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

    Will Hazard get all 3 BAPS?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Probs

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Very likely

    3. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yes.

    4. Business Dog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He must, Shirley.

  2. Henning
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hi all
    Is it stupid to use Wild card just after 1 GW

    My team at the moment

    de Gea Jakupovic

    Van Aanholt McAuley Morgan Nsue Woolscheid

    Oscar Firminho Mahrez Redmond Capue

    Ibra Aguero Gray

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why would you WC that

      1. Henning
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        tempted to get Hazard Barkley and Negredo ,

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No no no keep

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Could change Oscar

    4. MTPockets
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yes with that squad

    5. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's a good team. Don't wildcard.

      1. Henning
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        ok maby just use the 1 Ft then.

  3. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Is it knee-jerking to get Couthino for Ayew before price rise tonight? Other options might be Lamela, Willian, Oscar or Barkley.

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Get it done.

    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No sinne ayew is crocked

    3. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      If you haven't got LPL cover, I would go for that.

  4. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard: Oscar asked me if he could shoot and I said 'no it's my turn'

    Hmmmmm

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      lolol

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      You make that up?

      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Just said in interview

      2. BbBb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Nah, that's what he said. Could be shared

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          I see

    3. Business Dog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Oscar will be dropped after tonight anyway. Good riddance.

  5. Smythe
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    FPL should give everyone free WCs, this is unacceptable

  6. Netley Lucas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    BPS estimates?

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

    FPL really need to sort their website out.

    1. Ruffio
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Where do you get off with this? These guys do loads for us punters. What's your beef?

  8. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Help a lad out. What does one do with Shane Long?

    Negredo?
    Caroll?
    Rondon?
    Hold?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Probably hold for 1 more week. Llorente did well.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Big Andy?

    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Hold for certain. Still a good pick and you knew he had a tough second fixture. Sure you will be happy to have him GW3.

    4. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Negredo, before the rises. my tip.

    5. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Hold

    6. NotaEufan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I like Negredo's fixtures

    7. joinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Negredo for me

    8. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tough one. Definitely not Negredo/Carroll.

    9. Slam
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Got money for Defoe?

    10. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Llorente

    11. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Didn't Negredo only have one shot all game? Don't believe the hype.

  9. NotaEufan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Ayew in my time. Do I sub before price tanks? Already made a sub so will lose points. Was it a serious injury?...

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      His price will not tank.
      Just visit http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/ from time to time and make sure he's not close to -100. If he is at the end of the week, then sell if you're afraid of losing 0.1.

      Don't know if it was serious, wait for news.

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Coutinho will rise tonight?

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      We don't know. Very unpredictable this early in the season.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, got The exact funding for Ayew to Coutinho...

        1. thattreblefeeling
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Nice

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Good move or rather get Siggy or Lamela

    2. Invincibles49
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/IndexAndroid according to this he will

    3. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Seems so

    4. Swanremainsthesame
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      & fall next week when Klopp the clown rotates him

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, flashback from last season...

  11. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    A/ Ayew + Puncheon -> Lamela + Redmond (i already have tadic)

    B/ Ayew + Puncheon -> Coutinho + 5mid (who??)

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ayew is injured bro

    2. v12w12
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A

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

    FPL this year must have gotten their update tips from the Euros Fantasy site.....so bad......

  13. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Have never had a GW1 rank in the too 1 million so my predicted 140k this week feels like a victory 😀

    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Solid start.

  14. Odikostar
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Wow, what a game. Conte is happy and we're back in track 😀
    (And btw hazard is essential)

    1. Business Dog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      At 10m he really is.

  15. The Banter Panther
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    What time do price changes occur at?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Midnight

    2. Invincibles49
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Between 1:30-2:30

  16. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So what's up with Feghouli!?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Suspended tonight

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Injured

  17. samaael
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    are fffix's projections out by a bit?

    1. MTPockets
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yep

  18. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I loved the old website. I wish they didn't change anything.

    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No idea why they changed it, all they needed was to develop the app and bring a bit more of a social media presence, not get a whole new company who have previous with being a little unreliable.

