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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. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Use your 4th sub, Conte. Hazard back on for Courtois.

  2. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Need a Boro goal to get rid of the Chelsea cleanies. Hazard blank has hurt me.

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

    Terry to start vs Sunderland?

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

      Yes, but for whom is what I'm wondering

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

        Costa

    2. ladsofbunch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      For luiz

  4. seanraggettheader
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Option A:
    Jaku > Willy
    Valencia > Kompany
    De Roon > Albrighton

    v

    Option B:
    Kaku > Jesus
    Gibson > Kompany
    De Roon > Albrighton

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

      A for me

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

      B for me.

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

    HOLD ALONSO

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

      Dont think you need to worry

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Gestede has ruined my night with a late goal before

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

          This

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

      Now squeeze his bum

  6. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Is Kane to Costa a good move?

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

      No

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

      Nah, unless you have 2 frees and something to do with the money

  7. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    A) fear of KDB rotation in dgw 37?
    B) Hazard->KDB?
    C) Sanchez->KDB?

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

    Costa on PENS 😀

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

      Missed an I

  9. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Marcos Alonso's first half by numbers vs. Middlesbrough:
    100% take-ons
    3 shots
    2 tackles won
    2 interceptions
    1 goal

    Up & down. Up & down.

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

    Score this directly please

  11. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Walcott likely to start against Southampton?

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

      No.

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

      They'll start the same 11 as they did against Man U

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

        Snazzy has an open channel to the future through his Norwegian Saxiphone

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Crap Parent club post incoming 😉

    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Unchanged XI probably.

  12. BigBrickDigger
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Everyone saying Hazard->KDB would've been laughed off the site a week ago.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      This is one match hindsight nonsense.

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

      Hindsight is the foresight of a gobsh#%e.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Love this. ☺☺

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

      That true!!

  13. Atom&Humber
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alli and Robertson to ox and kompany for -4

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

      No

  14. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    I love having two starting attackers in a 3-0 win, and no attacking returns. Story of my season...

  15. Clucas
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    It may sound crazy but I'm going to bring in KDB and transfer out Hazard. I've still got my TC Chip

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

      Hazard and KDB both could be rested for one game next week

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

    Someone would want to tell Matic to stop shooting

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

      He did score tonight tbf

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

        He should have past it to Hazard 😉

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      No way

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

    Congratulation Alonso owners. Must feel good!

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Should have got a 21 pointer so could have felt better

    2. FPL_Hazards
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He could have scored much more

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

        15 pts is half decent.

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

      Overdue. I remember selling him for Daniels for a hit in the week he got a double and it ruined my GW. Was such a noob back then....

    4. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Yes, thanks. A rare silver lining in an another bleak GW 🙂

    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Saving my gameweek once again. What a lad!

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

      Always feels like it could have been more with him

    7. Baz
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      finally bought him this week for the first time this year - what a guy!

    8. grooveymatt65
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      easiest decision was keeping him... nice to hear someone say that and not when it's like LOL @ ........ - when players fail

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

    Into extra time?!

  19. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Even if Alonso is 7.5 next season. I'm still defo having him!!!!

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

      Even as a MF?

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

      Your really expecting him to be a defender next season..good luck

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      At Bayern....

    4. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He'll probably be classsified as a midfielder - £7.5 sounds a fair guess

    5. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He's a wingback right?

    6. Larry Legend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      Should be a midfielder for me, in which case most will avoid

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

        he'll be a defender because he's a defender playing in defence

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

        Yes. not that tempting if he's a midfielder
        We'll see

    7. Baked baines
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 17 days ago

      He's a wingback, so has to be a defender!!

  20. Bring the Cavalry
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonso to keep 3 Baps or cesc nick them?

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

      Tight

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

        Yeah blud

  21. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Ibra out for the season folks

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

      Poor ibrah

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

      2 weeks late

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

    Those Arsenal & Chelsea clean sheets this week have been the easiest defence points all season

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

    Any Haz triple captainers about?

  24. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Alonsoooooo

    Yesssss

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

    Alonso to keep 3 baps. Finger crossed

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

    Latest BAPS:

    Alonso (42)
    Fàbregas (41)
    Azpilicueta (36)
    Matic (34)
    Costa (32)

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

      Does that mean Costa gets any?

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

        no

  27. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Errrrrm.

    Gabriel likely to play midweek?

    Might have Alonso on the bench...

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

      WHY????

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Got three DGW defenders. Yoshida and Stephens look OK.

        Just Gabriel letting the side down!

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

      might come on for 4 minutes at the end

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

      i actually think you'll be safe - barring a training injury - but don't make that mistake again, ok?

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        Seasons nearly over fortunately! Fingers crossed...

  28. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 17 days ago

    Very mixed feelings

    Costa, Alonso and Hazard (c)

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

      yeah - 24 pts from 3 players is something to have very mixed feelings about...

      come on man.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 17 days ago

        27 actually.

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

    3 Chelsea players : 27 points
    8 remaining players : 26 points

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

      You have 8 players remaining? Nice!

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

    It's such a joke if they keep that Alonso goal.

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

      It's already decided.

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

      A funny one for us owners. Love the punchline.

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

      PL has already given it to him

      It won't be changed