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23 September 2018 1955 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League community turns its attention to Eden Hazard (£10.9m) and Marcos Alonso (£6.9m) for Chelsea’s visit to West Ham this afternoon.

Only Ryan Fraser (£5.7m) earned more new owners ahead of Gameweek 6 than Hazard, signed by 600,000+ Fantasy managers following his hat-trick against Cardiff.

Meanwhile, left-back Alonso is this match’s most popular player, currently sitting in 44% of squads. Both he and Hazard have been named in the Chelsea starting XI at the London Stadium.

However, there is disappointment for the 14% invested in Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m). The West Ham forward has been left out of the matchday squad entirely after picking up an injury in Gameweek 5.

That may prove positive news for Alonso owners and other Fantasy managers bought into the Chelsea defence. Arnautovic scored the solitary goal the last time the Blues travelled to face West Ham, resulting in a 1-0 win for the Hammers.

Coming in for the Austrian is FPL midfielder Michail Antonio (£6.8m) who will lead the Hammers line this afternoon.

WEST HAM XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Balbuena, Zabaleta; Rice, Obiang, Noble; Anderson, Antonio, Yarmolenko.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Rüdiger, David Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kanté, Jorginho; Hazard, Giroud, Willian.

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  1. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    He'll be back

  2. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    OMG Anderson

  3. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Haz owner here but don't mind a blank as kun captainer 😛

    1. Badluck Jonathan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Same here. Will haz points benefit me or hurt me as a non-capper in top 20k?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Pretty much will have 0 effect

        1. Badluck Jonathan
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Ok thanks. I get to enjoy as a neutral then!

    2. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      What? Why?

  4. Releasebreaks
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard blank please

    1. Badluck Jonathan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Non-owner or non-capper?

  5. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Another Hattie haz plz

  6. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Alonso 2 goals

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Hope Haz just gets a single assist+CS points. I can tolerate a 6 pointer as a Kun Capper!
    Alonso goals would be lovely too!

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This

    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This
      Anything between 5 to 10 is fine by me.

  8. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Right lads. A little help, please?
    So I have set up a league for my brother, uncle and the three wives, with the winner getting a day out at Alton towers, so you can imagine there is a lot at stake here.
    Belinda has ran away with it so far as she had Frazer and Hazard last week. I really don't want to take Belinda because she always sneaks cans on the train and embarrasses me when she is pissed. We both kept Mendy and I have a feeling she is going for Trippier.

    So, can someone please advise who would be best to bring in instead of Trip so I can get Dolores to come? Thanks all.

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I'd get another pint of water & strong coffee in.

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          T-total, MTP. That's why Belinda is so hard to listen to...

          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Life your life, be free.

        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Burnley defender for next 2 gws

        3. Borisalandoris
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          It's early days. Belinda can change

          1. BadgersBoys
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Too many chances, mate. She makes a good Chicken casserole, so that's the only reason she is still around.

      • arndff_
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Do you expect Arsenal to win their game?

        1. Atom&Humber
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          First game I’m going to this season, so I hope so!

      • RiskyBusiness
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Score predictions? 1-2 willian yarmolenko hazard

        1. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I think 2-0 Chelsea (Giroud & Haz on Pen)

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Giroud to score :O

            1. yakirh
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              I think he will do well today

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                He always does well I agree but can’t score these days

          2. RiskyBusiness
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Hope so, arnie a big miss for them

        2. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          0-3

      • Schliegs
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Any update on the Mendy situation?
        Keep or sell?

      • ratchet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Hazard blank would be nice. Captained Kun and own salah

      • sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        89.5% of the top 10k own Hazard, as opposed to 33.9% overall. That's quite a big difference.

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Crazy. Didnt ecpect it to be anyway near that high.

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          How do you think they all got up there?

          1. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Well indeed. I hadn't expected it to be quite *that* high though. Even just owning him in the top 10k will see you lose ground with each point he scores, I think?

        3. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          How many captained?

          1. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Just under 25% of the top 10k.

            1. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Thanks

        4. FleckyT
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          RIP I am top 11k without Hazard... Going to be a rough day

      • Goonermeister
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Is Mark going to be getting in Kane do we think?

      • internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Mendy decided to go to Wembley and Watch AJ fight instead of going to Cardiff to watch his team play. Im surprised Pep didnt request that he travel with the squad to Wales

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He said he’d drive

      • Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yarmalenkp might be on a few.more radars after today.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Nah Anderson is the one

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            do you think so?......mmm...

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Set pieces now and genuinely a good player. Yarmolenko has been branded a failure everywhere he’s played except in Ukraine, has flashes of brilliance but is also very frustrating, many open goal misses for Dortmund last year

              1. diesel001
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Large Ukrainian community in London, which might help him settle in better than other places though?

      • Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        A 25% captaincy on Hazard is not so scary, not to worry about imo

        1. J T
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          25% of owners or players?

          1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Players

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            25 percent of 33 percent owners.

      • Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone got Schneiderlin’s EO, think it might be massive, glad I have him......

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          😀

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

          6%

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

            Sorry, 6 people*

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Even bigger differential 😎

          2. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Differential 😎

      • Dybala10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Glad I did Mhki & Arnie > Richarlison & Mitrovic (-4) now.

        Arnie at 6.8 after those fixtures would be great.

        1. Supersonic
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Agreed

      • panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        On WC, what do you think of this team?

