Paul
Next this Saturday, we catch up on the member’s area statistics over the last three rounds of fixtures with our usual post-Gameweek article.
We assess the lay of the land at Arsenal as a result of Olivier Giroud’s first-team return before analysing Tottenham’s man of the moment and Manchester United’s pair of form players.
West Ham and Everton also play a part in our thinking ahead of some fine upcoming fixtures.
Rojo subbed early. Injury?
Aye
Yeah muscle injury
Courtois
Azpi, Vertonghen, Jones
Phillips, Sanchez, Eriksen, Lallana
Ibra, Costa, Benteke
Subs: Pocognoli, Wasilewski, Carrick, Nordfelt
0 ITB
A) Azpi > Baines and Benteke > Giroud
B) Azpi > Baines and Carrick > Yaya ( 5 man midfield)
C) Azpi > Baines and Carrick > Coutinho/ Dele
Help plz
C easily for me
B and C doesn't add up money wise, you're clearly changing something else too so impossible to advise
Forgot to mention B and C mean switching benteke to a 4.3 mill striker, in other words a useless one and leaving Costa plus Ibra up front
a) Rondon + Siggy -> Giroud + Philips (-4)
or
b) Siggy -> 7.7 mid for free (Walcott, Sterling, Lallana, etc)
A
Lots of very thick fog in the NW - small possibility Preston v Arsenal could be affected
For GW21:
Should I field Baines (mci) or Pieters (SUN)?
Baines is on pens but clean sheet is unlikely...
Stoke away to Sunderland, with Defoe's form...
Thanks
Baines for me. Playing Pieters will at worst hurt you maybe 4-5 points. Baines has a higher ceiling on points
Not playing Pieters sorry*
Are being recalled would be a pain, no way would he start 😐
Ake
People here suggested that Alonso might be dropped, and that is painful for Alonso owners
Yeah...not good for either if Alonso and Ake start rotating
Absolutely zero chance
I hope he won't be dropped anytime soon.
Message board / comments on non-FPL biased sites speculate otherwise
There's definitely more than zero chance 🙂
If Conte's sticking with three-at-the-back (which he will), he'll stick with wingbacks. Given wingback requires a LOT of running up and down, he's gonna need cover in those areas in case of injury/suspension and occasional resting.
There's not really anyone else in the Chelsea squad who could be a wingback.
Azpi could probably be converted...but he's now cemented in the three.
Doubt Ivanovic could do it...too old, not enough speed/stamina.
None of the other mids could do it.
So reinforcements required. Step forward Nathan Ake!
Yep, just took a hit to get him in too 😀
why would you take a hit for a defender? 😀
Funds to accommodate elsewhere
Smith would be back in the team saving me a transfer so I'm all for it!
Seriously though, for his development he should stay for the rest of the season.
Has Alonso been a weak link?
G2G for next week? On (-4)
Cech
Alonso McAuley Holebas (Amat, Kone)
Alexis Philips Stanislas Lallana (DeRoon)
Aguero Ibra Giroud
Is it just me who has very little interest in the FA cup today?
The teams don't treat it as a big competition, even in the lower leagues most teams see it as a chore.
I suppose it depends if you support a team playing in it. Also gets better the further the competition goes.
Most PL teams have fielded strong line-ups TBF
Have you seen the Lineups today ?
Capoue to Stanislas for a hit?
Would anyone do it?
Presuming Capoue is your 5th mid, in which case no way.
Am doing Siggy to Stanislas for a hit but only to afford Origi > Giroud.
Not sure about the Capoue > Stanislas for a hit, I'd wait a week
kabasale goal
for watford so far
and Cathcart injured, replaced by Proedl
Any reason Holebas is not in the squad today?
illness, him and Gomes
Like this site, he's poorly
What do you feel as your dream front three at the moment
a) Kun
b) Zlatan
c) Kane
d) Lukaku
e) Rondon
f) Wilson
g) Giroud
h) Costa
Costa Zlatan Kane
Zlatan, Costa and Giroud atm. I don't think we're going to get quite enough bang for our buck from Aguero any more while Kane is a little bit over shadowed by his two midfield mates right now.
