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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. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Get! The! F! In!

  2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    WOOOP

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      THERE IT IS

  3. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    WHAT WERE YOU SAYING BEMBA

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

    Azaaaaaaar

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

    Hazard > Sterling in GW15 was such a bad move. Thinking of doing the reverse now.

  6. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazzzzzza(c)

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

      I needed this with my digne benching and no Salah/Kane...

  7. WrightnBright
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    *gmwks*

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

      Total reply fail to my own post!

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

    Eden I love you so much

    Give me 10 mins in a room alone with you. I will massage your feet and kick your toes.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Perv

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      kick?

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

        Lick

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

    Haz (C)!

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

    Mark has done it again. My vice delivered!!!

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

      Eh who did you cap?

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

    Oh captain, my captain.

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

    Hazard is so clinical 1v1

  13. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Triple city in sticking its tongue up my bum hole.

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is that good or bad? I mean, that statement really could go either way.

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

    45 MINUTES HAZARD GOAL INVOLVEMENT 🙂

  15. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard:)

  16. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazaarddd !

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

    Finally a GW with a good score!

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

    That is how it is done Willian!!!

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

    Was scratching my head at Mark captaining Haz over Salah 😯

    Guess who scores 😆

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

      Both?

  20. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My VC-turned-C Feels a little cheap, but cheap is just what u need sometimes in life.

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    AZZARDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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

    That dilemma Kane or Hazard captain went wrong

  23. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So Vvd robbo digne Doherty awb the way to go in defence ?

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

      It might change

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

      yep, that's my WC defence

      1. madame shelly
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Rest of team ?

  24. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Captain Hazard, another one now please 🙂

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

      He will

  25. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard is far and away the player of the season, imo.

  26. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wheres that joker who said 35 mins with no Haz involvement.. Patience Song Patience

  27. SoShy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard is annoying.

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

    Post it again, Bemba, we want a brace!!!

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

    hazard scores, and my reaction doesn't even change, that's when you know the GW is a complete fail

  30. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eden is class.