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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

    Firmino to coutinio a bad move ?

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

      Very

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

      Aye.

    3. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep need to be patient

    4. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Woah there boy

    5. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Stop jerking your knee

    6. Dananz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone for both.

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

        Haha yeah dont want to do it but im trying to free up 0.5 to do long to defoe probaby another bad move lol

  2. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Strap them knees down boys:
    - City play tomorrow
    - West Ham play Thursday

  3. Patty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    A. Gray > Negredo

    B. Save

    1. Sauzée
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      Save

    3. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Save

    4. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I had the same thought y'day, decided to save and still will

      1. marko_v_111
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I have gone for it. Burnley have liverpool at home and Chelsea away so don't see Gray getting to much plus the fact Negredo is likely to rise and Gray will fall.

        Might get Gray back in for GW4

  4. Ally - Killie Til I Die
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Alli to Lamela a sideways move?

    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, more backwards than sideways

      1. Ally - Killie Til I Die
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        How did Alli play against Everton?

    2. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, I'm sure there's a more pressing transfer, and if not then holding the transfer is a better play imo

      1. Ally - Killie Til I Die
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, will just hold for the time being!

  5. cjw176
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    DDG Heaton
    Williams Stones Morgan Walker Friend
    Mahrez Capoue Redmond Ayew* Townsend*
    Aguero Ibra Grey

    Due to a Ayews injury, what transfer would you recommend?

    A Ayew to Barkley
    B Ayew to Lallana
    C Ayew+Townsend to Coutinho+Ramirez
    D Anything else?

    1. Sauzée
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      C

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

      Sit tight for 1 week or Ayew - Siggy

  6. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    No way I'm using my FT this week, bar injury in CL and EL matches

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

      I am my team sucks

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

      I Think thats the best way to go!

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

    Anyone beat 83?

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The highest score is 98 so yes

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

        Meant anyone on here

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

      125 with Booby Charlton auto-sub in for Michael Laudrup.

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

        Also Lev Yashin baps to come so 296 all out.

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

      At least a thousand people.

    4. Pepereina Pizza
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      this forum needs Reddit-style forum, for obvious reasons. Such as downvoting posts like this.

  8. Moore FPL
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard on pens... Bonus! 🙂

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

    If I had picked all the players that scored rather than the ones that didn't i'd be #1 right now.

    1. Sauzée
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Unlucky man.

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

      Only if you bench boosted

    3. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Brrrrrrr-dum tishhhh! (Rim shot ;))

      1. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Awesome!

    4. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      But if I had done the same, but triple captained Coutinho, then you'd be #2

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

      Tree-zy-peezy

  10. Net Gains
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who,are your potential captain choices? Mine are Aguero, Hazard and Lamela. No idea which one to go for!!!

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

      Think im going to go firmino. Out of him aguero and hazard

      1. Net Gains
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        You not worried that he was so out of the points while everyone around him did well?

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

          I allow a player to blank atleast once a season

      2. O Fenomeno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'm leaning towards Firminio too. Between him and Ibra for me.

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      On last page

    3. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Kun Ibra Haz Firm Ali
      Not decided between Kun & Ibra atm

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

      Same 3 i'm looking at. Referee appointment will decide. If Hazard or Aguero get a penalty happy ref i'll captain them. If not i'll stick the armband on Lamela.

      1. Black Panther
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Mike Dean is refereeing Stoke v Man City. He's always been penalty happy.

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

    Is Williams starting next week? 🙂

    1. tomc990
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Would expect so.

      Holgate is a young player and was caught out for the goal + Williams had over a week at the club.

      Maybe wait until press conference though.

  12. Helia
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Had oscar cos i thought he was on pens.. Was planning to switch him to ayew if he didnt work out, and already want to switch him, but not for ayew.

    Save or switch to another mid? Another player i want is valencia, but ill probs do that next gw

    Foster
    Baines ivanovic kone
    Hazard firmino tadic redmond oscar
    Aguero carrol

    Jako stones diamonde friend

    1ft 3.0 itb

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

      Upgrade your attack!

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

        My attack is fine 🙂

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

          (Going 352)

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

        Unless its kane or ibra, i dont see much value in forwards this season. And diamonde has scored better than any other fwd pretty much anyway 😛

        Keeping tabs on origi, sturridge and giroud though to upgrade carroll

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

    please tell me your opinion about my team is it strong ???
    de gea
    baily- van djik-friend
    mane-tadic-lamela-hazard
    caroll-aguero-long
    bench(foster-amat-morgan-capoue

    i think i have a problem in forward

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

      Saving a transfer worth it with this team right?

      Foster / (Heaton)

      Valencia, Stones, Kone, Amat / (Friend)

      Hazard, Firmino, Alli / (Townsend, Hojbjerg)

      Aguero, Vardy, Gray

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

        Sorry wrong post, I suggest you can bench one from Southampton to play a defender and save the transfer

  14. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is fabregas aliveness?

