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Chelsea take on Burnley in west London this evening, with kick-off at Stamford Bridge at 20:00 BST.

Eden Hazard has shaken off a minor knock to start for the Blues and is back on the left flank, following his run-out as a “false nine” against Liverpool last weekend.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi each start their fourth successive Premier League matches, while Gonzalo Higuain is recalled up front.

Higuain for Willian is one of two changes Maurizio Sarri has made from the defeat at Anfield, with Andreas Christensen in for the injured Antonio Rudiger his other alteration.

Marcos Alonso is once again sidelined so Emerson Palmieri continues at left-back.

After three wins on the spin, Sean Dyche has unsurprisingly named an unchanged starting XI for the trip to west London.

Phil Bardsley hasn’t recovered from a gashed leg so Matthew Lowton continues at right-back.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson still can’t find his way back into the Clarets’ side, with Jeff Hendrick again preferred on the right flank.

Hazard was the most-sold midfielder (and second-most-sold asset overall) of Gameweek 35, with almost 275,000 FPL managers transferring out the Chelsea winger.

16.19% of the top 10,000 Fantasy managers still own Hazard, with his overall ownership figure standing at 27.07% at the point of the Gameweek 35 deadline.

The Blues beat Burnley 4-0 in the reverse fixture of this game but only two of the six players involved in the goals – Loftus-Cheek and N’Golo Kante – start this evening.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kanté, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Hudson-Odoi, Higuaín.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

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

    Hate not owning Hazard for these type of games

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

    LOL at least their top 10k EOs aren't drastically high. Hazard likely the only impactful one.

    Hazard 16.48%
    Kante 0.39%
    Higuain 0.35%

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

      I’m not in the top 10k though. What is overall ownership %?

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

        EOs of

        Haz 32.72%
        Kante 13.42%
        Higuain 1.74%

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

          Oh dear

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

            higher than i expected tbh

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

        Bloody annoying that everyone on here acts as if there are only 10k players. Especially when so many of them are one season wonders 😉

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

          I know right

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

          Sorry, that's just the stat that people most often use... I also knew it was available on livefpl, didn't realise there was the same metric for overall stats too.

          If I am shite next season do feel free to throw the "one season wonder" tag at me though lol.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Top 10 k or 100k hardly any difference

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ashley Barnes Goal

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Whoops,

          Was going to say that I think there is a significant difference, just getting harder to get in to top 10k every year.

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

    You can tell it's Easter when Humpty Dumpty scores a goal.

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

      Tubs trolling his GW31+GW33 owners and (presumably) sellers on WC

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

        I am rueful, Dakes, rueful I tell you.

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

          Indeed. Bun that man.

  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can we get Loftus Cheek back in the England team now? Stick him alongside the Ox.

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ox Cheek?

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

      4-3-3

      Pickford
      Walker Stones Maguire Rose
      RLC Ox Alli
      Rashford Kane Sterling

      1. Eze Really?
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I have no Walker love. Rose on the fence. RLC strong but still needs more IMO

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          AWB Stones Maquire Chilwell?

          1. Eze Really?
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I like AWB

      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lovely

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

    Chelsea 7-1 coming up...

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well, that’s 2-1 FT nailed.

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

        Doing what I can haha

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Dont understand the HO-D hype.

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

    Higuain scoring now after blanking for 3-4 weeks in my team 🙁

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

      Just be glad of the points now.

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

      Punishing the sellers

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

      Same, had him over Vardy too

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

      He couldn't handle the pressure.

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

      Oh aye. Same here.

      Don't you know that's how the game works? 😉

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

    Come on Hazza, let's drop a casual 20 pointer here.

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

      oh no

  9. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson or Zaha for the run in? Those Palace fixtures are so sweet, but Wilson is explosive...

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

      Zahaha

    2. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Great option

      1. Pukki Party
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha

  10. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Barnes G

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

      Wood A

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

    Barnes G

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

      Wood A

    2. One for All
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      lol Chelsea

  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Barnes G

  13. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Impossible to ignore

  14. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That Chelsea defence

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

      No Rudiger

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        They were still brutal with him

  15. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wood assist

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

    Barnes g Wood assist. Not offside

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No Rudiger

  18. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Barnes scoring too. FMFPLL

  19. HollywoodXI
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I had Hazard, Azpi and Barnes before my WC. SMH...

    1. Party time
      7 years, 3 months ago

      We learn from mistakes

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

      Yeah, my pre-Wildcard team killed it this week... But can't conclude I'm behind yet until the rest of these DGW fixtures.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same here.. next season I will start burning transfers if my team looks good. Too many times do I use a transfer when it's not needed.

  20. Party time
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Oh david Luiz. Why do this to me

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

    Anyone got Wood?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Considering since 3gws but not yet in my team

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dirty...

  22. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was picking a 6.5m

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Was picking a 6.5m striker or below.

      Thought I’d do auto select for a laugh and it gave me Wood. Went with King obviously.

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

        He's been incredible for me the last two weeks with 11 and 13. I benched him like a fool because of this double gameweek madness.

  23. El-Kloppico
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea turning into a joke of a team under Sarri

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

      Not quite. Defense is far too shaky however.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They’re playing the other joke team at the weekend

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Would be nice to watch.. comedy on the pitch.

  24. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This absolutely reeks of Hazard 6-5 winner in 95th min

  25. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Omg Chris wood on my bench. Played Fraser Wilson Yoshida. Ugh

  26. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Owned Higuain for 5 weeks from GW30 - 34 not a single goal or assist.

    Sell him as part of a -8 to get KDB in and he scores after 12 mins and KDB gets injured in the 1st half of the 1st game in a DGW...unbelievable!

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Patience is the name of the game

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

        Not owning higuain in the first place is the name of the game

        1. Syd.
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          That’s true

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It’s been that kind of season unfortunately

  27. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Burnley

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

    Burnley have scored 13 goals in their last 7, cot dayum

    1. Calderano FC
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Burnleyball

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How does this look then?

    Doherty, Eriksen, Vardy to VVD, Mané, Zaha for -4?

  30. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard should do better there