by Ibra at all. If Costa doesn't perform, easy swap to Lukaku who also has the fixtures

              1. spiritof82
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 7 months ago

                True. Chelsea have decent fixtures. I already have Hazard, so would probably favour Azpi in defence over another Chelsea attacker. Good luck though.

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

                  Cheers! Good luck to you too!