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5 November 2016 2599 comments
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The final act of a dramatic day is delivered from Stamford Bridge, as Antonio Conte’s Chelsea seek a fifth straight victory and clean sheet from their clash with Everton.

While Chelsea’s defence will be a focus for some Fantasy managers, this is very much a tale of two strikers, with the in-form Diego Costa and Romelu Lukaku colliding.

The Chelsea man is backed with the armband by 8% of FPL managers, while Lukaku claims 4%. The Belgian has returned in six of his last seven Gameweeks and will provide a stern test for Conte’s rejuvenated defence.

Eden Hazard is the other headline act on show – he’s bidding for his fourth successive goal, having attracted more than 148,000 owners heading into the Gameweek – he’s backed by 3% with the captaincy.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. chonks
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    who is the best def 4.9 and below?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Brunt

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      West Bromwich/boro/holebas

      1. chonks
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

    3. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      another vote for Bruntinho

  2. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I think I am going to do Firmino to Hazard rather than Sanchez to Hazard on Ft.
    Does it look good or should I wait till tomorrow games and then decide ?

    1. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      same predicament. Best to wait....

    2. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would wait till after the international games. What if Sanchez or Hazard himself get injured not to mention that skinny Brazilian if you have him.

    3. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      HAZ set to rise 0.3m Firm>>HAZ good move

  3. KingNidge
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Alcohol induced points hits will be pretty serious tonight

    1. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      will you be getting any chelsea in?

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Made my mind up on Hazard a week or so ago..

        Won't be doing anything tonight

      2. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Tempted to triple up with Alonso

  4. joersherman
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino to Haz?

    1. UnitedXCI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A pool player is still essential

      1. joersherman
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I've got cout as well

    2. UnitedXCI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Then yes

    3. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      defo

  5. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    3 players played

    C played

    12 points...

    Am I the only one?

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      4 played with 15 points, C played.

    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2 players played including (C) 13pts(-4). 🙂

    3. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 16 from m 3 with Captain played. Keep faith. It's our day tomorrow

    4. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      12 from two here, including captain.

    5. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      5 played, 21 (-4).

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        C played too.

    6. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      50 from 8 and captain played

      1. Ravager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        13(-4). From 3. Captain played.

  6. ANDER.
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Evans perfectly nailed on? Going to get him for vertonghen to fund Hazard ...

    1. UnitedXCI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      get Brunt

  7. UnitedXCI
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    2FT
    Exact funds for
    Chadli -> Allen
    Sterling -> hazard
    Kos-> Alonso
    Yay -> nay for -4

    1. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yay

    2. ***00tennis***
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yay

  8. Tatty Bojangles
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Fuchs worth the extra money over Morgan?

    1. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      not imo

    2. UnitedXCI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

  9. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku to Costa for FT?

  10. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Should I WC this team ???

    Heaton
    Keane / Pieters / Evans
    Firmino / Redmond / Courtinho / Sanchez
    Aguero / Deeney / Lukaku

    Jaku / Capoue / Friend / Kingsley

    1. mojoindojo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

  11. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ironically I couldn't get Hazard in without a -8 to go on top of the -4 i already took! well done haz cappers

  12. AgentRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why are so many ready to ditch Sanchez? I understand the desire to get Hazard, but I'd try to do everything I could to keep Sanchez too in his current form.

    1. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A brace and an assist tomorrow will certainly help the case.

      1. AgentRed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly, but he got a brace last week! Such short-termism

    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Need both IMO

      1. AgentRed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed, have to make sacrifices to fun him but Sanchez isn't the one. Walker & Walcott will be the victims in my case I think.

  13. Slartibartfast
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Costa the best Ibrahimovic replacement? Finally able to get rid of him, no other strikers really tempting me - am I overlooking anyone? Lukaku maybe?

    1. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i have lukaku but will look to get costa in his place

      costa looks a season keeper

      1. Slartibartfast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just know he'll pick up that fifth yellow the week I buy him...

        Seems like it's worth the risk, though. Putting that move off for fear of taking a hit has really cost me.

    2. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Costa your best choice unless the extra money between him and Kaku makes a significant difference elsewhere in your team.

      1. Slartibartfast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Nope, wouldn't need the funds elsewhere.

  14. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Chucky.

