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29 September 2018 1384 comments
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There were few team selection surprises ahead of Chelsea’s big Premier League clash with Liverpool.

However, Fantasy Premier League managers remain apprehensive, with this particular match proving very hard to call.

The stock of Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) has fallen in recent weeks but he still sits at 41.2% ownership. Eden Hazard (£11.0m) is not far behind as he is backed by 36.8% of Fantasy managers. So there are plenty out there hoping for attacking returns.

However, it will be difficult for many to know where their allegiances lie in this one as defenders Marcos Alonso (£6.9m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.3m) remain fashionable assets.

The Chelsea man is in 45.3% of squads, with Robertson in 27.2%.

With highly-owned premium forwards Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) and Harry Kane (£12.4m) already delivering this weekend, there will be pressure on anyone who has captained a player at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool’s defensive prospects have been boosted by the fact that Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) has been passed fit.

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

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Buck The Trent
    8 years, 19 days ago

    68 + 3 players to go ... not a bad WC

    1. billysupertramp
      8 years, 19 days ago

      wait what?

    2. Buck The Trent
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Ooops ... top page 🙁

    3. Yes Don
      8 years, 19 days ago

      58 + 6 off the bench + BAPS + double Burnley defence.
      (Free hit)

  2. Fantasy Gold
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Chelsea v Pool score predictions?

    1. Les Bleus
      8 years, 19 days ago

      0-2

    2. billysupertramp
      8 years, 19 days ago

      2-0

    3. The Head-Ake
      8 years, 19 days ago

      2-2

    4. Chucky
      8 years, 19 days ago

      2-1

    5. Cok3y5murf
      8 years, 19 days ago

      2-1

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      8 years, 19 days ago

      0-2

    7. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 19 days ago

      3-2

    8. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      3-1

    9. My Name Is Pepu
      8 years, 19 days ago

      2-0 to Chelsea

      Hazard masterclass

    10. Bob B
      8 years, 19 days ago

      1-0

    11. GE
      8 years, 19 days ago

      0-0

    12. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
      8 years, 19 days ago

      1-1

  3. Meinhoff
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Come on Eden!

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      8 years, 19 days ago

      About to buy provided he impresses again. Late to the party I know

      1. Valar(Keith)
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Same

  4. Simply Loveleh
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Struggling with a decision.... Sterling and arnie or kane and knockeart

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Harry

    2. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Sterling and Arnie for me

  5. The Mastermind
    8 years, 19 days ago

    44 points with 5 players to go... not bad 🙂

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      8 years, 19 days ago

      68 with 4 players to go .. defo not bad 🙂

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      8 years, 19 days ago

      100 with 16 to go, so so

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    8 years, 19 days ago

    All... another garbage week so far.

    Mendy+Mane+Kun >> Bennett+Hazard+Kane(C) (-4)?? I’ll likely WC after that

    Patricio
    Alonso • Robertson • Mendy*
    Salah • Richarlison • Mané • Kenedy
    Kun • Zaha • Arnautovic
    (Hamer • AWB • Cairney • Tomkins)

    1. Buck The Trent
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yeah

    2. S.Kuqi
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Do it

    3. My Name Is Pepu
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Don't lose Kun

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        8 years, 19 days ago

        I want Kane and I might get him back on WC

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Rather ditch Salah

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            8 years, 19 days ago

            So which striker would you drop??

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yeah

  7. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    8 years, 19 days ago

    41 from 6 with salah haz Alonso king Fraser to go.Any good?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      8 years, 19 days ago

      So so, same score as me. Reckon above bud?

  8. My Name Is Pepu
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Eden Azzzzzaaaaaaa

  9. Rainer
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Time to get behind the couch 😀

    Up the Reds!

  10. Zilla
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Scout pick doing good.

  11. ooooo
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Thoughts on this draft? Swapping sterling and aguero
    Hart
    Alonso Trent Doherty
    Salah Sterling Haz Fraser
    Vardy Arnie Mitrovic

    Button Bennett WB Masuaku

  12. L'Aeroplanino
    8 years, 19 days ago

    well, Salah or Aguero out for Kane next week then?

  13. Jules Rimet
    8 years, 19 days ago

    PEP: (@aguerosergiokun is) struggling with some problems in his feet.

    We spoke about him playing 55, 60 mins. That’s what happened. We were lucky he scored a goal in that moment.

  14. Demel
    8 years, 19 days ago

    68 +3 to go. Hoping for a Chelsea win to nil in this game.

    1. AIRMILES
      8 years, 19 days ago

      62 with 4 to play. Bout time I had a good week.

  15. Buck The Trent
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Chose Salah and dropped Hazard on my WC, hopefully Hazard wont punish me !

  16. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    thank god that euro golf w@nkfest has finished for the day

  17. Champions united
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Zaha +lucas+mendy>kane+doherty+hoj (-4)

    Yes or no

  18. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Can’t belive my triple Woves defence gave me returns again lol

    1. Bob B
      8 years, 19 days ago

      I can

    2. Nascimento
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Lmao

  19. AIRMILES
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Score predictions?

  20. teneighty
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Maybe I'll keep Siggy a while longer...

  21. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    This is a crazy good weekend. 37 feels poor until I realise I've got 7 players to go! 4 tonight and 3 on MNF!

    1. Dacra
      8 years, 19 days ago

      40 with 6 left.

      Feels OK.

  22. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Currently have:
    Patricio, Hamer
    Alonso, Mendy, Robertson, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett
    Hazard, Mane, Richarlison, Fraser, Billing
    Aguero, Vardy, Mitrovic

    Should I do:
    a) Laporte for Mendy
    b) 4.5m for Mendy (to afford Salah for Mane next week)
    c) Kane for Aguero
    d) Other

  23. Dacra
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Lukaku to Kane for free?

    Have 2.3itb

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Don't really want to ship Aguero, but Pep's post match comments and him continuing to only play 60 are not very optimistic, and is frustrating especially when (C)

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Risen to the bait again. What did Pep say?

      This is the last time you hook me.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 19 days ago

        wasn't intentional lol, i thought someone else posted it...

        PEP: (@aguerosergiokun is) struggling with some problems in his feet.

        We spoke about him playing 55, 60 mins. That’s what happened. We were lucky he scored a goal in that moment.

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Thanks. Sounds ok.

    2. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Same issue here, tempted to go Kane, but need some sort of City coverage I think

    3. Yoshioka
      8 years, 19 days ago

      I reckon I'd take 60 mins of Aguero over 90 mins of pretty much every other striker in the league other than a fit and firing Kane.

  25. In Bale We Trust
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Kane finished game uninjured right?

  26. Yoshioka
    8 years, 19 days ago

    I did Salah to Sigurdsson and Mitro to Kane with my 2 free transfers... hoping for a Salah blank for a pretty perfect ff day.

    1. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Wow, definition of perfect subs right there

  27. Farke in hell
    8 years, 19 days ago

    YNWA= You'll Never Win Anything

  28. Flynny
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Already thinking about my international break wildcard....

    Only going to be able to include 3 of these.

    A...salah
    B...hazard
    C....kun
    D....kane

    Which one should be left out??

    Thanks

    1. AIRMILES
      8 years, 19 days ago

      a

  29. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Next week
    A)kun
    B)Vardy
    C)Kane - 4

    1. Flynny
      8 years, 19 days ago

      C