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20 October 2018 1533 comments
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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. Deulofail
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Luiz looks in control of his body today

  2. Nomar
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Not long got home. Haz having a bad day, then?

    1. Styles_X
      8 years, 5 days ago

      not been able to do much no

    2. Epic Fail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      He looks ok.

  3. noquarternt
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Dam knew I should've benched Alonso. Such an awful player.

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Wow!

    2. Epic Fail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Why did you play him if you knew?

    3. Sánchez
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Name 2 better fpl players this season

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      More points than haz

    5. Deulofail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Sarcasm or hypocrisy?

    6. noquarternt
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Nibble nibble

  4. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Luiz ruins another Willian assist...

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Luiz has had better chances than Alonso!

  6. Jafooli
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Button looking lively....

    1. Chucky
      8 years, 5 days ago

      😛

  7. diesel001
    8 years, 5 days ago

    What will the shock in the lineups be today then?

    I reckon Sterling benched (just a guess, got no info).

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      That would be excellent personally, though I'd have loved to get him this week myself.

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      8 years, 5 days ago

      My prediction
      No Arnie
      TAA benched
      Hughes benched

      Own all 3

    3. Obrigado
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Hope not :/

      KDB start maybe on the cards

    4. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Would be very FPL for Pep to bench just as ownership is growing.

  8. Obrigado
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Funny how a game can turn. What a game it is now!!

  9. Rainer
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Dirty Mata fooka

  10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Get the sin bin ready Scouts.

    Team sheets soon. LOLLlllllllllllllllllllllll

    1. Brosstan
      8 years, 5 days ago

      @ Sterling owners?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        8 years, 5 days ago

        No way Jose! 😆

  11. The Enlightener
    8 years, 5 days ago

    That should be red

  12. barracuda
    8 years, 5 days ago

    I wanted to bench Haz and Alonso just didn't have balls to do it.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah ok m8

      1. barracuda
        8 years, 5 days ago

        I am mad so why don't you believe me ? 🙂

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Nobody puts Hazard in the corner.

  13. Fred54
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Mata was possessed with the spirit of Costa there.

  14. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Everyone slagging Alonso but he has more points than Haz does so far in this match.

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Well they both have the best part of sweet f all so I'm not sure that argument holds up...

  15. Jafooli
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Team sheets?

    1. Epic Fail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      F5

  16. Chucky
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Kane(C) cappers in for a lively GW... sit back and enjoy his hattie...

    1. Jafooli
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Naughty Chucko......who you capper?

      1. Chucky
        8 years, 5 days ago

        not revealing until he gets his hattie...

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      8 years, 5 days ago

      You said captain 2 times, thats quadruple captain 😮

  17. Styles_X
    8 years, 5 days ago

    is there a more likable player than mata?

    1. Rainer
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Kante.

    2. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Ian Dowie?

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Yes loads

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      a seriously nice bloke

    5. noquarternt
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Alonso

    6. Brosstan
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Troy Deeney

    7. Deulofail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Theodore Walcott

    8. The Durham Bumpers
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Jemaine Pennant

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Welcome to the pep show

  19. Fred54
    8 years, 5 days ago

    At least the Kante band wagon died on its arse...I said...

  20. tm245
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Where is Giroud? Thought he would start.

    1. Egg noodle
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Chelsea trying hard to justify Morata wages

      1. tm245
        8 years, 5 days ago

        Shame, Giroud really opens thing up for them.

  21. theodosios
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Alonso you bloody troll...Last season he got 10+ blanks when I bought him and it will be another 7m fairy tale

  22. Bubz
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Will Fraser troll?

    1. El-Kloppico
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Maddy 1st sub.

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Start or no show, depends what you prefer.

      Stanislas back makes it easier for Howe not to risk him.

    3. Deulofail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      His name is Ryan

  23. Egg noodle
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Sterling is going to be on the bench isn't he...

    1. The Enlightener
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Doubt it, but guess we shall see soon enough

    2. Epic Fail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Hopefully not even in the squad.

    3. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Better not be as I have Haz(vc) 😎

    4. grumpyman
      8 years, 5 days ago

      I think so. Won't be a disaster though, he can easily score in a 15 minute cameo against tired legs.

    5. jtreble
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Don’t trust the MNC forums. They don’t know anything.

    6. diesel001
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Had two games for England and then has to fly to play Shakhtar on Tuesday. Could be a lot of changes IMO because of the long flight for the CL match. Probably the guys who were not on international duty (Laporte, Mendy, Aguero, KDB) are safe as they could use the minutes to get the rust off.

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Salah Aguero Sterling benched predictions.

    Bookmark in case in right lol. I hope not.

    1. Egg noodle
      8 years, 5 days ago

      That's rather impossible

  25. TOPCAT1960
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Looks like Hazard is NOT essential !!

    1. The Enlightener
      8 years, 5 days ago

      What possesses people on so many of the FFS comments these days?

    2. Rostah
      8 years, 5 days ago

      And there was me thinking he'd get double digit returns every single match for the remainder of the season...

    3. Sánchez
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Aye? Good luck with that.

  26. Jafooli
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Any one else got Obiang ready to step up from the bench?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Schneiderlin prepped and ready.

  27. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 5 days ago

    West Ham fan sites suggest Arnie does play - Snoddy and Cresswell in for Masuaku and Yarmo.

    1. Bubz
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Too big a game for him to miss imo

    2. Egg noodle
      8 years, 5 days ago

      First name on the team sheet unless injured

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 5 days ago

      Sorry - Snoddy in for Obiang. I hope not - he's my cheapie.

    4. Epic Fail
      8 years, 5 days ago

      No need for fan sites predictions. The lineups are out soon.

  28. Chucky
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Hazzo grab that winner yah one trick pony...

    1. Jafooli
      8 years, 5 days ago

      😆

  29. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    8 years, 5 days ago

    2 mins for team sheets

  30. Bolivian Seaman
    8 years, 5 days ago

    Chelsea have lost all discipline