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

    What a miss

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

    Alonso in a back 4 exposed there.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Absolutely incredible miss by auba

    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That hurt

  4. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Miss of the gw by Auba 😡

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    OMG morata

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

    MORATA OMG

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

    Chelsea high line - fatal. Auba sitter!

    MORATA! yikes!!!!

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

    Morata goal

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

    Morata!!!

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

    Morata SHOWS Auba

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

    MORATAAAAAAA

  12. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morataaaa

  13. markmcr
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Emery Out

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Auba with the miss of the century

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

    Did Auba actually just do that?

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

    Auba missed
    Morata scored

    What a change of mood.

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

    Wenger IN!!!

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

    About time he scored.

  19. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    oh dear

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Azpil assist

  21. willl
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Auba pls

  22. markmcr
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Azpi assist

  23. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morata still relying on Azpi though

  24. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Vintage Morata.

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

    Azpi assist

  26. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Azpilicueta assist

  27. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    That auba miss.

    God I wanna wildcard ha

  28. AC Me Rollin
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morata essential

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

    What a ball by azpi though

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

    Why did I pick Auba from GW1 instead of waiting til next week? Such a bad move!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

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

      To be fair virtually anyone should have scored that chance and then you’d be feeling ok.