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30 October 2016 1898 comments
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After Everton defeated West Ham 2-0 at Goodison earlier, we now turn our attentions to St Mary’s as Southampton entertain Chelsea at 4pm.

Diego Costa and Eden Hazard boast the greatest threat as the Blues look to grab a fourth successive league win.

The Spain international – who remains one yellow away from a single-match ban – has netted four goals in as many road trips, whilst Hazard has notched in each of his last four starts for club and country.

Chelsea’s recent move to 3-4-3 has harvested three straight clean sheets in the top-flight, though their hosts have been similarly resilient in front of their own fans.

The Saints have conceded just one goal in their last five home matches in all competitions and have been breached on only eight occasions over the first nine Gameweeks.

With a trip to Hull next up on their agenda, Nathan Redmond and Charlie Austin have the chance to stake a claim for our consideration, as the latter looks to net for the third successive league outing.

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  1. fedolefan
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Think Sanchez has got to go. He scored twice in the early kickoff on Saturday. That seems so long ago and past performance is no indicator of future returns.

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Righto

    2. Numb
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah, that was so long ago now

    3. chicrah
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Finally.. someone talking sense..

  2. Big Red Dog
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Here we go Boufal coming on. Love the look of this guy.

    1. fedolefan
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Who's subbed? Best not be Austin.

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        10 years, 8 days ago

        Austin

      2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        10 years, 8 days ago

        No Clasie

      3. Numb
        10 years, 8 days ago

        Classy

      4. Numb
        10 years, 8 days ago

        Chelsea ain't gonna concede anyway

        1. fedolefan
          10 years, 8 days ago

          Hoping for a penalty ala Sunderland against Arsenal.

  3. big_cliff
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Best 4.5m def?

  4. some witty pun
    10 years, 8 days ago

    shot button not working for chelsea

  5. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Alli and Lukaku to Hazard and Giroud?

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      I would stay away from Giroud.

    2. Bubz
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Lol what

    3. some witty pun
      10 years, 8 days ago

      i know youre joking but honestly it isnt a bad move

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      10 years, 8 days ago

      actually getting rid of Lukaku? no thanks. Alli to Haz is fine though.

    5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Do it

    6. La Roja
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Lol

  6. Alexieishere
    10 years, 8 days ago

    How are these for free?

    Walcott -> Gundogan
    Sterling -> Hazard

    1. some witty pun
      10 years, 8 days ago

      i dont like Gundogan as 4th mid

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 8 days ago

    right that's it, hazard is coming in over coutinho for me

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      10 years, 8 days ago

      hazard is looking incredible out there

      1. Eskimooo
        10 years, 8 days ago

        Yeah because coutinho looked awful yesterday.....

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Haha

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Coutinho's fixtures though...glad i got him. Haz probably will blank next 3 now.

    4. Total Foot 5
      10 years, 8 days ago

      if you got the cash, you got the haz

  8. JÆKS ⭐
    10 years, 8 days ago

    What would you do

    A) Cech + Firmino to Heaton + Hazard (-4)
    B) Deeney to Austin

    Leaning towards B, followed by A the next week

    1. BrockLanders
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah B

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Similar situation to me. Done Jaku to Heaton & will probably do Deeney to Austin for -4

      Then I can do Coutinho/Firmino to Hazard next week, probs Coutinho to bank the 0.1

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        10 years, 8 days ago

        I'd keep Coutinho though, all the danger was coming from him, Firmino is way way less involved in the attacks.

        1. big_cliff
          10 years, 8 days ago

          This

  9. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Don't which of my North London defenders to take out for Alonso. Leaning towards dropping Mustafi.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Sorry, can't help as I don't know who else you have !

  10. some witty pun
    10 years, 8 days ago

    hazard 17% ownership. thats alot higher than i thought

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Never underestimate the power of dead times. Honestly though, he has been doing brilliantly the past few games.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        10 years, 8 days ago

        fixtures though...

    2. TheTinman
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Dead teams

  11. Shultan
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Whatever bandwagon I jump onto just stops scoring as soon as I get them!
    Capoue/cazorla/rashford/Son/theo now this week austin.
    Tempted to get course & lukaku but as soon as I get anyone they just stop scoring

    1. some witty pun
      10 years, 8 days ago

      the match isnt over mate

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Common tale. That's FPL.

  12. Niemi
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Best midfielder under 6.2?

    A) Redmond @ 6.0
    B) Bolasie @ 6.0
    C) Gundogan @ 5.5

    I was originally looking at Redmond, but Bolasie has been doing well lately. Gundogan is a player I normally wouldn't consider on FPL, but he is so cheap. Could easily outscore the other two and save me some money? Or should I not go there..?

