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26 December 2018 2303 comments
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The final game of a bumper Boxing Day Fantasy Premier League schedule is largely unaffected by Christmas rotation.

There had been fears that Marcos Alonso (£6.9m) might lose his place as Chelsea travel to Watford but he has been named in the starting line-up.

In fact, Blues manager Maurizio Sarri has made no changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Leicester just days previously, keeping faith with his key men.

It means another stint on the bench for Olivier Giroud (£7.7m) with Eden Hazard (£11.0m) leading the line as false-nine once again, flanked by Willian (£7.3m) and Pedro (£6.3m).

Even the midfield trio of Jorginho (£4.8m), N’Golo Kanté (£4.9m) and Matteo Kovacic (£5.8m) was left undisturbed by Sarri, despite a few options for rotation.

Meanwhile, Javi Gracia has kept faith in the front two who punished West Ham in Gameweek 18, Troy Deeney (£5.8m) and Gerard Deulofeu (£5.4m) leading a Watford side lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster; Holebas, Kabasele, Cathcart, Kiko Femenia; Pereyra, Capoue, Doucouré, Sema; Deeney, Deulofeu.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kanté, Jorginho; Pedro, Willian; Hazard.

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

    Fab
    Alonso - Robbo - Kolasinac
    Hazard - Sterling - Alli - Fraser
    Jiminez - Rashford - Kane

    (Hamer - AWB - Højbjerg - Peltier)

    Fraser + Alonso --> Pogba + Digne (-4)
    I should hit the button, right?

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

      will be doing the same

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

      explain why its worth -4

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Finally, a captain success. Haz delivering.

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

      First captain goal/goals since GW14!

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cool!

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

      bold choice, congrats

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

    Is it worth selling Robbo and Jimenez to TAA and Ings to afford Son?

    On a WC but I lose 0.5m from their value...

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

      son instead of who

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

        also no - he’s going away soon isnt he?

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

        Fraser or any 7.1m mid (not Rich)

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't get son now. Two gws Max and he is out

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        *3

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

    2FT and no obvious transfers. Can you see any?

    Ederson (Button)
    Digne | Robertson | Holebas | Wan-Bissaka (Doherty)
    Sané | Hazard | Son | Martial | Richarlison
    Aubameyang (Jiménez | Ings)

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Downgrade Eddy

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

      only ederson really, but good chance of a cs vs southampton

  5. FPLord
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Quite happy with my team atm, but „have“ to play my WC.

    Fab Speroni
    Robertson Digne Doherty AWB Peltier
    Salah Hazard Son Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Ings Kamara 0.1

    or Option B
    Robertson, Peltier > TAA, Shaw

    Obviously no City, but can easily switch back when they pick up some form...what do you think?

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

      i think 1 liverpool defender is an oversight in the medium term

  6. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso + Auba to Digne + Kane(C) -4?

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

      not for a hit

  7. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can’t believe this, I have Salah, Kane, Robbo, Digne and Son yet still be predicted red arrow, tough 🙁 Anybody's out there feeling the same?

    1. Totally !rre!evant
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Crazy! Rank and score?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        3.3K 67(-4) Snodgrass and Fab to go

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

      How 😕

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Captained Kane instead of Son 🙁

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

      Just saw your link, you capped Delph...?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Nope Kane

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

      no chance

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes sir

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      not sure how that’s possible

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It is possible, need the right captain

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

          implying u captained delph?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            No Kane

    6. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      65 here and red arrow

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

      65 here and red

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes tough

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

    Odoi subbed 😆 Sarri is savage

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looked like he was holding his hammy

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

    Emerson gets his game time!

  10. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wow Sarri is a bellend for subbing Hudson-Odoi

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

      legend

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

    Fab
    Digne Kola Laporte
    Richarlison Sane Pogba Son
    Aubam Kane Jimenez

    Subs Foster, Wan Bis, Doherty, Paterson

    With sane and Laporte due to drop tonight I have been thinking of
    Sane, Laporte > Haz, Holebas
    Good move ?

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Emerson on but for Alonso. As nailed as it gets

  13. Totti
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    thoughts on this wildcard:

    fabianski button
    robertson TAA digne bissaka johnny
    hazard pogba son pereyra snodgrass
    kane auba jimenez

  14. Tommo1888
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What’s happening with City? Are they still performing as they were and just having some bad luck or are the playing rotten too?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Teams are realising it’s not game over before it starts

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

        This.

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bad performances and mediocre luck.

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

        this

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

    CHO hamstring injury

  16. MMN
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lovren or Kola to make way for Digne?

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

      kola

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why swap Lovren?

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

        fixtures

        but kola anyway

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

      Arsenal and City and then Matip and Gomez back soon after.

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

    Haven't proper nailed a captain pick since around GW11/12... other players in my squad keep outperforming the geezer with the armband! Anyone else?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep same here

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I nailed the first 6 weeks and not at all in last six and a mix bag in middle 7

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

      be happy with kane goal and be done with it

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

        Yeah similar, got up to gw11 roughly with good captains. Kane today a bit meh.

  18. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    repost
    A) Alonso + Sterling -> Digne + Salah
    B) those two plus Sane to Son for a hit? (Don't have Kane)

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

      A

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

      Cheers!

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  19. Red Rock
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Would you lose all City attack when they play Soton next to bring in Hazard & Pogba?

    Sterling, Sane -> Hazard, Pogba

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

      maybe just sterling > haz

  20. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Emerson getting short run out before starting at the weekend instead of Alonso??

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

      Yeah.

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

      lol

  21. Catsandhats
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fraser, rashford > Pogba, Ings -4

    Can only do tonight before the rises, worth it?

  22. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks luiz. Terrible transfer on my part

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

      What did he do?

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine getting subbed on and off in the same game. Great success!

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Imagine he's more bothered about the hamstring

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson or Pogba?

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

        Pogba scored twice today, that's how it works isn't it?

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So Kane was a horrible Captain choice. Well you live ans you learn.

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

        Have Auba, Hazard and Son and capped Kane. Still happy as he did score. There's always something to be annoyed about.

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

          Yeah you"re right. Captain Hindsight f---ing with me.

    4. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Willian has a fierce shot!

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

      Score Alonso you horrible excuse for a footballer.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why would you post that

    6. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Willian hates Hazard and Alonso owners

    7. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane has played lots more minutes than Sterling and is more likely to get benched right?

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

        flip a coin

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

      Almost Alonso assist

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

        alonso has been unlucky quite a few times recently, keep faith