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

    sold Hazard for Son fml

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

      Son playing striker, hold your breath

  2. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Glad I didn't cash in on Alonso & Haz

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sold Alonso but kept Haz

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The opposite for me lol

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

          same 😀

  3. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane bench confirms a mare of a gameweek.

  4. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez coming off

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

    Can we give Alonso and his back a little rest please, Sarri.

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

      this

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison Captain v City

  7. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    61 with bonus and 2 to play...

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

      80 with bonus and 4 to play

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

      62 with 3 to go

    3. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      17-4 3 to play

    4. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      65 with bonus 3 left

  8. bialk
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    EPL this season:
    Manchester city = class
    Chelsea and Liverpool = luck

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Better to be lucky than class then.

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      City lucky to equalize against Wolves...

      1. Bob B
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Wolves lucky to score a goal with a handball

    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Because City have possession? That don’t win you games

  9. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    City's goal difference taking a hammering. Advantage Liverpool...

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Now Chelsea Hold that cleanie

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    shall i wildcard? 1.9 itb 1 Ft

    Fab, Speroni
    Alonso, Doh, AWB, Dunk, VVD
    Salah, Rich, FA, Fraser, Diangana
    Kane, Jimenez, Laca

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

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

    Foden on, Mahrez off

  13. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Guardiola OUT

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazaaard you beauty

  15. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Salah and Alonso for Laporte and Sterling. Coulda done with holding off on those for a week.

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

    Hazard may finally have a blue arrow on fplstatistics for the first time in 6 weeks.

    You're all going to come crawling back.

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

      Brighton next too, perfect fixture

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kind of like how you’re going to come crawling back for Salah?

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

        Not with those fixtures. Haven’t had him for a long time now, got Mané instead for the 15 point haul.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Good luck.

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

      Lol, probably. But I don't regret selling him I got Son and Mitro for Success. Brought a bit of balance to my team.

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

    First time for me having benched captain this season. I think nees to hope for easy win for Spurs to keep Kane benched since VC is Salah

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard classic troll. Delivers when everyone sells him and blanks when people are on board

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This

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

      x2

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

      Trolled urself matee

  19. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I'll have a Sterling goal and 2-1 finish now please.

  20. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    First week in 10 seasons I've wanted to quit...
    No Salah, nothing from Sane or silva and now off, auba captain, Kane and TAA no shows.
    What a wildcard team

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same, but with Laca(c)

    2. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What’s your score so far?

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        30

    3. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This auba captain made me feel you've capped someone with -2

  21. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    HAZAARD ESSENTIAL.

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Yes, No invincible season for City now 😀

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

      Up the pool.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No way Pool will remain unbeaten in the league

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

      One left standing 😛

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Until the 21st 🙂

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

      Wohooo! Only thing good about this GW for me. The Invincible season is still only an Arsenal thing!

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

    Time to open the wine...

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

    Kane better come on and haul

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No, stay on the bench so I can have some Salah jam 🙂

  25. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My plan was going Salah to Sterling to GW17 and upgrade Success to Chicha/ Mitro play 4-3-3

    Team:
    Fab
    Digne Robbo Alonso Belerin
    Salah Richa FAnderson Camarasa
    Kane Auba

    Subs: Button, AWB, Kenedy, Success

    I know you are probably shaken by Salah hattrick but isnt

    Sterling Chicha > Salah Success in next few matches?

  26. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Where is kane lol

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

      Rested for Barca. Not that unexpected.

  27. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    It is a Kane captain fail though

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

    Hazard two assists and not even close to baps. Doh.

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

      Very strange.

    2. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      CHICHA scored one and assisted one 0 Bonus

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso needs 1 bap to hit the 100 point mark 🙂

  30. Phaze 1
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    There was a reason my pre-WC team was in the top 30k. Absolute worst week to WC. Alonso Salah, Robbo, Haz out for misery.