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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. Ode
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bellerin G
    Alonso A

  2. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Sunday league

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

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

    Morata is horrific

  4. 420king
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata fails 1v1 again, Zappacosta hits bar

  5. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wow what a game

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Zappa bar

    Morata so bad

  7. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Okay now I’m really upset

  8. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    someone needs to horsewhip morata

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morataaaa lol

  10. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I'm on the way to London to personally slap Morata

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      2 slaps please

    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      3 slaps

  11. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata hahahaa

  12. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Shite Morata misses again

  13. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    If I owned Morata I’d sell him for Rondon... for a hit.

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I feel like that

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  14. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata giving me a headache

  15. Swinner
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    If Alonso's Chelseas best striker - Bellerin is Arsenals!

  16. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata is just awful.

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata should be put down

  18. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata ffs! WC might come out now

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    My god what a finish to a game hahahahahaha Morata should realistically have 3 or 4 goals in this game?!

  20. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata taking the piss

  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do we have to take players back if we got rid on Free Hit?

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I know, I have Hazard and Morata coming back....

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata is a joke

  23. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Love the 2 goals each side, my Rival has a defender on both teams!

    Awww shucks Zero Baps for Hazard now

    1. GXNG
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Nah 3 baps

  24. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata get out of my team....(next week when you are back from FH oblivion)

  25. Evil Genius
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata to Quaner in a -12

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Is take -112 to lose that donkey

  26. Stockport Hatter
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wow. How shit is Morata?! Should've kept Costa

  27. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Fantastic game,Morata terrible.

  28. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    LOL, knew Haz would score after I sold him this week. Still, I’m confident Erik and Son will outscore him and Richarlison this GW which were my transfers.

  29. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata oh dear!

  30. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata ruining my Azpi assist.