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22 January 2017 3242 comments
Mark Mark
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Gameweek 22 concludes at Stamford Bridge where leaders Chelsea will bid to extend the gap at the top with another three points against Hull City.

The Diego Costa circus monopolises the pre-match chatter and, with the striker recovered from a “back problem”, he is immediately re-installed to Antonio Conte’s starting line-up to lead the attack.

Costa is backed by 10.5% of Fantasy Premier League managers with the captaincy, while team-mate Eden Hazard earns the support of 7.6%.

The Belgian has returned just a goal and two assists in the last five Gameweeks, causing a good degree of fidgeting among his 33.1% ownership.

However, the omens are good for both Hazard and Costa today.

The latter has scored in all three of his previous Premier League appearances against Hull, while also providing two assists.

Equally, Hazard has scored three and earned an assist in his last four Premier League appearances against the Tigers.

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

  1. Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard to Bobby?

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      alli eriksen before bobby

    2. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard to Alli done for me!

    3. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm taking Dele

    4. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I have Alli, Eriksen and Sanchez already.

  2. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard to anybody

  3. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Looking at haz & giroud > Pedro & kane this week. 2FTs.

    Current mid is Sanchez, haz, alli, Phillips, de roon. Any other mids could get over Pedro? Max 7.7m.

    1. nkhoughton
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep hazard, he's there best player in 1st half

      1. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        But for 10.4m he's such poor value.

      2. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Best player in the game mayB but not FPLwise.. I'm fed up of him too, gonna ship this week too.

        1. nkhoughton
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          For who? I own all major midfielders for me he's staying

      3. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's floating around the pen area as opposed to in it. Often relying on pens with him. Better value elsewhere and I want kane.

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone see Chelsea scoring a couple against pool and Arsenal?

    1. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes i really do. Considering selling aguero to get costa back.

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I can't see them not scoring if you put it like that.

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  5. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who has the email template ready to be sent to FPL about Sanchez's baps?

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Il email them now

  6. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    A Pedro goal would be lovely before I get rid

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

    People need to calm down with this jinxing nonsense. Hazard to score a hat-trick in the second half.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Never gonna happen

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      keep telling yourself that

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not a hope.

    4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ha- one would be a story

  8. Sonic Huth
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Kane or get Costa? He's cheaper now
    Not getting carried away. Nice to have more players from my fav team, makes the matches more interesting.
    So keeping Kane best option?

    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep him. Good fixtures

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You're joking right? Kane has Sunderland next. We are shockingly bad at the moment. He'll get at least a brace.

      1. Sonic Huth
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Actually my defence reaaaally needs work (Chambers-Alonso-Coleman-Brunt-Amat) its all about the funds

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          That's an awesome defence, excluding Amat...no work required!

          1. Sonic Huth
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Really? All hail the HurriKane then

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      taking Kane out would be criminal

  9. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku ---> Costa?

    1. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku has the much better fixtures. So I'd keep...

      Your team though

  10. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kansas City royals star pitcher Yordano Ventura dies in car accident age 25. R.I.P

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        sad news, and so soon after Fernandez. RIP

      2. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Gutted by this news. RIP.

      3. Jay_
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Just read that another Dominican player, Andy Marte, died too, in a separate crash, on the same day, both in their native D.R. 🙁 RIP Andy Marte

      4. Aston-villain
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        How many bps for winning goals?

        1. KOLASINA(C)
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          3

        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          3

      5. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ok,selling haz,getting costa,back to 3-4-3

      6. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Daniels Hazard and Giroud to alonso Costa and someone under 7.1 . For a minus 4.
        Barkley,Antonio or Pedro.
        Which one?

        1. Jamin
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Barkley

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah he looked good yesterday.

        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mirallas

      7. GE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hazard -> De Bruyne?

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Have Alli and Sanchez

          1. Jamin
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Just don't trust Citeh atm even with nice fix. Would be tempted to double up with Eriksen.

        2. Jamin
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Alli?

          1. GE
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Have him and have 3 Spurs-players

            1. Jamin
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              In that case I guess he could be a decent differential if the money would not be best invested elsewhere

              1. GE
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                My team:

                Heaton
                Rose/Baines/Brunt
                Sanch/Haz/Alli/Phillips/Stanislas
                Ibra/Kane

      8. John wick
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        What about sanchez bonus.....he is getting less than gray

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

          Gray gets more BPS for a goal.

          1. John wick
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah even sanchez should get he also scored the same goal

            1. andymck
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Strikers get more bps for goals, it's their job.

              1. Sweetboi
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                That is so stupid.

      9. Rh4ziel
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Costa goal
        Alonso assist

        Incoming.....

      10. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Arranging a march on FPL Towers tomorrow ref Sanchez baps loss. Who's in?

        #givesanchezbapsback

        1. Speédy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          the 4 shots off target may have done it

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I would only I'm marching to trump towers tomorrow.maybe Tuesday!

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, but from now on, it's Sanchez first, SANCHEZ FIRST!

        3. Sonic Huth
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I'd burn the towers

      11. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Which would you prefer:

        A) Costa, Alli, 5.0 def (to be rotated)
        B) Kane, Sigurdsson, Baines (to perma play)

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          A

      12. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ok rephrasing:

        Giroud has the better fixture but the guy I'm chasing in my cash league (and those behind me) have Costa...makes sense to just copy the move to stay level?

      13. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This Chelsea match better finish 1-0 or 1-1. Getting annoying not checking scores or logging in here while the game is in progress.

      14. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Pedro Kane
        or
        Dele Costa
        ?
        Cheers !

        1. Don CR7
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Dele costa

        2. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Or Kane Costa EVEmid ?

        3. Speédy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          exact same transfer conundrum for me,currently on dele costa

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

          D. Costa

          (See what I did there?)

        5. Jamin
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Barkley Kane

      15. Don CR7
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Best options?

        A. Walker & cedric
        B. Rose & jones/mcauley

        Ty

      16. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Maguire the new Snodgrass for Hull

      17. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hazard actually moved his leg back when that Moses cross came in

      18. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Why has Sanchez lost his 3 baps

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          A few people in FPL Towers didn't captain him

      19. 4. Arsenal FC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The good news is that Xhaka will miss 3 PL games.

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Maybe more

          Has he not been sent off already this season?

          1. Stupendous
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            He misses 4

          2. 4. Arsenal FC
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            He has and I already took in account the Southampton FA Cup match

      20. Js31
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm going to WC before next gameweek. Is it wise to lock a team in place now to beat any possible rises over FA cup break? Can always change right up till the deadline

      21. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        2FTs, doing some squad maintenance:

        Amat to:

        A) Yoshida
        B) Holgate (already have Baines)

        Holebas to:

        1) Chambers
        2) Cedric
        3) Dawson (already have Brunt, 0.1 shy of McAuley...)
        4) Wimmer

        1. Jamin
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          A2

      22. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It's a bit premature I know but who do I change if at all 2Ft 0.1itb

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/14201/event/22

        Thinking to drop Jones

        1. Champione
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Keep Jones for Hull. I would consider Haz > Alli if Haz blanks today since you already have Costa

          1. nkhoughton
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I already have Eriksen

            1. Champione
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I know

      23. FinallyMario
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Benteke and Agüero to Costa and Ibra for -4?

        1. Mr Dave
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          No way you can hold on to aguero? Wham and Swansea coming up for him

        2. FinallyMario
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Costa and Kane**

          Agüero and Benteke are due for price falls. And Pep might just start Jesus next game.