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12 May 2017 3419 comments
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The first of seven days of double Gameweek 37 action gets underway at Goodison Park this evening as Everton take on Watford in the 7.45pm kick-off.

Sold by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any player since last Friday’s deadline, the Toffees’ Romelu Lukaku looks to extend his three-goal lead over Harry Kane in the race for this season’s Golden Boot.

The Belgian collected 3% of votes in our Captain Poll – more than any single-Gameweek player – and has already returned 12 points against the Hornets back in December.

Chelsea head to The Hawthorns for an 8pm kick-off knowing that a win over West Brom would clinch the Premier League crown.

Essentially, we’re looking for the Baggies to do us a favour and keep the title race alive, forcing Antonio Conte to field his big-hitters in Monday’s plum home clash against Watford and giving Spurs extra incentive in their final match at the Lane against Man United on Sunday.

Despite those concerns over potential rotation, both Eden Hazard (14%) and Diego Costa (9%) found a place in the top five of our Captain Poll – the latter is second only to Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for transfers in this week on the back of three goals and as many assists in his last five outings.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Conte claims "Hazard and Pedro were tired".

    Slim chance either starts on Monday IMO.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, can't see them starting if they are tired

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

    3. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice 🙂

    4. itwaswritten
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Delete this.

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

      They all be tired. Complete second team to play surely

    6. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      thats fine he'll be ready to smack sunderland

  2. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lampard mate quit celebrating with them, you're a City legend 🙁

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How's he a City legend?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He scored a goal for them once?

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      LOL. City legend. No - he is a Chelsea man

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      City have legends??? 😮

    4. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't know how this went over everyone's head

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Haha seriously.

    5. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      not as much as a Chelsea one.

    6. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      City legend?

    7. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Man, some people on here can't take a joke 😀

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Costa Cappers regroup?

    1. Swinner
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      We always a risky one for me

    2. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

    3. ludi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could be worse. My rival tripled him.

  4. Swinner
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    12 from 3 - but that only covers my 12pt hit! Painful if they don't start DGW against Watford

  5. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Really Need Costa & Hazard to play next Match 🙁

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Costa might

      Hazard won't

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thx 🙁

  6. HD7
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Im okay with the begining of this gw... but thinking that hazard to kdb -4 wasnt going to be a bad idea after all...

  7. S.Agueroooooo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Holgate-gate

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

    Alright so who's the lucky guy who TC'd Azpilicueta?

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hold Marcos!

  10. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which game Chelsea will have guard of honor? Watford or Sunderland? That game will have the strongest line up imo

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Both games but Sunderland they get the trophy

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Both?

    3. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Marks says they get trophy on final game. So prob that?

    4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The announcers said Ring of Honor at Watford game

  11. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who cares about the Chelsea win? Will Alonso and Luiz get 2 bonus points each?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Based on latest BAPS then yes

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea fans maybe ?

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    "Now I think it's important to rest" - Conte

    Oh dear

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He's talking about bedtime

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Begovic
      Zouma Terry Ake
      Moses Fabregas Chalobah Kennedy
      Willian Batshuayi Loftus-Cheek

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Time to get hammered surely

  13. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Still fuming about Holgate

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same

    2. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hear hear

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Should've gone for the other cheap defender with a similar name who's gonna score similarly

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

      Holgategate?

      1. RubberDucky
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Who did you stick the armband on Mark?

      2. matiakez
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Frustrating now but hopefully just a minor point come the end of the gw

      3. Firminooooo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        5 points out the window...

    5. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So far my decision to get rid of Hazard has paid off. I hope Alonso can keep those 2 baps. Holgate getting subbed sucks though 🙁

    6. itwaswritten
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mark is ranked 202. Wow. Copying his team next season!

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ok Jonty

      2. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Where's the fun in that

      3. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He gets a lot of lucky bench points 😆

      4. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Back in form this season.

        Trying to impress a certain presenter, I think 😉

      5. Gangster Panda
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Or you could just book room with him.

    7. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ronald Koeman reminds me of another Ronald

      He is also a clown

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

      When will official FPL introduce a partial clean sheet bonus like Telegraph Fantasy Football?

