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20 January 2018 2195 comments
Mark Mark
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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. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Of course I had 0,1 less to transfer Christensen out with Firmino, ended up transfering out Jones instead

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Need Alonso goal

  3. glufs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus Christ. This is rediculuous. He has missed all 4 clean sheets in the last 5 and subbed at 57th min in two of them.

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

      But yet people still own him. Lesson to learn maybe

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

        These circumstances could not have been predicted. Very unlucky for owners and highly frustrating

      2. glufs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        But it was all luck! Could have been Azpi or Alonso just as much

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

    Get Alonso off

  5. wbm
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Don't forget that Christensen was taken off a while ago and got a cs when they conceded after.
    So not only unlucky if you had him since then.

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Huddersfield. That last minute goal is etched in my brain.

    2. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I owned him then, but switched to Alonso after 🙂

        1. wbm
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Well played, and a bit lucky 😉

          1. Licious Lizard (delete acc)
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Haha VERY lucky.
              Probably would have kept if it hadn’t been for a late WC.

      • Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Christiensen owners have paid a heavy price for that flukey CS he escaped with at Huddersfield.

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

          Every since then it's been hell.

      • Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Christensen should've wanted 2 mins, deary me

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

        It's just luck I know, but feel Christensen is genuinely cursed since I got him.

      • beetlejuice
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Christensen owners complaining about luck but will all the great chances Brighton missed one should consider himself lucky.

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

          Lucky to have 1 point? Lol.

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Christensen 15% ownership in the Top 10k 😮

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

          Nice

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

          Anyone with half a brain cell would have owned him on paper. We got f**ked.

          1. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Not sure about half a brain cell...Luiz is back and he is a rotation risk. Owners were unlucky in this circumstance, but I'd be surprised if Christensen starts regularly

          2. Lanley Staurel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Quite happy with Azpil and i have numerous brain cells. Almost 100 i reckon.

      • CarsonYeung
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        As an Azpi owner, Marcos Alonso standing over every free kick within shooting range gives me the fear. Just can't justify to myself doing such a sideways move.

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

          Azpi is a defender, Alonso striker with fk and pens.

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

            *Not pens, CS

        2. Tired and weary
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I felt the same so got both!

        3. Bees4Lyf
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I might pull the trigger soon, as sideways as it seems

      • FlockofSeagulls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I honestly feel bad for Christensen owners but after owning him the last few gws and getting nothing from him I'm so far chuffed I got him out before this gw.

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

          And I'm well aware it was dumb luck but I finally needed some of that. 🙂

      • Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I sold Haz before Arsenal game, understandable.
        Those who sold him before brighton, what were you thinking!?

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

          Him or a City mid, had no City cover

        2. toystory2wasok
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          that 10+m is quite a lot to be tied up in a player who blanks 6 in 8?

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

        Azpi + Hazard > Alonso + Mahrez on wc not looking too clever at the moment

      • itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This game be making me sick. This game be making me so f****** sick sometimes. C*nte just couldn't wait till he played 60 mins huh? I'm over this game.

        1. turd ferguson
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          chill

        2. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He had a head injury

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

          He got injured...

        4. Darth_Krid
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He wasn't subbed, he was concussed and asked to come off.

          Right decision considering the health risks these days. People laughing or angry about it should consider the player's safety as paramount.

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Well I mean, technically he was subbed but yeah, totally agree. It's annoying but it's the right decision.

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

          Christensen asked if he could go off. Conte had no choice.

        6. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Mess. I thought he just subbed him off. Ain't no way I'm watching a boring PL game.

        7. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Hehehe top man

      • TOBY1
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Very tough week - courtois and Christensen owner!

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

          Ouch. Should've transferred Courtois out though

        2. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          That's rotten - hopefully Brighton will score

      • Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Should I set up a support group? What should it be called?

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

          Feeling a little horse.

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Ha. I got done for doing that once so no.

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

              Lol.

              It's only illegal in some states I think. 😉

        2. turd ferguson
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Christension

        3. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Christ?! Not again sen...

        4. MTPockets
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Clean sheets matter.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              AHAHAHA. This one is brilliant. Simply amazing.

          • The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Advanced F"ck'n Anger Management Group

          • Sponge-worthy
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Why the long face

        5. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          That's enough. You can leave my team this week. Yes, Christensen.

        6. chobentys
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Right, gotta bite the bullet and upgrade Christensen to Alonso.

          Who of these midfielders would you drop to allow the funds, and who would you replace him with?

          Son, Salah, Sterling, Pogba, Arnautovic

          Was thinking Son to someone sub-6.8m like Albrighton.

        7. Sponge-worthy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          My friend with no patience brought Willian in for the last gw and captained him, now I see he took him off. Stupid.

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

          Luiz is back! I like Luiz 🙂

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

          Just done Christensen > Shaw, not even slightly bothered.

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

            Sorry but I think that's a horrible transfer.

            1. glufs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              why

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

                Fixtures and Ashley Young.

          2. Chaps Before Baps
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry mate but that's a terrible early transfer. If you'd waited 5 minutes you'd see that he's not even in the starting 11 today.

        10. AC Tomasso
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Christensen will prob score next week if I get rid

        11. Maddi Son
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Chelsea hollllddddddd

        12. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I wonder how azpi get all those assists

        13. Delhidynamo
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Kante's passing has been impressive

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

          Willian would be so much faster if he had a more aerodynamic haircut

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

          LOLotto

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

            Scheloltto

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

          Heart in mouth moment....get your act together Chelski!

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

          Brilliant save