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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. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Oi OFFICIAL FPL - YOU NEED PARTIAL CLEAN SHEET BONUSES NOW!!!

    LEARN from TFF who are so much more forward thinking than you.

    Why do you insist on annoying people?

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

      Tell us, why?

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no need, just bad luck, suck it up

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

        Chill ou, she’s allowed an opinion.

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

          Out*

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

          lol @ she

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

      Partial clean sheet nonsense

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

      L
      O
      L

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

      Suck it up

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

      what next, partial goal bonus?

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

      I guess you weren't complaining when Christensen got a CS vs Huddersfield

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

        This.

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

      Just because you are annoyed, doesn't mean everyone else is. Injuries is part of the game.

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

      Hahaha

    11. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      From one salty Christensen owner to another
      Big deal, crap luck. Suck it up and move on.

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

      boohoo...... 😆 😆
      Just get Alonso or Azpi you tight fisted whinge-pony.

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

      Chin up old chap

      You know the rules if you don't like them don't play the game

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

      Oh geezo

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

      Nonsense. Part of the game. Deal with it.

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

      You need to pick better players, not change the rules of the game FFS

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

        All these have been just up to luck though. Could have happened to Alonso

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

      Adds to the suspense.

    18. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tff 'foward thinking'

      Haha. Have you seen their website?

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

      Triggered

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Murray mint is on, can he finish one of these chances...

  3. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    yes! my ML rival transferred in firmino but accidentally played Murray over him.

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

      Been there, been there

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

    Anyone know if FPL Virgin own Christensen?

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

      Not sure, keeping very tight lipped about it.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can't do, would have said something by now otherwise..

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

    Non-Alonso owners are trying to cope.

    Coping at its finest.

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

    2 minutes.

  7. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Christensen to who? -36

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

      Any non playing defender, even better than christy

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

      Haha

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

      Luiz

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

      VVD. Easy transfer for me now.

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

      VVD, Mustafi

  8. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Feel like I'm being punished for over enjoying the Huddersfield CS incident... potentially 22pts down now on last 5 GWs thanks to unfortunate illness and being 2-3mins the wrong side of the arbitrary 60min cut off...

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

    Line ups incoming

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

    Still so angry only just calmed down. I'm sweating for gods sake. Christensen you utter scum!!!

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

      Yeah what scum getting smashed in the head and going off with concussion

      1. Jernau M Gurgeh
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe you should give next season a miss Blau

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

      He got injured you absolute imbecile!

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

      Blimey. That's bonkers.

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

    Is Bats injured or is he just slow?

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

    Brighton have defended well bar the first 10 mins

  13. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    That tewwt 😮

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

      Cant believe he's out 🙁

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

      😆

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

      You were missed earlier :p

  14. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Christensen has killed me the last 5 gmw's and I have even had green arrows every round.

    He NEEDS to get out.

    A) Maguire
    B) Van Djiik

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

      B

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

      You trust a Liverpool defense for CS, or want B for forward points?

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

      B

    4. Fi_fpl addict
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A Maguire

      but both good fix till end of season

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

    Hey, Alonso did a defense thing, with his body..

  16. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If u include first half stopple christensen played 60 mins no?

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

      Doesn't give any points though.

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

        🙂

      • Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Stoppage time is added because the game is stopped sometimes. Only 45 minutes in total are played in each half.

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

      Sanchez is not in #afc's matchday squad.

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

        Well no.

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

        😯

    4. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can't imagine JT going off under such circumstances

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

        in fairness you need a brain to suffer a concussion.

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

      Batshuayi's like a slightly better Welbeck

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Scenes …

    7. shearer9
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Christensen -> VVD?

    8. Fi_fpl addict
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That is the worst luck Christensen to go 57 last week and 58 this wk 1 point each time , waste of a space in team at 5.5

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

        True bad luck. 5 minutes between failure and success 😉

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

      Shaw GONE

      Young starts

    10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No shaw

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

      Is Sanchez starting for utd

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

        No

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

        Not even on the bench

    12. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace
      Cech, Koscielny, Mustafi, Bellerín, Monreal, Elneny, Wilshere, Iwobi, Özil, Xhaka, Lacazette
      Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Mertesacker, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Nketiah

      Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Tomkins, van Aanholt, Kelly, Zaha, Milivojevic, McArthur, Sako, Cabaye, Benteke
      Subs: Speroni, Ward, Riedewald, Souaré, Kaikai, Townsend, Chung-yong

      Burnley Vs Manchester United
      Pope, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Bardsley, Cork, Arfield, Defour, Hendrick, Berg Gudmundsson, Barnes
      Subs: Lindegaard, Long, Lowton, Nkoudou, Westwood, Vokes, Wells

      de Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Young, Jones, Lingard, Martial, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku
      Subs: Romero, Rojo, Shaw, Fellaini, McTominay, Herrera, Rashford

      Leicester City Vs Watford
      Schmeichel, Chilwell, Dragovic, Maguire, Amartey, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy
      Subs: Hamer, Fuchs, Benalouane, Gray, Silva, Diabaté, Iheanacho

      Karnezis, Janmaat, Zeegelaar, Kabasele, Wagué, Carrillo, Watson, Doucouré, Pereyra, Richarlison, Deeney
      Subs: Prödl, Mariappa, Holebas, Capoue, Gray, Sinclair, Okaka

      West Ham United Vs AFC Bournemouth
      Adrián, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Collins, Obiang, Zabaleta, Masuaku, Noble, Kouyaté, Arnautovic, Lanzini
      Subs: Hart, Byram, Burke, Rice, Cullen, Chicharito, Martínez

      Begovic, Aké, Francis, Cook, Smith, Daniels, Gosling, Cook, Ibe, Fraser, Wilson
      Subs: Boruc, Simpson, Surman, Stanislas, Taylor, King, Mousset

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

        Thanks Demi....

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

          What happened to that guy?

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

        Cheers

      3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        N1 Sim!

      4. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Ziro

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

        Cheers.

    13. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      See ya Shaw....

    14. @persecuted_by_mods
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't someone just rage Christensen out for Shaw

      • JustPark
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Don't mind if Chelsea concede now to be honest.

      • Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Bye bye Shaw