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After a breathless conclusion to the quartet of three o’clock kick-offs, we have barely any time to regain composure before the day’s final match is upon us.

Composure is likely to be a rare commodity at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea and Spurs collide to rekindle their stormy affair in the tea-time clash.

Fantasy managers will be focused on the output of both Diego Costa and Eden Hazard, particularly with the Liverpool midfield failing to produce at Anfield. Costa has been handed the captaincy by 10% of FPL managers, with Hazard earning 5% backing. Elsewhere, Marcos Alonso’s 39,000 new owners will be banking on a seventh consecutive clean sheet.

Harry Kane’s performance will be key to those hopes. With three kind home fixtures to following this encounter, Kane is primed for investment and Fantasy managers will be using this evening’s encounter to carefully assess his prospects.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What's wrong with Firmino? Anybody see the injury?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing wrong with him. Slight knock on leg.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ok. Just Coutinho that's the problem then.

        Cheers

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 19 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Links to Klopp's words in Tweets. Just a knock - hobbled off but Klopp has played it down.

  2. rocky7st
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Got 2 FT probably doing Coutinho to Siggy leaving 1.4 ITB to upgrade:
    a) Friend (5.8 to spend)
    b) Gündogan (6.9 to spend)

    b the more pressing issue I take?

  3. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Grav check

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

      My dad looks good there

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Siggy...interesting. Might get him next week.

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

    Costa or Kane?

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Why oh why did I listen to all the Hazard hype after the Everton game?

    The weird system that Everton played made Hazard look like Messi.

    1. Sharpe Shuffle
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I did the same in GW3 or 4. Got him in for a hit. It happens

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I swapped him for Costa who I had since GW1.

        How do you do the crying emoji on here?

  6. Blanka
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who was planning Aguero to Kane?

    Now what :/

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Do it

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

        Not seen much of Kane, just going fixtures. Spurs are plum, City's aren't the best.

        Timely reminder from kin, tho.

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

          Kun

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I'm fielding 8 players every GW. My defence is an absolute shambles. I would sacrifice 1m of my budget to have the opportunity to play AOA all 38 weeks.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I bet I had a worse day than you. 😉

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Erm, you got a CLEAN SHEET in defence. I don't even know what a clean sheet feels like!

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I just spent 6 hours in hospital getting my teeth glued back in after getting hit in the face with a hockey stick.

          Checkmate. 😎

          1. df34
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            That sounds nasty mate. Had a similar injury years ago, thankfully saved the front tooth after a €800 dental bill. Hope it's not too bad for you

            1. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Thanks bud. Got the basics done on the NHS. Hopeful on the xrays next week. 🙂

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    2FT

    Who should I bring in?

    Heaton Pickford

    Lovren McAuley Fuchs Holebas Amat

    Sánchez Hazard Mané Allen Fletcher

    Agüero Lukaku Deeney

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

      Fuchs->Cedric?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        What about Siggy/Costa/Kane/Defoe?

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

    Stones >> Lovren worth it??

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If you have no other pressing issues then yeah

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

      Stones to anyone worth it

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Get a more CS friendly defender.

    4. rocky7st
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If you got nothing else pressing

  10. Jay_
    9 years, 8 months ago

    -12 Taken

    Stones, Snodgrass, Coutinho, Lukaku > Alonso, DeRoon, Siggy, Kane (C)

    -----------------Foster----------------
    ------Alonso Holebas Pieters----
    Sanchez Hazard Firmino Siggy
    -------Aguero Kane Anichibe------
    ----------------------------------------------
    Pickford DeRoon Morgan Amat

    I know Alonso is a week early but I done it purely on Stones dropping and Alonso rising, plus it's a season long move that needed to happen.

