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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. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Laporte -> Shaw/TAA/Digne
    B) Sterling -> Hazard
    C) Both for a hit

    Thoughts? Appreciated

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

      B
      Decent chance City gets a cs against Sot'on

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

    When is Ryan off to Asian games?

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

      Get rid now

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

        Have Patricio + Button, so just thinking I might play the latter

    2. Lionel Ronaldo
        7 years, 3 months ago

        After the game against Liverpool I believe.

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

        He is off now I think. Boxing day was last game the last time I had looked up.

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

          Txs. Probably a slightly better option than Pat against rampant Spurs then

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

      Congrats Mark. 81 with Inggs and Fab to go

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, needed that. It's literally feast or famine when you're light up top. Ranked 5.3m in GW18 so nice to bounce back.

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

          Cool.

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Picking Keane over Digne a month ago has hurt me so so much. 🙁

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He wasn’t on free kicks then. It was a fair call.

      2. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Keane had some impressive stats for goal attempts from headers around that time- it wasn’t a stupid move, just unlucky

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks guys. Just can't take a trick this season

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

      Who to bring in for next two weeks as I have none of them and can bring only one...Hazard or Salah?

    6. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bottomed and looking for some advice:

      Help, 35 points this GW with a Digne first sub not coming in (unless Anderson doesn’t play, very unlikely ) 2FT & 1.6itb who would you prioritise getting in to stop this rot?

      Fab button
      Alonso Digne Doherty Robbo bennet
      Sterling sane Anderson Richarlison Mctominay
      Kane rashford mitro

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

        Sterling to Pogba Mctominay to Pereyra (if money works out)

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Interesting, not prioritising getting in salah or haz?

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

      Sterling Balbuena to Pogba Digne?
      or
      Sterling Alonso to Salah Digne?

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        B, taking money out the defence is the theme. Liverpool premiums only providing value in that range now.

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

          Just Salah fixtures ain't tempting next two

          1. dbeck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Agree, I just don’t rate arsenal defense (nor city’s tbh)

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'd do A for now but have a plan for Salah going fwd

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

          That's the one I'm thinking about

    8. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shocker of a GW yet again with no Salah or Hazard. Do you think that Auba and Kane are too much upfront?

      If I ditch one, poss Auba due to Kane’s fixtures I could press on for a power 5 in midfield plus bolster my defence;

      Current team
      Fabianski
      Alonso lovren Digne
      Sane Pogba Martial Richarlison
      Kane Aubameyang Ings

      Subs; Hamer Wan B Bennett Hojbjerg

      Made 2FTs already on -4

      Keep both or let one go?

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Great team. I'd monitor Alonso/Aubameyang and downgrade if required to get Salah/Hazard.

        • Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          As you're already on a minus 4 leave for now. It may also help who to let go after this week between Kane/Auba in 2 gameweeks time.

        • ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I'm in a similar situation though not with your striker issue. Mine is a structure problem however.
          I think you should get Salah in as soon as possible without hits though. His fixtures don't warrant -4's. I need to do it too but I'll have to get money from other mid-priced mids and Alonso.

          1. Danstoke82
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Top feedback. Many thanks guys.

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t decide on Sterling > Haz so just Gona take the drop 🙁

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

          Ditto. Think it will hinge on whether I would captain Hazard this week.

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I would. Two tasty home fixtures for Haz after Palace. If for free ofc

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

            My take as well, so just did the move. Bound to fail as all my latest knee-jerks ofc

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Been a strange week, rewarding knee jerkers (Son/Pogba), so it may continue.

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

          Do Sterling to Hazard

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Press fire or leave? Need to decide tonight otherwise these mental price changes block the moves...

        Bednarek to Digne
        Sterling to Son
        Fraser to Pogba
        (-4)

        Thanks

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

          Don't do it

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Why? Can do the latter two for free for now and Bennett to Digne following week.

