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18 August 2018 3055 comments
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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.

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

    *Checks Pedro's price*

    1. Aɴᴛᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇɴᴛ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      6.5 mate

      1. Mikeharbrw
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Soon to be rising at this rate

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

      *Checks Jota's price*

      https://media0.giphy.com/media/xB1RqLGoBNh3W/200.gif

  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wtf Pedro and Alonso

    SCORE AUBA

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Saving for next week

    2. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Shocking start for Arsenal here

  3. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kinda annoyed by how far behind Willian has been during the attacking runs

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Drifts inside a lot, allowing Alonso to rampage

  4. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison or Pedro?

    1. Shearer & Sutton
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Richarlison

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Haz will take Pedro's place

      1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Think Haz will take Willians place

        1. HamezMace
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Not sure, Chelsea turned down £60m for Willian...surely they see him as a starting player

  5. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yeah Marcos may still get dem attacking returns

    1. LSP
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. He still makes his runs up the pitch

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty tempted to get him in for Bailly this week.

      King to Ings to free up the funds looks pretty obvious.

  6. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King not Wilson. Alonso has no attacking threat. These are just a few of many.

    FFS have got so much wrong in preseason.

    1. Aɴᴛᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇɴᴛ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Been dreadful here hasn't it , so many noobs these days

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        "noobs" lol

    2. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      don't feed the troll guys.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Say what you like, but the advice has been poor. I can't fault the effort and the amount of research thou tbf.

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

      Same case every year.

      Getting anything right at start is pretty much not possible

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

      Only an idiot would have believed the King hype 😉

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

    who gives way for hazard in this Chelsea team?

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Willian

    2. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Willian

    3. Cofinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      1m itb to bring him instead of Mane, that was preseason plan but cannot ignore Mane form and fixtures. Will see

  8. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Where was Bellerin..... lol

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso, Mendy, PVA, Robertson - with AWB first sub.

    Anyone going for it

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Put Trippier and Pereira in there too

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty tempting - PVA is the only question mark for me at that price for a Palace defender.

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

        The fact that he’s a Palace defender makes him more appealing.

        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          It’s the same price as United/Arsenal/Chelsea defenders though...

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I have 3 of them and seriously reconsidering Alonso

    4. Delph & Safety
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looking at it around GW4/5

  10. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I hope this poor Guendouzi kid has a bit of steel about him to survive the baptism of fire Emery's giving him. Looks like terrible man management to me

  11. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Terrible decision to play Miki over Laca. Made no sense before last weeks game and especially after it.

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

      Emery as stubborn as Wenger

  12. Licky
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wenger In.

  13. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez my captain 🙁

    Manchester United’s 20-man travelling squad: De Gea, Grant, Kovar, Shaw, Lindelof, Young, Smalling, Darmian, Bailly, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Herrera, Fred, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Martial, Lukaku, Mata

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

      You get a vice.

      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah who is Aguero who is apparently also not playing

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          He'll play

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why did you captain him?

    3. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      could have travelled separate

    4. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Some say he can travel separately.

      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Why would he travel separately?

  14. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Might Morata be the one to lose out to Hazard? That's not out of the question is it? I mean Mertens was a winger don't forget.

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Didn't work for Conte last year, but I'd love to see Sarri develop Hazard in that way

  15. Yome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante very forward, looks like a must have

    1. Aɴᴛᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇɴᴛ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Deffo

    2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe not a must have, but looks increasingly likely to score well above his price tag

  16. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Based on the current performance, Kante IS playing further forward.

  17. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bellerin off my watchlist!

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not gonna play chelsea and Man city every week

  18. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante playing further up than Morata, cannot deny his fantasy prospects anymore!

  19. Salah Fingers
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King and Jota to Ings and B Silva?

    1. fussballstadion
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If you've got 0.1 or more itb then sure.

  20. Mikeharbrw
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal back 4 all over the place

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not all their fault. Neither Miki or Ozil are the best at defensive duties

  21. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante an actual possibility now?

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

      Scout Picks think so.

    2. Yome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. You can play him as 5th mid in a 352

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly my thinking

      2. Pooodle
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He’s ok as a 5th mid but don’t expect returns very often. His finish last week was horrid.

  22. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So Peltier King to Alonso Kamara for free and play 4-4-2 then?

    De Gea
    Mendy Robbo Tomkins Alonso
    Salah Richa Jota Mane
    Zaha Aguero

    Subs: Hamer, Hughes, WanB, Kamara

    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

    2. Rusty71
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good.

  23. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal look awful

  24. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    best forward for 6.5? Mitrovic?

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He had great stats last week, then hit the post and scored today, so yes.

    2. Cofinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Calum for 6, Ings 5.5 Mitro

  25. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison or Pedro?

    1. Rusty71
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro for now.

  26. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    As an Arsenal fan I'm more worried seeing this team now than under Wenger last year…

    1. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Agree , completely random play ,shambolic

      Plus I don't understand the team selection..torreira, lacazette left out for iwobi ,xhaka..mind blown

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

        Yeah, it's just incredible. Would have thought both Lacazette and Torreira would have been essential in this match.

  27. Rotation's Alter Ego
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea sparking, have all the momentum.

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard and Kovacic to come in as well!

  28. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro is confusing whether to go for him or Maddison, only issue is nailedness
    who gives way to hazard ??

  29. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi lads, without naming names, can anyone point me in the direction of sites one will get a link to the arsenal Chelsea game???

    Usual sources aint working and I just summed it was on my sky package grr

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Go through Reddit?

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Search for EPL and Site and get the closest match...

      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        thank you!

      2. clodhopper
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Streamhunter

  30. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I shall not be bringing in an Arsenal player this week