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25 April 2017 2941 comments
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The third day of Gameweek 34 action brings us to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea entertain Southampton at 7.45pm.

Both Eden Hazard and Diego Costa return to the Blues’ first XI after appearing off the bench in the weekend FA Cup win over Spurs.

The Belgian’s goal and assist in last Saturday’s 4-2 triumph continued the form that has produced points in five of his last six league outings.

Costa attempts to address a run of two goals in ten appearances – indeed, he was the second most transferred out player for Gameweek 34, with over 136,000 sending the Spain international packing.

Pedro’s owners are left frustrated as the Spaniard’s run of nine successive Gameweek starts comes to an end this evening. Willian also warms the bench despite his Wembley double, as Cesc Fabregas comes in for the hosts instead.

Southampton, meanwhile, afford us some early scouting ahead of their back-to-back Double Gameweeks 36 and 37.

Up against a defence without a clean sheet in ten Gameweeks, Manolo Gabbiadini has the chance to catch the eye as a third forward option, while attacking midfielders Dusan Tadic and James Ward-Prowse could also play their way into our wildcard plans.

Nathan Redmond’s 6% owners are given cause for concern, however, as the winger drops to the bench for Sofiane Boufal.

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  1. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Real head scratcher..

    Lukaku + Rashford > Costa + Gabbiadini?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would just do Rashford to Gabbi. Lukaku could easily outscore Costa next week considering how many Chelsea are conceding

      1. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers guys! Thinking of the Chelsea triple up. Hazard + Alonso + Costa for the DGW

        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Perhaps do Lukaku out for Costa in 36 or 37 (presuming you would need a hit this week)

          1. Danstoke82
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            It's all about hits now for me as I'm chasing a big lead in my ML

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Everton don't have the midfield quality of Southampton. I can't see Lukaku getting many chances

        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Everton's midfield is significantly better than Southampton's.

  2. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I have holgate and Costa on the bench. I want to end myself

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Now then Robbie lad it's only a virtual game. Just give yourself a slap instead.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Or two

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That's probably the nicest thing you've ever said. 🙂

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Don't worry I'm not going soft.☺

    2. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Costa on your bench is beyond madness!

      I do feel for u though.

    3. Webbinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You benched Costa up against Stephens and Yoshida!!!!

      1. Webbinho
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Having 0 Chelsea made tonight even harder to take as a Saints fan. My rank was 24k, expecting it to be about 40k min now.

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    so costa, vardy, kane, kun, gabbi .......glad we have so many striker spots....

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Take Kun and Vardy out and you got your front three right there

  4. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Saw comments ,,too weak defence" in WC teams with Costa Kane Gabi and the template midfield... well I cant see it happening any other ways... unless you have 108 million 🙂

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade a midfield. Don't need 5 premium mids if you have that 3

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        The other thing is... If Chelsa win it earlier, they also face rotations...

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I can do it

      Have to go cheap in D though

  5. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bring back Mourinho.

    1-0 Chelsea at the Bridge, Hazard goal & 3 baps was the jizz.

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Today he got a goal and 2 baps, no?

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I think he's referring to Costa haul that followed

      2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yup

  6. Pooodle
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    After tonight's performance, is doubling up on Southampton's defence a bad idea?

    On the plus side, they have cheap assets (Yoshida and Stephens cost 8.5 combined) and will play 5 games over the next 3 weeks, including Hull at home this weekend...

    On the downside, they are not keeping many clean sheets and may lack motivation as they are stuck in mid-table for the run-in, and their fixtures are difficult.

    Who are better options up to 5m?

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

      I was thinking the same thing after tonite...

  7. cescpistols1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Early team poll for GW35:

    Pickford
    Yoshida Valencia Smith
    Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Zaha Sterling
    Kaku Kane (c)

    Jaku Barnes Holgate Barragan

    G2G lads? 1FT, 0.3 ITB.

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Similar team might be doing kaku to costa after that

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If as expected Valencia plays on Thursday then he is very unlikely to play at the weekend, so you might want to ditch him.

      1. cescpistols1
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ditch Valencia for who?

        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Bailly or Blind if you want to stay with United

  8. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So questions after tonight?
    A. Keep Alonso on WC?
    B. Get Costa on WC?
    C. Gabbi still ok as cheap 3rd striker?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes to all 3?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yep

  9. MTPockets
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How did Ward-Prowse look?

      1. Michael Gary Scott
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Decent set pieces and pretty involved in attacking play. As a fifth option he could be OK. But, I'm afraid of the fact that Southampton don't have anything to play for.

        1. MTPockets
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. Seem to be pros/cons to every squad - he seems an ok 5th. I mostly just want nailed picks.

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That could not have gone any worse, come on ddg, vertongen, valencia, mustafi, sanchez, sane, eriksen, rashford, kane and benteke(c)!

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Must be dreadful with Benteke as captain.

