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Hazard the Fantasy focal point as Chelsea kick-off Gameweek 9

Eden Hazard (£11.4m) will be the Fantasy Premier League focal point as Chelsea get Gameweek 9 started this lunch-time.

He comes into the Blues’ meeting with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge as the second-most owned asset in FPL, behind only Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) with 51.0% backing.

Fantasy managers will also be hoping for a clean sheet with Marcos Alonso (£7.0m) still in 45.9% of squads.

Investment in Manchester United has waned in recent weeks with their most popular option David De Gea (£5.8m). He remains owned by 18% despite going four Gameweeks without a clean sheet.

Their most fashionable outfield option is Paul Pogba (£8.1) with 13.9% backing. Interestingly, the Frenchman has been tipped by  Joe’s famed Goals Imminent table.

On the injury front, both Antonio Rudiger (£5.9m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) came through doubts over their fitness while Ross Barkley (£5.7m) was named on the bench.

Luke Shaw (£5.1m) overcame his knock to start for Man United.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Morata.

MAN UNITED XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Martial, Lukaku.

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  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Scenes 🙂

  2. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I love when randomers haul

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jose in.

  4. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ah shite, Fraser is going to do me over

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is Mendy starting? He is my captain!

    1. WorldCupDanB
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  6. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Diesel with a great prediction again. Excellent mate

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Makes sense to me. If Southgate had only played him in one of the England matches he probably would have started. But two matches, plus a long flight to play Shakhtar is too much IMO for him to start today.

  7. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea deserve that on account of poor team play there. Starting with useless Morata at the top, back to Rudiger watching Mata send it in, etc.

  8. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mark spewing

  9. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jose saves job

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Team News: BOU vs SOU, CAR vs FUL, MCI vs BUR, NEW vs BHA, WHU vs TOT, WOL vs WAT
    Referee: Lee Probert,Kevin Friend,Jonathan Moss,Andre Marriner,Martin Atkinson,Lee Mason

    BOU: Begovic, Aké, Adam Smith, Steve Cook, Francis, Brooks, Lerma, Fraser, Lewis Cook, Wilson, King
    Subs: Boruc, Rico, Gosling, Ibe, Surman, Stanislas, Defoe

    SOU: McCarthy, Cédric, Bertrand, Hoedt, Stephens, Højbjerg, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Lemina, Austin, Ings
    Subs: Gunn, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Gabbiadini, Long

    CAR: Etheridge, Bamba, Bennett, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Camarasa, Gunnarsson, Murphy, Arter, Paterson, Reid
    Subs: Smithies, Cunningham, Jazz Richards, Harris, Damour, Hoilett, Zohore

    FUL: Bettinelli, Ream, Chambers, Le Marchand, Odoi, McDonald, Seri, Johansen, Schürrle, Sessegnon, Mitrovic
    Subs: Rico, Christie, Mawson, Zambo Anguissa, Ayité, Vietto, Kamara

    MCI: Ederson, Kompany, Stones, Laporte, Mahrez, Fernandinho, Mendy, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Sané, Agüero
    Subs: Muric, Otamendi, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Jesus, Sterling, Foden

    BUR: Hart, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Cork, Lennon, Gudmundsson, Defour, Hendrick, Vokes
    Subs: Heaton, Long, Bardsley, Westwood, Wood, Vydra, Barnes

    NEW: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Fernández, Dummett, Diamé, Ritchie, Kenedy, Shelvey, Muto, Pérez
    Subs: Darlow, Manquillo, Schär, Hayden, Atsu, Murphy, Joselu

    BHA: Ryan, Dunk, Bruno, Duffy, Bong, Kayal, Jahanbakhsh, Stephens, Izquierdo, March, Murray
    Subs: Button, Bernardo, Balogun, Knockaert, Andone, Locadia, Bissouma

    WHU: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Cresswell, Diop, Felipe Anderson, Noble, Yarmolenko, Rice, Snodgrass, Arnautovic
    Subs: Adrián, Masuaku, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Diangana, Antonio, Chicharito

    TOT: Lloris, Sánchez, Alderweireld, Trippier, Davies, Lucas Moura, Sissoko, Lamela, Dier, Winks, Kane
    Subs: Gazzaniga, Walker-Peters, Aurier, Eriksen, Dembélé, Llorente, Son

    WOL: Patrício, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Neves, Jonny, Moutinho, Doherty, Jota, Costa, Jiménez
    Subs: Ruddy, Hause, Vinagre, Saïss, Traoré, Bonatini, Cavaleiro

    WAT: Foster, Cathcart, Masina, Mariappa, Kiko Femenía, Hughes, Pereyra, Capoue, Deulofeu, Doucouré, Success
    Subs: Gomes, Ben Wilmot, Navarro, Prödl, Sema, Quina, Gray

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Beautiful! Patience pays off

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers, Mon Newcastle

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hero

    4. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      cheers!

  11. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Man City official Twitter fail.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      They retweeted Burnley line up before 1400 but still haven't posted there own team line up...

  12. Carlton_Goal
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thought his first touch ruined that chance but what a finish!

  13. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Martial still better than overrated Alexis!
    Good for the money minded brat!

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Called it re Sterling....

  15. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    STERLING BENCHED!!!

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      NOOOOOooooooooooo

    2. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yup.

  16. Styles_X
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    alonso at fault for both goals...surely he is going to get benched now

  17. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Would it be a mistake to look at bringing in Rashford?

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

      Subbed off injured...

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

      Martial off instead I think...

