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8 May 2017 4286 comments
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We make our way to Stamford Bridge this evening as Chelsea entertain Middlesbrough in the penultimate match of Gameweek 36.

The league leaders boast two of the top five most selected captains โ€“ Diego Costa and Eden Hazard have been handed the armband by 10.5% and 6.8% respectively against a Boro defence thatโ€™s shipped four goals in each of their last two road trips.

Costa delivered a season-high 16 points in his previous home appearance and is second only to Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for transfers in up top ahead of the Bluesโ€™ Double Gameweek 37 against West Brom and Watford.

Hazard, meanwhile, has served up returns in seven of his previous eight league outings and produced six of nine double-figure returns in front of his own supporters.

Sold by over 144,000 FPL managers after blanking in both Double Gameweek 34 appearances, Alvaro Negredo returned to form with a goal and assist in last weekโ€™s 2-2 draw with Man City.

Having found the net in three of his last six matches, the Spaniard looks the likeliest to breach a backline that picked up its first clean sheet in 12 attempts at Goodison Park last time out.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Good evening.

    Who is the best midfielder for the last two gameweeks? I have up to £9.3m to spend and already have Hazard, Sanchez and King in my team.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Go back and link the article in the last one....

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Mahrez. Will be playing for a summer move.

      1. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        That makes me sad, even if it's a rumour

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        ** Adds Mahrez to watchlist **

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Fabregas IMO.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        It's a punt, but that's what the fag end of the season is for, I guess.

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        This

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Raz

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Who is Raz?

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          Raheem

    5. Kingtekkerz
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      David Silva

    6. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Silva/Sane/Sterling

  2. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Welcome to the dugout.

  3. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Conte is just Steve Agnew with hair

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Maybe Agnew should get a Thatch sewn in like Conte did

    2. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Google Conte from a couple years ago ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Mingo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Hazard (C), Pedro and Cahill in play for me tonight, hoping they revive an underwhelming game week so far.

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Hazard and cahill for me, hoping for a big win

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Why don't Chelsea smash teams 8-0 anymore? This Chelsea team is such a boring one.

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Err because they have more defensive minded players and a manager than the 8-0 side....

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Tonight might be the night.....

    3. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Boro going to play aggressive tonight, could easily happen!! ๐Ÿ˜€

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Ahhhh the good old anti jinx. Good job fella, good job.

  6. JÆKS โญ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    How many games will Bailly play in gw 37? Basically he has been their most important player with DDG Pogba and Ibra this season, Smalling and Jones are just back from injury and he was just rested against Arsenal, where they conceded 2. But he has that other EL game, where he will most likely start...

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Just at Soton I reckon. Jose has given up the league.

    2. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Still so many injuries he'll probably play

    3. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Phil Jones nailed?

  7. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Anyone ditching Alli?

    I can't help but feel I need to get rid of the Love in my life for this weeks bench boost

    And Alli going would enable that!

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Do it then son. Doesn't matter if anyone else is.

  8. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    A win for Chelsea tonight a it would be mathematically impossible for us to win the league ๐Ÿ˜

    Cmon Boro!

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Maybe next year

  9. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Did a 11 year old design the Middlesbrough website?

    http://www.mfc.co.uk/

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Just don't do anything Hazard

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      What about pinging a hammy?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Ban

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          dage

    2. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Brought him in as part of a -12 just so I could watch the match while sat on the couch

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Looks like Adama Traore skipped leg day.

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Never skip leg day. Never.

      1. Unsuccessful
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Unless you also skip arm day. That'd look equally silly

  12. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Blow the whistle Pingu you muppet

  13. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Feels good not to behind the couch hiding from Hazard.

    Shame my provider only has the World Pengiun Tossing Championships and not thid match.

    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      This^ ๐Ÿ˜›

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso bar ๐Ÿ™

  15. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Ohhh Alonso

  16. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso off the bar and post

  17. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    awwwww

  18. HashAttack
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    want an early boro goal to wind Chelsea up ... and Alonso to bottle it until next week

  19. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Damn that was some nice football from Chelsea. Just knocking it around Boro.

  20. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso is such a bad defender.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Which is why he plays wing-back. Same as Wales - rubbish defenders so play 3 at the back. England should follow suit IMO.

    2. FP El Wonky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Not bad at attacking either

  21. drughi
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    I feel naked with only hazard

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Try not having Hazard

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Rival has Costa, Pedro and Cahill

  22. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Traoré finally has a semi-decent haircut

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Come on Hazard

  24. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Blooming heck, didn't realise Traore was such a tank

  25. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso so close already

  26. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Hazard not in the game at all

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Lol

  27. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Just realised Kante is injured

    Did he trip over all those awards he has won

    1. EP
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Just a bad back from all the carrying he's had to do.

  28. _Make
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Blimey, it's going to be a long night for Boro already!

  29. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    The pitch is in fantastic condition today and the players are enjoying the surface

  30. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    how many bonus points when a player hits the post?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      -2

      Shot off target

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Was on target tho. Saved by Guz.

    2. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      should lose points for a miss

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      His shot was on target so he'll get some BPS at least.

      1. Goal Digger2016
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Guzan save onto the bar and post...

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      - BAPS

    5. Boomerang V
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      imo hitting the post should give more bonus points after all is almoast a goal