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

      Looks good Jay

    2. MikeDuff
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mate you can't -12 halfway through the week. Have some pyience

  11. A Physio On Coutinho Injury
    Exeter Gently
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    my two cents on the coutinho injury as a physio, and owner. i know others have taken it upon themselves to qualify the nature and degree of this setback, so here is what i believe in a few short points >

    -it seems to be a compression injury whereby he is full swing into a pass/shot when his ankle makes contact with the SUN player, to be distinguished from an inversion/eversion injury, the former being the traditional ankle sprain, the latter, a much less common sprain.
    -first contact would indicate that he was in significant pain, although this doesn't tell you much if anything about the nature of the injury (think about banging your shin on the coffee table....it hurts, but there isn't really much in the way of damage afterwards)
    -he is rumoured to have left anfield on crutches and in a boot. you have to believe that his importance to pool means that regardless of the injury, he would be protected as much as possible after the fact. a boot + crutches means nothing, either good or bad. the important point would be whether he was weight-bearing during gait, but i suspect that piece of info will be difficult to ascertain
    -best case, its a week or two out from the squad with minor trauma to the ankle complex VS, worst case, he's seriously damaged ligament/bone/tendon or all of the above, in which case the prognosis isn't nearly as positive

    we should have a clearer picture tomorrow or monday. so if you're willing to hold, all the power to you. i've sold, as this is a dog-eat-dog game, and there are plenty of other options available within that price category.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wow. Thanks for posting.

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Great post. Thanks a lot!

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

      Your last paragraph sums it up. Excellent post, thanks

      1. Exeter Gently
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        indeed, the one thing we know for sure, is that we know nothing. its trendy to run for the hills when these kinds of injuries happen, which is just what i've done. my decision is based more on the fact that its key to adapt to the changing landscape of this crazy game, something i definitely don't always adhere to (i.e. not buying costa)

    4. Cato Fong 你好
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nice post, cheers 😉

    5. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      thank you for this piece. refreshing

    6. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lovely stuff...thanks for contributing and giving us that insight.

    7. df34
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers mate

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

      cheers mate!

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

      Exeter Gently has to be the best name ever!

    10. Gangster Panda
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks EG.
      I agree, and as Klopp said himself, so hard to determine much with an injury in acute phase. I bet many of us have taken a knock like that & been fine within a day. He could well have not needed crutches & a protective boot to walk on, but club's not gonna take chances - our ankles don't have quite the same value as his.

      I'd love to wait 36-48 hrs before deciding on xfers in & out based on injury updates, but unfortunately those trade in/out number wheels keep on spinning and the kneejerk cometh.
      Like you said, plenty other options at that price.

    11. Dokdok666
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lovely stuff! Feel free to chime in more often 😉

  12. M.A.G
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What do you think of this midfield ?
    Haz/Firmi/Mane/Wally/Siggy

    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      whats the rest of the team...

      1. M.A.G
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Heaton/Pickford
        Brunt/Pieters/Amat/Alonso/Holebas
        Haz/Firmi/Mane/Wally/Siggy
        Costa/Kane/Anchiebe

        1. Exeter Gently
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          id keep the power 4 mids, and perhaps upgrade anichebe, but thats how i roll with the 3-4-3 till i die

    2. nonprophet
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'd get rid of Kane

  13. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If Coutinho is out, which is worth a -8? Austin + Cout + Walker OUT

    A) Kane + Moses/Stanislas + Cedric IN
    B) Kane + 5.2 + Baines/Cresswell IN
    C) Neither

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      C

  14. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Apologies if this has already been covered to death, but I saw somewhere that Amat should have an assist?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      For which of the goals?

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

      That one is currently being reviewed, Jinswick.

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

        Great! Thanks Mark.

      2. Amsterhammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Please be nice to us Amat owners, FPL gods...

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 19 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          It's with the "assist makers" as we speak.

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

            Have you got him?

            1. Mark
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 19 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Yes, but third sub so not a factor for me. All goals without are assists are reviewed as a matter of course.

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

                Ok, I didn't know that. Cheers.

      3. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Fingers crossed!

      4. fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Any more potential Siggy assists being reviewed? 🙂

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Don't believe everything you read from Amat owners.

      1. Kuqi Monster
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        This one is currently being reviewed, torresmagic.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers Mark.

    4. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      and a clean sheet

    5. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah I was wondering about this.

