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

    Will Hazard get all 3 BAPS?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Probs

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

      Very likely

    3. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes.

    4. Business Dog
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He must, Shirley.

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

      Why would you WC that

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

        tempted to get Hazard Barkley and Negredo ,

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No no no keep

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Could change Oscar

    4. MTPockets
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes with that squad

      • osceola31909
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

          ok maby just use the 1 Ft then.

    5. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

        Get it done.

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

        No sinne ayew is crocked

      3. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

    6. Mikeharbrw
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

      Hmmmmm

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

        lolol

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

        You make that up?

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

          Just said in interview

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

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

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

            I see

      3. Business Dog
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Oscar will be dropped after tonight anyway. Good riddance.

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

      FPL should give everyone free WCs, this is unacceptable

    8. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      BPS estimates?

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

      FPL really need to sort their website out.

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

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

    10. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

      Negredo?
      Caroll?
      Rondon?
      Hold?

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

        Probably hold for 1 more week. Llorente did well.

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Big Andy?

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

        Negredo, before the rises. my tip.

      5. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hold

      6. NotaEufan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I like Negredo's fixtures

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

        Negredo for me

      8. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Tough one. Definitely not Negredo/Carroll.

      9. Slam
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Got money for Defoe?

      10. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Llorente

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

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

    11. NotaEufan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 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, 7 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.

    12. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Coutinho will rise tonight?

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

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

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

            Nice

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Good move or rather get Siggy or Lamela

      2. Invincibles49
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

      3. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Seems so

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

        & fall next week when Klopp the clown rotates him

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers, flashback from last season...

    13. BBC_TF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

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

        Ayew is injured bro

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

        A

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

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

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

        Solid start.

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

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

      1. Business Dog
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        At 10m he really is.

    17. The Banter Panther
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What time do price changes occur at?

      1. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Midnight

      2. Invincibles49
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Between 1:30-2:30

    18. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So what's up with Feghouli!?

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

        Suspended tonight

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Injured

    19. samaael
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      are fffix's projections out by a bit?

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Yep

      2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

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

        3. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

            Depends if you want to catch price rises or not

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

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

              1. The Wise Owl
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 7 months ago

                How so?

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

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

          2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            True, had Coleman.

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

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

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

              Only 65pts smh.

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

            I sold Ramsey.

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

            This ^

            It's a transfer straight after a WC

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

            Now that is just ridiculous

          8. ChelseaKTBFF
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

            So what if you picked up injuries ?

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

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

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

          *Vardy

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

          Free WCs for GW 2!! 👿

          1. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 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...

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

          Costa on for 1 bap?

          1. Respect My Authoritah
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Yep, maybe 2 with winning goal

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

              how many baps does winning goal give?

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

                3 but his yc is -3

        8. wikidwhite
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 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
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

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

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

            Almost identical to mine. Keep and save the ft.

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

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

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

            Best wild Card with sh17 points like that

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

              lol

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

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

        9. fusen
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

            is this before or after winning goal baps?

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

            Nice!

        10. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

            Yea me too - off to a flyer! 🙂

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

              😎

        11. ChelseaKTBFF
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Gotta get Ayew out, no money itb. Thoughts?

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Lamela? Redmond? Townsend?

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

            Barclay
            Walcott
            Carzorla
            Bolasie

          3. Rath
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Tadic

        12. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

        13. MDK
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

            No way

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

            Going to hold

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

            Nope - Happy with Firm

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

            It's a no from me.

        14. Invincibles49
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

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

          2. Respect My Authoritah
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Ibra. I'd go Hazard in your spot

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

            Kane here

            1. Krul Runnings
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

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

              I have him too

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

              I'm thinking Kane too

          4. Swans4life
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Kun