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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. Monkey Hanger
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Got one of my highest scores of this season, this GW. And get knocked out of the cup by a ghost team, he/she has made one transfer all season and has a TV 8mil less than my squad. 🙂

    1. Son is Rising
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      link?

  2. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Evening folks. Another bad gw. When can 2nd WC be triggered? Ta.

    1. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      After next GW starts. Save it for DGW's though.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Not a chance i’m saving it for DGW’s, only to be left then with deadwood you don’t want

      2. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks.

      3. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Rather have a good team for 10 weeks than save it for 1 DGW

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

    Robbo Kenedy Laca out for Digne Son Rashford?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

  4. kinghenry14
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    sterling to haz worth a hit? yay or nay?

    cheers

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      no

    2. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yes. Although you will need to be patient with Hazard
      Certainly worth it.

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Can't decide onwho to get for next GW.
    A) Pogba
    B) Hazard

    I will likely get in the other one the following GW.

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Your picture says it

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      That’s the WC team?!

    2. Lionel Ronaldo
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser on a WC? Not sure about that.

  6. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    80 with Anderson and Fabianski to go!

    1. Waynoo
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Slight drop

    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Amazing!

  7. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Is 105 with Fab and Ings to go any good this week?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      😀

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Good Team Management there MJ.

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. The wildcard was worth waiting for!

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/38825/event/19

        I’ve had some poor weeks lately so I needed this.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Still thinking of quitting?

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Top 10k criteria still stands

    3. Kuqi Monster
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Casual 😉

    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Sing when your winning.

  8. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Kola to:
    A holebas
    B Shaw
    C pereira
    ?

  9. Ibralicious
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Sané and Anderson to who for 2FT?

    A) Pogba and Son
    B) Martial and Eriksen
    C) Martial and Son

    Cheers!

    1. beetlejuice
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      a

      1. Ibralicious
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Lionel Ronaldo
      7 years, 8 months ago

      If only Martial wasn't a rotation threat: C.

      Otherwise A.

      1. Ibralicious
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Fair enough, thanks!

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

      Would keep Sane as Son off soon. Anderson > Pog looks good.

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba or Lingard?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Pogba if you can afford with the Salexit spare change.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Referees ruin all the skill I have.

        1. Rainer
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          vs Wolves too?

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            That was ok because I sold him to fund Kane in.

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Pogba more nailed

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        That was the logic that made me choose Kane over Son 😀

    3. Dosh
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Martial

  11. WrightnBright
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    I can do this -8 tonight before price rises - what do you think?

    Shindler > Digne
    Sterling > Salah
    Rashford > Ings

    Leaves me with:

    Fab
    AWB TAA Doherty Kolasinac Digne
    Anderson Sané Salah Richarlison Hazard
    Kane Ings Kamara

    1. kinghenry14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      rashford(bou) to ings(mci) for a hit? no way
      these moves are not worth a -8 imo

  12. Gabbiadini
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Robbo, Martial & Sane to TAA, Hazard & Richy

    ??

  13. Ady87
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Don’t want no City but Sterling isn’t firing, Sane has played loads more so will surely get a rest against Saints before they both start against Pool. To get in Haz or Salah I’d need to drop Sterling and keep Sane which for above reasons I feel is a mistake. Looks like both out then!

    1. Gabbiadini
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      thinking the same with sane, thoughts above

  14. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling last chance saloon v Soton for me. Then he's gone for Hazard.

  15. FPL FREAK
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Ederson. Hamer.
    Alonso. VVD. Luiz. Bennett. Peltier.
    Salah. Sterling. Snodgrass. Fraser. Kayal.
    Kane. Wilson. Kamara.

    Which move to make...??

    Sterling > Son
    Sterling > Hazard
    Keep Sterling (next fixture vs Southampton (away))

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I’d like to know this as well. Hazard long term. But son must be the one for short term

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Son before the Asia cup then onto hazard

  16. martyhan
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this wc team please

    Fab button
    Kiko, TAA, Digne, Jonny, AWB
    Pogba, Salah, hazard, Brooks, Son
    Aguero, Auba, ings.

    1. Lionel Ronaldo
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero on WC? Interesting.

  17. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    any ideas what to do with this? Dont want Laca anymore espcially vs pool, would like Kane, Digne tbh. Got one FT, dont mind a hit. But yea not potssible, how does Vardy look? And I could get Kane after Son goes

    Ederson
    Rudiger - Trippier - Shaw
    Pogba - Son - Fanderson - KDB - Siggy
    Laca - Auba

    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      1.6mill in bank btw

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Seriously considering Kane/Snodgrass to Pogba/Vardy. Good move?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      No

  19. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Haz saved this gameweek for me.

    57 after bps with Fab & Fanderson to go.

  20. Bobby_Baggio
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    How's this for a WC team chaps? Grazie.

    Lloris
    Digne - Lovren - Luiz
    Eriksen - Sane - Pogba - Richarlison - Salah
    Kane - Jimenez

    (Speroni) - AWB - Bednarek - Kamara

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Can you squeeze hazard in?

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Would love to but who to chop?

        1. BOATIES FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen maybe? It's if you can rustle up the extra cash though

          1. Bobby_Baggio
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Would need to downgrade all defenders and GK. Probably not worth it

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Eriksen + Richarlison to Haz + Brooks is one way maybe?

  21. Whats the Huth
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    With next Gameweek fixture ONLY in mind
    Who scores more. Haz or Son

    1. Dosh
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Haz

  22. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Is Sane and Sterling to Salah and Pogba a popular move?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I would think so

      1. BOATIES FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I'm tempted by it. City not firing and Sane is due a rest

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Just one of them to pogba

    3. sminkypinky
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Probably yes

  23. suddenorgan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of Sane starting next game?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Delph RC helps his cause, right?

      Or am I making that up.

      1. suddenorgan
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I don't even know any more ha!

  24. beetlejuice
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    A-) Wilson
    B-) Mitro

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

  25. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling/Wilson to ??

    A) Hazard & Rashford
    B) Son & Vardy + 0.7

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      A

  26. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    20 points on the bench and snoddie still to come. Anyone better that?!! 🙁

  27. Gabbiadini
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    how long until prise rises

    1. Ragabolly
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      3.5 hours

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      4.5 hours

  28. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Members section dead again?

  29. Stef rocks
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance of Chicha or Fandesrson not playing tomorrow - I have Digne on bench with 17 pts 🙁

    1. Ragabolly
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Chicha is injured, congrats