    6. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      he might get one but probably shouldn't, that's the goal:
      https://my.mixtape.moe/vhjjgu.mp4
      there were 2 defender touches after his flick, either of which significantly changed the intended destination but they kind of cancelled each other out in the end

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Aye, it's a debate on whether you can say Fer is an intended target. It's a flick intended to the far post so, for me personally, I'd give it but not for me to decide.

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

        Pinball

      3. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'll take anything I can get this week.

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

        And hazard assist was not given?

  15. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Coutinho & Lukaku ➡ Sigurdsson & ?

    A) Kane
    B) Costa
    C) Ibra

    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      costa hands down

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Costa always has his handsup, usually fist-shape 😉

    2. nonprophet
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Costa for sure. Attacking returns in last 11 of 13 games. Kanes so overrated, and spurs have way more competition this year than Leicester, Kane sits too deep recently. If not on pens he would be soooo expensive

  16. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-vs-sunderland-live-updates-12233670

    Football journalists make lousy doctors so don't sell Coutinho until there's a more definite update.

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, saw that earlier. He's very pessimistic.

  17. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who wins this H2H?
    Me: Holebas + Austin + 5 points
    Opp: Cedric + Lukaku

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

    Costa bonus has gone with the wind lol

  19. HammersFan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Had aguero captain most of the week so glad that paid off. Kun vs burnley, yes please.

    Huge well done to all those that got siggy in this week. Looks like will be my coutinho replacement 🙂

    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      you and me, and about 200K other players or more i imagine.

    2. liiusions
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Problem is now I have Siggy I don't know who to replace Coutinho with! Aguero was my captain all week till the injury scare

  20. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus Coutinho was predicted to rise before the deadline and now he's predicted to fall!

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      dropping at -15% an hour :-O

  21. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Morgan, Coutinho and Lukaku -> Alonso, Sigurdsson and Costa/Kane (-4)?

  22. keeney
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Looking good in the cup
    55 (if bonus stays the same) Pieters, Redmond and Giroud to play
    Vs
    22 Koscielny, Walcot, Kaku and Austin

  23. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Doesn't look good for Coutinho
    Best replacement?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mane

  24. The Mighty Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I've decided to do early transfers for next week (and longer term) and revert to a 3-4-3. What do you think?

    Heaton
    Walker I Lovren I Brunt
    Hazard I Firmino I Moses I Zaha
    Aguero I Costa I Kane

    Pickford I Cedric I Capoue I Friend

  25. Jimmy Boy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sigurdsson or Pedro from GW15 onwards?

  26. The Man Pastore
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best mid for less 6.1M?

    1. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      as 4th mid

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

        Prob Zaha

      2. Jimmy Boy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Moses?

  27. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Think I'll forget about Hazard and keep Sanchez. Coutinho to Pedro instead, which also allows Lukaku to Kane/Costa

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

      Sounds good

  28. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Only Lukaku (c) can save my GW now.

    How do you do the crying emoji on here?

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      :aguerosellers:

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

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

    Can sell Lukaku and get either Costa or Kane.

    I think long term I'd want Costa, but Kane as a diff for a few GWs...decisions, decisions.

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

      Don't think Kane is gonna be much of a differential from next GW.

      Also doing Lukaku > Kane this week. And prob Coutinho to Pedro.

    2. nonprophet
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Get Costa.. Looks amazing. Returns from 11 of 13 games. Kanes stats look better from two pens. Kane is sitting deeper this year, and Tottenham are average. They'll have way more competitors than Leicester this year. Costa

  30. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hello.
    Did we have a scorecheck??
    32 with holebas, lukaku, Austin to go.
    Only for got siggy in this wk I'd be doomed.
    Probably am anyway???
    Or little above average.
    Not very often I don't capt kun but didnt capt him this wk of course

    1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Probs above average on here. 23 with 4 to go for me. Sanchez, Redmond, Deeney and Holebas to save my week.

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Looks to be a good score this week, Jack.

    3. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      48 with Sanchez, Lukaku and Austin to play

    4. keeney
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      54 with Pieters, Redmond and Giroud to play. Looking forward to the green arrow