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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. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    azp masterclass

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

    Azpilicueta MOTM by a mile

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3baps confirmed

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

    Kane cappers- who's your VC?

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

      Salah

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Richarlison. Could still work out okay.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah VC for 19% of top 10k teams

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

      Salah so gonna watch the game with my eyes closed, hopefully spurs can get a couple ahead at HT

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

        Kane benched

  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Noooo Dilvaaaaa

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dial up only in the Cayman Islands?

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      silva>son easy peasy

  5. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should I sell Sané?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Huh?

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

        He was sacrificed in the game, so he's more likely to be the one getting benched, right?

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Can’t work out whether your trolling or not....

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

            I'm really not. I went Sané to save some cash to fund other moves. Sterling seems like the one I should have targeted.

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

          Played a lot recently so it is a rest aswell, looked tired

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

            Should I fear for next GW? Only have that one City mid.

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

              Should have two, this is a fluke..

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

                Beeing thinking of Hazard > Sterling, but I don't know about that now.

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

                  been*

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

                  Just double check Chelsea fixtures. You surely can't sell Haz.

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

                    Well, it's Sterling who's coming in, right? Can't have both.

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

              No

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

                I hope you're right!

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Give over, you buy cite, you enter the Pep lottery.

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

        Could always do as Rönka; just have Ederson.

  6. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to Le Marchand earlier?

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

      Got caught up in the French riots.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Christie and Chambers didn't play either.

      Tinkerman is resting players I think.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers GB

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

    With Kun and KDb coming back, Sane bandwagon derailed during Xmas?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      There's a Sane bandwagon?

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is a surprising scoreline......

  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Blimey gone for a nap and woken up to carnage
    - Dilva injured 🙁
    - Sane off early - wow
    - Haz assist! 🙂
    - Kane bench?!

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The only thing that really matters this GW is Salah or no Salah tbh.

  10. El Lobito 10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane was shite.
    A. Keep
    B. Sell

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

      A

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

      Keep & hope.

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep I think. Even when not playing the ball might hit off him into the net

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

      sell please you don't deserve him

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks all. Lol ok steiny 😀

  11. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So Salah plays all season, then gets benched during the week and Kane hauls, today Kane who has played all season is benched and Salah hauls. Okay. I think I understand now.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A hazard goal will get him MAX BAPS

  13. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    LUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZZZZZZZZZZZZ

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    LUIZZZZZZ

  15. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sideshow Nob 2-0

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

    Sideshow Bob goal

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    OH MY GOD 2 - 0 LUIZ

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Azpi bossing the BPS

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

    2-0 Chelsea! Ha!!

  20. Licky
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If only that had been Rudiger.

  21. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wow!

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

    Any word of Alonso coming off before City score?

  23. FPL Puppy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    OMG LUIZ

  24. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not Luiz. Anyone but him

    1. DMP
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Benfica!

      1. Carcaju
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ahah boa

        1. DMP
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

        2. DMP
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Esta merda só dá Benfica. 3 em campo!

          1. Carcaju
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            E que 3!

  25. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Yes yes yess... Hazarrrddddd assst

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

    City beat

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazardddd assit

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

    Wow..

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Luiz G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haz A bandwagon here we go.

  30. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    David Luiz first sub coming in for TAA 😐