Dugout Discussion
3 January 2018 4961 comments
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The penultimate fixture of the packed festive schedule gets underway at 7.45pm as Arsenal and Chelsea go head-to-head at the Emirates.

For the hosts, Alexis Sanchez has upped his output in recent weeks – after a slow start to the season, last term’s top scoring player in Fantasy Premier League has delivered points in seven of his last 10 league appearances.

That form suggest that the Chilean is likely to pose the main danger to a defence that’s conceded just four times in their previous 11.

Nonetheless, it’s Alexandre Lacazette who is the Gunners’ most captained player for Gameweek 22, handed the armband by 2.02%.

The Frenchman has been a consistent source of points at home, producing a goal or assist in seven of his 10 appearances, but he’s struggled for a cutting edge of late and failed to find the net since Gameweek 15.

A return to form could reignite interest in Lacazette ahead of four kind fixtures (bou CRY swa EVE) in as many Gameweeks.

Despite a run of two goals in the last nine Gameweeks, Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata (3.7%) is the top armband pick for this fixture.

That lack of form means that the Spaniard and team-mate Eden Hazard were among the top five most transferred out players for Gameweek 22, sent packing by 243,000+ and 207,000+ respectively.

Hazard has mustered just a single assist in five yet both he and Morata also have some decent fixtures ahead to arrest their recent declines – over the next five Gameweeks, Antonio Conte’s side host Leicester, Bournemouth and West Brom and also make their way to Brighton and Watford.

Encouragingly for Hazard’s owners, he looks set to return to a central role with the visitors rolling out a 3-5-1-1 formation.

The Gunners, meanwhile, welcome back Mesut Ozil from a minor knee problem, though injuries in defence means that Arsene Wenger is forced to field the likes of Calum Chambers, Rob Holding and Ainsley Maitland-Niles in his starting line-up.

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  1. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata is turning into Torres

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Honestly he’s been terrible

    2. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Absolute appalling from him

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

    F*** u hazard!

  3. JJO
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    F off ref

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sold hazard for Son. Hate DGW's.

  5. Evil Genius
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ban and fine for Arsene in 3...2...1

  6. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I hate Whinger but my god I feel for Arsenal. 2 penalties against them in back to back games that were not penalties imo.

  7. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Go hope FPL, you're drunk.

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

      Ironic

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        😀

  8. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Yes, Yes Hazard >:^) Score and fool all the other gullible non owners into falling into your trap again...

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

    Soooooooooooooo many sellers being punished this GW

  10. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard 3-game ban

    1. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      No

  11. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Jonty sold hazard and pogba for a hit ? 😀

  12. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Most ridiculous penalty what on earth

  13. supersham
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Soft pen

  14. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    the ref has been absolutely woeful

  15. Yozzer
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Not too bad Hazard scoring. Mean folk don't sell him and stuck with him for his next 5 blanks

  16. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    ban for haz upcoming

    1. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

  17. Bees4Lyf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    G Hazard
    A jemba jemba

  18. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Patience paid off!

    1. Evil Genius
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Not really.

      Weeks of no returns

  19. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    8 of my midfielders have gotten attacking returns this GW. I love the Free Hit Chip.

  20. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I can’t explain to you the happiness I have right now re.. hazard.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Okay

  21. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard so played for that.

  22. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard troll again. Won't get banned either for that. Soft one

  23. Evil Genius
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Maitland-Niles looking like a prospect

  24. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Absolute nightmare week

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

      Are you Morata?

  25. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Took Hazard out in a -8. Fun.

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      -4

  26. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    On for max baps now the little poo

  27. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Hazard for Alli. Can complain much.

    1. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Can't*

  28. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Fairly sure Hazard is going to be in trouble for that one!

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

    1-1, the holy grail scoreline with low owned goal scorers.

  30. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Now i know why Chelsea wanted Lukaku as first choice to Morata