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8 December 2018 1887 comments
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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. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling close

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      "close"

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Technically was

  2. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That’ll teach me for bringing in Kane and Wilson... and captaining the former.

    1. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Eh, not played yet!

      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        And both perfectly sensible moves

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Not Wilson.

      2. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        not playing at all!

        1. Hughes the Daddy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It's a 38gw competition, have to take short term losses on the chin

  3. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pep well and truly exposed again. Fraud.

  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What a gameweek, like it...also puts doubt into everyone's mind going forward.

  5. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane and Eriksen benched. No Salah. Aubameyang with a single assist v Huddersfield at home. This GW can do one.

  6. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hope Leicester duff Spurs now.

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson 3 easy saves :_

  8. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Really don’t want Kane to come on here, have Salah as VC cmonnnnnn

  9. @NF_Janner
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Came on here to moan about Sane going off. But just seen Kane on bench. Moan averted. 🙂

    1. @NF_Janner
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ... but what happened to Sane??

  10. Chief Break-Everything
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This game sucks.. Lets play Hungry Hungry Hippos

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ohhh the hippo is missing.

      1. Chief Break-Everything
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good call. I'm just about to take the kids out for a meal and I'm a very hungry hippo.

  11. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jorginho YC

  12. GianniBanani
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was considering Salah + Arnie > Laca + Sane, but I ended with Salah with armband and Jimenez upfront. Bullet dodged, but it should be Chicharito...

  13. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Please don't come-on knob head kanee.Want my juicy kamara 5 pointer

  14. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Needed an Eriksen hattrick to save my GW. Getting a 1 pointer instead.

  15. Gabbar Singh
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Felipe A on just 2 bonus?? Cant understand Mcarthur at 3 bps!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      More bonus.

    2. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be Marks work that .

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Holy heckin crap. This is literally the worst wildcard I've ever played.

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      i laughed. im guessing laca and kane?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I already had Kane, but I dropped Salah. On 21 from 6 with laca captain.

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Team link?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I don't wanna. It's shocking. Description above!

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Kane!

  18. Steinburg FC
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Almost capped Son(VC) this week but no as i took a hit to get La(C)a in...
    As long as we get the 3 points i don't care about my fpl score...

  19. jam
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    When the person above you in your mini league captains Azpiliqueta

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Or Bellerin.

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Diana Ross coming on

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If We Hold on Together for a CS.

  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Barkley on for injured Kova

  22. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    -come on Sarri take of Alonso

    1. GianniBanani
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes please

  23. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane (C) owners, who's your VC?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hattrick hero, so cameo expected for Kane.

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mo

    3. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Felipe

    4. HNI
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Felipe ofcourse

    5. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kane gonna get his mins

  24. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This GW...
    Salah > everyone else together

  25. Dr. Agabuse
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed

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

    13,4
    Sounds about right?

  26. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is great for Kane owners ( im Kane owner too) He is now certain starter in better game vs Burnley and great C option.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would have captained him either way, I'd rather he played.

    2. GianniBanani
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Really need 1 point cameo to make salahs impact even bigger

  27. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Poch we love you, yes we do

  28. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane, AWB, TAA, Mitro, Sane, Brooks, Trippier stinking it up this gw for me.

    Just one of those gws. I'll take my Auba captain points and run.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You've certainly a rare off day.

  29. Henning
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tempted to get Lacazette and Sane out for Chicharito and Salah.
    Have Sterling

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ooh like those moves