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12 February 2017 912 comments
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Sunday treats us to two more Gameweek 25 matches as Burnley entertain Chelsea in the early 1.30pm kick-off.

The Clarets may well offer stubborn resistance to the league leaders today. Sean Dycheโ€™s men are no pushovers in front of their own fans, with just a single goal conceded in the last four at Turf Moor.

Yet that fine home record clearly hasnโ€™t deterred those holding Chelseaโ€™s main men.

Handed the armband by 10.9% and 4.9% FPL managers respectively, Diego Costa and Eden Hazard are amongst the top six captained players for this round of fixtures.

Faith in Marcos Alonso is also on the rise โ€“ he was subject to over 111,000 transfers in after netting for the fourth time this season in last weekโ€™s win over Arsenal. The Spaniard continues to offer a steady stream of points at both ends of the pitch, producing a goal, assist or clean sheet in 15 of his 18 starts under Antonio Conte.

Subsequently, Clarets stopper Tom Heaton – the top scoring keeper in FPL – has been named as a sub by 403,000+ managers this week, he third most benched player in the Gameweek.

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  1. Declan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon (C)osta!

  2. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea 1-0 with Moses scoring would be ideal here

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      1-1 Vokes

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

        2-1 Barton

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

    Chelsea players look miserable with the weather ๐Ÿ˜†

  4. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Who do you think wins? ๐Ÿ˜€

    A) Costa and Heaton

    B) 8pts

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. bโœชmber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I hope B ๐Ÿ™‚

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      A

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Draw seems most likely, or A for save points by 1

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

      A...either Heaton CS+baps, or Costa goal+bap

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Costa's probably more likely to get a YC than a bap ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

          Saint Diego? Don't you remember how long that 5th YC took to drop?

          1. Lawrø
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            I do, it was also the last time he got a bonus point!!! ๐Ÿ˜†

    6. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      Could be close, even a draw on 8 points is very possible. I think id give B the edge

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks chaps

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

          Mind you, now Chelsea have scored in the opening few mins, its far more likely that A will win now, but hey ho! Good luck ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton pen save coming up

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Be too good to be true

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Interesting Burnley team. Feels like it has a bit more workrate and creativity with Westwood and Brady in it.

  7. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Come On Burnley - destroy the CS chelsea machine

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I want to minus 1 this comment.

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        BAN

      2. bโœชmber
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        lol, me 2

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      +100

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

    C'mon Burnley

    Spank those Blue Noses

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      this

  9. Arceus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    McAuley to score first.

  10. Woeisme
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Disclaimer : Foster owner.

    Who counts saves and how are they defined?
    Foster is down as having made 2 saves in his game yesterday.
    I just finished watching The W.Brom/W.Ham game on MOTD. In this highlights only section, he clearly makes three.
    First half, he turns a Snodgrass freekick around the post
    Second half he saves the initial Lanzini shot for the Westham goal. He pushes it on to the bar and the rebound is knocked in.
    74th minute he makes a very good save from Calleri.

    Obviously I’d like my point that those three saves would have gotten me, but I am genuinely more interested in why one of them is not classed as a save and what makes a save a save.

    If someone takes a shot from 40 yards that is half blocked and ends up dribbling into the keepers hands, is that a save? Even if it would have made it over the line if the keeper wasn’t there?

    Any ideas?

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Believe all the data comes from Opta

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah someone was on earlier saying he definitely made three saves.

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      https://youtu.be/Z52mmpF2wLg?t=38

      It's human error.

      1. Woeisme
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thats fair enough. So long as I'm not missing something.. Other than my 1 pt ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Costa starts ๐Ÿ˜ฎ thought he was off to China?

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

      Flying from Burnley International Airport

  12. This day is going to go down as Gylfi Sigurðsson day.

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Costa hat trick --> everyone kneejerks Ibra --> Costa before Swansea at home ๐Ÿ˜‰

      1. Is that good or bad?

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Good for Costa and Ibra owners ๐Ÿ˜Ž

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        No one gets a hatrick v lord Heaton

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      UPVOTE

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

      Please no.

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

      Super Siggy Sunday

  13. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    12 goals and 4 assists in Costa's last 18 away games.

    14 and 5 after today ๐Ÿ˜‰

    1. Go home Uncle, you're drunk.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        ๐Ÿ˜€

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

    It looks cold

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Are you cold?

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

        Are you offering to warm me up

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Yes I am, SYD.

  15. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Barton and Costa - interesting match up.

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      They won't really match up with Barton in midfield.

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Player interest today ? Gylfi Llorente and Costa for me - hope springs eternal

    1. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton, Alonso, and Sigurdsson(C).

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton Alonso Costa Siggy

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        This with Siggy c

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Green arrows incoming ๐Ÿ™‚

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Luiz's ponytail is a bit naff

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Thid

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

      Looks like Michael Bolton

  18. bโœชmber
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    A Costa own goal and Hazard+Alonso come to save the day connecting on 2 occasions would be lovely.

    It's far fetched, but than yesterday I told my cousin Firmino was gonna beat his 3 Spurs players...and he did. ๐Ÿ™‚

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

    Blow the whistle ref

    Where is all this injury time coming from

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      ๐Ÿ˜€

  20. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Costa on 3 baps at the moment. Punishing non owners ๐Ÿ™

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton first save

  22. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro. ๐Ÿ˜€

  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro goal

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Moses assist

  24. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    1-0 PEDRO

  25. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro goal, Moses assist

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

    Moses - Assist
    Pedro - Goal

  27. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro goal
    Moses assist

  28. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    1-0 to the winning machine.

    Pedro goal.

    Moses assist.

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

    It was fast

  30. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    RIP Heaton