    Did you have any Chelsea attacking players? 😉

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      lol sorry i will stop now 🙁

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No need to. Well done 🙂

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          🙂

  15. rocky7st
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Grant Pickford
    Koscielny Mee Smith Holebas Amat
    Sanchez Firmino Gündogan Coutinho Walcott
    Aguero Costa Diomande

    Wish I had done this week, worth doing Koscielny + Walcott > Hazard + 4.4?

    Hate doing it before a players game but Hazard is going to sky rocket in value.

  16. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling, Capoue, Austin ---> Hazard, Gundogan, Anichebe -8

    lol

    madness? 😆

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan is madness. Allen or Matic.

      1. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He got in some nice shooting positions today, should have scored.

    2. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      would be 3-5-2 with both Allen & Gundogan...

  17. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No score checks please, it's clearly the with Hazard or the without Hazard party. The with Hazards, go and compare amongst yourselves.

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Would you like to join my pity party? It'll be really depressing I can guarantee it.

  18. mojoindojo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane, Lukaku to Hazard, Costa for hit?

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't do it. I still really rate Lukaku and Mane.

  19. Dimen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Holy craps I did it. Lukaku -> Anichebe and Capoue -> Hazard for -4.... I am so stupid. Anichebe for bench.

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      There are worse moves. I'm just as bad, debating between:

      A) Firmino + Koscielny --> Hazard + Lovren/5.0m

      B) Lukaku + Redmond --> Hazard + Anichebe/5.6m

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Rest of the midfield is Sanchez - Coutinho - Redmond - Allen

        1. Dimen
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Tough one but I wouldn't do A at least. I also have mane and Firmino. I wasn't willing to trade any of them to haz. Simply to good a run of fixtures.

  20. Mr Alex
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling + Puncheon -> Hazard + De Roon for a -4?

    - has to be now or I can't do it. If I wait it il have to get rid of Firmino or Sanchez, which I don't want to do.

    1. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ye that looks really good, Ye I don't want to lose firminio those fixtures and Sanchez is a season keeper I think

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Would it be worth losing Firmino if you already own Coutinho?

  21. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which option
    Got 2.5 itb
    Front 8: gundogan, coutinho, Sanchez, capoue, firminio, lukaku, Austin, aguero

    A) Sanchez to haz

    B) capoue to Pedro

    C) firminio to haz

    D) capoue and bellerin to friend and haz -4

    Thanks

    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C

  22. 824545201
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Capoue and Lukaku to Hazard and Barrow for -4, seems ok?

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You have to sell Lukaku? He's got Swans at home next.

      1. Alnair
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Madness

    2. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah

  23. ANDER.
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best mid for under 4.6?

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      De Roon perhaps?

  24. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Okay, Chelsea's form is stunning, and Hazard is THE player we all want if we don't already have him.

    Already owned by 22% of teams, his price will certainly be over 10m after the break, so there's an urge to have him as fast as possible.

    But he's also the Chelsea player who will most certainly play full minutes in the internationals, and with his style of play he gets tackled a lot, so there is a very real possibility of injury. So buy now or wait and see he doesn't get injured? Essentially a risk of -4 against 0.3 loss in price.

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I bought. Can't afford the price rises (and price drops of my awful players).

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, my worry as well. Will already struggle get him in at 9.9.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm taking the risk rather than paying 0.3 more

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Please. Just buy him.

  25. 1zverGGademN
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Payet>Hazard Done!

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice!

  26. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    There's something happening to my knee...

    1. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So to mine and to many countless others

  27. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    To enable hazard:

    A. Austin and mcarthur
    B. Vokes and redmond

  28. Konig Luther
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    37pts and only will rise 5k places...

  29. Pompel
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Not entirely comfortable looking at the prospect of a -8 before the international break 😐

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Many in same boat!

  30. MrMaverick
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lol let me end this 352/343 debate

    My 352 midfield

    Mane Firmino Sterling Coutinho Walcott

    If your 5th mid is a Walcott or Pedro or even Lallana, then 352 IS VALID

    BUT NOT WITH A GUNDOGAN OR MATIC OR EVEN JOE BLOODY ALLEN

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who are your strikers? Would you try to fit Haz in there now?