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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard took it 😮

  2. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    City might concede more by going all out attack

  3. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    get in hazzzzzzzz assist

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

    Wow

  5. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    No Mendy no clean sheets 😛

  6. J T
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Come on lads \o/

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This is great for the title race, very impressed by Chelsea's tactics today.

  8. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    rage quitting this shite of a game.

    Laporte and sterling can't even get me 4 pts!!!! combined.

  9. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Get in! Balls to FPL up the flipping pool.

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

  10. adey70
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Solidarity with anyone else who changed captains from Salah to Kane five mins before deadline. Waiting for him to inevitably come on is gonna be awful...

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine selling Hazard and Salah.

    Who would do that?

    ... it's me. I did that.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Having a hazard grav.Shame on u

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        We have been shite these last few games. No clue where this performance has come from.

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Trust the process mate.Trust sarriball

    2. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      And me. Also binned Robertson as well.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same!

  12. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard my boy .Laughing at sellers.

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    So glad I kept Hazard and Salah

  14. balint84
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A) next week get rid of Richarlison, buying Sané or B.Silva
    B) straight swap D.Silva to Hazard and bench Richarlison

  15. Carcaju
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ahah I have both D Luiz and Hazard! If only I had captained Salah...!

  16. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard 4 assists in 3.

  17. Goat
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Happy I kept faith in salah(C) and hazard 😎

  18. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    2 assists and still not in the BAPS

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Two goal scores are decent with the BPS.

  19. bialk
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Disaster GW after WC!

    1. BellsOfFreedom
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Same 🙂

  20. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Lol if only I’d kept Hazard, Salah and Robertson!. Silly mistake losing all 3 to supplement Sterling, Kane and Aubameyang

  21. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance of a Boly benching?

    https://draft.premierleague.com/entry/181441/event/16

  22. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Everton are in for a spanking next week.

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      that's where it balances out when Sterling & Sane clean up next week and Salah & Haz have a quiet one

  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Huge mistake taking off Sane after 55mins pep.

  24. lugs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    LOUISE coming on for TAA get in 🙂

  25. Play Pal
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine losing to Wolves but beating Manchester City

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard is assist king

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Yessssssssssss I own Luiz 😀

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

    Hazard you Beauty!!!! Jus need my cap points from Salah now, cmon Kane sit tight

  29. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Getting rid of Hazard and Alonso doesn’t feel great right now

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Wanted to avoid this situation.Held onto hazard.Kola outscored Alonso so not that bothered