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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. bigwig
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Are many people riding put the Mendy injury? If he's back next week he's gonna be essential again for City plum home fixtures

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

      I'm riding it out. Bench is good enough.

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

      Any update ?!
      Someone said on here we would get an update over the weekend..

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

        Why would we get an update? From who?

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

          Ben Dinnery is waiting for an update said we should hear more sometime today...

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

            Ah, thanks GW

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      But he might not return anytime soon...

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Or he might return next week. Even if hes really injured, he has already been out for the normal recovery time for a 5th metatarsal bruising.

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

      no he's not...he'll be rotated. They won 5-0 without him yesterday... didn"t miss him at all.

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'm riding out because my bench is good enough for this week

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

      Stiil have him and might keep in injury not serious.

      Strangely enough, im more thinking about losing kun for Kane

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

      Prefer to bank the 0.2 before he drops again, can always get him back...not the end of the world.

  2. Gaffa914
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    AWBs 9 points have come off my bench for the second week running

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

      Jammy git

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

      Jammy

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

      Same

    4. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      1st time for me so lucky had pedro has 1st sub awb 2nd

      Missed awbs 15 and 9 pter previpusly

      Huge relief lol

  3. Live Lad
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Have Alonso, Kepa, Salah, Mane, Robbi in one match Next Week. Should I bench any?

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

      Kepa for me.

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

      No, there will be goals in that game and all of the above have the potential to be involved in those.

      1. AnfieldLad
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Fancy Kepa for a brace?

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      If you have any decent player for Kepa, yes. Other should start

  4. gunner1994
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Etheridge
    Alonso Laporte Robertson
    Mane Hazard Fraser Maddison
    Aguero Mitrovic Murray

    Hart Moutinho Holebas Wan-Bissaka

  5. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Maintaining my ml lead comes down to this, both own Alonso, with Arnie out 2nd has 1pt off the bench.

    Me ) Hazard and Bellerin +6
    2nd) Hazard (c)

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Ok

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        If your not interested , or having nothing to say , then just say nothing instead of wasting my time and yours

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          * you’re

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            This

    2. Woeisme
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Wow. Pretty tense

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yeh really close right, hope for a Bellerin CS and I should be ok I think

  6. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Wan Bissaka has more bonus this season already than mane had the whole of last season

  7. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard masterclass incoming.

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

      Is he on Masterchef?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Against most teams it would be easy to make a food related pun in response to this 🙁 Hammers not so much.

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

          🙁

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

          With Moussaka and Rice playing, its easy. Can even make a tangy Di(o)p.

        3. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Really focusing hard on pummeling the irons with his spinach and brocolli lasagne.

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

          West Spam?

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Spam on masterchef? Try again.

              1. Ginkapo FPL
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Spam fried rice without the spam....

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yup made a mistake again not capping him.

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

      Hopefully

  8. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Let's do this, hazard and alonso. With arnie and pedro out I'm not sure I've felt less fomo all year.

  9. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is triple Liverpool a must from gw9.Double Liverpool defense seems a good shout?Thoughts

    1. Woeisme
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Robertson, Salah, Firmino the 3 for me.

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

      I’m considering double pool defense

    4. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I was thinking about it recently and I may do it. Both Robertson and Trent are great value. (If they won't be rotated)

  10. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Hoping for a Hazard haul here.

    I'd take anything more than 8 points

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

      I meant 6

    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      you will get 2

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

    Bottomed a bit of help please 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

    1. King Kohli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd get Richarlison

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

        Yep.. let’s see how he goes tonight
        Thanks

  12. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Which is the best movie here?

    Patricio Hamer
    Mendy TAA Tomkins Alonso Kabasele
    Salah Hazard Dilva Fraser Cairney
    Kun Mitrovic Quaner

    1 FT 0.3 Itb

    A. Mendy + Cairney > Doherty + Richarlison
    B. Mendy + Quaner > Doherty + Ings/Jimenez
    C. Mendy > Trippier
    D. Any other

    1. King Kohli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Move*

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

        I like a.. leaves u a bit later hit at the back though

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

          Bit light at the back* - sorry

  13. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC please?

    Patricio Fabianski

    Azpilicueta Bellerin Alexander-Arnold (Cedric) (Wan-Bissaka)

    Salah Hazard Maddison Richarlison (Kenedy)

    Aguero Arnautovic Jimenez

  14. RomeluStormzy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on Wilson? Fixtures are good but seems to be doing nothing. Looking at Jimenez for Wolves.

