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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. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Is Costa nailed on for the DGW? Or if they win it already will he be rested the 2nd game?

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Likely to be rested

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Messiah does not know

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Why would he play?

          1. Yankee Toffee
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Golden Boot

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      no one really knows for sure.

      but you can easily out-think yourself on this one.

    3. MTPockets
        8 years, 9 months ago

        There's a good hot topic on the subject.

        1. Yankee Toffee
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          cheers

        2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Not topic don't mean jack. No one knows but there is no reason to risk him before the FA cup

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Hot

      • HashAttack
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Surely they don't need resting ... it hardly been a busy season for them

    4. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      How far will Chelsea go in the CL next season?

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Quarterfinals

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

        QF/SF

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

        QF

      4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        CHAMPIONS!

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

        Without Costa.... Qf

      6. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Man Utd vs Atletico final

        1. Digital-Real
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          next season??

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            make that a quarter final

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

      What is Ancelotti doing there? Scouting Guzan as Neuer's replacement? Or Downing to replace Robbery?

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

        Hazard to Bayern?

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Don't mock The Game's Eyebrows.

      3. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        tbf - robbery's terrible.

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

      Are Middlesborough going to bother trying to score?

      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Believe it or not this is them trying.

    7. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      So Boro have to win and yet have 6 or 7 back most of the time.

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

        Mourhino would be proud

    8. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard likely to be rested for 2nd game?

      1. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        cut+paste:

        no one really knows for sure.

        but you can easily out-think yourself on this one.

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

      60 minute points added 😎

      1. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        oooo - so lovely

    10. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Are too much carbohydrates going to make you fat?

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        *many

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

        Yes

      3. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Depends how sedentary your lifestyle is

        If you exercise a lot, you need a lot of carbs

      4. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        If you eat them they may do 😉

      5. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Too much, not too many

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Too many for a plural noun

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Too many types of carbohydrate make you fat? Not sure that's what the man meant.

            I'm not correcting his grammar, I'm answering his question

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

      Hazard just needs to have a shot

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Fabio says Hi

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

        I'm sure he will wait till after the game

    12. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Why can't Hazard score

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

        He scores when I dont own him

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          This

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

        30 minutes left

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

        Coz I just bought him

      4. mr messi
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cos he keeps passing instead of shooting!

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

      Alonso (40)
      Azpilicueta (34)
      Costa (30)
      Fàbregas (29)
      Cahill (26)

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Hopefully elephant man will lose his bps

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

      Sanchez > Hazard Mahrez? ... no knee-jerk responses wanted

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

        Sanchez > Hazard > Mahrez? ...

      2. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Just wait

      3. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        hahaha - while asking a kneejerking question.

        you're hilarious

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

        I'm not sure Hazard will play twice in GW37, Mahrez a good differential

    15. That Was Easy!
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I think alonso is safe to play 2 games next week, Just my opinion.

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

      At present:

      3 bonus points: Alonso (40)
      2 bonus points: Azpilicueta (34)
      1 bonus points: Costa (30)

    17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Alonso BAPS chances?

    18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      bit of an arrogant performance from hazard, too many flicks

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

        Flicking awful

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          😀

    19. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Damn that CS update has got me up 50k places

      1. d3bug
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        how do you know that

      2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        How to see as it stands ranks?ff fix?

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Aye

    20. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      can't get to a tv do Middlesbrough look like scoring?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        What row are you in?

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Nope, basically playing with 6 defenders, giving away the ball cheaply when they do have it.

    21. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      When you own Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Sane Kane Gabbi and get 15 points between them haha

      1. L S P
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Save it for Wednesday mate.

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

      We need a Middlesbrough fan tv

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        They barely have 56K up there. Concept would be lost on them.
        Plus Smogz is annoying you get me pet.

    23. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      If Chelsea concede now then my hopes of 1st in my ML are gone

    24. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard's shutting all haters and he's demonstrating he can do worse than Sanchez

    25. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Capt Haz went well then

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

        Them's the breaks

    26. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      How can Bamford play against parent club?

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        They bought him.

    27. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      MATICCCCCC

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

      GOAL Matic
      ASSIST Cesc

    29. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      On the subject of PL teams in the UCL next season, who do we think will go the farthest?

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

      wow, three nutmegs for guzan

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        back to the bgo advert work

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Lol

    31. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      ugh Matic

    32. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Commentator on norwegian telly just said that Curtois and Hazard are the only cfc players without an attempt on goal.