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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

17 December 2016 1598 comments
Mark Mark
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Gameweek 17 begins with Chelsea attempting to maintain their 10-game winning streak at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.

There’s plenty on show for Fantasy Football managers, with Eden Hazard a confirmed starter having missed the midweek victory at Sunderland.

Sold by more than 130,000 ahead of today’s deadline, they will be fidgeting uncomfortably throughout and hoping that Hazard continues to simmer in away matches. He’s scored just two goals in seven road trips so far, compared to six in eight at Stamford Bridge.

Diego Costa has had no such issues, home or away. He goes into today’s encounter off the back of just his third blank of the season on Wednesday – he is yet to go two Gameweeks without a goal or an assist this season.

For Palace, both Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke offer the major threat to a Chelsea defence that has conceded just two goals over their ten successive wins.

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

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  1. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I have seen 11 games without losing, but 11 games winning streak in current PL is something from Chelsea.

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

      Conte as a manager has only 9 league defeats since 11/12 season, when he got Juve job.

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      1. Bees4Lyf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        That's quite something!

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      2. FALCAO & MOU
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Woah, guy on a different level.

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  2. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea players claiming offside from a throw in. 😆

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    1. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      They are asking it is their throw in

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Okay, I'll let them off.

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      well, for a foul throw

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  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    This Konte guy looks exactly like Kante who was at Leicester last season. Are they related?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Racist.

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    2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Stfu

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  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Only two players in 3pm ko's and one of them is a keeper. Hope Jeff and the boys won't be shouting too much 😀

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  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Think I might just sell Hazard. Not worth the cash

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    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I actually hate owning Hazard

      I don't remember him ever giving consistent returns.

      But it's the big hauls that hurt

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    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Where else will you put his cash? Couple of big hauls will hurt you.

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Sanchez

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    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I was thinking the same.
      Haz > Payet maybe and use the cash to get Azpi to go along side Alonso

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Moses yellow

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You yellow

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  7. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Yellow Moses

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

    Kante booked

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    1. Conk
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I think thats him out of the next game aswell

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kante yellow??

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    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Accumulated fouls according to 5live

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    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yup

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  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kante banned?

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ye

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  11. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    conte and the italian way. respect.

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  12. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Moss giving a few Chelsea players Boxing Day off

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

    They were right to sell Hazard then

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      🙁

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      They wont think so when he is playing as a striker next week

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  14. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Hazard..

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  15. #23
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Just noticed I accidentally triple captain costa :/

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    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      There's always next season.

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      How does somebody accidentally activate TC?

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      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        by lying and attention seeking

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    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm sure Claim Time Solicitors can help you out.

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    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      How does that even happen? How do you accidentally click it and then save?

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It doesn't happen.

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    5. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I hope you have a head to head opponent this week.

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    6. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      well no, you don't "accidentally" hit triple captain and then "accidentally" hit confirm.

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    7. #23
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Touchscreen accident on mobile

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      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        mobile brings additional pop ups that you have to confirm.
        i call bullsheeeet

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        1. #23
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          My team is linked if you don't believe

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          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            don't believe the "accident" bit.
            believe you regret a crap decision

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          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            what if nobody cared?

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

            I think the disbelief is that you did it accidentally.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Isn't it bright fluorescent blue when pressed?

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        1. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Also asks to confirm.

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    8. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      That is ok just don't be applying for jobs in any nuclear facility's for all our sakes

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

    Hazard get involved my son

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You are Hazards dad? That's pretty sweet.

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      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        no, he's trying to set him up with his lad

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  17. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    best use of 2FT?

    1 firmino + capoue > lallana + zaha/6.6
    2 firmino + smith > lallana + alonso

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    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry busy

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Waiting for games to finish

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  18. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa and Kante both suspended for next match

    Pedro and Fabregas will play next match

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    1. Patty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What about batshuayi

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    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Pedro is dead to me

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  19. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Kante Moses and Costa out for Chelsea on Boxing Day!

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

      Time for a punt on a BOU def then...

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  20. Sjaugen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Azpi having a great game, on for 12 points

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Sticking to my no hit for a defender policy not looking so clever. Williams to azpi tonight not this morning.:(

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  21. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Cescinho coming on

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  22. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard not scoring today, is he?

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No, back to his 2 and 3 pointer best since I bought him

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn't look like it

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  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Fabregas bandwagon?

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  24. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone actually considering selling Costa? Everybody must bring him back next week an lots of cash lost in the meantime...

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I am. Got for 10.6m so can sell him for 10.8m and get Ibra for his next 2 home games. Then reassess.

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

      I only lose 0.2 assuming I buy him back for 10.8.

      Lots of people are consideirng selling. My rational is saving transfers is more important than one week punts.

      Although Costa > Ibra and then Kane > Costa is something worth considering.

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    3. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm planning to sell Costa
      I bought Costa for 10.6 and will sell him (0.2 profit) for one week. He might drop 0.3 in price

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  25. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa might end up with no baps

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      5 pointer from Costa. All is right with the world.

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    2. Guy Demel
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      His second and assisting alonso for chelseas third will clinch them.

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  26. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard, need a goal from you mate!

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  27. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Cabaye with a few less teeth now.

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  28. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    alonso dafuq were u doing. shouldve left for hazard

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  29. Hyperion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is everyone keeping Costa despite the suspension? Chelsea defence double up is mightily tempting.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Split. Some are keeping, some are selling.

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Never had him. I may double up at the back though.

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  30. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I'll never understand why players are allowed to block off the keeper so much from corners. Body checking isn't allowed in any other aspect...

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