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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. Rainer
    8 years, 19 days ago

    VVD with the armband is a beautiful sight 🙂

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Not on FPL though

  2. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Scores?

    1. J T
      8 years, 19 days ago

      50ish Fraser to go

    2. Tomerick
      8 years, 19 days ago

      63 with Fraser to go. A few bonus on the way too.

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      55 with zaha and Fraser to go

    4. XabiAlonso
      8 years, 19 days ago

      58 I think depending on sturridges baps

    5. Podge
      8 years, 19 days ago

      61 2 to go. No kane.

    6. Over Midwicket
      8 years, 19 days ago

      60 odd. Wilson and Fraser to go. Need Bournemouth to concede, badly. Otherwise I'll play AWB every gw from now on.

      1. Over Midwicket
        8 years, 19 days ago

        CPL to concede*

    7. Yes Don
      8 years, 19 days ago

      58 with 12 BAPS to be added and 6 bennett points off the bench. Plus Hart & Lowton

    8. GAMBIT
      8 years, 19 days ago

      63 with Fraser to go

    9. The 12th Man
      8 years, 19 days ago

      58 with Fraser and Zaha left.

    10. Dreaming of glory
      8 years, 19 days ago

      41 2 to play. Release the red arrows

      1. Hits from the Bong
        8 years, 19 days ago

        34 with 3 to play. I’ve never been so depressed.

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

      50+12+fraser

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

      55

    13. Vamos Los Celeste
      8 years, 19 days ago

      63 with Fraser AWB Zaha to go

    14. DivocksHighSocks
      8 years, 19 days ago

      56 with Baps and Wilson to come

    15. CRO KLOPP
      8 years, 19 days ago

      74 with Hart and Fraser left

  3. GE
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Salah -> Hazard a good move?

    1. Tomerick
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Definitely

  4. aborg
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Worst scenario for me as I predicted ! I had Salah, Firmino, Robertson and Alonso. A 1 - 1 draw with not the usual suspects involved for me !!

    1. J T
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Hazard is a usual suspect you didn’t have

      1. aborg
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Exactly 🙁

  5. #FPLBhuna
    8 years, 19 days ago

    what a goal but so frustrating losing that alonso cs after benching robertson.. gah

    1. Jolly Good
      8 years, 19 days ago

      And bps

      1. Over Midwicket
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Wasn't on for baps

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          8 years, 19 days ago

          He was

  6. Lumberjack
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Mane to Sterling happening tonight

    1. Jolly Good
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Happened last night for me 🙂

    2. GE
      8 years, 19 days ago

      So last night 😉

    3. Lumberjack
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Ha well done both. Considered it but didn't think it worth a hit.

  7. Bad Kompany
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Can’t wait to get my -2 points off my bench from lindelof. Second time I’ll be getting -2 off my bench

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

    Normality restored: Man City go top

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      8 years, 19 days ago

      1st vs 2nd next week.

    2. Regin
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Liv will beat city like they did in cl.

  9. Ed
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Salah + Zaha > Maddison + Kane for a hit is tempting...

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yep like it

  10. Bucket Man
    8 years, 19 days ago

    54 points from 8. Happy with that consedering I got 5 from 3 there. Don’t know what to do now. Do I get Hazard for Salah/Mane? Will probably backfire either way.

  11. Regin
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Wow bvb come from 0-2 down to beat Leverkusen away 4-2 to go top of the Bundesliga. Bayern 1 pt. In last 2 matches.
    Barca with 2 pts in their last 3 matches. Unbelievable!
    3 horse race on EPL.

    All 3 top leagues getting exciting now.

  12. UshFPL
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Salah+Aguero -> Hazard+Kane (-4)?

    1. Over Midwicket
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Yes yes yes

    2. Regin
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Good for gw8 and thereafter? Liv fixtures great from gw9.

      1. UshFPL
        8 years, 19 days ago

        I've still got my WC, reckon I'll play it soon

    3. GE
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Interesting, maybe a copy, but so riski!

  13. ZeBestee
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Hazard 36 baps. 10 points confirmed.

  14. Releasebreaks
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Too much money stuck on Aguero and Salah, plus I do not have Hazard, should I wildcard to this?

