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22 January 2017 3242 comments
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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. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard back to last seasons form. Just can't see him scoring let alone assisting atm.

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

      No mention of Giroud?

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's always been a donkey. My own fault for bringing in the biggest troll in the Premiership!

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Its concerning as a Hazard owner.

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

        Won't be after today. He's outta here.

  2. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    People from here tweeting Official FPL abuse over Sanchez's baps lol

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I don't know why people don't just read the rules...

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

      Very easily upset

      They should be ecstatic given he got a very fortunate penalty

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

    Ha, that FPL tweet....power to the people....we got them on the ropes....

  4. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How is "the ref didn't have a good view of it" an excuse for anything. It was a foul. Inside the box. It's his job to "have a good view of it"

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

      We need video refereeing and instant replays imo

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

        Will happen eventually , when the dinosaurs at Fifa move on

  5. jam
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Everton fans! Will Davies make way for Schneiderlin?

    1. jpb333
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      or gueye after AFCON

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

    Costa is in fine form. Thinking Defoe to Costa for a hit? My front line would be Costa Ibra Kane. Would do you think?

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

      What do you think?*

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That's a damn nice front three

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

        Worth a hit?

  7. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    WC Team so far. Thoughts? Changes?

    Foster
    Jakupovic

    Baines
    Gabriel
    Walker
    Jones
    Yoshida

    Sanchez
    Ali
    Philipps
    Antonio
    De Roon

    Ibrahimovic
    Lukaku
    Defoe

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

      Gabriel far from nailed.

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        90 mins in 7 of the last 8, is that due to end?

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Filling in for injured Mustafi and then Bellerin.

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kane? Costa?

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

      No Long?

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

        Long for fodder?

    4. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gabriel has to go.

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

      Gabriel not nailed

    6. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It's a bit long. Could be more compact

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        More replies.

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

        Why wouldn't you chose Brunt in a WC team? Gabriel to Brunt. Or Cedric if you want some fun.

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

      Alonso?

    8. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gabriel will be dropped, Saints likely to buy another CB, Jones also a risk when Bailley comes back.

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

      No chelski.

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

      Yes definitely WC that lot....

    11. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Okay how soon is Gabriel's place due up?

      Back to the drawing board.

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

        Bellerin already came off the bench today... Reckon he'll start the next game

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

      Holgate for Gabriel
      Costa for Defoe?

    13. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ali passed away in June.

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

    Benched Gray for Friend 🙁

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

      Live and learn.

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

        Thanks, Alanis.

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

    Another Costa goal needed to save my GW

  10. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That was a comically crap freekick.

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

    1. Pedro Kane
    2. Dele Costa
    3. Costa Kane Barkley
    Any more ideas ?

  12. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bring Hazard off, he has done nothing. I can't take it any more.

  13. Jay_
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Costa 28
      Courtoius Azpi Moses Alonso 25

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cmon Alonsooooo

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Oh no. Cmon Hull!

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

        Alonso needs to push through for me.

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

          Oooh, that'll make your eyes water!

          1. Point-one short
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Haha

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is Hazard on the pitch? He's been anonymous the little brat

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard > Sanchez for a 4 point hit?

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

        thats a pretty good move

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

        How have you gone this long with other Sanchez? Yes though

      3. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Million % Ars fixtures great-Chelsea's turn dirt after this game

    • Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard down.

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

        and out of my team

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

        Soft little tart

      3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Where's Eva?

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

          Counting her millions

    • NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Azpi is a candidate for max bonus again.

      Love to see my ML leader switched Azpi to Alonso this week. 😎

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

      Bye Haz. It's been meh.

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lolzard

    • Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      the only way haz can be among points seems to be a pen

    • SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Stop limping Hazard you've done nothing all game.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard has been awful

      Hazard to Alli done

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

        Decent enough move. Wouldn't describe him as awful though

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That pesky Azpilicueta is out bapping Alonso

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

        As expected, no?

    • Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Am I right in thinking that Hazard has had 0 efforts on goal whilst Harry Maguire has had about 5??

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

        Pretty much

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hull don't feel like whipping boys anymore. Shows how poor Phelan was - not playing Mason and dropping Jaku after he got off to a great start at the beginning of the season. Sunderland might be the new whipping boys now they have lost players to AFCON and with injury worries.

    • Nigawan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      andy carrol or Rondon ?

      My current strikers are ibra - aguero - rondon.

      Rondon fixtures is tasty but carrol is scoring for fun........

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Playing the hot hand seems to be the way to go this season (see Kane, Eriksen, Alli, Alonso, Costa, Sanchez, Giroud etc)

    • Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Shouldn't have captained haz really

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

        THis

    • Paulie Walnuts
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Got ibra already... want Kane and Costa. Should I ditch ibra for these two?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ibra ahead of hull?

      2. thunder_mike
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Both have good fixtures, stick for now

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

      Hull deserve something from this game

    • Zlat-man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton, Grant;
      Walker, Alonso, Baines, Yoshida, Holegate;
      San, Alli, Eric, Phillips, Davies;
      Ibra, Costa, Defoe;

      0.2 itb. Hoe is tht for wc team?

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Don't WC

      2. rozzo
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Not bad. Replace baines with brunt and that is my exact first 11

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

        This is a great team- don't WC