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2 August 2015 2321 comments
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Today’s Wembley showpiece between Chelsea and Arsenal affords Fantasy managers further opportunity to scout our options for the upcoming campaign, with the Premier League kick off now just six days away.

For the Blues, Diego Costa is sidelined due to “discomfort in his hamstring” once again. Loic Remy is handed the chance to lead the line in the Spain international’s absence, with loan signing Radamel Falcao on the bench. William and Ramires join Eden Hazard in the attacking midfield three behind Remy, with Jose Mourinho naming last season’s defensive regulars along with Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic in the double-pivot.

Theo Walcott gets the chance to lead the line for Arsenal, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain selected in the XI as Olivier Giroud is named amongst the subs. Arsene Wenger’s side are as expected, otherwise, with Hector Bellerin selected ahead of Mathieu Debuchy at right-back, whilst Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey join Oxlade-Chamberlain in the positions behind Walcott. Jack Wilshere misses out through injury for the Gunners.

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  1. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    remy has no positional sense

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Hmmm ... 🙂

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        😉

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Falcao looking inevitable, oh ye prescient one, Doos.

  2. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Someone Screenshot Arsenal midfield ownership now to compare in 24hrs

    1. #WinterIsNotComing
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Done

  3. #WinterIsNotComing
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Azpi out..

  4. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    All the Ivan owners bricking it now.

    And the Walcott owners as well.

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Swapping him out you mean? FPL hasn't started yet

  5. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    That pass to Walcott by Ozil was just incredible. Such a vision and that led up to the goal.

    1. the divine ponytail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed but.....Sadly gets you nothing in fpl!

      Instead Walcot gets the points for laying it 10 yards to the right

    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Ozil set for a big season.

  6. GuyIncognito
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Is Hazard playing this game?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Anonymous

    2. #WinterIsNotComing
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea are always the cautious starter under Mourinho. They will take 2-3 games to settle...

  7. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    2 pages gone in about a minute, next weekend is going to be epic! Giggity

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      lool

    2. Gunners n' Roses
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Most of them are OXXXXXX OMG

      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

        Giggity

  8. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Where's Hazard and why is he taking up so much of my money?

  9. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal fan at work was banging on about how the Ox will get just as much game time as Walcott... Surely Wally's new contract says otherwise?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      He'll be benched once Sanchez is back

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        That is what I said - he wasn't so sure.

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Arsenal fans all seem to love Ox a bit too much.

      1. Tinydancer
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        If he can add goals to his game he could be a great player. Much better than Theo, just lacks the goals

  10. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard -> Ox DONE

    1. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      too early

      1. Pinatta
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        you don't say

  11. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Ox wagon! 😆

    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      What price is he?

      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        6

        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers

        2. #WinterIsNotComing
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Well, I have got 5 in the bank and can easily sub with Wanyama

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Went to the toilet and missed the goal ffs.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      And what a goal it was

    2. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Hope it was worth it

    3. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Walcott ownership rose by 50k in that time..

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      That's my line ... 😉

    5. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Good dump though?

    6. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      aswell the last 2 pages 😀

    7. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      hope u mopped up afterwards

    8. Velocity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Looooool

  13. Yome
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    "Put Ox in the team"

  14. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea wont do much this year

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      They'll still be right there

    2. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  15. Saint Tim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    wtf is giggity?

    1. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Google Peter Griffin's best friend. 😆

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Brian? 😉

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Have you heard the word?

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You've never seen Family Guy?

    4. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      no idea. giggity

    5. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      it's a nonsense word uttered by the epitome of humourless misogyny: family guy's quagmire

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Bigotry giggity

        1. Your Mum's Athletic
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          😀

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Finally Arsenal have got a goal against Mourinho in his 2nd spell at the blues

  17. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Ox and Walcott are too quick for each other

  18. ElementWire
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Believe it or not Ox was the first the name on my sheet when I saw the prices- think he'll have a breakout season and nail down the right wing spot eventually but it seems such a silly punt to waste an Arsenal spot if he doesn't start. Besides most of his impact will probably creating the space for goals rather than getting the goals/assists.

    1. #WinterIsNotComing
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Then who will sit out once sanchaz comes in?

      1. ElementWire
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Caz/Walcott/Giroud are the ones along with Ox to get rotated I think. Ramsey and Ozil only two that will play 95% of games.

    2. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      So.. you still have him despite he's not nailed on and if he is he will not get point? Im willing to believe, but it sounds a bit odd..

      1. ElementWire
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I don't have him anymore sorry was a bit unclear. I've settled on Ritchie in his spot along with Walcott.

  19. Rabbinton
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Butland Hennessey
    Azpi Mert Cedric Mings 4.0m
    Haz Walcott Sterling Hendo Mutch
    Rooney Kane Wilson

    a) Butland Mert Sterling
    b) Panti Kosc Mane

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Don't like Mutch much..

      1. Rabbinton
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Pardew seems to think very highly of him and he's done well preseason

  20. funnyoldgame
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hi Guys, is anyone else having trouble connecting to BT Sport?

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      It doesn't work on Windows 10. Download Firefox.

      1. funnyoldgame
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I'm on Safari. BT has worked fine until now. Its just this game I can't log into 🙁
        I wonder if theres too much demand?

    2. Lebowski85
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      yep. It was all loaded and good to go...then froze, and now i cant log on. Bullshit

      1. funnyoldgame
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Doesn't look good if they can't handle the demand on the first day!

  21. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    How's the Southampton match? Anyone watching that?

    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Saints playing poor according to sky sports

      1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

  22. Razmataz
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Myhill (4.5) Butland (4.5)

    Ivanovic(7.0) Alderweid (5.0) Cedric (5.0) Bassong (4.5) O'Shea (4.5)

    Hazard (11.5) Wallcott (9.0) Henderson (7.0) Ritchie (6.0) Barry (4.5)

    Rooney (10.5) Costa (11.0) Deeney (5.5)

    What you think...

    1. Ole Gunnar Kush
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Costa is injured

    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      We play the game too, we know the prices

      1. Pinatta
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Not helping

    3. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Nice side. Not sure on Bassong

    4. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I think you'd maybe get more replies if you weren't posting during the game...

      FWIW, the only real problem I can see is TOT defence. Aguero route looks nice - keep with it.

  23. Ole Gunnar Kush
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Kane or Benteke?

    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Kane

    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Benteke

    3. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Both with Rooney for me until Aguero fit

  24. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Did anyone see the Sakho goal?

  25. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea need to bring Hazard on.

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Bellerin having a very poor last 5 mins

  27. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Bellerin straight out of my team

  28. Slifer90
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Missed the first half hour, how's Walcott gone?

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Were you in toilet too?

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Still better having Walcott/Ozil/Ramsey from the off. If it is the case that the Ox is getting gametime and fantasy pounts then it's an easy transfer switch after 4 or 5 gameweeks.

  30. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Good thing I'm avoiding Chelsea right? (someone validate me please lol)

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You stole my name idea 😉