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Hazard remains a false-nine as Aubameyang and Lacazette start together

Eden Hazard (£11.1m) continues to operate in the false-nine position for Chelsea as they prepare to face Arsenal this evening.

With the Blues thought to be close to signing a new centre-forward, this could be his last Premier League appearance in the role for some time.

He is flanked by Pedro (£6.3m) and Willian (£7.2m), supported by the usual midfield trio of N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m), Matteo Kovacic (£5.7m) and Jorginho (£4.7m).

Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) start up front for Arsenal while Aaron Ramsey (£7.2m) supports them from midfield, in spite of recent rumours of his impending departure.

Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) returns to central midfield as Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) makes his first start since Gameweek 17.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Alonso, Rudiger, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Pedro, Hazard.

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1,339 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is richarlison to sane for free ok if i do now ?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Might get injured tomorrow

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      wtf??

    3. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dont want richarlison drop :/

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I lost 0.2m this week waiting to make right decision. Get over it

  2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    50 with aguero to go.Only a hattrick can save me

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same. City players hauling big time will break the most recent template. Love this game.

  3. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Don't worry, Haz and Alonso will get a massive haul next week.

    Or the week after.

    Or maybe after Easter.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Or maybe never....

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Emiliano Sala --> Cardiff (club record fee). Could be interesting depending on price. Hope it helps Camarasa pts too.

    1. Grandcentral
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      5.5 is the word on the street

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah this could be the main man hereafter. Niasse (£5.0) probably will not be too popular.

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good player

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1.9 ITB and 1 FT

    Best two moves to rid of Fanderson and Richarlison?

    I can do Fanderson to Alli for free but what to do with Richarlison?

    1. E25
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      keep

  6. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    64 All Out.
    Anyone else scared of not owning any City assets?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yep

      62 a/o. Large sofa tomorrow

    4. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Me too. I have 63 and Ederson but not midd/att

    5. Effe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    6. E25
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Most I imagine

  7. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Haz I was told. Well, not keeping him now.

    Sterling looks the best replacement, but will have to do it tonight. Yay or nay?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Really wish I could wait, but will be 0.1 off if I don't.

    2. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I sold Sane few weeks back for the billy goat's gruff.

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        The billy goat's gruff being Haz?

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

    really need a improvement from chelsea midweek vs spurs else another trophy gone

  9. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I admit I'm satisfied with this result.

  10. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Was bricking it all game after doing Haz to sane.

    Phew.

  11. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So put your chips on the table folks. What does the top 4 look like at the end of the season?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m not giving you my chips, I’m enjoying them.

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ooh you big meanie.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool
      City
      Spurs
      Utd

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

      need to see how spurs look tomorrow but as it stands utd are finishing above us and arsenal unless higuan does some magic and we can score goals

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pool
      City
      Spurs
      UTD

    5. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool
      City
      Spurs
      United

  12. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Im done with everton and their 'great fixtures'

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      but their greatest fixture is next week tho ha

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

    Alonso back to outscoring Luiz.

    Never doubted him, you get what you pay for 😎

    1. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Well played!

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso - murdering FPL teams since aug 2018

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You can have my upvote. Waste of cash but can't bring myself to get rid with bou HUD next... and don't know if I'd do TAA or Bednarek, etc

  15. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well, the only saving grace of this fairly useless WC was that I picked Kola over Shaw/Lindelof and put him first on the bench. Nice autosub in for TAA. Hazard though has done a fair amount of wrecking.

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can we now all agree that marco Silva is a fraud please

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't care about Silva rly, just Digne OG made me spew.

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ofc. He sacked in all teams and he will be sacked in Everton.

  17. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    WHERE IS MY FRASER ASSIST

  18. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why is kiko yellow flagged? Did he come off properly injured or only a knock

  19. marco_atk85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    To upgrade mitrovic:

    A) laca for free
    B) auba + fanderson to nasri with a hit

  20. Cheshire Duck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    if higuain signs this week, will he be able to play next match ?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      believe so

  21. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    58 with Alli and Sterling left. Small green.

    Waste of a wc.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Always long term

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      56 with Alli and Sane.

    3. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Need that Raz hatty.

    4. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Will be a small red tomorrow

  22. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Considering a -4 for this

    Richarlison -> Eriksen
    Anderson -> KDB/Same

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Solid

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wait till after tomo games

  23. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How has Fraser not given the assist while VVD was given his?

    Owner of VVD while i don't own Fraser.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shhhhh then like me

  24. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard and Richarlison price dropping tonight. Time to drop them too or keep the faith for another week?

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

      I'm keeping both one more week, another blank and they are both gone.

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      they have great fixtures so will likely punish us if we get rid but cant keep, they have blanked for like 5 weeks straight

    3. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      And the problem is that Spurs and City play tomorrow, teams to buy players from for the coming fixtures.

  25. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So it’s gone from TAA starting today to now not being sure he can play in over a week? Ffs klopp

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  27. Barbarians
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    can anyone explain pls how Tie in the Fantasy Cup is resolved ?
    how below are calculated ? for whole team played ?
    Conceded? by every player or only by Goale ? or Defenders too ?

    Most goals scored in the Gameweek
    Fewest goals conceded in the Gameweek
    Virtual coin toss

  28. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Are you keeping Fanderson?

    Fanderson to Alli for free or
    Richarlison to Moura?

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Haz > ?

    Already have Salah, Sterling, Pogba and Nasri.

  30. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Those bou fixtures look so bad.. but who to get in place for Wilson? Budget 10mio

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      rashford obviously. 2nd option jimenez. 3rd option firmino

      1. BARIO MALOTELLI
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Already have firmino, if i want rashford need to take a hit. Worth it ?

        1. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          with burnley next, i think so.

          1. Majestic Chanka
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Burnley not Sh*t anymore though

            Man U will win but not a steamrollering