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

    How is this guy a professional footballer?!

  2. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Gross > Willian a decent move?

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

      Before todays deadline, yes.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        So you think Gross will outscore Willian over the next 3 GW's?

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

      Probably time to get rid of Gross ... not done much in recent weeks.

      Willian comes with major risk ... although l think Pedro will start against Arsenal in the cup , which might leave the door open for Willian to start the next gw....

      Maybe

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

        Gross is involved in everything. He'll keep a steady supply of decent enough points

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

    Alonso has never done anything when ive owned him the last two seasons, not even an assist!

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

      It's 20 mins in, chill

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

      You probably haven't owned him that much then. All those clean sheets last season and even the last 5/6 weeks.

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

        I'm talking attacking returns, owned him a lot over the past couple of seasons and managed to miss all of them

    3. Mr KFC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      shhhhhhhhhhh

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

    Someone wake Alonso up

  5. markmcr
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    When did Courtois injury news come out? Only seeing it now

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

      Yesterday. Check twitter feed.

  6. CostaCoffee
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    It’s only at times like this I realise how lucky we are to have Courtois

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

    Whats the best energy drink?

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

      Water and early to bed.

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

        Although FWIW brought a super food smoothie (Naked I think the brand was) and that kept me going.

        I don't really drink Red Bull, Monster etc.

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

          They are nice and are included in £3 meal deal as well!

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

      Definitely not whatever Willy is on.

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

      Hard to beat coffee + sugar

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

      Monster energu

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

      Red Bull with cocaine in it.

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

    I still think Hazard is the best player in the league

    1. Dokdok666
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kante? KDB? Salah? Kane?

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

      De Bruyne Hazard Kane De Gea Kante (no particular order) - Arsenal Fan

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

        Yeah KDB is the only one that challenges I think, it depends which qualities you like in a footballer

        Hazard's dribbling seals it for me

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

          Just feel all 5 of them would walk into any team in the World and would have the team built around them, all top top players

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly these 5, Coutinho when he was here too

        • Sims
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Goalkeepers should not be compared with actual footballers.

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Gotta be KDB now, De Gea too

        • Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          No he isn't. He's inconsistent. Do you think he's better than KDB, Salah, Aguero, Kane, Pogba, Sanchez?

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

            Of course he isn't this person is a biased Chelsea fan.

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

              I'm a Watford fan and hate Chelsea you mug

            2. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              I can't stand City and Liverpool but I know quality when I see it. Hazard is v good but he's also overhyped.

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

                Sorry but this is just a really, really bad judgement. Pretty much as bad as it gets

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

            k

            I think he's better than all other than maybe KDB. It's personal preference as much as anything, all those players have completely different roles and responsibilities

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

            Lol pogba. Please try to remain unbiased sometimes. Probably wouldn't have included sanchez if he wasn't coming too

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

              Anyone who actually watches Pogba and sees what he does can see he’s quality.

              “But ninety million!”

              His price tag was nothing to do with him.

          4. @persecuted_by_mods
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Inconsistent at what? Fpl returns? Barring that crazy mourinho Chelsea season hazard is basically the best player on the pitch every Chelsea game regardless of goals or assists

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

                Reminiscent of Messi in that respect - you are always aware of his immense quality, even when he plays badly

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

                U obviously don't watch too much Chelsea

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

              he's the equal of any of those. Players don't exist in a vacuum. A large degree of his inconsistencies are actually tactical and not down to the player

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  8 years, 1 month ago

                  This. His biggest weakness is his unselfish nature, all the big scorers tend to be the guys that fire shot after shot off and he just doesn't do that but his all round play is amazing

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

                I’d easily say he’s better than all them bar maybe KDB

            • Sailboats
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              KDB no question

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

              no love for you today, Todd

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

                Apparently not 🙁

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

                  Alexis, Kane, KDB, Aguero, De Gea

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

              Now Now .... no need to get personal

            • BERGKOP
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Disagree

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

              You don't watch sissoko as much as I do

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

            What the hell is that commentator talking about Hazard, Willian and Bakayoko finding space for?....They've no space at all but managing to play some great intricate lay offs...

            I wonder what they watch sometimes...

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

            If mahrez blanks I am quitting FPL. WTH. Sold hazrd

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

              Bet you don’t.

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

              Don't get our hopes up like that. 😆

            3. The Polymath
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Should have listened to your user name.

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

              Lol with that name... hilarious

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

            Play DDG or Elliot next gw ?

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

              😆

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

              DDG always

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

                But spurs will trashed them

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

                  Save points

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

            Willian wins a corner

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

              3pts?

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

            Cab is rubbish, that's a given. But tbf that defence is shaking too

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

            Chelsea are on it today. Morata is their weak link obvs

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

              Formation is and has been the issue.

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

            In my humble opinion....

            Willian is miles ahead of Pedro and should be starting week in week out .. he can run for days

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

              I was hoping United would make a move for him tbh. Decent player.

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

              He will only play when Conte plays 3-4-3.

            3. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Agreed. Willian and Son must be the most underrated players in the league

          12. Stoic
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Could someone help me with a good link for the game ?

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

              /r/soccerstreams

              1. thegame983
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                reddit soccer streams.

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

            Chelsea need a False 9 system

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

              The movement today is incredible. Morata makes them a bit more static

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

                Bizarre that they are being linked with Benteke, Carroll crouch etc wtf

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

              Hazard played false 9 for a few games. He was very bad

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

              You spelt falafel wrong.

          14. GAMBIT
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Cabellero looking suspect

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

            Brighton falling apart

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

            Are chelsea looking like conceding?

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

              Yes. Their keeper is bad

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

              Yep. Cab seems to want to punch it in the net himself

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

            Would Brighton not be better to just sacrifice a man to man Mark hazard here, he is getting far too much space

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

            Bats can't finish to save his life can he...

          19. Root
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I wonder why Jay Egersdorff played Dunk.

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

            I bet this Sh*lotto guy has Hazard in FPL.
            2nd back pass stright to Haz

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

            The sooner Hazard leaves the prem the better. Troll.

          22. TOBY1
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Slightly concerned by my Aguero captain choice.

            Pep was talking yesterday about using sterling as striker at times...

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

            Brighton need Murray on, their only real goal threat

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

            Guys is it me or that Caballero guy looks like johhny sins from Brazzers??

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

              no idea who that is 😉

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

                Humm...for a moment thought you really don't know but that wink saved me..

          25. AzzaroMax99
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Who's better pick for City defense of two: Danilo or Stones?

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

            Caballero wonder save