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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. dvdguy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Chambers foul, Costa RC please

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

      Turns into a boxing match and both RC

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

    Hey get Azpi or Kompany to go with Alonso at the back for rest of the season?

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

    ML rival has Ox and Alonso, I have Alexis and Hazard. Of course the premium pair score less this GW ... This season is killing me ...

    1. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Wednesday's still to come...

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Alonso is very much a premium player.

  4. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    No Chelsea defense, no Costa and just Hazard. This is painful.

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

      Long way to go.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Damage has already been done though

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

      Brutal

  5. Swanny18
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Was 0.1 mil short of being able to afford Alonso, hopefully the Azpi assist will stand to soften the blow!

    1. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      It stands
      The goal is official

  6. FFPro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Oh look, Sutherns owns Alonso

    No chance of it being an OG

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Sick of people like you really

    2. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      First thing the panel check when ruling on dubious goals.

      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Also... Mark is the panel

        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          These conspiracy theories are all a bit tired now, surely.

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

      Opta decides, not Mark.

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

        Yes but Opta backwards is Mark...

        1. Werkself
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Walker+Coutinho+Gabbi > Yoshida+Fabregas+Costa ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    Worth a -8? ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Be my guest. But there's a non-negligible chance that Costa and Fab will only start one more match this season.

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

        no way they will be rested for BOTH the second fixture of 37 AND 38 - that would be two weeks off before FA Cup final. I think they will start 2/3.

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          So you like the moves? ๐Ÿ™‚

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

        No chance Costa will be rested for two games when he's going for the golden boot.

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Would not do this move though, think Coutinho could produce big at home against this already relegated BORO back four.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Yeah but I'm bench boosting and ideally want double gameweek players for 37! Hmm

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

          What is the rest of your team?

          I'd be worried about Fab losing his place.

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 17 days ago

            DDG • Jakupovic
            Walker • Koscielny • Stones • Stephens • Chambers
            Zaha • Sanchez • Alli • Coutinho • Sane
            Kane • Jesus • Gabbi

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

              Yeah that's tough, Sanchez to Hazard, Gabbi to Costa and Walker to Stephens possible?

              1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 17 days ago

                I have Stephens ๐Ÿ™‚ I think sanchez will be nailed on whereas Haz might not be though

  8. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    This is the first game of the season I've owned Chelsea defence (Cahill and Alonso). Pretty pleased so far. I see what I've been missing out on

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      That might explain the 500k rank ๐Ÿ˜‰

      1. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Sorry, couldn't resist, it was too easy.

      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Certainly goes some way to explain it I put faith in cheaper options with good fixtures all season. My Leicester and Saints def double ups defined this season for me...as poor

    2. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Seriously?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Serioussssss

  9. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Is it ownership wise better if alonso costa or haz scores?

    1. red devil 7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      no

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

      Depends who you own haha

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

        All 3 ๐Ÿ˜‰

  10. Game of Throw_ins
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso goal confirmed ,:)

  11. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    FPL don't decide on goals

    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      You're screaming into the void I'm afraid, doesn't matter how many times this gets pointed out.

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Strange innit? Seems obvious that a Fantasy game wouldn't decide a key factor that decides for every other Fantasy game and bookmaker but I guess folk don't think like that.

        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 17 days ago

          I want to believe people understand really and are just being deliberately obtuse but I really do wonder sometimes. The replies to the official FPL twitter posts are consistently frightening in their ignorance.

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

          Crooked Mark, Make Fantasy Football Scout Great Again!

  12. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso goal given

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

    This is a big call for me. Rival owns Azpi and every man and his dog owns Alonso

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

    I own Alonso and that has to go down as a og he cant be betting special treatment because of his ownership

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

      what:D

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

    Confirmed Alonso goal

  16. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    It was on target, definitely Alonso's goal

    1. ChampChomp
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      But it wasn't

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    im sorry but, wtf don't people own Alonso its ludicrous

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      It's a game. You do realise that if you only have the popular players you won't really progress? Taking risks with picks is what makes the game interesting.

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

      Chelsea have only kept one clean sheet in the last 12. Not that ludicrous.

  18. FFPro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    What a joke

  19. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso holding to verts and gabriel

    This is move I made last minute on wc 2 gws ago

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

      owch

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

    oh dear that was poor by Haz

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

    Please Hazard. Please

  22. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Should've played 5 at the back...

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

      This

  23. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Haz and Pedro doing anythiing?

  24. L S P
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    From the Guardian MBM:

    43 min: MIDDLESBROUGH ENTER CHELSEA’S HALF.

    LOL

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Like the swastikas at the start of Dads Army

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

    That is the 4th back heel Hazard had done tonight

    He just wants to showboat

  26. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Hazard rested in 37 is a serious possibility

    1. Fillet-o-fish
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Did Conte tell it to you?

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

      Why would he be rested in their last game of the season? Rested for what? It will be a showboat game for the fans. He will play a full side

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        That's 38.

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

          Oh I read it wrong. Still doubt he will be rested though

      2. Fillet-o-fish
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        His rivals own Hazard, so he is worried and wants a relief

      3. Dickie1898
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        FA CUP FINAL????????

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

      Yes he might need a rest before he goes off on his holidays

      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        FA Cup final.

  27. gorilla
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    i needed that fk to go in

  28. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso max baps now 100% guaranteed with a goal and CS...

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He's not very good with baps

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      he could add another one just to be sure... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

      nah, he never gets baps. azpi is certain to overtake him with his assist, probably cahill and luiz and well.

  29. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Cahill grab a goal aswell my son