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

        Best United option

        A. Pogba
        B. Martial
        C. Lingaard
        D. Rashford
        E.None

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

          Martial still

      5. FPL_DON
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Rashford Sterling Hojbjerg > Hazard Pogba Kamara for -4?

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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

            thank you

      6. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        So close to not taking this -8:
        Alonso Sterling to Lovren Salah

      7. Maddi Son
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Do you think Delph being suspended helps Sane's chances of starting?

        1. Alvaro Morata
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Could be 60- 40.

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

          Danilo is back so I doubt it makes a reference

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

        Pogba, Martial or both?

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

          Both but need news on Martial (was sick only so should be ok)

      9. Ghost86
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What move would you go for 2FT?

        A) Sterling & Alonso to Salah & Digne

        B) Sterling & Snodgrass to Son & Pogba

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          C. Sterling & Alonso > Son & Digne
          Cash saved for Salah after City

      10. jose1
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why why why why did I get rid of salah last week. Dumbest FPL decision I’ve ever made but I must live with it and push forward. Any advice with 2x FTs and I am happy to take a hit.

        Fabianski
        Alonso Robbo Laporte
        Richo Sane Hazard Son Anderson
        Auba Jiminez

        AWB, Keane, Kamara, Bourc

        Thanks guys someone help me get me out of this hole!! Xx

        1. Black Panther
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I sold Salah and Son last week, can't get worse than that 🙁

      11. Alvaro Morata
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty's five fixtures: Spurs, Crystal Palace, Man City, Leicester, West Ham.

        Digne's five fixtures: Brighton, Leicester, Bournemouth, Southampton, Huddersfield.

        So, Doherty > Digne...?

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

          Keep both. Time to ship Alonso.

        2. Lionel Ronaldo
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Long term I would keep Doherty, specially if you have profit on him.

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

          Evening. Flag indicating that Chcharito has a 75% chance of playing tomorrow at the Saints. Any more offers/updates? Cheers. Happy Holidays.

        4. KIRA
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Guys any true news abut chicharito ?

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

            I'd love to find that out too!

        5. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Best move here? Cheers

          A. Kola - > Digne
          B Sane/Felipe -> Pogba

          Fabianski
          Robbo Holebas Doherty
          Hazard Sane Son Richarlison Felipe
          Kane Rashford

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

            Subs Patricio jiminez AWB Kola

          2. FPL_DON
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            b

        6. El_Crudgo
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling, Sane AND Laporte all to go down in value tonight?

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

          Brought in Rashford before this gw, chances of him starting next gw? The moment he came into my team i knew i did a mistake as did it early before price rises.

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

            Why whats the mistake? Was he bad today?

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

              Rotation risk when Lukaku and Sanchez are back.

              1. GENERATION X
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                plenty of decent sub 7m options if that happens

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

                  Who you looking at in that price range?

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

          Fraser to pogba or son for free? Or too kneejerky?

          1. shearer9
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Pogba has to outscore Fraser.

          2. ZeBestee
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Pogba nailed.

        9. shearer9
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Is a Sig and Rich double up crazy talk?

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

            Am contemplating it.

        10. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Debating a Liverpool defensive triple up of Lovren, Robertson and TAA

          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            double plus Mo id say

            1. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Can't afford Salah. I am bringing in Kane and then will have Auba, Hazard, Sane and Kane

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

            Too much

        11. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling Balbuena to Pogba Digne?
          or
          Hart Balbuena to Button Digne?

        12. Tabbara
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Still early but which option is better:

          A:Pogba Digne and Kamara for Alonso,Mitrovic and Camarasa (-4)
          B:Perreira Digne and Kamara for Zabeleta Camarasa and Mitrovic (-4)
          C: Digne,Pogba,Perreira and Kamara for Zabaleta Camarasa Mitrovic and Sane (-8)

          Thanks

        13. aleksios
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Kola and Sane to Lovren/Shaw and Haz for a hit?

        14. Rhodes your boat
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Son in for

          A) f.anderson
          B) siggy
          C) sane
          D) save ft and use it to get in haz next week