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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. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    How was Hazard not carded... Ref bottled it or has Haz as captain

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

      Ridiculous dive! 1 more and a welcomed YC will be coming his way

    2. Khark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Either a foul or a card I agree at play.

      On second viewing definitley a card.

      This ref is the biggest idiot to ever referee in history though.

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

        Phew!

  2. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    As a Fabianski and Hazard but not C owner, I should be hoping for a CS? Given how much more Hazard is owned and all those that will have (C) him. I guess a Hazard hattrick will be fine since plenty still don't own too, but it's prob worse if he just gets a single goal/assist.

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

      yeah with hazards EO a CS for fabs is better

    2. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      That logic makes zero sense
      Also we won't see a Haz hatty until 2021

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

    Arnie’s Mrs spotted

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

      She looks fit !

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

        He doesn't.

      2. adams_6
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Fitter than he is.

    2. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      She is fire

    3. International Richard
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Missed the clip. Since spent 20 mins looking her up online. Maybe I need more booze. She’s all lashes n tits. I’d rather a rough diamond like Eva Green

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

    Arnies mrs....my word!

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

      This

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

      Dang Sarah looking lovely this afternoon

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

        Sarri?

  5. Planet Head
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie's mrs... blimey

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

      This

  6. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Felipe Anderson looking very good

  7. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Arnie has a ridiculously fit missus who is doing everything to make Arnie unfit.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie in the BAPS again?

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Constant groin injuries

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

      ton of makeup

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

    Liverpool are going to hammer Chelsea next week

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yep.

    2. Sting in the Tail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Salah could have a field day getting in behind Alonso

  9. Dyballer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty or Jonny? Seems like the new Pereira or Chilwell debate... Jonny has more untapped potential and BAPS advantage most of the time, but Doherty is slightly more nailed (with Vinagre needing mins at LB too) and has more pen box touches

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Doherty

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

      Who is Jonny?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        https://youtu.be/yA9WhYnsD_4

        No5 is alive.

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

      Raul sometimes switches position with Doherty. When Raul drift wide, Doherty is in that CF position.

      1. Dyballer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Ooh, I actually have noticed this before. Shame Doherty isn’t a great finisher. It’s still a massive plus to his game

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

    Football has turned into a non contact sport

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

      You even get coverage of the women's premier league on the Guardian these days. Unbelievable.

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

        Lmao

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

        Hilarious

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

        Youre actually pathetic if youre serious with that... no room for sexism here.. just as bad as racism

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

          Bore off

      4. RC16
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Assuming this is a sarcastic comment... there’s far less simulation in the women’s game and the skill level is right there these days.

        1. RC16
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          ... right up there ...

      5. Planet Head
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Probably means that people are interested in that.

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

      Ok dad

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Leave means leave

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

        Bit harsh?

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

    Ready for the Richarlson show

  12. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    *site reported for misogyny

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

      Reported

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

      If it was lol@Arnies Mrs, they’d all have been modded 😉

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

      FFS is the last bastion of male dominance.

      It would be interesting to see some stats on just how many women actually use the site or bother with the forum.

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

        What % do you think? Surely below 5%
        I d say 1%

    4. Mic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Exactly..

  13. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    0-0 but is Arnie looking lively?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      His missus does

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

        Looked like his sister.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He's not playing. Not even on the bench.

  14. Teror
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Finally ready to ditch Firmino now that Southampton is out of the way, but who's the best replacement? Can't see past Mitrovic at the moment.

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

      I think it's mental to ditch Firmino. Liverpool can score against anybody and after chelsea and city the fixtures are amazing.

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

        He had five amazing fixtures out of six so far and has two goals and an assist. Not good enough. Not to mention that every Liverpool fan says he's playing deeper than usual this season. Liverpool on a whole seem to be playing more defensively because they know they actually can defend this season rather than needing to rack up as many goals as possible to put a bit of daylight between their opponents and Dejan Lovren.

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

      Nobody can see past mitrovic

      He's a tank

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        love your name lol

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

        Considering Zaha to Mitro now

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

      Vardy ?

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

      Set and forget

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

      Vardy?

    6. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      So... what if he scores or gives you constant returns in these tough fixtures? You’re now assuming that he won’t and can’t, by selling him.

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

      Mitro or Vardy I think

    8. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He's not THAT fat

    9. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Laca if you don't own him, and Mitro if you do.

      Vardy is a troll.

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

    Any mods own Pedro? Hurry, show me your authority.........

    1. bhunasallround
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Firmhandshakes

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Grim stuff

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

    Rubbish game.

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

    Brought Hazard in this week...can't help but think we've been here before.

    Rinse and repeat.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Welcome to my world

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Wally and Hazard

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

    Will Hazard get to play Cardiff every other week?

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

      It's Kane's turn now

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

    Asking for a friend.

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

      No, seriously, will anyone be my friend........

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    F off hazard you one week wonder

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

      5*

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

      I got two weeks out of him I’m quite happy

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

    Beaten to a header by Kante.

    Wow.

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

    Kanté CLOSE

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

      please no, Kante. I took you out for Milner and am already deeply regretting it 🙁

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

    Kante getting chances again.

  25. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Alonso playing so bad, seems lost

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

      The difference between full back and wing back..

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This is how he plays. Every week.

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

        7ml centre back

    3. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      And yet West ham don't look like scoring

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

        Are you joking Antonio has had two BIG chances that Arnie would have scored

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

          This

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

          But it's not Arnie, is it. And you can call it a 'big' chance all you like but we're not talking about open goals here. They were difficult chances

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

    Where on earth is the Chelsea creativity? Saw the same crap against Newcastle.

  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Haz captain fail the week I finally buy him.

    Of course.

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

      He's no good away.

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Kante getting closer ... only if he was good with headers

  29. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Not gonna do Salah to Hazard if Hazard blanks

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Great logic mate

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        :p

      2. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        +1

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

    Thats it, Hazard OUT OF MY TEAM!!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      He is crying after that decision

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

      Do it now, else you may change your mind before FT.

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        😆

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

      40 minutes too late.