    1. Pierce34
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Redmond will outscore the other two in my opinion.

  13. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Redmond or Chadli?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Chadli

  14. boombaba
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Ibra to costa ??

    Fixtures seem similar difficulty wise

    1. some witty pun
      10 years, 8 days ago

      yes, if you already own Lukaku/Aguero and dont mind the 5th YC risk

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Whos Ibra?

  15. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Maybe just save my FT until after int break.

  16. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 8 days ago

    I know it sounds ridiculous, but i haven't had either of Lukaku or Costa all season, because it has seemed daft taking out one of my premium mids to get him in.

    This week Payet's name is on the line, and with Deeney failing to score vs Hull, I'm considering Payet + Deeney to Costa + Bolasie.

    Again, it seems daft to drop Payet, but I just can't go on missing out on weekly points from Costa and/or Lukaku.

    What do I do?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Go with your gut. Which I think by what you said is make the transfers

  17. nkhoughton
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Who is the ideal/template 5th mid in my 352

    I have 5.5 max to spend all suggestions welcome

    1. Numb
      10 years, 8 days ago

      No one that good really

      1. NATSTER
        10 years, 8 days ago

        Making profit from Gundogan.

  18. Bulldogs FC
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Redmond or Bolasie as a 4th mid?

  19. Numb
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Best def to get now up to 5.1 (excl Stones)?

    1. Bubz
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Morgan

      1. big_cliff
        10 years, 8 days ago

        +1

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 8 days ago

    southampton seem to have forgotten how to defend here

    1. Numb
      10 years, 8 days ago

      And how to attack!

    2. fedolefan
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Liverpool play Southampton soon. Back to Coutinho over Hazard then?

  21. Kaneyonero
    10 years, 8 days ago

    I really hate when everyone scores makes it such a hard choice for the next few gws

  22. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Asked earlier and the answer was resoundingly in favour of Firmino. So now i'll ask again:

    Hazard or Firmino.

    1. La Roja
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Hazard

    2. nkhoughton
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Both?

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino because of fixtures and is cheaper.

    4. TheTinman
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Got to be Haz in this form. He's back.

    5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino

    6. Kante Be Bothered
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Hazard

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      10 years, 8 days ago

      hazard for me

    8. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino. Wish I'd chosen him over Mane

    9. Numb
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino better value but Hazard if money no option

    10. JÆKS ⭐
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino I think until after Chelsea vs City.
      Swap to Hazard then if he is still in form

    11. Karan_G14
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Honestly Firmino's fixtures are way better than Hazard's and it's not like he's not scoring.

  23. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    10 years, 8 days ago

    79 points with Pieters to come. 0 from Evans off the bench for Valencia to boot.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      81 with Arnautovic. It looked a lot better before that Costa goal sent me from 4k to 9k

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        10 years, 8 days ago

        How do you see your live overall rank?

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 8 days ago

          Fantasyfootballfix

    2. Pierce34
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Got lucky with my bench, I've got Williams coming in for Walcott. Still less than 79 though.

  24. rjcv177
    10 years, 8 days ago

    2FT and thinking on -8 for a reboot

    Out: Walker, Walcott, Capoue (bench), Deeney
    In: Morgan, Haz, Leko (bench), Austin

    Would give me
    Cech (Pick)
    Clyne, Morgan, Smith (Holebas, Amat)
    Sanchez, Haz, Firmino, Redmond (Leko)
    Kun, Luk, Austin

    Madness? Or Great Planning? (thkx in advance)

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Or you could be patient and not do a -8?

      1. rjcv177
        10 years, 8 days ago

        be patient with who?
        Walker has bad fixtures and settle on Lei def already.
        Deeney to be sold planned since wc, i think Austin is d best option

        the plan was KDB for Sanchez and keep Wally, but with injury i might cash capoue and upgrade Wally

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 8 days ago

    walcott, sterling and deeney to hazard, chadli and austin -4?

    1. BrockLanders
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Looks good

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Looks good ye

  26. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 8 days ago

    100 points this week! 🙂

    1. BrockLanders
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Well done mate

  27. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Anyone getting gundogan?

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 8 days ago

    too harsh to judge austin on this performance?

    1. Numb
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Yes

    2. MTPockets
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Probably but may make rashford decision easier.

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        10 years, 8 days ago

        in terms of keeping rashford?

  29. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Deeney to?

    A) Wilson

    1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      10 years, 8 days ago

      Haha will repost soon.

    2. Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 8 days ago

      This! I was thinking Wilson but he hasnt done enough lately. Maybe Austin?

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        10 years, 8 days ago

        didn't he score and get an assist two weeks ago?

    3. Athletic Dildao
      10 years, 8 days ago

      A

  30. Jay_
    10 years, 8 days ago

    Moses playing out of his skin