        Hart Hamer
        Robertson Alonso Mendy* TAA AWB
        Salah Hazard Richarlison Fraser Hojbjerg
        Aguero Mitro Ings

        0.4ITB

        *Mendy may become Trippier depending on injury news

        1. Texas Pete
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Like it a lot tbh.

          1. Texas Pete
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks guys.

      • Texas Pete
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone know if Pedro is on the bench?

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          No, he's brown bread.

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          *beach

        3. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He's not

        4. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He’s not

        5. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          West Ham substitutes: Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Carlos Sánchez, Adrián, Lucas Pérez, Robert Snodgrass, Ryan Fredericks

          Chelsea substitutes: Willy Caballero, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, Davide Zappacosta, Cesc Fàbregas, Ross Barkley, Álvaro Morata

      • jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I'm almost bound to get a red arrow on 52 with Hazard and Alonso to go, but hoping it's just a little one! GL all

        1. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I think you're above average

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah but loads of red arrows atm (albeit, small ones), Hazard and Alonso aren't going to change that I feel.

        2. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          How about a delete comment option mods?
          eg. posting on old article

          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            I'd guess it's not available for fear you lot would abuse it or something 😉

            Want me to delete something?

            1. jia you
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Nah mate, just find myself commenting on old articles a lot and then posting again on the new one. Be nice to be able to delete the old one that's all. How's your GW going btw?

              1. Rotation's Alter Ego
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Pedro has saved it by staying at home and avin a kip.

                42 currently, with a jammy 9 from Wan B coming on and Haz + Alonso to go

                1. jia you
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  Lovely jam that mate! I started AWB this week after putting him behind Cook on my bench last week (learned my lesson!) but low and behold I've Cook's 0 coming in for Mendy this week! Rage sold Cook today haha!

        3. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I'd say you're in with a fighting chance of a green

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            That would be sweet but not expecting it! GL mate!!

        4. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I’m gaining on you. Starting with a 1 point win this week 😎

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            slow and steady wins the race eh 😉

        5. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Don't think you will.

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            think I will mate as have Cook's 0 coming in for Mendy!

        6. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Green incoming, i'm on 59 with same two to come and and expecting a fairly big green.

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Nice, GL mate!

      • AnfieldLad
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Can’t believe I don’t own Hazard. What am I doing..

        Mane + Mendy -> Hazard + Doherty (-4) next week?

        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I think I'm doing Mane to Hazard.

        2. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Haz playing LIV & UTD in the next 3, maybe you could gamble and go without him

          1. Marvin.
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Dont worry about Utd.

          2. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Has a pretty good record against United...and they look crap defensively.

        3. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Same

          I'm not losing either of Salah/Mane for him though, if I get him it will be to play alongside them

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Good.man. A true 'pool fan.

          2. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            In which case, please don’t ever post your bench, this is a family website....

          3. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            That's a lot of money tied up in three players with relatively poor short term fixtures.

      • Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Pellegrini...He tried but he couldn't run at all.

        Doesn't sound good.

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I didn’t read it that way...he worked on set pieces yesterday so he’s hardly bedridden

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Then said he tried to tun today but couldn't...

        2. Mysterion
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He's in his sixties after all...

        3. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Damn, thats rough. Sounds like what my old man has xD

        4. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He's a bit old for running anyway, is he not?

      • Our Tiny Windows
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Pedro to

        A Bernardo Silva
        B Richarlison
        C Moura
        D Fraser
        E Maddison
        F Keep him he’ll be fine next week.

        1. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          B for me probably

        2. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          E or D

        3. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          B, the Richarlison train to run again

        4. Our Tiny Windows
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Interesting. No one for A?

        5. FleckyT
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          E or B

      • NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Is kun to kane really that? I think it can pay off instantly

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          *that bad

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        What Pedro said: "Everything’s ok despite the incident at the end of the game."

        What Pedro really said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55vZAITLI8

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Ban..that's not Pedro..

        2. Lucackadoodledoo
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          That's hilarious haha

      • The Head-Ake
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Can we discuss the lack of rotation that Sarri does? I feel like our youngsters aren't even gonna get closer to the squad and it annoys me. CHO, Ampadu, Mason Mount and Musonda.

        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He did exactly the same at Napoli.

        2. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Wow! Someone on here moaning about a LACK of rotation. 😉

        3. Zilla
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I think you'd prefer points over youngsters getting mins.

        4. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Europa, fa cup, mickey mouse cup

        5. Patch
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          We need this for FPL reliability and predictability

        6. The Head-Ake
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Not really. Would hurt FPL-wise but at least we aren't wasting our talents. If he's gonna keep doing this, it defo won't end well.

        7. GianniBanani
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          We don't want them! Let them play in cups only

        8. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          From an FPL perspective it's great, but from a football perspective it's a real shame that young players don't get a chance. Likely not much chance to go out on loan either without dropping right down the levels, and then that's not necessarily as good for their development as the highest level.

        9. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          My public head to head comes down to his Kante v my Haz. I was laughing at kickoff but Kante keeps popping up in the West Ham box and is making me nervous. Good thing its for headers 😆

      • Supersonic
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Lads

        Is Pereyra worth holding?? If I drop Mendy for someone cheaper (who?) I could upgrade Pereyra to Richarlison - thoughts

        Currently have:

        Henn-Hamer
        Robbo-Alonso-mendy*-awb-Bennett
        Salah-haz-Maddison-Pereyra-Hojbjerg
        Kun-mitro-Zaha

        Cheers

      • DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Half a million players have captained hazard give or take.