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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. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    It looked so promising Saturday morning...... Must be out of LMS this week, shocker.

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

      Score?

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        40 plus a couple I guess for Sanchez

  2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    This is how to play fantasy football.
    Pick your team don't make any transfers and have faith in your players:
    See below -
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2826453/event/22

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sick

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

      This just riles me

    3. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Crikey, they're still winning.

      • Shultan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Even His bench did better than mine

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

        That's depressing

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      So how many have got in Joey Barton yet? Full 90 next week against Leicester, lets see what he can do.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I hope he tries to have a fight with huth

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Is this a joke? Not fantasy relevant and a card magnet

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You say that now.... just you wait.

          Joey has fantasy history

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

            With Man City? Off you go. Enjoy the red cards

          2. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            1 goal 3 assists in 2348 mins last time in PL lol

    5. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Now that im selling haz i just know he'll go on another run!

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

        He hasn't been on a run since before GW11

    6. Humlesnurr
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bye bye Hazard! Which double transfer do you find most attractive?

      A) Haz, crouch -> costa, davies (everton good fixtures. Nailed on?)
      B) Haz, crouch -> Lukaku, stanislas

      Currently 0,5 ITB; 1 FT. Forwards:
      Sanchez, alli, lallana, hazard, phillips,
      Ibra, kane, crouch

      Thx!

    7. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I captained Hazard
      My rival went for Cahill!

      Arghhhhh

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

        Very rare a def (c) pays off

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

          Almost went off injured after 5 minutes too 🙁

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

        There is one member in my league.

        Last Week : Cahill (c) , Alonso (vc)
        This Week : Alonso (c) , Cahill (vc)

        🙂

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

      If only we had a keeper who could make saves 🙁

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

        He's at Torino

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

        Who is we?

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Middlesborough

    9. bobbysmith76
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard + Negredo > Lanzini + Costa (-4)?

    10. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would you do Lukaku out for Costa in?

      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No

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

        Wait a couple weeks

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

        No.

    11. Adz87
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Foster jaku
      Azpi baines mcauley friend Amat
      Hazard Sanchez alli Antonio Phillips
      Aguero lukaku Barnes

      1ft 0.6 itb

      Hazard to Erikson looking good?

    12. AsdcavirPT
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Current Team
      Foster/ Pickford
      McAuley/ Alonso/ Daniels/ Holebas/ Love
      Sanchez/ Hazard/ Lallana/ Alli/ De Roon
      Ibra/ Rondon/ Defoe

      2FT, 0.4ITB

      Hazard/ Rondon --> Phillips/ Kane ,
      that's obvious right?

      1. Adz87
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I like it

    13. joersherman
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Currently got Kun Ibra Giroud up front. 2 f t and 0.8 itb (just shy of Giroud > Kaku). Any ideas?

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yes
        Could make another transfer?
        Alternatively, just hold

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

        Kane + Lukaku for Kun and Giroud

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

          Tempted, but Kun has two easy fixtures coming up..

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

      Am I the only one giving Hazard a last chance against Liverpool?

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

        Mah I'm done after this game

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

          Me too
          He's in the Aguero area of too much money for too little return

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

          Yea was far from great, but the replacements I'm looking at are Pedro and Coutinho. Not really upgrades for next game though

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

        Pretty much. Time to rid.

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

      VVD to .... ?

      A. Coleman
      B. Baines
      C. Valencia

    16. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2FT have exact money to do

      Giroud and Dann to Costa and baines

      Worth it?

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

        Do you already have Coleman?

    17. FootballManiac
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why no love for sterling?? 7.7m and has great fixs..

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

        He's crap, hope he gets dropped for Jesus

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

        Can't finish to save his life. Does most right but his end product is so inconsistent.

    18. davies
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alli or KDB?

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

        Alli

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

        Alli easy

    19. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Why get Costa when you can just get a second CHE defender at a 4M discount?

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

        Agree,

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

        ...or get two Chelsea defenders AND Costa

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

        i'm with 2 chelsea defenders.... but 2 chelsea defenders + costa is even better

      4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed I had Alonso and courtois

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

      Really don't know who to get in for Hazard but he's dropping tonight and I don't want to lose value.

      I can't afford Sanchez. I don't want Ali. I've just dumped KDB and now can't afford him. Maybe Ozil?

      Current midfield

      Hazard / Eriksen / Cout / Phillips (De Roon)

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

        Ozil for me.

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

          Thanks. He's looking the best bet.

      2. bobbysmith76
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm thinking Lanzini and then upgrade a striker

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

          Lanzini not a player i'd want.

          My strikeforce i'm happy with:

          Ibra / Kane / Lukaku

      3. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sanchez is Essential,
        You cannot be Without Him.

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

          I know but my stuborness is stopping me get him.

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

            Your funeral

    21. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard to Eriksen
      -4???

      Any 1? Please

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Will you change your username?

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

        Yes Eriksen

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

      Alonso could steal a Bap yet

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

      A) Haz & Giroud > Eriksen & Lukaku
      or
      B) 7.7m Mid & Kane

      If B, which midfielder? Already have phillips

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

        A

        1. bobbysmith76
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling and Kane

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

            I did notice sterling was £7.7m. Doesn't score many though. Certainly an option.

      2. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Last chance for le Donk?

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

          Possibly but I'm all honesty I really want Kane for the sunderland game. It's just lack of decent replacements for Haz to fund that's putting me off.

    24. Evans
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If Aguero is not worth 12.8 then I'm struggling to see how hazard is 10.4

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

        He isn't

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

        Neither are good value

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

        Hazard has as many points as Costa and only Ibra and Sanchez have more points than him.

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

          A lot of them came early in season tho. He's tailed off since that 19pt haul.

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

          Exactly. Remove at your peril.

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

          2 goals and 3 assists since GW 11

          1. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yet you held on to him for most of that time. Give it a rest.

      4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Have neither at the moment.
        Only got rid of hazard last gw.
        I got caught up in style and hype.
        Very hard not to be swayed by past seasons/majority of chatter.

    25. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bottomed:

      who should I get in first?

      A. Alli - Greater Goal threat
      B. Eriksen- Greater Assist threat

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

        A

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

        Think I'm doing lallana to alli tonight to beat price changes

    26. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Any news of a Walcott return yet??

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Must be getting closer 🙂

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

      Heaton - Pickford

      Alonso - Baines - Evans - Pieters - Amat

      Sanchez - Alli - Lallana - Phillips - Fletcher

      Ibra - Lukaku - Giroud

      Already used 1FT on Haz--> Alli.... Would you make any other changes, Evans and Lallana going down in price, plus I don't fancy Lallana to get much against Chelsea... Would you take a hit?

      Evans --> Brunt
      Giroud --> Kane
      Lallana --> ???

    28. FootballManiac
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Early days but who is the better capt choice next week? Sanchez or Kane?

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

        Sanch

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

        Kane but Ibra in mix too

      3. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ibra 😛
        Then Sanchez for me

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ibra!

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

      Does Alonso get a bps for a crap cross like that?

    30. Demel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Can somebody provide me with a link to the spreadsheet built for DGW/blanks. Thanks.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hot topic.

    31. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If you have a tie in a cup game how is it decided again?

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

        No of transfers

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

          🙁

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

            Looks like I was lying

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

        Goals For
        Goals Conceded
        Coin Toss

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

        Goals scored

      4. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        In a FA Cup of Tea (TM) game, tie is decided by the following tie breakers:

        Number of Red Cards
        Number of Clean Sheets
        Number of goals scored
        Number of assists
        Number of transfers made
        How I am feeling.

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Number of Joey Bartons?