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Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs West Ham

After Arsenal edged past Southampton at the Emirates, the curtain comes down on Gameweek 33 as Chelsea welcome West Ham United to Stamford Bridge.

At home to a defence that’s conceded 11 goals in their last three road trips, Antonio Conte’s side could emerge as big armband differentials this afternoon.

Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard are among the top 11 captains for GW33, yet both have been handed the armband by less than 2% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) matches.

Meanwhile, the in-demand Willian is named on the teamsheet for the fifth successive Gameweek. The most bought midfielder (178,000+) for Gameweek 33, the Brazilian has served up four goals and three assists in his last seven league starts.

At the back, however, Andreas Christensen’s run of five straight starts comes to an end ahead of Double Gameweek 34 as Gary Cahill replaces the young Dane on the teamsheet.

For the visitors, Marko Arnautovic leads the line again on the back of his two-goal haul against Southampton last week.

The Austrian has form against Conte’s side, having netted the winner in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea back in Gameweek 16.

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  1. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Son or Willian to Arny or Zaha?

    No FH and have Hazard and Kane

    1. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Wouldn't sell Willian after that showing. Pedro was crap too, so shouldn't threaten his place too much

    2. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Not before double gw

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      i have hazard too .. may get rid of him

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      May as well hold for DGW then gratefully ship them both as soon as it's over.

      1. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        But I need Kane. Need to sell one of them. Sorry should have made that clear.

    5. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Keep both Son and Willian

    6. TooDifficuIt
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Leave them both for this gw, sell after

    7. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Keep both

  2. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Assuming Salah eill be fit for Bournemoth. Which is best Kane enabler:

    A. Alonso to Tarkowki
    B. Son to Lingard/Gross
    C. Willian to 4,9m mid

    Thanks

    1. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      C

  3. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Alonso and Auba > Smalling and Kane?

    1. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      No brainer if you still have FH

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      No point dumping Alonso now?

    3. 1Banksy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Sounds decent if for free

  4. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    ML rival has Azpilicueta to my Alonso

    FML

  5. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    LMS safety score should be in the low to mid 30s.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      33, good chance I'm out

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Should be close, autosubs the big factor.

    2. Artorias
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      30 here..I'm out this week

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        🙁

        Great run.

        1. Artorias
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Thank you..had to end sometime..extremely tough to win the whole thing..thanks again for organising the league

      2. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Phew 38 seems to be safe then

  6. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    BB activated. FH35.
    2 FTs & 1.4m itb.

    DDG • Ryan
    Bailly • Verto • Dunk • Tarko • Morgan
    Salah • Mahrez • Willian • Son • Groß
    Auba • Vardy • Barnes

    A) Auba & Groß ➡️ Kane(c) & Mil/Cork

    B) Salah & Auba ➡️ Pogba/Lingard & Kane(c)
    (Only if Salah is not fit I guess)

    C) Son/Willian & Auba ➡️ Lingard & Kane(c)

    Appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I'm probably doing B but I'd go for A in your case

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        I don’t want to sell Salah if he’s fit.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Wait for Pool leaked team.

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Very true

      2. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Agreed. Might be worth waiting.

  7. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    best option for 34 BB?
    A) kaku lingard alonso willian mahrez
    B) kaku gross tark willian sanchez -4
    C) kaku gross tark/cedric alli mahrez -4

    sort of give up on chelsea assets tbh. really want sanchez.
    thanks.

    1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      You answered your own question. If you really want Sanchez, get him.

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Chelsea to make big changes after the last two results? Can see this team next week:

    Courtois
    Azpi Christensen Rudiger
    Zappacosta Drinkwater Kante Emerson
    Hazard Giroud Willian

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      🙄

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        this

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        🙄

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      take out Willian and then I can believe it 😉

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Possible. Pedro in for Willian.

    3. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Can see no Christensen.

    4. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard and Willian dropped too

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Hazard won't be dropped. But could see Willian gone. Give Pedro a run out.

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Really , Willian despite being a little off is a far better player than Pedro

        2. SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          I just think Hazard gives the ball away far too much

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Confirmed!

  9. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    48 points behind ML rival with TC left And BB left (he only has BB left).

    So I'm going all out next week and bringing and TCing Sanchez as a massive differential, as I know he won't get him.

    Come on!

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Was thinking of doing salah - Sanchez myself as im 50 off top too.

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Hmm could pay off! Mine involves keeping Salah still (atm) and going cheaper upfront with Kane, Vardy, Barnes.

        1. SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          To be able to afford Sanchez and Salah

  10. Adderz
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Need Auba to rise 0.1m to get Kane in. Any chance?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Nah. Folk are selling him now.

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Slim

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Sorry. Doubt it. He will be on everyone's sell list going into gw34

    4. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Nope, down from around +80 last night to +44.9% now and dropping. People selling to get kane/kaku.

