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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

17 December 2016 1598 comments
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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. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ibra owners gonna rise so much

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  2. Az
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Too easy.

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

    Non captainer, rivals all captained him.

    Such a conflitced first half!

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

    I'm all for people having jobs and that, but I'm not sure john hartsen has the right one.

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  5. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa and Azpi. Yuck.

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  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure it crossed the line?

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

      Lol

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  7. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    (C)osta

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

    First Captain points of any kind in SIX WEEKS! YESSS!!!!!!

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    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Second yellow incoming, don't worry

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

        If he gets another goal first I'll take that!

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  9. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    costa is on fire this season

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  10. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Azpi has haunted my mares since I ditched earlier in season.

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

      Tell me about it. I sold him in GW6 and now he's the highest scoring defender in the game.

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

      Same 🙂

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  11. French Gooner
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    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    So i guess we benching him next week and not selling for ibra

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    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I think it makes sense to watch the price. If it looks like he drops and Zlatan rises, transfer makes sense. ManU has great fixtures upcoming, and are hitting form. I don't think Zlatan may as well outscore Costa in the next 5-6, and then you can look at it again.

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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. He's gone for the week.

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  12. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    No way I'm selling Costa. One week on the bench won't hurt.

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  13. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Just done Kane to Costa. Can't ignore him anymore.

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

      Surely not 😀

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    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      😆

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

      😆

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

      Hope the next't big. 😉

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    5. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      😆

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    6. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ..after Costa gets a game suspension?

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

      😀

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

      ??

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    9. Mull
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      😉

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    10. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

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    11. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Kane to Aguero for me, just confirmed it.

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    12. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I see what you did there

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

      Good boy

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    14. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Quality knee jerk

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  14. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    gloat, Costa-nonowners, gloat! 😆

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    1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 4 months ago

        hahaha

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    2. Clutch13
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What happened to lol @ Costa owners/captainers? Hahaha

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      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        What happened to supporting this site by paying a poultry annual sum for a membership? Hahaha

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        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          It happened that this site became a lucrative business that no longer really needs the membership money and rubs that fact in our faces.

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        2. lespaul
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          you pay in chickens?!

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          1. 1569Tippins
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah, their exchange rate is fantastic against the weak £

            Paltry*

            Novicey!! Hahaha

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    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      at least i get Azpi points

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    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Bah. It was a coin toss betwee getting Alonso or Azpil

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    5. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard assisting the assister... annoying

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    6. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha is exposing Alonso

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    7. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      So Costa to Benteke is a big no then? Have Hazard.

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    8. weaver93
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Costa fail???lol

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    9. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      he wouldve been an easy captaincy pick for next week too. damnnnn costa why u so naughty??

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

        Soft yellow from a weak ref that needs to 'balance' out his bookings.

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

          Ref has been bad, but you're having a laugh. Blatant kick at the player, and nowhere near the ball.

          An obvious YC

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

      Great, I have Alonso-Hazard and ML rival has Azpi-Costa.

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

        same scenario for me too

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      2. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Still time my friend... I'm in the same boat... keep the faith

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

          I believe.

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

      Non Costa owners 😀

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

      I know Alonso has been a good pick. But dam azpi has been somewhat neglected. Absolutely hoovers the baps every CS they get hes almost guaranteed

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      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Tempted to bring him in instead of Alonso

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

        You have to be a boring sod to get Azpi though. 😉

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      3. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        For sure. That ability to hoover trumps Alonsos box presence

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      4. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Youd have to double on Chelsea Def to have Azpi. Alonso is on another level.

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

          But by the time Alonso gets his goal/assists Azpi has already matched him with bonus points in the games leading up.

          Not to mention Azpi will also get the odd attacking points, as he's just shown

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            This

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          2. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Isn't Azpi playing in the back 3? I don't think he'll chip in with too many attacking points and baps tend to be shared across the whole Chelsea team.

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

      Come on hazard, your turn no my son

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      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This... A LOT

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      2. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Being a Haz owner, he really is starting to cheese me off

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

      Route One

      Poor defending

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      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Pardewed

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    15. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Shall I use my 2FT (0.4m) to do these defensive moves? or shall I sort out elsewhere? (Costa suspension, Iheanacho?, Allen)
      ---------------------------------------------------
      Rose & McAuley >> D.Luiz & P.Jones
      ---------------------------------------------------
      Current team;

      Pickford - Foster
      *Rose* - *McAuley* - Holebas - Nyom - Kingsley
      Alexis - Hazard - Theo - Lallana - Allen
      Kane - Costa - 'Nacho

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

        You should wait until at least the first game has finished, lol...

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      2. weaver93
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        wait until all the games finish mate, then re-assess...

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    16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If Haz blanks today:

      A) Sell
      B) Give him a few more chances to blank then sell

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Home next week.

        He won't blank today.

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

        Bournemouth and Stoke at home next...

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      3. o0Ash
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Keep the guy who will be an excellent option virtually all year.

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

      At least Costa payed for his -4 with that goal

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