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23 October 2016 2420 comments
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The final fixture of Gameweek 9 sees us pay visit to Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea entertain former manager Jose Mourinho and Man United at 4pm.

The home side have chalked up two straight wins and clean sheets since Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation, defeating Hull and Leicester in consecutive Premier League fixtures.

Diego Costa is the Blues’ main threat, having scored or assisted in seven of the Blues’ first eight fixtures.

The Spain international sits just one booking short of a single-match suspension, though it’s worth noting that a caution today would see him sit out the midweek EFL Cup clash with West Ham and free him up to face Southampton in Gameweek 10.

Those who have held onto Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be hoping for signs of a return to form, bearing in mind the Reds then host Burnley next weekend.

The Swede – who is the second most-captained player for Gameweek 9 – has plummeted in price to 11.3 after scoring just one goal in his previous six league outings.

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  1. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Why is my midfield:

    Walcott Sanchez Lalanna Firminho Capoue.

    Seriously how did that happen?!

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Swap Lallana for Cout and that's my new mid

  2. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Blind needs to return to CB, bring back Shaw and sack off Smalling.

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Do what to Smalling!?

    2. Hibbo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure what he was doing for either goal.

  3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Did Mou forget to tell Utd that it's a 4pm kickoff?

    1. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      United have a habit of turning up to London matches late tbf

  4. Jay_
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Costa points imminent. Chelsea rampant

  5. Krul Runnings
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Christian Fuchs interviewed on the NFL on bbc2.

    Says he wants to be a kicker in the NFL after football career!

  6. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Great save by de gea

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Well a first in 9 GW ain't bad...

  7. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Love the goals! Ownerships:

    Cahill 4.6%
    Pedro 0.3%
    Alonso 0.2%

    DDG 40.2%
    Bailly 13.6%
    Valencia 11.5%
    Blind 8.5%
    Smalling 1.4%

    A DDG own goal would wrap this up nicely!

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      here it comes

    2. Jay_
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Need the Chelsea cleanie to go, anyone but Ibra

      1. Hibbo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Does anyone decent at this game still have Ibrahimovic?

        1. Jay_
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Doubt it, but 1.6 million people moving up the ranks will still be sore.

        2. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          40% of all managers, there must be a few who are decent in that almost half of all managers. But yeah, looks like not many in top10k owns him. So maybe a lot of dead teams.

      2. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Martial's ownership has dropped pretty low, and not playing 60 minutes would leave him still to low points. 😀 But maybe an Azpi own goal would be the best.

  8. Pochecinno
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bring back LVG

  9. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    City spend over 40 mins in dressing room after the game

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone got a spank from Pep?
      Or did they spanked Pep?

  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Kun to Costa looks good so?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      only if he gets booked today

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        He will.. you can bet your house on it 🙂

  11. Hibbo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    State of De Gea's bum fluff 'beard'.

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bailly yellow

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Red incoming 😉

  13. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Mourinho's good record vs Utd looks like being extended

    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nice to see he's finally got Chelsea playing well

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bailly is a proper card magnet, I'll be surprised if he survives today

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Costa will do the work 😉
      HE needs a YC himself anyway

  15. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fellaini goal, Herrera assist would be the perfect ending to this game

  16. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bailly red would be perfect ml leader has him. And Ibra fight with Costa too

  17. Ruth_NZ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Stuart Brennan, Manchester Evening News (via Twitter):

    "MCFC players still locked in dressing room with Pep 40 mins after final whistle."

    1. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      They get paid enough. What's a bit of overtime?

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Dial up?

      1. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Didn't see yours above. 😕

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      They're watching the United game 🙂

      1. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. Pep being told to watch what an EPL game is supposed to look like 😛

  18. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    14 points from 9 games? with the world record signing in there

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      But he is The Special One

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      With the record signing, with the triple golden boots of Ligue1 and the best GK in the world they said!

      1. devils advocate
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Do you just repeat the same thing over and over again, or do you have a legitimate stutter? 😉

  19. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    United should put in Shaw left back and maybe Fellaini in instead of Smalling.

  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    There is so little to be gained in the black player mistaken identity "humor" on here. Very disappointing how often people seem to like to traffic in it.

    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed.

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ^this

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Doesn't matter, Hazard scored the second goal....oh wait....

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Shut up TM244.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Oh sorry, my bad thought you were him.

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

    5. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It's an ironic joke

      Racism is for the stupid , an incorrect state of mind

      A joke is a joke

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        that isn't an ironic joke...

        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Sighs

          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            come on. You're an intelligent lad.
            You have a sense of humour and know that the original post was not funny or ironic, fella.

  21. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just shows how pivotal a player Rooney is.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      When he was playing everyone was saying the he needed to be dropped. When he's not playing everyone is saying he needs to come back.

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      more of a divot than a pivot

  22. 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Matic looks like Alonso

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      As an Asian, all white guys look the same to me. 🙂

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Marcos? Xabi?

      1. 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Both

  23. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Couts or Lalana if you already had Firmino? I think it's Lalana's turn next and he has the stats.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lallana was playing so deep yesterday!

    2. the german
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      couts anytime.. goals inside the box , outside the box, freekicks, assist creativity.. this lad has everything

  24. the german
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    a quick question to everyone
    Guess who's laughing now.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not the Germans.

      1. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Hitler didn't use laughing gas

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      John Stamos?

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Optimus

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ...ogba? with a D?

    5. the german
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      louis van gal hahaha

  25. Salahbrate
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling out, Walcott in???

    Should i sell Deeney or Capoue??

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure on the first one. Keep the other two for the Hull game

  26. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pep doing a team bonding session https://media.giphy.com/media/LWq0JHBkKEPGE/giphy.gif

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Team building? Or spanking?

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero's getting it

  27. Jay_
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If Chelsea get a 3rd soon, a Costa YC and sub off before 60 is on the cards.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nah, want Costa subbed off at HT...so he dangles on the tightrope.

  28. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Valencia looking quite dangerous

  29. SW6
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fellaini 😆

  30. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    PEP: We will see tomorrow after the players’ recovery and we will decide whether it is good to make rotations (for United game). #mcfc

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Don't like that word

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Get the feeling he's the type of manager that can't be arsed by a league cup game.