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

    Lineup - Fulham starting line-up: Marcus Bettinelli, Denis Odoi, Maxime Le Marchand, Kevin McDonald, Tim Ream, Calum Chambers, Jean Michael Seri, Stefan Johansen, Aleksandar Mitrovic, André Schürrle, Ryan Sessegnon.
    Substitutes: Cyrus Christie, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Luciano Vietto, Aboubakar Kamara, Alfie Mawson, Floyd Ayité, Sergio Rico

    Lineup - Cardiff starting line-up: Neil Etheridge, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Joe Bennett, Aron Gunnarsson, Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba, Víctor Camarasa, Harry Arter, Bobby Reid, Callum Paterson, Josh Murphy.
    Substitutes: Loïc Damour, Greg Cunningham, Alex Smithies, Jazz Richards, Kenneth Zohore, Kadeem Harris, David Junior Hoilett

    Lineup - Southampton starting line-up: Alex McCarthy, Cédric Soares, Ryan Bertrand, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Wesley Hoedt, Jack Stephens, Nathan Redmond, Mario Lemina, Danny Ings, Charlie Austin, Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    Substitutes: Jannik Vestergaard, Manolo Gabbiadini, Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Maya Yoshida, Angus Gunn, Shane Long

    Lineup - Bournemouth starting line-up: Asmir Begovic, Simon Francis, Adam Smith, Jefferson Lerma, Steve Cook, Nathan Aké, David Brooks, Lewis Cook, Callum Wilson, Joshua King, Ryan Fraser.
    Substitutes: Artur Boruc, Andrew Surman, Jordon Ibe, Diego Rico, Jermain Defoe, Dan Gosling, Junior Stanislas

    Lineup - Spurs starting line-up: Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Ben Davies, Harry Winks, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sánchez, Moussa Sissoko, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Erik Lamela, Lucas Moura.
    Substitutes: Christian Eriksen, Serge Aurier, Kyle Walker-Peters, Son Heung-Min, Mousa Dembélé, Paulo Gazzaniga, Fernando Llorente

    Lineup - West Ham starting line-up: Lukasz Fabianski, Pablo Zabaleta, Aaron Cresswell, Declan Rice, Fabián Balbuena, Issa Diop, Andriy Yarmolenko, Mark Noble, Marko Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson, Robert Snodgrass.
    Substitutes: Chicharito, Michail Antonio, Adrián, Arthur Masuaku, Grady Diangana, Ryan Fredericks, Angelo Ogbonna

    Lineup - Brighton starting line-up: Mat Ryan, Bruno, Gaëtan Bong, Dale Stephens, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Beram Kayal, Glenn Murray, Solly March, José Izquierdo.
    Substitutes: David Button, Anthony Knockaert, Florin Andone, Bernardo, Yves Bissouma, Leon Balogun, Jürgen Locadia

    Lineup - Newcastle starting line-up: Martin Dubravka, DeAndre Yedlin, Paul Dummett, Jonjo Shelvey, Jamaal Lascelles, Federico Fernández, Matt Ritchie, Mohamed Diamé, Yoshinori Muto, Ayoze Pérez, Kenedy.
    Substitutes: Jacob Murphy, Karl Darlow, Christian Atsu, Javier Manquillo, Joselu, Fabian Schär, Isaac Hayden

    Lineup - Burnley starting line-up: Joe Hart, Matthew Lowton, Charlie Taylor, Steven Defour, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Jack Cork, Sam Vokes, Jeff Hendrick, Aaron Lennon.
    Substitutes: Matej Vydra, Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes, Kevin Long, Tom Heaton, Phil Bardsley, Ashley Westwood

    Lineup - Man City starting line-up: Ederson, Riyad Mahrez, Benjamin Mendy, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho, David Silva, Sergio Agüero, Bernardo Silva, Leroy Sané.
    Substitutes: Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Arijanet Muric, Nicolás Otamendi, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Oleksandr Zinchenko

    Lineup - Watford starting line-up: Ben Foster, Kiko Femenía, Adam Masina, Etienne Capoue, Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Gerard Deulofeu, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Isaac Success, Will Hughes, Roberto Pereyra.
    Substitutes: Ben Wilmot, Andre Gray, Domingos Quina, Marc Navarro, Ken Sema, Sebastian Prödl, Heurelho Gomes

    Lineup - Wolves starting line-up: Rui Patrício, Matt Doherty, Jonny, Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Ryan Bennett, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Raúl Jiménez, Hélder Costa, Diogo Jota.
    Substitutes: Adama Traoré, Léo Bonatini, Kortney Hause, Romain Saïss, Ivan Cavaleiro, John Ruddy, Rúben Vinagre

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers.

      Arnie plays, Obiang benched.
      Sterling benched as predicted.

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mendy and Sane together at last!

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Top man Whizz again. Glad somome is on the ball

    4. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      cheers!

  19. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero Bilva Mendy.

    Let's go crazy

  20. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Couple of years ago the lineups would be posted by now. What's happened

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Timing

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Was asking about getting in Martial but people on here told me to get Hazard instead. Unbelievable...

    1. Botman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Shouldn't blame others for your own decision

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Omg sterling

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    no sterling... cappers in heaven...

  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Has that guy that captained Tony Martial turned up yet?

  25. johnnys balloons
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Dont know why all that nagging about Alonso. Guy is defender who is more in front opposite goal that infront of his and always is dangerous.
    As a non-owner I am affraid every game that he could explode. If you own him just be patient

  26. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling benched scenes

  27. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    And they said he won't play Mendy and Sane together

  28. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    United bring on someone else to take a yellow for hacking down Hazard.

  29. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Fraser starts!

  30. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Keep him on the bench then. Kane VC