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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. purple.emu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Need to make a Maverick move as behind my mini league rival by 10 ish points with almost identical sides....

    Key players we own are Pedro, Hazzard, King, Sanchez, Alli, Sane, Kane, Jesus.

    Who do I turn to?

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

      Fuchs

      Ye have 6 mids?

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      KDB / Fab / Vardy / Mahrez

    3. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Anichebe (C)

    4. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Has to be KDB

    5. Dynamo Chicken
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Spurs out; Fabregas, Vardy and Kompany in. JT for game week 38.
      Good luck

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

    Hi FPL Friends,

    Quick question:

    Sane & Kane out for KDB and Jesus?

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

      Definitely do it. KDB is class!!

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

    Downgrade Hazard, Alli or Sanchez to upgrade Love?

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

      Alli

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

      Alli

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

    They should have locked that murderer Alonso up and thrown away the key

    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I agree...Yet I gladly take them points.

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

      Killer? Yes. Murderer? No. Big difference

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

        I'm sure the parent will think differently sir

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

    Mixed emotions: I have Alonso and Costa 🙂 And Hazard(c) 🙁

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

      Why is everyone with hazard? He definitely will marked tightly so other players got more chance to score

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Because he is the third highest scorer in FPL ?

  6. michudagawd
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Marcos, nab those max bonuses.

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

    This is so typical Hazard, an easy home game and then he blanks. I think he is a bigger troll this season than Lukaku ever was, there I said it!

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      yh. both hazard and costa has been big trolls this
      season.

      whenever i own hazard he does nothing while costa performs. and vice versa when i own costa he dissapoints while hazard goes mad

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Was scared not owning him tonight but got away with it. Dare I risk the double without him too? Would have to drop Sanchez, or Alli for a hit

      1. djpete
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I'm going to, every chance he gets rested for the Watford match...

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

      This entire season i've owned hazard at all the wrong times. & sold just beforw his double figure blitzes

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

      His trolling speciality this season has also been to get away points (pens) when you don't buy him for an away game

  8. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Best midfield option under £7.1m for the final two GWs? Currently considering Tadic or Pedro

    1. ladsofbunch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Ox

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

      Fabregas?

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    God, what are we all going to do tomorrow evening?

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Champions League

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

      Eurovision Semi Final 1

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

        We should sort Fantasy Eurovision for the weekend.

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

          Great idea!

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

          That's a bit straightforward. Half the field can be ruled out immediately due to the amazingly unbiased judging syste6m.

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

            You could have the UK as a bargain option, like 5.0m

      2. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Backs out of the room very slowly.

        😉

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

      Watch the UCL?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Ha, of course. Losing track of days of the week. Getting old.

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

          Silly cow 🙂

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

      Get a life ?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Bit late now!

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

      tinker with gw37 team

  10. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Oh well, bought Costa for next week anyway 🙂

  11. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/491860/event/36

    My dad got 86 so far this week... 3 left. No bench boost. Ludicrous! Rp

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

      You know what they say, always follow your dad's advice 🙂

  12. _Jane
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    https://preview.ibb.co/kbffLk/IMG_3091.jpg

    ^ Phew got lucky with Alonso (C) 30 points

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      that defence tho 😯

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

      Well done, you could've had more

    3. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      That defence is huge

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    31 points tonight, im a happy camper.(C)osta could have scored more tho 😐

  14. Toby Lerone
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Didn't watch the game. How did hazard play? Just when I need a big haul 🙁

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

      Non existant

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

      impersonating Sanchez

    3. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I have him and Sanchez smh

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

      Played well. Not in FPL terms though.

  15. aborg
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Where the Heck was Hazard today???
    It seems like he never wanted to get into action...basically giving the assist to the assist.

    He frustrates me every time I transfer him in!!

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

      Time to transfer out IMO. KDB and Sanchez both better options now

  16. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Praying for a Gabriel no show.

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

      Are you telling me you benched Alonso?

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

    After another rubbish capt pick (Haz) i might just go full tilt and captain Alonso

    If he played anyhing like he did tonight I wouldnt hesitate

    He deserved more than 15 pts tonight

  18. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Amazed Alonso's ownership is only 15.3%.

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      WTF?

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

      Too expensive by the time he got popular I reckon. I was very lucky to get him at 6.1m.

  19. rocky7st
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Fab look worth it or will he be rotated?

  20. ignis88
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Cech

    Kompany Cahill Stephens

    Sane Alli Hazard King Eriksen

    Costa Jesus

    Pickford Holgate Robertson Negredo

    GTG? No FT.

    1. ignis88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Went for Cahill last week over Alonso, debating whether it's worth bringing him in now for a Chelsea double down.

      Otherwise contemplating Sane/Alli/Eriksen -> ?

    2. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Will alonso play both though

  21. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Any early transfers ?

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

      Not worth it

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      looking at KDB & possibly Kompany due to price rises

    3. ignis88
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Kompany will rise

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

      done, team upgraded Eriksen+Monreal > KDB+Alonso (no BB / KDB tc)

  22. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Now Thinking of doing -8 for BB week 37

    Zaha to Sane
    Valencia to Azpilicueta (double Chelsea defence)
    BDavies to Stephens basically to pay for it

    Thoughts please?

    Pickford Caballero
    Azpilicueta Yoshida Stephens Monreal Alonso
    Hazard Sanchez Sane Alli King
    Kane Jesus Gabbiadini

    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah decent moves

      -8 a bit painful

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

    keeper and defence bails me out again 34 points so far and 3 more to bat

  24. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    60 pts

    Cech San(c)hez Monreal Yoshida Gabbiadini to go

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

      this with 63 and kos over monreal

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

      55 with Cech, Koscielny, Sanchez (c) & Gabbiadini

    3. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      61, Monreal, Yoshida, Sanchez (tc), gabbiadini to go.

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

      70.
      Stephens, Yoshi, Gabbi,
      Cech, Monreal, Sanchez (TC) .. to play

      😉

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe 69.

    5. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      58 with exactly same left. Hoping for a decent 20-30

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Kane and Britos* to Costa and Konmpany -4?

    Yay or nay ?

    Thanks

  26. Lovejoy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Costa + Albrighton or Jesus + 6.4 mid?

  27. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Gabriel and Bailly to Monreal and Smith for free transfer?
    A. Yes
    B. No

  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard has scored the decisive goal in each of the last 2 seasons.

    3 in a row on Friday?

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

      Nope. Will be subbed off after 65 mins

  29. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Need 11 points to catch ML leader from these guys. Yoshida,Gabriel,Tadic,Sanchez(c)Gabbiadini.

    Hoping for a little more.

  30. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso 3bps.
    Nice