      The current set up just depresses and annoys people. Surely not good for the popularity of the game long term?

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Nothing wrong with it

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

          Why does a 60 minute clean sheet deserve 4 points ... but a 30 minute clean sheet DOESNT deserve 2 points?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            A 15 minute one deserves 1?

          2. Whazza
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            So a 90 min should be 6? 😀

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

        I'd love them to change or scrap their joke of a bps system..shoulf be given to best players on pitch..not the pass from side to side brigade...mark sort them out please pal 😀

      3. Ephurion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Current set up is fine.
        Partial clean sheet bonus would annoy more people, hence long term it would be even worse for the popularity of the game. Changes also usually annoy participants who's used to the old system. Also... *sigh* IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE IDEA TO CHANGE IT, THERE'S A REASON NO ONE CARES ABOUT "TELEGRAPH FANTASY FOOTBALL"!

      4. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No

      5. scakes
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Full clean sheet points for 60 mins seems wrong...maybe half points better....

        Would like to see 5/6 for defender clean sheets to balance things as well

    9. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats to those that did Hazard - > KDB

      I didn't have the cohonas in the end

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😎

      2. Darklord_bg
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard to Sane here... hopefully it pays off

      3. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        My poor TV meant I couldn't afford the switch 🙁

        1. Viper
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Are they not the same price?

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

            Its Optimus.

          2. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            😉

            1. Viper
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Well played sir

        2. SuperMane Returns
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          How do you change the channels?

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😎

      5. matiakez
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Costa to jesus here.

    10. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kante full kit w*nker

    11. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Does anyone know the general breakdown of captain choices? (since I'm 200k, I'm interested in absolutely everyone now!)

    12. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Did anyone see what Diego Costa just did? Hahahaaha

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Unfortunately...

      2. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        what did he do ?

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Shaking his meat to the beat

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Haha

          2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Not exactly "the helicopter" was it

      3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You have a low humour threshold

      4. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Haha he's so weird!

    13. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso still on 2 bonus?

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        For now.

        1. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Baps rearranged, will they change again?

          1. CloudSky
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Could change still. Hope its final.

            1. McQueen
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Hope so too. Really need every point I can get after Holgate failure.

      2. Pocky
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I think they've been updated/confirmed now

    14. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why are Italian managers always so damn lovely when they win the Premier League?! 😀

    15. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Went for Davies over jagielka, typical 😐

      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        *slaps forehead*

    16. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Can someone please send me the link to Mark's team?

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        just click my link

        1. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Oh you meant the other Mark

          1. TaiwanHC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            No, I meant you.

            1. Optimus.
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              😛

        1. TaiwanHC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks!

      2. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Of course. Where do you live?

        1. TaiwanHC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Gothenburg, Sweden. Thanks!

        1. TaiwanHC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks!

    17. HD7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard has Sunderland in 38 but with a view to the Fa Cup....maybe Hazard to KDB ?

      1. HashAttack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Same question re Costa ... are they both sellable when they have SUN at home?

    18. Chasing Waves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Only got Cahill and Fabregas. Chances of them playing against Watford? I'd say 47% and 58%. Anyone else?

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        How can you possibly come up with percentages like that based on what ?

      2. Unsuccessful
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cahill lower, Cesc high unless he gets a ban before Monday.

    19. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So just the Liverpool top 4 mess up to come now . Arsenal sneak in , Wenger stays and same old next season.

    20. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      My ML leader took -4 more hit than me and I am giving that to Holgate. He scores 5 for me. Not too bad 😀

    21. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Terry essential for GW38?

      1. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        As a chelsea fan I'm captaining him

        (nothing to do with a 200k ranking)

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          They'll put him on penalties and he'll replicate his slip and slide penalty

          1. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Bitter much! LOL!

      2. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        *Sturridge

      3. Gangster Panda
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He'll play half a game & get yellow carded.