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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)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      CS is better than nothing

    2. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        I do.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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)
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Agree

  2. Majestic Chanka
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

  3. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      *Clean sheet points.

      Damnit 😆

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Willy in the baps?

    Been told it’s a lot of fun......

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      😀

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      He certainly looks lively.

    3. Majestic Chanka
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Yep but there are three better places:

      In the goals, assists and clean sheets

    4. Naboo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Excellent work

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Looks like Az was right about Willian...

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      what did he say

  6. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    12% of the top 10k own Azpi

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Ouch.

  7. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

      1. barracuda
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers mate

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      What happened?

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Ferrari unsafe release Kimi hit mechanic

  9. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      .3

  10. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Desperately need a WHAM goal

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Not looking likely so far.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Highly likely

  11. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Morata's link up play is horrible.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Ok.

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

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

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      nice name

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers 🙂

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days 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, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      A with Burnley def

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

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

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Keep gross

      Just Ota out

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

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

        1. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 26 days ago

          Lukaku/Sanchez or nothing

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 26 days ago

            why?

            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

    Play on Ref. Don't buy his BS

  14. Woys_Stowy
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      ver nice.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Needs Sanchez/Kaku

    3. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

  15. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      A

  16. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Morata at 10.4m. Tempted for DGW

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Why?

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

          But Lukaku, Kane, Vardy and Auba...

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Will play 1 game maximum though

  17. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Auba to Lukaku.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Both

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Thinking the same here, Chuck Chuck!

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Second one.

  18. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      You always play Alonso no matter what the fixture

    2. Naboo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

      1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 26 days 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
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Finally some joy on my WC.

    Well done Azpi son 🙂

  20. Totally !rre!evant
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Similar bench for me, probably playing.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      I'm playing it with Pickford Mili Doucoure Hegazi!

      1. Totally !rre!evant
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 26 days ago

        Urgh not sure I like that >.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days 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
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Harry given his goal yet?

  22. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    4 non starters this week

    Mee
    Ramsey
    Salah
    Ibe

    Which one do we need to get rid off first?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Keep all except Ibe

    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Rams

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

          Yes he’s the most expensive as well

    3. dark91
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Ramsey

  23. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    #value

  24. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Dilly dilly.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Willy Willy.

  25. pol
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

  26. Stinglikeabee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

      C

    2. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      D

  27. aborg
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

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

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

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

  28. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 26 days ago

    Ofc willian misses that

  29. Stinglikeabee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 26 days 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, 26 days ago

    Salah dropping in price tonight ?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 26 days ago

      Probably