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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. Bennison
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Maitland-Niles is such a good player -- shame he's been put as a midfielder or I'd get him in. Reckon nailed over Kola

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

      Yeh one for next season

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

    Morata decent XG for the past 2 games I bet

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, that Stoke game (capped) was brutal

  3. A.T
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Booooo

  4. Ode
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Fun fact: Lacazette scored 31 goals after the 70th min for Lyon

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

    Hazz off
    Willian on

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

    Hazard rest

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

    Hazard injured? Will.I.Am coming on.

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Wouldn't surprise me if Morata scores the winner

    He has had a complete nightmare

  9. My Name Is Prince
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Need to shift Morata faster than you can say “Morata is shite”... Aguero or Firmino?

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

      If you have the $$ Aguero

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Alonsooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    3. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Morata es mierda

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

    RMGW24WC to make things fun again team

    DDG // Elliot

    Stones Alonso Moreno // Lowton Kiko

    Salah Arnie Ozil Lingard Sterling

    Aguero Firmino // Depoitre

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

      4/10

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

        Y

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

    Eriksen + Morata to Mahrez + Kun looks like a great decision now

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

    Haz he got a knock?

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

      no

  13. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    What price do you put on fantasy? I sold Hazard for Son but won £15 from betting on him scoring anytime. I’m still very sad.

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Son can still outscore Hazard - typical FFS

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

    After selling Hazard and Morata for a hit this gameweek, I'm pretty happy with that

  15. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    my relationship with Hazard is complicated

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3JFwd1bk4Q

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

    Go to bed Hazard!

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

    Why take Hazard off for the money time??

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

    Dat Guy to score the winner

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

      lol

  19. A.T
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Get in

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

    alonsoooooooooooo

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

    Alonso goal

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

    Alonso!!!!

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

    Oh please feck off

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

    **** you Alonso

  25. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    U2hrbrbenw8ueueueurururuebwbwnwbwbehwieieie8alonsooooo

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

    Wtf Alonso better than Morata

  27. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Noooooooooooo

  28. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Will Haz likely get more Bap as subbed off (i.e. less likely to lose BPS)

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Ditch Christensen and get Alonso

  29. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Alonsoooooooooooooooooooo

    😎 😎

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

    YESSSSS