  11. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Worth getting a frontline of

    Kane, Vardy, Lukaku

    by doing

    Alonso, Salah and Murray to Duffy, Gross and Kane for -4?

  12. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Why wc team has been a failure this week anyhow. A sea of one and two pointers.

    Nxt week i will be rewarded i hope. How did Willian look today?

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Unlucky not to score, should have had an assist

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Best attacker imo but hazard passes to him once a game

  13. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Right I'm taking out Auba for Harry and bringing in Lascelles to sit on my bench ready for 35 to 37.

    Question is, do I take out Alonso or Maguire to fund it?

    The former goal threat, the latter nailed on for both matches.

    Either way I field 11 double players in 34 with the triple on Kane or Lukaku.

    Thanks

  14. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    27 points. Any worse?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      I've seen worse. I've seen a 12.

      I'm on a bang average 35

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Wow

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Ouch

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Like the bio TM

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          Haha, forgot it was there.

      4. The Point About It Is
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        wow - i'm feeling better already

      5. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Still has another point to come from his captain I guess... poor team for 11k rank.

    2. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Beat 24 (-12), and I sold Sanchez+VVD to fund might Harold

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        *mighty

  15. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    DeGea, Ryan
    Christensen, Smalling, Alonso,Lowton,Morgan
    Salah, Mahrez, Son, Willian, Gross
    Aubameyang, Vardy, Barnes

    For BB 34 (2FT)

    A. Aub > Lukaku
    B. Aub > Kane and Alonso > Vertonghen

    Thanks

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Which 2 to lose first.
    Thinking 1 and 2 most important probs
    1) Auba > Kaku
    2) Gudmundsson > Lingard
    3) Willian > Pogba
    4) Son > Pogba

    1. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      1 and 2

  17. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Hazard 19bps with 1596839583 lost balls and Willian 11bps even he created 3 or 4 chances...

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Does it matter

    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Hazard created SO many chances. Lost it a lot but belongs in a better side

      Willian was appalling today.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        The thing is Willian wasn't actually appalling. He was just so wasteful with his final product. That's Willian all over.

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Mustafi -> Smalling for a -2?

    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Ha ha love the minus 2 talk

      Yes

    2. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      yup

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Oh lovely yeah

  19. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    So who needs to go for Sanchez :

    Willian
    or
    Son

    ??

    1. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      of those 2 Willian

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Son first for me

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Willian*

  20. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Salah, Aubameyang and Dummett ➡ Pogba, Kane(c) and Tarkowski (-4) ?

  21. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Anyone scored less than 2 in defence? 😆

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        0 from 5. Still has more GW points than me.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 28 days ago

          -1 actually.

  22. The Point About It Is
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    A: Salah and Lukaku
    B: Eriksen and Lukaku
    C: Alli/Pogba/Lingard and Kane
    rest of team template. will play BB

  23. nicecat
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Auba + Silva > Kane + Lingz for a hit?

    1. nicecat
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Might play BB, this what it would look like:

      Karius - Fabianski
      Maguire - Monreal - Rudiger - Robertson - Fernandez
      Alli - Son - Willian - Kennedy - Lingard
      Lukaku - Kane - Barnes

  24. pol
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Best transfer for DGW

    A- Mustafi son kenedy auba> Smalling gudmundsson albrighton kane (for -8)
    B- Mustafi son kenedy auba > Smalling gross cork kane (for -8)
    C- mustafi son auba > smalling gross kane (for -4)

    1. 1Banksy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      C. It's a shame to lose Son but worth it for Kane

  25. 1Banksy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Looking for the final piece of the BB34 puzzle
    DDG
    Alonso Lowton Vertonghen
    Alli Willian Mahrez Lingard
    Auba Kane Barnes
    Ryan, Gross, Simpson, Dunk
    1 mil ITB

    A) Dunk and Auba to Valancia and Vardy (-4)
    B) Auba to Lukaku

  26. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Willian so frustrating today. Should have at least an assist.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Yeah and scored a brace

  27. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Gotta sell Firmino or Auba to get Kane...

    Who to sell to allow it? Son, Willian or Hazard?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Willian or Hazard. Willian slightly more of a rotation risk, but Hazard eats up a ridiculous amount of your funds for what he returns.

      Probably Haz.

  28. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    You know it's a bad weekend when I'm happy with 31 points!

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Nah, you just have low standards

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Lol maybe in some ways...

    2. 1Banksy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      All about keeping pace with rivals.

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 28 days ago

        Lost 5 points to auba captainers as I went for Kane. On another day it works out for me

  29. Gazj11
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    Any thoughts on how to improve my FH team for GW34?

    Ryan
    Tarkowski Lowton Morgan
    Alli GroB Sanchez Mahrez
    Lukaku Kane Vardy

  30. Numb
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 28 days ago

    To get Kane...2FTs...

    A. Son to Gross
    B. Willian to DGW fodder
    C. Keep both and Auba (no Kane)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 28 days ago

      Lose the defender.