      3. DaveZubie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Bad week: Why oh why did I change captain from Hazard to Lukaku 🙁

        Good week: No one else in my ML has him.

        1. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Lukaku at West Ham was a good pick.

        2. GE
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Good week 😉

      4. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Who do people think is the best TC option?

        Not really sold on Sanchez in 36

        Could saving it for 38 be better?

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I would use it on Sanchez if I still had him 🙂

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sanchez in 36.

          1. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Both tough games

            Not really in form

        3. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Costa in 37 would be best but then can't use bb effectively

      5. GE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Please help? 🙂

        (Wildcard already used)

        A)
        GW35: Siggy and Ibra -> Sane and Gabbi (-4)
        GW36: Towsend -> Hazard
        (0.5 itb after these moves)

        B)
        GW35: Siggy and Ibra -> Sane and Costa (-4)
        GW36: Chambers/Gibson -> Arsenal/Soton defender or
        Benteke -> Gabbi

        Current team:

        (1FT, 0.2 itb)

        Heaton
        Valencia/Baines/Robertson
        Sanchez/Alli/Siggy/Tadic/Towsend
        Kane/Benteke

        Bench: Jaku, Gibson, Chambers, Ibra

      6. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sanchez and Vardy blanks would be lovely

      7. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Gabbi was poor, even his assist was an off target shot. Anyone getting a player whose nickname sounds like Grabbi deserves to fai 😛

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Please. I live in a country where the president boasts of being a grabby.

      8. Guvnor
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ML leader has Cahill, Hazard and Pedro. My knees are weak

      9. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mark on Scoutcast:

        "I think Negredo can get something out of the Sunderland game"

        Has that just jinxed it?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Won't load for me. Will catch up tomorrow...

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Well we all know Mark controls FPL points, so probably.

      10. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Point prediction for remaining games this game week:

        De Gea
        Van Aahnholt
        Gibson
        Davies
        Zaha

        Or

        Sakho
        Vardy

        Which set will score more points?

        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Really? 5 players against 2?

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, I have the five players but he has five points on me.

        2. lordkippe
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          de gea = 3
          Van anholt = 2
          Gibson = 2
          Davies = 2
          Zaha = 5

          Sakho = 2
          Vardy = 2

      11. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        New proposed WC!

        Pickford
        Bertrand Stephens Gabriel
        Alli Sanchez Hazard Sane
        Kane Jesus Costa

        Boruc Fraser Holgate Ake

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Dont think Bertrand is a good pick. They have shocker fixtures regardless of DGW

      12. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        30 points with 9 players left to play, Negredo captain, still ok?

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

          Yup

      13. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        How scores more this week

        A
        Negredo (c) Kane

        B
        Ddg Valencia rashford

        Thanks

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

          B. Jose defensive masterclass incoming.

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

            0-0 Thursday?

        2. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A for me

      14. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        WC team for benchboost GW37

        Thoughts?

        De Gea - Pickford

        Alonso - Monreal - Vertonghen - Yoshida - Stephens

        Hazard - Alli - Sanchez - Sane - Albrighton

        Kane - Rashford - Gabbiadini

        1. Big_Bear
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Like it - my draft shares 8 players 🙂

        2. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Looks great! Iv gone Eriksen and King instead of Alli and JWP. King is on fire despite no doubles, I have De Gea but changing to Courtois or cech from gw36 onwards

      15. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Is the Scoutcast underway? Won't let me load it

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Same. Everything else on YT works. Might have to rewatch Zoella's Primark haul.

      16. @fpl_phenom
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Casuals cleaning up this week!

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          What leads you to say this ?

          1. @fpl_phenom
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Costa 2 goals and an assist , a lot would have shipped for kane or dgw players, casuals probly left him in

      17. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Jamie Rednapp is a terrible speaker.

      18. IRBOX ⚽
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        How did Gabbiadini look tonight?

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Always on the move, always alert, got a smart assist and almost scored once.

          Smart as a fox

        2. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Tried but stifled up against Chelsea's 3 centrebacks.

          I'm still getting him for Hull at H

        3. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Negredo > Gabbi confirmed

      19. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        So Costa 3 Bonus points and Hazard 2!

      20. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Re-post: Lukaku to Jesus, yay or nay?

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Surely Jesus isn't an option until he plays again ahead of Aguero?....

          1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            The reason I mention is, the Boro game comes quickly after the Manchester Derby, I think he'll play and I need the cash for Gabbi

        2. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yes good call but what about Rashford Gabbi, Swansea Hull respective appoinents .... Both at home... I'm going for them with Sane in midfield as city cover... just an option

      21. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cech / Pickford
        Alonso / Monreal / Clichy / Stephens / Holgate
        Sanchez / Hazard / Sane / King / JWD
        Costa / Kane / Gabbi

        RMWCT pls

      22. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Bench one of these for next gw

        Alonso
        Valencia
        Vertonghen
        Yoshida

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Vertonghen