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20 January 2018 2195 comments
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Gameweek 24 begins by the seaside as Brighton host champions Chelsea at the Amex Stadium.

Despite notable absentees for Chelsea, there is keen interest from a Fantasy perspective.

The Blues defence is heavily backed and, with five clean sheets from their last six Gameweeks, we should perhaps expect further returns against a goal-shy Seagulls.

However, with Thibaut Courtois missing through injury, there is disruption in the Chelsea rearguard, which could mean that owners of Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen may well be forced to seek attacking returns.

That’s not out of the question given that Antonio Conte’s side rank second for attempts from corner kicks, while Brighton have conceded more goals from dead-balls than any other side, including 12 from corners.

Elsewhere, the inclusion of Michy Batshuayi in Conte’s line-up suggests that Hazard will be sparred a false nine role, with Chelsea perhaps lining up in a 3-4-2-1.

Brighton’s formation is also significant, as Chris Hughton mirrors Chelsea’s three-man defence by handing a start to Connor Goldson alongside Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy. That’s a situation to monitor given his price tag of just 3.9.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton’s manager kinda looks like Gus Frink from Breaking Bad

    1. arndff_
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He will be dead then.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Reported.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The classic Simpsons/Breaking bad crossover episode

        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          im the danger glaven

      • Br0k3b0ys
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        And Willy is Walter himself?

    4. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea looks like they have only nine players on the field.

    5. Blaugrana
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why did I do Mustafi > Alonso !!!

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        For extra points.

      2. Mumble Pie
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Plenty of time

      3. Neevesy
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Even the best players don't score every game! Alonso season keeper for me.

        1. BERGKOP
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          There's no such thing.

    6. Mumble Pie
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bat - Shit - Why ?

      1. Blaugrana
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He's bloody awful isn't he.

    7. AnfieldLad
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      EO of Chelsea defenders in top 10k above or below 100% anyone??

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        103.9%

        1. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Thats not accounting for Courtois missing though, right?

          1. Jairzinho
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Good point. -9.1% . Nobody in top 10k captained.

            So 94.2%.

      2. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        below

      3. pjomara
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        what's eo?

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Echo Oscar

        2. AnfieldLad
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Effective ownership. So if everyone had 2 Chelsea defenders it would be 200%. As it is 94.2, that basically means if you're in the top 10k and own 1 Chelsea defender it barely makes any difference to your rank whether they keep a CS

          1. pjomara
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks but only 0.2% of people are in top 10k so having 1 Chelsea def should still make a difference for most people

            1. Konig Luther
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              yes. but some people are in top10k already... they want to improve over other people in top10k (outside, we are just mortals)

            2. AnfieldLad
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              True. More than 0.2% on here are in the top 10k though. So interesting for some

    8. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who do you guys have autosubbing on for Alonso?

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

        De Gea

      2. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Coutinho

    9. How Mina You
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bakayoko is woeful

    10. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Christensen been shocking...

    11. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea just need to pass the ball to Willian and Hazard. Forget giving it to Bakayoko and Kante. They are just losing the ball.

    12. johnnys balloons
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jon Moss must be in -8 with Chelsea defence this GW. No other explanation for not awarding two penalties. Thanks man

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You think both were penalties?

        1. johnnys balloons
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          1st one for sure it was contact and keeper was late. Second, Bacayoko was behind player and careless. Small contacts but penalties was awarded for less. Both big goal chanses

      2. Costa in Wengerland
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah you should watch the game ;), I'm sure you are just typing here.

        1. Br0k3b0ys
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He has a point dude...

    13. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso non owners crying for made up penalties.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I own Alonso and thought it was a pen, didn't see the first incident though

        • El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          And Alonso owners trying to convince themselves it was not.

        • Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Chelsea def owners deluded.

      2. Butcher
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone contemplating Kane to Morata for the next 3? Then back to Kane?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          lol

          1. Butcher
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Ok

        2. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          No

        3. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Probably no one. Of 5 million players.

        4. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Kane will still outscore Morata

      3. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Alonso in a 3-5-2 is much more dangerous than in a 3-4-3.