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

      Very muchness!

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

        I meant is he now a bench player

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

          *much 😉

          Not sure. I guess we will know by the next GW or so.

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

      *alive

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

      bench

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

        Thanks

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

      Nah heard he was deadness.

  15. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    63 is decent.. right?

    1. Geri-hatricks
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      delet team

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

      Yep, 60+ in most given weeks is a good score.

    3. Pepereina Pizza
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      if you need to ask, it doesn't really matter to you, does it?

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

      1 point better than me so id say its decent!

  16. Geri-hatricks
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Gee, it's gonna be a boring Sunday for me with only Friend on the bench.

    Tempted to bring in Carroll and captain him just liven things up 😛

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Now that last statement was certainly just for effect...

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

      Is he your only friend?

      1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Nah. Mines a girl called Janet

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

    The Best Beverage To Drink To Stay Hydrated On A Hot Day?

    - Milk!, the answers milk

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Where was that skimmed from?

        1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Twas a jolly jape

  18. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone saw the stoke game this weekend? How did their defence look?

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

      Not great, especially with given in goal

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

        Thanks i guess its kun C again

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

          Butland saved them so many times last season he is a big loss

          Kun has a game midweek though so need to monitor him

  19. ooga booga
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who should i cut first?

    Ayew, Fischer, Ake or Smith (4.0m Bour)

    1. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Andre

    2. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ayew

    3. FPLzebub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why on earth would you even consider wasting a transfer on a 4.0 defender?

  20. Paramaribo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Would you transfer Fischer or give him another chance?

    1. Taff1952
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Any idea why he didn't play?

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

        No idea - but as a new signing it was anyway not certain that he would start. Was a good punt in my opinion being also OOP but he did not start (got Diomande instead so it did not hurt).

    2. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ramirez

  21. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard captain next GW? 😀

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

      Thinking about it

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

      I am considering it, Watford look shaky at the back

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

        Thought they looked solid for most of the game. Held up with 10 men alright aswell.

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

    Points added in history, rank should be done shortly.

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

    Thoughts on Vardy (ARS, SWA) to Costa (wat, BUR) with my FT? Planning to WC after GW3 and don't have much faith in Leicester. I know Arsenal were poor defensively yesterday but Koscielny will be back and Liverpool are a different animal to Leicester going forward.

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

      Costa is a red waiting to happen plus the bonus system hates him. Gotta give Vardy more than one game

  24. @Bryan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Very mixed week for me, Capoue comes off the bench for Lukaku who I took a risk on, Ramirez punt gets an assist and could have had a goal, but on the other hand, Kane looked hopeless & Ayew picks up an injury!

    Looking like this for GW2. Obviously going to wait on injury news, Lukaku+Ayew are doubts and a headache. Looks like i'll have to give Kane a reprieve and just deal with any injuries?

    Heaton,

    Amat, Stones, Shaw,

    Ramirez, Ayew, Siggy, Hazard,

    Kane, Aguero, Lukaku

    Jak, Kone, Capoue, Friend

  25. Dananz
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Omg everybody in my team blanked except for Aguero. 🙁

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

      Thanks for letting us know

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

      How did you manage that??? Was like shooting fish in a barrel this week

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

        4-5-1. Chelsea, man city, man u D. Sanch, Alli, Firmino, Oscar, Deufoleu.

    3. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Post team

  26. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    GW1 Save
    GW2 two or three transfers
    GW3 wildcard

    Simples

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

    Not enough people do the leg work, here. They just want the finished article.

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

      How do you mean?

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

        Too many questions, not enough answers.

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

          True

  28. jam sandwich
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Jakupovic
    Valencia - Stones - Amat
    Hazard - Firmino - Tadic - Townsend
    Aguero (c) - Ibrahimovic (v) - Gray

    Heaton - Capoue - Friend - Evans

    Pretty average 55 this week, but thinking I should hold the FT, thoughts?

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

      Hold, review next week

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

      Hold

  29. ANDREAS
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    please tell me your opinion about my team is it strong ???
    de gea
    baily- van djik-friend
    mane-tadic-lamela-hazard
    caroll-aguero-long
    bench(foster-amat-morgan-capoue

    forward is not very strong i think what do u think?

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

      It hadn't changed much since the last seven posts in ten minutes

  30. Cantonas Demons
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    RMT Please ! ( not a WC), Thank you

    Mannone (Foster)
    Shaw, Stones, Friend, (Williams) (Souare)
    Hazard, Tadic, Lamela, Ramirez, (Puncheon)
    Aguero (c), Ibra (vc), Gray,

    ITB 0.0 mil

    Should i bring in Negredo for Gray (free transfer) also his price will rise by 0.1 before ? Also might bring in Redmond for Tadic for next free trasfer gw 3 !

    Cheers !

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

      Your team looks alright TBH