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

    PSA: I'll be doing Hazard to Alli soon.

    Alli will forget where the net is for the next month.

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

      Never mind, hazard will

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

    54 minutes of absolute nothingness from Hazard. Why is he my captain.

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

      Mine too, but I like he failed me, so I can sell him no without looking back

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

    There's very little difference in positioning between Hazard and Alonso now, except that Alonso is a lot cheaper and gets more CS points.

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

      Yup and Alonso actually seems to get more attacking touches/crosses in.

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

    Giroud 》Costa.

    All is forgiven lol.

  5. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez lost bps

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

      Withers get extra for winning goal?

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

        *wont he

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

          Done and dusted it seems.

      2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Was on 34 now 29

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

      He's still on 1bp...that's where he'll stay

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Was on 3

        1. VS10_
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          30 mins ago 😉

          1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeh surely can't go down lol

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

              How do you instantly lose 5bp?

              1. Chenku╰☆╮
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Because they captained hazard.

              2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Scandal. Stuff like losing balls and missed chances

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

                Wearing gloves...minus 1 bap per hand

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

                  Lol. Have to hand it to him...

  6. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Save this team for next GW?

    Foster
    Baines - Jones - Cedric
    Alli - Sanchez - Lallana - Stanislas
    Ibra - Rondon - Lukaku

    Grant, Phillips, Azp, Amat

    1.4 ITB.

  7. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gotta get rid of Hazard... too much money not enough points returned

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I sold yesterday too.

    2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Takes pens

  8. Big Bad Diego
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Best striker for under 7.3? Looking at Llorente, Crouch, or possibly Defoe

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll not bad at 6.2 right now.

    2. LordRougeGrog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Andy Carroll all day. (Speaks Carroll owner). Was playing great even before finding the net in last 2. West Ham in great form too.

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

    A quick bit of trivia...
    Who can name Hull's Brazilian player that was fantasy golddust (for a while) in their first season in the premiership 2008/9?

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

      Giovanni?

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

        Correct, well done 🙂

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

          Oh my lord, I remember him!

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

            and that imposter Jimmy Bullard or was that the following season!

    2. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Giovanni

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

        Yep, nearly first.

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

      Giovanni, the only outfield player I've seen with the number 1 on his shirt.

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

        Did he?
        I don't remember that.

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

          I think he was at a small foreign club at the time.

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

            Ah, ok.

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

        Edgar Davids at Barnet.

    4. Ben the Mee
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Geovanni 🙂 Good old days

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

      If only the dwarf Kante was an inch taller none of this would've happened 🙁

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

      Can someone tell me how sanchez goal winning bonus gave him -3 bps instead? Ridiculous system

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Scandal

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

          Mark needs to explain this before we riot!

      2. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He only got 1 bonus point.

        1. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I do get your point though. Winning goals should not automatically mean bonus points.

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

            Its +3 bps for a winning goal. He actually went down 3 bps after the update. The system favours defenders so much its ridiculous

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

        Some of the negative BPS things like losing the ball get added later.

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

          So he lost 6 bps? He was creating so many chances today. Missed a few long shots but surely that doesnt warrant -6 bps.
          Meanwhile koscielny just won some headers and got kicked in the face.. joke bps this year

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

          This. Its always this, seen it before, usually it shifts a bit, but sometimes you can see fairly significant drops.

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

      Why didn't Hazard stick a leg out there....

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

      Hazard has been such a let down.

      #Villeknows

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

      Costa & alonso should be enough chelsea for rest of the season...haz just taking up too much money!

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

      Costa has entered and left my team more than any other player this season. Irritating.

    11. Old Guy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez only 1 bap

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

        Surely match winning goal bonus to be added?

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

          Likely done.

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

      Fletcher my first sub, anyone else? 🙂

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

        Same

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

        Third for me. Not too bothered, was never going to play him

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

        Could have been worse. Could have been Carroll.

    13. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Pick two to keep for the next gameweeks

      A) Giroud

      B) Costa

      C) Lukaku

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

        bc

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

      Sanchez 1 bonus?

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

      Need attacking returns from Alonso now

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

        You need Hull goal

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

          don't think so

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

      Hazard needs a huge second half

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

      Would you keep Defoe ahead of Spurs at home? Goal against his former club imminent?

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

      I feel punished

    19. What am I doing?
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard and Holebas -> De Bruyne and Jones -4. Yay or nay?

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

        Probably......

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

        not kdb

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

      Is lallana to alli to might ahead of price changes the best move here please?

      Heaton pickford
      Alonso cedric Jones Pieters amat
      Sanchez lallana Phillips stanislas capoue
      Lukaku ibra kane

      Thanks

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

        That should read lallana to alli tonight....

    21. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard Vs Costa would be a no brainier if Costa was on pens

    22. JJO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Haz get the f out of my team and never come back

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

        Lovely

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

      Giroud -> Carroll two weeks ago went well. Never should've brought the donkey.

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

      Giroud and Hazard get out of my team. Enough is enough.

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

        Last chance saloon for Le donk

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

      So Sanchez somehow lost 8 bps (plus 3 for winning goal). That seems a bit excessive. An error by FPL?

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

        I feel comfortably numb about this

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

        I thought he would get bps added if anything, for winning goal contribution

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

          He will have done

          34 + 3 - 8 = 29

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

            What's the -8 about?

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

              He ended up on 29

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

        Some load of crap

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

        Can't understand it either... Hopefully a mistake

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

          This
          I would imagine it gets corrected

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

            I don't think it will change now

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

            It has been corrected. Thats why he has 1 bonus.

          3. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            🙂 been playing this game long? Not being sarcastic with you - just doubt it.

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

              Cheers mate

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

        Its so ridiclous. Every week the defenders get 30+ bps just for winning headers.

        Attackers seem to lose 8 bps for having a few shots on goal

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

        annoying to say the least, 4 points is a lot atm