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. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Surely Morata needs to be dropped? Missed two sitters last game as well.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      And play who instead?

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

        Batman?

      2. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I'd play Courtois up front ahead of that donkey.

      3. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Marcos A.

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

          Would have got a hattie tonight

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

        Conte himself would be a better shout.

  2. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Son and Christensen > Lingard and Alonso -4?

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

      Going to do the same.

    2. Prøfeßör …
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe only do the Lingard one this week.

    3. Rock n Grohl
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Good moves there, thinking about this as well

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

    What a game of football

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

    Great game

  5. Effe
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    How can Gary Cahill have more BPS than Alonso?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Loads of blocks.

    2. IRBOX âš½
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Easily. Cahill gets BPS for defending (CBI), Alonso doesn’t defend

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

        Ha! Looks like it’s been corrected now.

  6. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Cracking game.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

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

    what a fantastic match

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

    Amazing match and fair result. COYG!

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

      wengerin

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

    Morata to Aguero.
    Easiest transfer this season.

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Wow! Awesome game

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

    KING MARCOS!!!!!

    Non-owners, please don't buy him!

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

    Who is worse? Chambers for giving allowing three 1v1 chances or Lolrata for missing them all?

  13. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Good Stuff! 🙂

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

    Morata with 3 missed one on ones. Horrendous. Won't be coming back in my team

    1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      #brokenclock #whocares

  15. Rhodes your boat
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Doing pogba hazard and rlc to son alli and arnie hasn’t gone well really has it!

    1. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Early days

  16. jmcclory123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata has been absolutely shocking

  17. dark91
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata doesn't even qualify to being a sub for Costa or Pedro even

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      This

  18. The EJJ
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    What a game. Incredibly infuriating as a Morata owner however!

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

    Arsenal have been involved in some cracking games this season

    Think that game was better than the United game

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      A bit like a top end pub team.

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

      Aye, see below.

  20. GuillermoDickero
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Who is alonso not close to any bonus?

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

      Loss of possession, shots off target, poor passes...

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Patience..... but might still not any.

  21. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata is so bad lol can not even score on 3 breakaways lol

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

    You can hate on Wenger all you want but now that he doesn't give a damn Arsenal are the best team in the league to watch for pure entertainment.

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

    Good result for the chasing pack

  24. luisgarcia
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    so everyone please check my team and my luck and feel better

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/102493/event/22

    never drink

    never miss a deadline

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

      Vertonghen off the bench, lucky boy

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

        thats the only positive 🙂

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Putting Vertonghen on your bench is nothing to do with luck I'm afraid.

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Great planning there!

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

    Bellerin’s tasch though 😆

  26. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata with the worst professional performance I’ve ever seen tonight.

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

    Need another Alli goal tomorrow

  28. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Sell Morata to Aguero(-4) loool

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Breathtaking match. Feel better after Arsenal equaliser despite owning Alonso.