Brentford 3-0 up already - buying Brentford at a 1.8 goal supremacy should make today very profitable 😎
As Eastleigh score - lol
Are we being DDoS'ed...site up and down a lot :-/
Bournemouth losing at Millwall, Stoke losing at home to Wolves
My latest quandary...
A) Ake and Defoe
B) Rose and Carroll/Gray
A
B
Dividing the Fulham fans here.
Aren't many of around!
Ake's going back to Chelsea FYI...
Probably not an option now 🙁
I thought that was just a possibility, not a definite? It would be doubly annoying, as I have Alonso as well.
Matty Philips scoring
Phillips goal
Save it for the league Matt!!
VvD goal
Shouldnt he be banned?
Served it
Cheers.
Last game - 1 game ban
Remy has had a couple of chances to score including hitting the post
Alonso worth keeping on a WC?
I would. Still playing for the best defence in the league
Would we say Yaya is nailed for now? If he starts the next few he's going into my team GW23
I would say no-one in that team is nailed on. Nothing to suggest otherwise.
Wildcard or no? Completely on fence.
Heaton, Pickford
Alonso, Jones, Pieters, McAuley, Amat
Sanchez, Hazard, Lallana, Allen, Puncheon
Kun, Costa, Negredo
1 FT 0 ITB- around 80pts off top spot in mini league.
First time posting- thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Save WC for DGWs - team doesn't need major surgery
Save wildcard...decent team (apart from Puncheon...)
Can easily make up 80pts in DGW if you save the WC
No. Downgrade one of Allen and Puncheon and upgrade the other would be the best move in my opinion.
Thanks Guys!
BREAKING: West Ham are close to signing Brentford striker Scott Hogan for £12.5m. [Mail]
Hulk this
So he's 2.5x the player Defoe is? 😉
Who the heck is Scott Hogan?
Scored 14 in the Championship this season.
@ Jarvish : When's the next Chili Bowl article out? Cheers!
Next few days hopefully
Great! 🙂
No FT. Help me with my lineup.
Foster
Ake, PVA, VVD, Holebas
Sanchez(c), Hazard, Alli, Snodgrass
Ibra, AGUERO
Subs: Pickford, Phillips, Amat, Anichebe
Playing 442 as 4 of them have good fixtures while Phillip doesn't.Thanks!
you could use a premium defender from chelsea or spurs.
holebas collects yellow cards easily.
you should be able to rely on your subs, so amat should go. i had him for 19 gws and it was like i had noone there.
snodgrass is the best at hull but if teams mark him well hull have no hope, and so does he.
at the first chance replace pickford.
you could downgrade aguero to costa in order to upgrade anichebe to a better 3rd forward like rondon, negredo, origi
Heaton Grant
Alonso Ake Baines Friend Brunt
Sanchez Stanislas Alli Lallana Phillips
Ibra Rondon Costa
1. Heaton home vs SOU or Grant away vs SUN?
2. got Friend before last GW, didnt like him starting on the bench, came on (played well and could have got assists) late enough not to get cleansheet.. do you think he ll get starts next 3 GWs or change to another MID defender? it was between him and chambers for the price 4.4
3. Thinking of bringing Giroud instead of Rondon, at least for GW 21. Who would you trust more regarding points output?
4. Which 4 players would you bench for GW21?
Thank you
So is FFS split on Giroud nailed vs Giroud not nailed?
He's obviously not nailed.
Alexis has been our first choice striker for most of the season.
So that's one in the not nailed camp.
There's a chance he doesn't start against Swansea, let alone 10 games from now.
Screwed, without a rawlplug.
Haha
Doubt he's 100% nailed.
Wenger will mix it up. Sanchez and Walcott up front when pace is needed, Giroud for the other occasions when you need a target-man.
He's pretty secure for now though.
Do you need a target man away to Bournemouth though?
More split around very likely to play in the short/medium term vs may not play in the short/medium term. I don't think anyone (honestly without FPL bias anyway) thinks he is nailed.
What's going on with Walcott? Is he coming back soon?
