Dugout Discussion
18 August 2018 3055 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

Eden Hazard (£10.5m) has been named on the Chelsea bench for the second week running as the Blues host Arsenal.

That comes after comments from Maurizio Sarri last week that the Belgian midfielder was not yet capable of playing 90 minutes, but he is still in 11.8 percent of teams.

Whether or not Hazard features as a substitute may well depend on the way the match unfolds. Sarri admitted that he was introduced in the second-half of Gameweek 1 as his side were already 2-0 and comfortable and cruising against a tired Huddersfield outfit. That might not necessarily happen this week.

Hazard’s absence from the starting line-up means another start for Willian (£7.5m) and Pedro (£6.5m) on the wings.

In the Arsenal camp Aaron Ramsey (£7.5m) was named on the bench with Alex Iwobi (£5.5m) coming in for his first start of the season.

The main focus will be on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) though, sitting in 17.8 percent of Fantasy squads.

For the second time in 2018/19, Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) was chosen among the substitutes.

Bernd Leno (£5.0m) received similar treatment, with Petr Cech (£5.0m) preferred in goal once again.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho, Kante, Barkley; Willian, Pedro, Morata.

ARSENAL XI (4-2-3-1): Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

  1. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal! You were supposed to not concede goals from Alonso..

    Not visiting Rwanda now.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Go to Uganda. More to see.

  2. Chi not God
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso looking to good to ignore now.. so much space down the left wing late on
    Hazard + Alonso surely .

  3. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Saved 2FT which makes me reluctant to WC

  4. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Shaw to Alonso for -4?

  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Would you consider Robo Luiz to Alonso TAA for free??

    1. Cofinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      For sure

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No. Find the money to upgrade Luiz from elsewhere

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Can get rid of Kun 😀

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          No comment until tomorrow XD

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  6. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Getting rid of Eriksen, tempted by Hazard who looks class but Mkhitaryan leaves an extra 3.5m to spend elsewhere...

    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling, Mane, Haz in midfield?

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

    I actually listened to the f ing experts who said
    "Alonso won't be so attacking under Sarri"
    Only 1 rule of FPL have Alonso and keep him for the season.
    How about that for a knee jerk.

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Him and Mendy at 6.5m look insane value so far.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah that's my best rant ever by the way. The hangover is hurting bad.

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Mendy isn’t 6.5

      3. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Two extra attacking mids

    2. Udo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I remember that so called experts advice actually! Wasn't quite accurate was it.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        And Alonso will now do nothing for 12 weeks til I get pissed with him and out he goes before 3 hauls. But this is one lesson learnt he NEVER leaves my team.

    3. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      If you're talking about this site then all the articles they've posted since the Community Shield have said the exact opposite.

  8. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Not long ago that Cech was saving from Giroud whilst they were in the other team

  9. tom2224
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alexis > Hazard

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This.

  10. RashFraud
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Eriksen + Shaw > Alonso + Mkhi

    Y or N?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. JustPark
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I would. Maybe for free.

  11. Jekori
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Laca with immediate impact. Gives ball to hazard who get's past him easily. With that 10 seconds in mind i'm thinking:
    Laca & Townsend > Ings & Hazard. Good moves?

    Other Midfielders i have are Mané Bilva Richarlison Fraser

  12. Sancidino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Why is everyone saying Aguero is not starting?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Some reports on twitter
      Wait and see

      1. Sancidino
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I will, nothing I can do now

    2. Aɴᴛᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇɴᴛ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Itk confirmed

      1. Sancidino
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        by who?

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Reports and reliable sources.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Only speculations from one newspaper, and the other newspapers referered to this newspaper. Pep mentioned nothing on the press conference that could hint Aguero benching. Just A lot of noise on here

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsey close

    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      That the name of the street in Neighbours?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😆

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Obviously.

  14. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    got exact cash to do aguero to morata and cairney to mkhi is these moves worth it for free fed up with city assets already

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    The red arrow I get tonight will be so dark it'll be black.

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Same

      Points and players left?

  16. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    How’s this wc look 🙂
    Etheridge
    Alonso - Mendy - Davies - Robertson
    Mane - salah - sterling - Pedro - rich
    Wilson
    Hamer, Holebas, success, Kamara
    0.6 in bank

    1. subhojit123
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Davies to trippier

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yea was just thinking that, like both but Trippier on some set pieces is worth it

  17. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsey close

  18. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Won't play Arsenal every week.

  19. ignis88
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Choose one:

    A) Mkhi
    B) Pedro
    C) Wilson

    1. BrockLanders
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Mhki

  20. BrockLanders
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Nobody has Alonso right?

    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What's his ownership?

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        3rd

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Just the casuals...

      1. BrockLanders
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        18.7%

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Much rather a casual than an overthinker to be honest.

        1. Maddocio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Great comment, the one thing that annoys me most about FPL is the idea that people who managed to find a couple of websites are somehow more deserving of points than random punters.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      18.7% ownership

    4. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      only 18.7% aka 1 milion people

      1. BrockLanders
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He'll be quite painful for our rankings

    5. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I have him

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alexis -> Haz almost backfired there with the benching. But quite happy with an assist 🙂

    1. HNI
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Alrxis matches are sizzlimg after spurs match though

  22. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts about this one? From 343 to 442

    Peltier Bilva King out
    Alonso Maddison Kamara in
    For -4

    1. Patson Dabaka
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Eyeing up exactly the same but feels wrong to ship b silva before he's played.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah the problem is there are really no other players i want to ditch

  23. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso won’t get forward under Sarri they said

    😮

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Wow one goal and one assist

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        And assist last week too?

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yep

        2. noahzark22
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          and clean sheet

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sarri did like to push forward one of the full-backs at Napoli, just never thought Alonso would continue scoring pts at a wing-backs output. So many good choices for players this season, it's insane.

  24. dg
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    bLoOdY cAsUaLs !!!1!

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Giroud misses

  26. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Okay. When is the next possible time for price rises? I would like to postpone my kneejerking to last possible moment but my 2 transfer move is deniee if some prices rise too soon.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Less than 7 hours.

    2. 420king
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      7 hours.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Around 5-6 hrs left for next price change update

    4. Schafsalat
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Apparently prices can rise every night at 2am. Or so I was told at least.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Huh. Another question. How accurate is fplstatistics? Alonso (surprise target) currently at 79/100 in probability of rising tonight.

  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    King & Shaw to Ings & Alonso for free?

    1. Cofinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeeee

  28. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Wenger buzzing!

  29. Schafsalat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Question: Can I make my transfers in two attemps for one week? I'd like to make a change right away and wait with another until after the City game tomorrow (there could be red cards or injuries etc.). Can I do that or if I change now that's it for the gameweek?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      yes

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You can do it as many times as you like.

    3. LSK
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah that’s fine

    4. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      change now its permanent

  30. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Jota today?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He stunk the place out