        Hasn't gone up at all.

        1. Magic Box
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Chelsea as a team much better in 3-4-3

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe. Hard to say for sure. Brighton could have easily scored two. But Hazard and Willian are enjoying it.

      4. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Are Bakayoko and Sissoko related? Very similar style of turning the ball over.

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Leave moussa alone. Legend!

      5. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Describe in one word the feeling you get when Alonso is in the opposition’s half?

        1. El_Shaw
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Murdering scum.

          1. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Surely that's 2

            1. El_Shaw
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              2?

              1. BERGKOP
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Words

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Horny

          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Very!

        3. GaGa Over Gazzaniga!!
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Proud

        4. Sailboats
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          hard

        5. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Erection

        6. Digital-Real
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Stimulated!

      6. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Get a haircut Schelotto you unkempt swine

      7. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Looking above

        Who autosubbing for alonso
        Bakayoko woeful
        Cristiansen awful
        Kante just losing the ball

        Take it Brighton are winning?

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Oh, and bat-shit

        2. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          No, just hazard and Willian been that good hahaha

        3. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Should be.

        4. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Losing their clean sheet. And we want a Chelsea CS.

      8. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Just stop trying to assist these bums Eden and take on the shot yourself lad.

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He'll do nuttin

      9. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Because Hazard is so dominant in every attack when Chelsea go forward, there’s no opportunity for Alonso to get on the ball. Everything is in front of Hazard...

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I thought that would be the case before gw11 when I shipped Alonso when Chelsea shifted to 3-5-1-1 and hazard not alloeung his atttacking.

      10. How Mina You
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Every time I hear the word "seagulls" in reference to Brighton, I can't help thinking about this legendary song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Hahaha that’s great

        2. Mika-eel
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          love it!!!

      11. Mumble Pie
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Wtf... Moss is having one of his belters

        Willian close lined

        1. DLL18
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Turning in a classic Mike Dean performance.

      12. Ibracadabra
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Brighton will score (at least once) in the second half. Barring one good reaction save, this is one of the worst GK performances I have seen in a while. Caballero flapping, not punching, and not distributing well either.

        1. Ibracadabra
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Not sure what the odds are on a Brighton goal in second half, but for any punters out there not watching the game, there's your tip.

        2. Blaugrana
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You are speaking facts.

      13. Blaugrana
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I have double Chelsea defence and really want a Brighton goal here, don't deserve the cleans.

        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          🙄

        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You're not obsessed enough then

          1. Blaugrana
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            😆

        3. Mumble Pie
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Why ? I'm not following

          1. Blaugrana
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I'm trying to jinx it so Brighton don't score lol

            1. Mumble Pie
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Aaahhhh .. l see... silly me

          2. Mumble Pie
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Think this site was developed for the purpose of the ff games .. it's about getting the most points and shit like that 🙂

        4. *Reformed-Character*
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          stupid statement

      14. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Brighton looking good but Willy's hard to beat at the moment

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😀

      15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Bricking it everytime Hazard touches the ball, so annoyed I got rid

        1. Homo Neanderthalensis
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

        2. Ibracadabra
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I am only half annoyed this time, since I did it for Son who has returned 9-13-?.

          Hazard returned 10-1-[7+]

          And I have a 2.5m savings. Even if Son blanks today, they will have been equal over the past 3 GWs if Hazard ends with 13.

      16. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Need help pls for next gw

        A) Shaqiri + Mahrez
        B) Mane + Someone under 5.5 (choupo, doucoure etc.) with -4

      17. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That was a pen 🙁

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          It wasn't a foul or in the box so no

          1. Hakchak
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Classic dive

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Classic Hazard dive

          Should have been booked

      18. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Batshuayi is a much better player than Morata and it's not even close.

        Seems like the chap who's just bought Ross Barkley doesn't agree though....

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You must be drunk.
          Morata would have a brace already with the distribution Michy got.

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Morata would have been flat on the floor...blown over by a stiff breeze.

      19. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thats what we call a dive.

      20. Guba
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Terrible refereeing this game