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8 April 2018 2331 comments
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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. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso isn't gonna do anything special today I'm afraid. Would take a clean sheet now and run.

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      CS is better than nothing

    2. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ok Mr Oracle. If we all had your insight we’d make killings in the betting market.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I do.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'd take a clean sheet from him any week not much chance of that though, worst defence in league bar west brom since xmas

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Agree

  2. Majestic Chanka
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata is so dangerously involved and yet so awful at the same time!

  3. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    But, but, Alonso is a midfielder who gets points..

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      *Clean sheet points.

      Damnit 😆

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Willy in the baps?

    Been told it’s a lot of fun......

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      😀

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      He certainly looks lively.

    3. Majestic Chanka
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yep but there are three better places:

      In the goals, assists and clean sheets

    4. Naboo
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Excellent work

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Az was right about Willian...

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

      what did he say

  6. makaveli123
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    12% of the top 10k own Azpi

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch.

  7. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Azpi owned by 20%, how many in top 100k?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/ shows 10K which is similar.

      1. barracuda
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Damn. One of the mechanics got properly hurt in F1.

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      What happened?

      1. Rash
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Ferrari unsafe release Kimi hit mechanic

  9. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Feeeerrrrk had 03 extra cash so went for Alonso..... Azpili you mega troll....

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      .3

  10. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Desperately need a WHAM goal

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Not looking likely so far.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Highly likely

  11. EmreCan Hustle
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata's link up play is horrible.

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

      Morata is a bit of a fraud striker. One of the physically weakest and all around garbage. Josh King is genuinely better

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Ok.

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        He looked good at Juventus. I think he needs a strike partner like Tevez.

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      nice name

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers 🙂

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Quality player, but seems a bit underdeveloped in certain areas. Didn't have the best youth development.

    4. Isco Disco
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      That's why Zizou always started Benzema over him in the big games.

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A) gross ota robertson --> lingard azpi 4.6max (-8)
    B) gross ota --> lingard 6.5max
    C) gross --> lingard
    D) ota --> 6.5max

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A with Burnley def

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        have ben mee already. & is A worth it for a -8?

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep gross

      Just Ota out

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        and go with no MUN attack? (playing BB btw)

        1. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Lukaku/Sanchez or nothing

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            why?

            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 3 months ago

              Lingz not necessarily better than Gross for 34

              Gross nailed

              Uniteds goals most likely to come from Lukaku or Sanchez, reflected in their prices

  13. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play on Ref. Don't buy his BS

  14. Woys_Stowy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    De gea
    Valencia, azpi, lowton
    Willian, lingard, eriksen, hazard
    Kane, vardy, wood

    Thoughts on this for FH team?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      ver nice.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Needs Sanchez/Kaku

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy to Lukaku, Hazard to Mahrez, downgrade Valencia/Azpi if required

  15. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    a) Auba to Vardy for free
    b) Auba Gross to Kane Cook/Stephens -4

    With a, I would do Vardy Gross to Kane King -4 ahead of GW36

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

  16. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morata at 10.4m. Tempted for DGW

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I know he is crap, though he gets jammy assists, goals and is the target man for Chelsea.

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          But Lukaku, Kane, Vardy and Auba...

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Will play 1 game maximum though

  17. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Mustafi to smalling or Auba to Lukaku for DGW??? Need help

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Auba to Lukaku.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Both

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking the same here, Chuck Chuck!

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Second one.

  18. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve had one of Azpi and Alonso pretty much the whole season.

    I’ve managed to avoid pretty much all of their points in doing so.

    Very annoying.

    Last season I remember buying Alonso for an easy game in which he scored a brace. To this day I’ve still no idea how he ended up last on my bench that week as well.

    It’s like a curse. 🙁

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      You always play Alonso no matter what the fixture

    2. Naboo
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso being third on your bench is not a curse, it's negligence

      1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        No but I didn’t do that, obviously. Just bought him for the fixture too!

        No idea if someone hacked my team or I was drugged or whatever 😀

  19. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Finally some joy on my WC.

    Well done Azpi son 🙂

  20. Totally !rre!evant
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    BB 34 Abandoned! Tell me you'd do the same...

    Bench would be; Ryan - Lowton - Stephens - Lewis Cook

    Don't fancy taking a -4 to remove Stephens

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Similar bench for me, probably playing.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'm playing it with Pickford Mili Doucoure Hegazi!

      1. Totally !rre!evant
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Urgh not sure I like that >.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Playing as I'll have at least 14 DGW-ers, although as you say, I'm not even sure they'll score big even with BB.

      Then again, I thought I'd score kinda big the last two GWs and it's been a bit pants, so what good are my predictions?

      -4 to remove Stephens is technically a 'FT' if your replacement has two DGW matches and scores 2 points in both. Low-ish risk, medium reward to do so.

      1. Totally !rre!evant
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Good point, but with 4.5 to spend and no room for Burnley/Leicester I just can't see any reason to remove him.

        In addition I can look at bringing both Kane & Sanchez in this week (-4) and fully strengthen my starting 11, while also being able to field 14 or 15 dgwers for GW37 with only 1 or 2 hits respectively. Add to this I'm chasing my mini-league and we basically have the same starting eleven I'm seriously considering going down this route.

        Thanks for the input 🙂

  21. Monkey Hanger
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Harry given his goal yet?

  22. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    4 non starters this week

    Mee
    Ramsey
    Salah
    Ibe

    Which one do we need to get rid off first?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep all except Ibe

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Rams

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        He is the one I was thinking about losing looks like he could miss out on PL games for the remainder of the season given Mkhitaryan situation so Ramsey will be essential for the EL

        1. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Yes he’s the most expensive as well

    3. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsey

  23. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso only needs to not concede more than 1 goal to be my top scoring defender this week.

    #value

  24. Monkey Hanger
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Dilly dilly.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Willy Willy.

  25. pol
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do you guys think smalling nailed on or is bailly the safer option?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      As a Bailly owner, I'd say Smalling is safer

  26. Stinglikeabee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Afternoon everyone.

    Help me decide who to bring in for Salah for next week

    A Hazard
    B Sanchez
    C Ericksen
    D Or hold Salah. He's worth 9.8m in my team.
    E Alli

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

      C

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      D

  27. aborg
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I can smell it’s gonna be another Willian and Alonso fail !

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      DGW heroes incoming along with Son, Ryan, Mahrez, Morgan etc.

  28. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Ofc willian misses that

  29. Stinglikeabee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Afternoon everyone.

    Help me decide who to bring in for Salah for next week. I really can't decide. Sanchez would be a differential in my ML

    A Hazard
    B Sanchez
    C Ericksen
    D Or hold Salah. He's worth 9.8m in my team.
    E Alli

  30. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Salah dropping in price tonight ?

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

      Probably