    2. MTPockets
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Same. Pretty annoying on a laptop/pc now, not sure about mobile.

  19. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    If you aren't saving your transfer this week, you didn't prepare your gameweek 1 team properly.

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Depends if you want to catch price rises or not

      1. Slam
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        My team's rising in price whether I make a transfer or not

        1. The Wise Owl
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          How so?

        2. BbBb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          This ^ because i chose the right players from the start and they'll go up in value

    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      True, had Coleman.

    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      If your name is Parm, you're a cocky git 😉

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Only 65pts smh.

    4. Gazpilicueta
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      this may well be true, however, I want Ibra...maybe I didnt plan well enough, but I want him now.

    5. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I sold Ramsey.

    6. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      This ^

      It's a transfer straight after a WC

    7. Supertrooper
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Now that is just ridiculous

    8. ChelseaKTBFF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      And what do you do if Ayew gets injured? Predict the injury? Don't be cocky budlite 😀

    9. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      So what if you picked up injuries ?

  20. Oooof
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I'm happy with Azpilicueta's overall performance.

    Was close to picking up a lot of points.

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      The ref took away around 7 or 8 points from him 🙁

  21. spiritof82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    *Vardy

  22. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Free WCs for GW 2!! 👿

    1. Slam
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Because the site went down for 30 minutes on Monday after the Chelsea, we'd like to apologise and give everyone playing a free wildcard...

  23. Gazpilicueta
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Costa on for 1 bap?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yep, maybe 2 with winning goal

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

        how many baps does winning goal give?

        1. BabyB
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          3 but his yc is -3

  24. wikidwhite
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    72 points, so far, with Hazard's to come. What to do going forward? Tinkering with the idea of letting Gray go for Negredo?

    Foster - (Jaku)

    Stones - Valencia - Friend - (Amat - Pieters)

    Hazard - Mahrez - Lamela - Redmond - (Fletcher)

    Ibra (C) - Aguero (Vc) - Gray

    0itb, thanks!

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Same points as you and I have Gray - I'll give gray more time

      1. wikidwhite
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Even though Gray has tougher fixtures and to avoid the pricerise?

    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Almost identical to mine. Keep and save the ft.

      1. wikidwhite
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Even though Gray has tougher fixtures and to avoid the pricerise?

    3. Swanremainsthesame
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Best wild Card with sh17 points like that

      1. wikidwhite
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        lol

    4. Redalert
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nice score. Thinking of doing the same. Gray had little support.. and negredo has the better fixtures

  25. fusen
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    3 - Hazard (39)
    2 - Collins (27)
    1 - Costa (26)

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

      is this before or after winning goal baps?

    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nice!

  26. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta say a brilliantly lucky first gw. 7/8 attacking players of mine scored. Gray only one not to. Never happened before and I've played for a while.

    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yea me too - off to a flyer! 🙂

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        😎

  27. ChelseaKTBFF
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta get Ayew out, no money itb. Thoughts?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Lamela? Redmond? Townsend?

      1. ChelseaKTBFF
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Lamela is 7.5? That is appealing for sure. As is Redmond to save some money up.

    2. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Barclay
      Walcott
      Carzorla
      Bolasie

    3. Rath
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic

  28. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    71 pts, I will take that for GW1 every year...so nice to be off to a good start for once.

  29. MDK
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So potentially Coutinho is the first riser of the season.

    Any Firminio owners looking to jump ship already?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No way

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Going to hold

    3. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nope - Happy with Firm

    4. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      It's a no from me.

  30. Invincibles49
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Who is your captain for this week? I have Kun (STO), Kane (PAL), Hazard (WAT) and Firmino (BUR) but I'm not sure who to pick

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      All good picks. I'd like to see Hazard's stats tonight before deciding.

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ibra. I'd go Hazard in your spot

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Kane here

      1. Krul Runnings
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Not put off by his woeful performance on sat, GB?

        I have him too

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Nah, I think that was down to Everton's tactics. They did the same in the 0-0 against United.

      2. Invincibles49
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        I'm thinking Kane too

    4. Swans4life
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Kun