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

    Ffs Morata

  2. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    lolrata

  3. Planet Jo
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Does Hazard also get the assist points for diving, or just for converting the penalty?

  4. Mr Blonde
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Neither side can complain - Wilshere should have been off the field and it was never a Chelsea pen.

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

    Morata go bye bye

  6. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    LOLRATA

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata oh no

  8. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata is a Shite finisher

  9. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    What a ball from fabregas

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

    Morata taking the piss

  11. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    You know what after watching it back in slow motion Hazard may have taken a dive there.

  12. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Alvaro miss

  13. Essrick
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard scores when I sell him... SHOCK

    Absolute troll

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

    Loooool morata

  15. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata misses another 1 on 1. Harder than first one but still misses the target

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

    Chelsea would need penalties in every game to justify keeping Hazard.

  17. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    F OFF MORATA. GET OUT OF THE PITCH ALREADY

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard makes up for my drunken abraham > Hemed hit

  19. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata lol. Terrible, terrible composure.

  20. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Omg conte lol

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

    Morata or Lukaku, who would you have Chelsea supporters?

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

    Ban for Hazard or no?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      No. There was minimal contact but contact all the same

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

        It’s a contact sport though it is allowed right so that should still be considered a dive imo

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

        He deserves a Bafta for the dramatic way fell over though

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Deserves one, but no, there was slight contact

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      All he did was embellish the contact. It was still a foul.

    4. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      No way 3/3 would vote for ban. He throws himself in pain (sportsmanship = not so much), but contact is contact. No ban ofc.

  23. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Fab off
    Danny on

  24. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Chambers looked like he was running on sand there 😆

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

    Haz ownership in top 10k?

  26. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Averages up over 3 today.

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

    Conte has lost it hahaha

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

    Conte you boring guy

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

    Done Hazard & Carroll to Son & Arnie -4

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I did same but Hazard and Pogba

  30. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard has got to be the most frustrating player to own.

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

      *Not own.