    Ederson
    TAA Alonson Trippier (WB Jonny)
    Hazard Sterling Maddison Fraser (Obiang
    Kane(c) Arnautovic Mitro

  15. #FPLBhuna
    8 years, 19 days ago

    65(-8)

    henny, pva, fraser to go

    i'll take that

    1. Bad Kompany
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Well played. I’m at 60 with Fraser and gudmundsson to go

      1. #FPLBhuna
        8 years, 19 days ago

        nice work bud

    2. Holmes
      8 years, 19 days ago

      You dont have the choice but to take that...

  16. CostaCoffee
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Before the game I would’ve taken a draw but can’t help but feel disappointed with the result now

  17. Bad Kompany
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Did anyone else go (K)ane?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      8 years, 19 days ago

      yep!

  18. olly:)
    8 years, 19 days ago

    71 from 9 with the wc team.

    benched patricios 10 pointer too!

    hart and fraser to play.

    1. ZeBestee
      8 years, 19 days ago

      77 here. Same players to go. Template.

      1. olly:)
        8 years, 19 days ago

        guessing u own hazard? think that's probs close to the difference as i went salah over him :/

        1. ZeBestee
          8 years, 19 days ago

          Yeah Hazard over Salah.

    2. olidooley
      8 years, 19 days ago

      74 for me....Patricio benched, Hart and Fraser to go!

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Mendy+Mane+Kun >> Bennett+Hazard+Kane(C) (-4)?

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

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

    Look like 55 with Hennessey and Fraser left, what about you?

    1. Flynny
      8 years, 19 days ago

      61 all out

    2. Ramboros
      8 years, 19 days ago

      31 with Hennessey, AWB, Fraser and King to go. Surely I'll get a return?

    3. Holmes
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Probably in 40s

      4 players but not much fire power left, so 60pts would be pretty good this week.

    4. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 19 days ago

      66 with Fraser left to go

    5. Pinturicchio10
      8 years, 19 days ago

      54pts, Hart and Fraser to go. Another successful gwk happy days.

  21. Pacer.
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Wonder if MOTD will finally have the nerve to point out that Sarri is pretty much certifiable playing Kante as a winger.

  22. aborg
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Against my will I’ll have to take Salah out. He is really not like he used to be in first season

    1. Flynny
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Problem is hudds and cardiff in gw9 and gw10.....

  23. WE ARE RANGERS
    8 years, 19 days ago

    73 points with Wilson left.
    Sterling cappo got me 28 points
    3.6k to around 1000 in the world
    Delighted

    1. Pacer.
      8 years, 19 days ago

      How do you find out projected rank?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      8 years, 19 days ago

      K

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Overall average 45 points, top 10k 55 points (incl. bps, from 9 players)

  25. Emiliano Sala
    8 years, 19 days ago

    F kepa

    1. Pinturicchio10
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Pot the brown like?

  26. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    8 years, 19 days ago

    AWB to save the game week...

  27. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    8 years, 19 days ago

    As a Salah owner, was interesting to hear a lot of Liverpool fans (not on here) saying they needed to bring Shaq on for Mo... and when it happened in the 66th minute, Shaq provided the assist.

    Food for thought.

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

      I mean, you can't give Shaq much credit for that.

  28. Chucky
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Chelsea to top the table next week hopefully...

    1. Chucky
      8 years, 19 days ago

      Ignore.. city's gd is superior

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        8 years, 19 days ago

        Oh dear 😛

        1. Chucky
          8 years, 19 days ago

          😀

  29. Pacer.
    8 years, 19 days ago

    74 with Wilson and Fraser to play

    Good week

  30. Bubz
    8 years, 19 days ago

    Wish I'd played AWB...

    1. Podge
      8 years, 19 days ago

      It was torture watching that with Alonso benched

    2. thunder_mike
      8 years, 19 days ago

      I had two wolves defenders on the bench, couldn’t decide which of Alonso or Robbo to bench so went with neither.