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

      you can't be expecting him to return pts week in week out at that price range surely

    2. kime67
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      bournemouth are crap away

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He's a really strange player... one week he's running riot and shooting like crazy and the next week he's doing nothing and has 0 shots...(like yesterday). Last season was the same.

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

    Arnie out is quite a big miss for West Ham. At least they are at home though.

    1. kime67
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      the only player tha could have scored

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

      Hasn't been an advantage for them recently to be fair.

  16. kime67
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    alonso and haz vs zabaleta and noble. this is not ending well

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

      Broken legs and ribs you mean 😉

  17. United10
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is Trippier on corners and free kicks?

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

      Takes the majority over Eriksen, yes.

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

      yep

  18. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    if you are on wildcard who would you have Hazard or Kane, if you look next 4-5 fixtures. Kane have so much better fixtures ahead

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

      Moura's presence is restricting Kane IMO. Would be good to see Moura dropped before picking up Kane.

    2. Tempestic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd get both personally

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

      Hazard 100%

  19. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Just before Giroud/Rambo do something this afternoon to sway me, thoughts on these two options?

    A) Pedro & Kabasele/Pereira -> Richarlison & Doherty (bench Arnie until he's fit again)

    B) Aguero, Arnie, Pedro -> Lacazette, Vardy, Richarlison (-4)

    A is safer (keeping Aguero & Arnie) but B could be a stay ahead of the crowd move. Aguero has a great fixture, but this 60min sub thing is gonna wear a bit thin soon.

  20. Schliegs
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    sell:
    a) Robbo (Very Tough fixtures next two weeks and will be getting TAA in for him soon anyway) + Cairney
    b) Mendy + Cairney

    buy:
    1. Maddison + Doherty/Boly
    2. Fraser + Holebas
    3. other

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      1

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

    Anyone got the heat map for the bubbles, should be impressive.

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

      I seen it. It's not.

  22. piquiblanco
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Would you do Mane>Hazard this week for a hit, before the CHE-LIV fixture, or the week after, possibly for free?

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

      No way James

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

    Has Alonso been told not to go in the opposition box? Been hanging back when Chelsea attack.

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

      Lol

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

      It's based on opposition. Yarmolenko or Anderson (whichever is on his side) may need reigning in as opposed to a Cardiff/Huddersfield winger.

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

    Stay safe Richa, the rightful heir of the 3rd/4th midfield slot.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yeh Moura to him next week I think , but really struggling to get rid of Lucas tbh with his fixtures

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

        Same here. Not an easy decision.

  25. Jack Sparrow
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Pedro owners. You loving your juicy bench points?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Got 5. I’ll take it.

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I mean, Pedro was 1st sub, but Periera didn’t feature.

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

      Bi-Polar.

      1. Jack Sparrow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Get a dictionary and educate yourself .

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

          I'm an English teacher.

          1. Jack Sparrow
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            That is worrying. Primary would make sense.

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

              Professor.

  26. Ajaxeeding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is there any automated tool that can analyze all teams within a mini-league to show the number of common players?

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

      Make a spreadsheet

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

    WHU look more threatening in the first 5,6 minutes. CHE quite exposed at the back

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

    TAA next week.....

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

      Where's that?

  29. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Kovacic moves exactly like Hazard!!

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

      He's got the moves like Hazard.

  30. Krionos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling vs Hazard is an interesting comparison. Both have played very similar minutes.

    chances created:
    Hazard 11
    Sterling 10

    Big chances created:
    Hazard 2
    Sterling 1

    Goal attempts
    Sterling 15
    Hazard 14

    Shots in the box:
    Sterling 10
    Hazard 8

    Big Chances:
    Hazard 3
    Sterling 2

    After he was rested early Sterling seems pretty safe if you can call any City midfielder that. I don't own either, so I might have a gamble on Sterling next week, then possibly switch to Hazard for that Huddersfield game the week after.

    What do people reckon? Sterling not being mentioned much, but looks pretty good!

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      But Haz nailed plus pens.

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

      Nailed:
      Hazard Yes
      Sterling No

      Sterling too expensive for the potential rotation, imo.

    3. DF
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yep.
      I like your style.

    4. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea has already played Huddersfield...