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Dugout Discussion December 8

Sterling and Hazard lead respective attacks at Stamford Bridge

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Both Chelsea and Manchester City will have their attacks led by midfielder players at Stamford Bridge this evening.

Eden Hazard (£10.9m) has been deployed in the false-nine position for the Blues, flanked by Pedro (£6.3m) and Willian (£7.3m). After recent performances Olivier Giroud (£7.7m) is on the bench while and Álvaro Morata (£8.6m) is absent from the matchday squad entirely.

Marcos Alonso (£7.1m) keeps his place at left-back while Mateo Kovacic (£5.8m) is preferred to Ross Barkley (£5.7m) once again.

It’s Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) who plays up front for Manchester City this evening, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) and Leroy Sané (£9.4m) joining him in the front three.

Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) drops to the bench while David Silva (£8.7m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) retain their places in central midfield.

In defence, Aymeric Laporte (£6.1m) comes back into the side and is paired with John Stones (£5.3m) at centre-back, Fabian Delph (£5.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.5m) in the wide areas.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilucueta; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Willian, Pedro; Hazard.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph; Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva; Mahrez, Sané; Sterling.

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

    Does anyone else keep getting logged out of the FPL website?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah. I think it happens mostly when I restart my phone or laptop, but sometimes - rarely - when I don't, too

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  2. Carcaju
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    If only I had captained Salah...

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Look at all those ppl who doesnt own him

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea AAA juhuuuuuu

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

    I called this!!

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    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same.

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/12/08/aubameyang-and-lacazette-both-start-for-arsenal/?hc_page=24&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_19429967

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      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Didn’t quite get the Alonso involvement.. but will take the cleanie.

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        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He was pretty bad tonight.. I'll take those 6 pts and run.

          Might still be getting rid..

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          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I never thought I’d sell him barring injury this year.. but he’s been poor and there are genuine questions over his game time.

            Ironically need to downgrade him to enable bringing in one of those players in a light blue shirt who played terrible today.

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  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I̶n̶v̶i̶n̶c̶i̶b̶l̶e̶s̶

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  6. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pleased as a Haz Alonso owner with 0 ManC assets

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    1. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Two home games for City, you best load up!

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    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Snap.

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    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      When do you plan on bringing a City asset in?
      Who?
      And finally, how?

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  7. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Taking Salah + Haz out was not my finest hour

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    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

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      1. No_Mo_Salah?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I took Alonso out as well:)

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  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What does Sarri have in his mouth?

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    1. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Fag ends usually, to keep him going through the game. I’m not even joking....

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yuck

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Something strange with FPL site

    I wouldn't log in if asked. Potential hacking or key logging going on.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If asked for password numerous times if logged in already don't log in

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    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah haul wrecked it

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    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Your url doesn’t work. Did you have a dodgy team name and get deleted?

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  10. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Didn't anticipate Alonso getting more points than 0 from this, but I gladly take it.

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  11. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Squad game of course but man there's a lot of jammy sods getting points off the bench this gw!

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

    Buy in GW1, never sell, never bench, never captain ... Alonso

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You mean Robbo

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    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Agree. The theory about treating him as if he was a 7m midfielder who also gets 4 points for a clean sheet is best as you would never sell him in that case.

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    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Could almost fit those lyrics into the great Bobby Zamora song:

      When you’re sat in row z, and the ball hits your head, that’s Zamora!

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  13. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Klopp probably jizzing in ecstasy

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

    Pep blaming the corner would be interesting.

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  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Having a shocker.

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same.. Basically everyone who kept their WCs for now got destroyed and everyone who used up their WC earlier and were stuck with the previous template profited

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

      Worse than 30 with Kane captain 🙁

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  16. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Did Alonso punish sellers? I mean, I bought Kolasinac for him.

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

      A transfer is worth 4 points and you lost one for 2 so yeah.

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      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Was on a wildcard 😉

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    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This

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

      In a few gameweeks time you will buying him back 😉

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      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I left spare cash to cover such an eventuality 😉

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    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He punished them alright. Look at those fixtures ahead and kola is not nailed mate.

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

      Shocking WC though 😉

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      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        It's only Robertson I'm disappointed about - was always going to score low as I would still have captained Lacazette.

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  17. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    WC incoming...
    Current:
    Fab, Foster
    Robbo, Kola, Doherty, Wan-B, Bednarek
    Sterling, Hazard, Fraser, Rich, Gunnarsson
    Kane, Wilson, Laca (@#$%&)

    Dropped Salah a couple weeks back. Bring him back and go lighter at fwd? Bring back Alonso? Kane > Auba for funds?

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    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Oops. Team listed is my current squad, NOT wild card.

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  18. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Why Sane left the match early ?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Injured

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    2. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Poor game

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    3. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Just subbed - earlier mistake

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      • BoleynWin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He wasn’t injured it was tactical, he was marginally at fault for the Chelsea goal after ball watching & allowing Kante in. I fully expect him to start next weekend at home

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      • Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Imo, people should have kept sane. Jesus has become useless

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        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Pep

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    4. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Worst GW ever 15k > 40.8k 🙁

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      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Was at 11k. I don't even want to check my OR right now. I had a monster midweek, though, so I guess I was due a stinker.

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    5. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Quite a few Alonso benchers around . That must hurt more than selling

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He's my highest points scorer. Quite incredible...!!

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Not really, I have Wilson and Alonso first sub

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      3. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        sold him for bellerin last week, when they both got 0, and this week they've both got 6 it seems. can live with that

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    6. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso Robertson Salah Hazard.. I miss all of you 🙁

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      1. Bob B
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        🙁

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      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Have all 🙂

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      3. Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Have all bar Salah!

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    7. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling and Sane combines for 3 points.

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      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Got both 🙁

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      2. Bob B
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Brought them in for Salah and Hazard, lovely

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    8. Our Tiny Windows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Who would you rather have for the remaining fixtures?

      Son
      Moura
      Jiminez?

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    9. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Busy evening ahead for the Chelsea club store with all the City fans around.

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    10. Bob B
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Since GW5, David Luiz has more points (after playing 1 game less) than Alonso... for 1.4m less

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    11. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      FFS my pre WC team wouldve smashed it. Horrible. Last few game weeks been horrible!!’

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    12. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      My word... What happened to Sterlings consistency Jonty

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    13. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks Chelsea. Arsenal are title contenders again 😀

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    14. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wildcard:
      Leno 4,0
      Doherty TAA AWB ? ?
      Hazard Salah Sterling Snoddy Rich
      Kane Kamara ?

      13,4
      Sounds about right??

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    15. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      another week where if I saved my FT I would have scored more points (even though I transferred out arnie)

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      1. Bob B
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        If I saved my WC I would have scored more points

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