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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. FPL ZB
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    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Jesus Alvaro. That is shocking.

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

    That makes me want to sell Morata

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    and that is why i got rid of morata lol

  4. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata you really are shit.

  5. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Who put Morata through?

  6. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Jeez

  7. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Now I know why Madrid sold Morata

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Madrid laughing all the way to the bank for once...

      £58M initial fee.

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

    What a pile of shite

  9. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata should have 2 lol

  10. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    f#ck me morata is so sh#t

  11. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata really isn't very good

    Makes Lukaku look like a Bargain

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Los Donkos

  13. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata as bad as that Arsenal defence.

  14. luisgarcia
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    haha morata is my captain

  15. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Bad defending, awful finishing, terrible football all round there.

  16. Evil Genius
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata to Kun in 75...74...

  17. Team Cruel
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    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata wants Mustafi to help him up while the ball is in play 😆

  18. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    This looks like a 2 - 2

  19. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    So much for that Lukaku vs Morata. Both are absolute donkeys.

  20. Ógie
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    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Omg

  21. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    BULLSH*T

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Bottomed, who put Morata through on goal?

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Essien

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Victor Moses

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Wow

  24. Evil Genius
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Sanchez post and post!

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    WOW

  26. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Wow so unlucky Sanchez

  27. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Sanchez double poster

  28. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    He should shoot only with head.

  29. WE GO FOR IT
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Damn that's unlucky!

  30. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    What a save

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yep amazing by Cortwah