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The bumper extended Gameweek begins at St Maryโ€™s Stadium with Southampton seeking vital points against dethroned champions Chelsea.

In Fantasy terms, there is plenty of interest in this match.

Chelsea go into the encounter suffering form indifferent form but well backed by Double Gameweek investors with Marcos Alonso and Willian the key assets.

Alonso is part of more than 1.1 million squads though his ownership increased by a modest 7000+ this having last produced more than two points back in Gameweek 24.

Meanwhile, Willian was snapped up by 107,000+ new owners ahead of todayโ€™s deadline and is part of just over a million line-ups.

As for Southampton, their teamsheet reveals that Mark Hughes has retained the 3-4-2-1 trialed at Arsenal last weekend, as Jan Bednarek is handed his first Premier League start.

That should see Saints full-backs pushed up which is good news for investors in Cedric Soares, but not so good news for Charlie Austinโ€™s owners.

Returning from injury to score having been introduced from the bench at the Emirates Stadium, Austinโ€™s match fitness may just remain a concern and so he will be charged with making another impact via a cameo role today.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Alonso non-owners begrudging us our upcoming 1pt returns in midweek. Petty.

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    LOLRATA

  3. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    I've owned Salah from the start - if I drop him on FH my purchase price will remain 9.0, correct?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      No. Current value!

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      You get him for free. Special bonus

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Correct. Why even drop him?

      1. Jay Jay Okocha
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Hypothetical

    4. MTPockets
        7 years, 11 months ago

        yes

    5. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      come on willian u cert

    6. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Willian chance created +BPS

    7. โญ Bemba_Da โญ
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Wtf morata

    8. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Another quality shot from Morata...

    9. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Morata has been the flop signing of the season. I really thought he could get 20 goals

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Their best striker is on the bench.

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Giroud? ๐Ÿ˜†

        2. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Their best striker is tearing it up for Dortmund

          1. TAT
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            *their best striker available for this game.

      2. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        A remember a few writing earlier in the season that he was rubbish even whilst he was scoring, me included, and so it seems...He's kak....

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          I thought he'd come good (especially after Stoke hattie). No wonder Real sold him

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Just by virtue of being at the sharp end for Chelsea means he will score a few...but he never changes anything, never imposes himself...he's just there....falling over usually...

      3. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Certainly a poor like for like Costa replacement.

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Costa was very underappreciated.

        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Conte showed his true colours. Such a petty manager

      4. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah.. after Bakayoko and Drinkwater though. Tough competition at Chelsea.

      5. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Biggest issue was if he could manage a whole season (which he hasn't been able to do).

        If Chelsea get him up to speed to have the stamina for that he can be a 20 goal a season striker.

        9 goals in the first 19 gameweeks (he only played 16 matches, and 3 of those were sub appearances) vs 2 goals since then (also with reduced time and sub appearances).

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          His technique is way too nonchalant for my liking. I don't think fitness is an issue tbh as he had a preseason

      6. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        If he want to succeed in PL, he need to stop eating grass and hot the gym real hard.

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Hit*

    10. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Need 2nd half Hatties for Willian and hazard assisted by Alonso...

      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Make the most of Alonso whilst he's available to you ๐Ÿ˜‰

      2. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Me too. Let’s keep wishing like madmen

    11. agueroooooney
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      There's no harm in hitting the Free hit button now and messing around with players early in the week is there? Just want to make sure before I do

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        No

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Haha same here ๐Ÿ™‚

      3. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Unless you sell someone you subsequently want to buy back

      4. adey70
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Unless they go down in price, or your present team rises tonight and you miss out. I think.

        1. Bob McMayday
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          present team comes back in so don't think it makes a difference.

      5. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        good stuff thanks! I have no one I want to keep for next week so no worries there

    12. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Banned on Monday at the earliest but they will have some time to appeal so should play Burnley on Thursday.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Chelsea might just appeal to lose it and get him banned for more games!

    13. sillyhilly69
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi on for one BAP

      1. sillyhilly69
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        8)

    14. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Rmfht
      First draft
      Main 11:
      Pickford
      Chambers Baines Kiko
      Salah sane sterling shaqiri zaha/mili
      Auba kun

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Kun is injured

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Know it but very high ceiling

      2. jam
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Think I'll avoid the Kun/Jesus nightmare

    15. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A City defeat today will be great for fpl. At least they'll not rotate in 35. Else could be a nightmare.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        They won't anyway. Still need to beat Swansea even if they beat spurs

      2. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Not sure why people are obsessed with the idea City will rotate massively once the league is won.

        What is there to fight for apart from the PL points record?

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Nothing to fight but should satisfy the fringe players with some minutes though.

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        They won't anyways mate

    16. GE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      If playing Free hit: You will get the price rises for the players you will get back again after the GW?
      So it doesn't matter when you transfer them out on Free hit then or should I wait to transfer them out on Free hit after they have rise in price?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I think you get the players back at the value they would be if you hadn't transferred them .

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          So you will get the price rise?

    17. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Giroud warming up!

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Finally!!

        Now that's a guy with MUFF.

        1. TAT
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          muff?

            1. TAT
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Ah, I see!

    18. jam
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Is it just me or is Free Hit kinda scary?! Wiping out your whole team...
      Plus a chap in my ML swears he used it correctly but his team didn't switch back for the next gameweek. And I'm klutzy enough to mess it up.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        He swears wrong

      2. sillyhilly69
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Your mate is likely wrong

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        He's wrong ๐Ÿ™‚

      4. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        It's a lot scarier not having it, put it that way ๐Ÿ˜€

    19. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      "That Morata shot was about as accurate as his transfer fee."
      Hehe

    20. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Feels like red card incoming in this match

    21. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Get Giroud on

    22. FPLShaqiri
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      When using free hit can I make use of price rises? E.g. if I get in a player that rises 0.2 then sell him will the SV be 0.1 higher than when I signed him?

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        No on so many levels

        1. FPLShaqiri
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Not sure I explained it well. If I buy player A for 10m on free hit, he rises for 0.2m in consecutive days, can I then sell for 10.1m whilst still on free hit?

      2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        The only price rises that you’ll get is from the team you have before and after the FH

        1. GE
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          So it doesn't matter when you make transfers?

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            You can still be priced out

            1. GE
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Ok, but it doesn't matter for the price rises when you transfer the player you will have afterwards out?

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Should be

    23. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      So who do you think will be playing Southampton in the FA cup final; Man Utd or Spurs?

      1. Yozzer
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        If they using VAR then Spurs

    24. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      my FPL team is like an onion, every time I log in and look at the points total, it makes me cry.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Lol

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Haha very funny ๐Ÿ™‚

      3. Rik Waller
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        How do you log into an onion?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          And why is it’s point total so bad?

          1. Rik Waller
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            What exactly are onion points? Are they like nectar points?

      4. Squashed
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Lol

    25. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Who's currently more likely to score; Morata or Austin?

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Austin

        Morata likely to come off in next 10mins

    26. Rash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      As I have double Burnley D I really need willian to deliver points in this game

    27. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Still a half of football to go don't rule Chelsea out ๐Ÿ™‚

    28. Frank Koscielny
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      If a goal is scored directly from the throw in, will the player taking the throw in receive points for assist?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Should do

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Of course, the only reason people had Rory Delap back in the days.

      3. dark91
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yup

    29. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I would be happy with a Willian goal and I don’t even own him ๐Ÿ™

    30. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Shane Long Amazingggg

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Assist ?

    31. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea are shite