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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 – Diego Costa and Eden Hazard have been handed the armband by 10.5% and 6.8% respectively against a Boro defence that’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 Blues’ 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 week’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
    8 years, 9 months 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
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

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

      Mahrez. Will be playing for a summer move.

      1. Crow
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

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

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        ** Adds Mahrez to watchlist **

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

      Fabregas IMO.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

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

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        This

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Raz

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Who is Raz?

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Raheem

    5. Kingtekkerz
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      David Silva

    6. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Silva/Sane/Sterling

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

    Welcome to the dugout.

  3. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Conte is just Steve Agnew with hair

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

      Maybe Agnew should get a Thatch sewn in like Conte did

    2. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Google Conte from a couple years ago 🙂

  4. Mingo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard and cahill for me, hoping for a big win

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

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

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

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

      Tonight might be the night.....

    3. Crow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Boro going to play aggressive tonight, could easily happen!! 😀

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

  6. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months 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
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

    2. Crow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Still so many injuries he'll probably play

    3. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Phil Jones nailed?

  7. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months 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
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

  8. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    A win for Chelsea tonight a it would be mathematically impossible for us to win the league 😐

    Cmon Boro!

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

      Maybe next year

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

    Did a 11 year old design the Middlesbrough website?

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

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Just don't do anything Hazard

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

      What about pinging a hammy?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Ban

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

          dage

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months 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
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Adama Traore skipped leg day.

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Never skip leg day. Never.

      1. Unsuccessful
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

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

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

    Blow the whistle Pingu you muppet

  13. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months 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.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      This^ 😛

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

    Alonso bar 🙁

  15. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Ohhh Alonso

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

    Alonso off the bar and post

  17. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    awwwww

  18. HashAttack
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

  19. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

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

    Alonso is such a bad defender.

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

      Not bad at attacking either

  21. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I feel naked with only hazard

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

      Try not having Hazard

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Rival has Costa, Pedro and Cahill

  22. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Traoré finally has a semi-decent haircut

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Hazard

  24. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

  25. FISSH
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso so close already

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

    Hazard not in the game at all

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Lol

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

    Just realised Kante is injured

    Did he trip over all those awards he has won

    1. EP
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

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

  28. _Make
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

  29. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

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

  30. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    how many bonus points when a player hits the post?

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

      -2

      Shot off target

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Was on target tho. Saved by Guz.

    2. HashAttack
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      should lose points for a miss

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

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

      1. Goal Digger2016
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Guzan save onto the bar and post...

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      - BAPS

    5. Boomerang V
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

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