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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. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone still ignoring Hazard and get him in GW15 after the Spurs and City games?

    1. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      My plan yes + Alonso

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

      Ya

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

      could be 0.6 more buy then

      1. Bleach †
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        could get injured also

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

          He is never injured. Robust guy

          1. Bleach †
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            😀 😀

        2. Grand Thibauto
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Never really injured

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

        This is the crux of the matter

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

        This is it. GW15 is more than a month away.

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

      I am waiting and will prob WC then too. Might look at triple Chelsea over Xmas break

    5. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Only people that didn't watch the game/are insane

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

        I switched off after the 2-0. Couldn't watch it anymore 😆

    6. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I had Pedro as a punt and have 3 Chelsea and I'm yet considering the move with a hit. With Sanchez and Pedro gone for Hazard and Mane.

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

      Yup looks like it. Otherwise I'll end up on a -12 this week.

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

      I will hold.

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

    Tis the season for the kneejerk

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

    This is just insane. I can't believe people are actually dropping Lukaku (SWA) for Hazard (mid) WITH HITS after what Middlesbrough just did to City hours ago AND with an international break coming up.

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

    Might keep Mata instead of buying Hazard. He could surprise you all 😉

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

      lol

    2. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      By not starting?

  5. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm spiralling out of control

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Put the hazard lights on

  6. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    When I'm lying on my deathbed and am asked about the one thing I regret in life it will be not bringing in Hazard and Alonso in for a hit in GW11 of the 2016/17 fpl season

    1. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I Prefered Mane/Firmi To Firmi/Haz

  7. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I think most of you should hold off buying Hazard until at least tomorrow. This will increase his chances for a triple rise

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

      He will triple rise no matter what.

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You think we should miss the first rise.

      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

  8. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Need to hear your opinions on best out of this:

    Allen - playing for Stoke, the most forward out of them
    Gundogan - playing for City, but hes a rotational risk with UCL football
    Matić - playing for Chelsea who are on form, a true DM, but getting assist and the cheapest out of them

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Matic. He's CM, not DM

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Actually, Allen as you may need triple Chelsea big hitters

  9. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good evening all!

    Anyone considering Hazard? 🙂

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

      🙁

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You said you'll buy him next week but you should have followed your own advice! I know I did 😆

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

          i hate you 😉

          1. Eden Hazardous
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            😳

      2. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Brought him two days ago.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Already have him. 😀

    3. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Got him in this gw 😎

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Very nice! I'm happy with my hit for Alonso

    4. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This week's Gundogan. Ignore

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  10. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Would you do
    A) Sanchez->Hazard
    B) Sterling+Capoue->Whelan+Hazard (-4)

    1. Adz87
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I did a this morning but I'd choose b from that

  11. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My midfield next gw -

    Sanchez - KDB - Hazard - Firmino

    #Can'twait

    1. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No Aguero?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero - Austin - Defoe up front

        1. Eden Hazardous
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          And defence?

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

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

      Looks great. Playing 3-5-2?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        3-4-3 for now

        may go 3 5 2 from next gw

        Looking at Siggy in and Defoe out.

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

      What does the rest of your squad look like?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Pickford - Jakupovic
        Matip - Holebas - Mee - Nyom - Amat
        Sanchez - Hazard - KDB - Firmino - Carrick
        Aguero - Defoe - Austin

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

          wow.like it

          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers.

        2. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Garbage defence.

          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Kok

            Look at the fixtures.

            Moreover defense doing f all this season/

            1. Rolls-Royce
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Ideal midfield tho. I'm jealous.

  12. M.A.G
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    21 (-4) [After bonus] With 6 to go (C) Played
    Currently on 70K

    Huge red incoming ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Massive.

    2. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Catastrophic

    3. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Well..
      i am not surprised at all

  13. MartialMatas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku and fletcher to 4.8m forward and hazard?
    would mean my front 7 is Sanchez Walcott Firmino Coutinho Hazard Austin Aguero

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

      Lukaku got Swansea next.

  14. jayzico
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is there any forward buying for bench fodder for 5.1m?

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Barrow of Swansea

      • sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Barrow?

      • willl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Keane for Hull

      • Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Anichebe, Keane or Barrow

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

        Anichebe

      • Grand Thibauto
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hull's Keane!

      • kalmoffit
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Barrow to tear utd to shreds tomorrow. I have him replacing Sterling.

      • jayzico
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Many thanks guys. Many thanks. See ya Lukaku

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

      Williams, Walcott and Firmino -> Friend, Hazard and Pedro for -8 hit?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No

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

          Better with Firmino and Walcott -> Hazard and Allen?

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely not

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

          Better with Firmino and Walcott -> Hazard and Allen?

    3. BigAsGiroud_
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So, 1.1ITB, 1FT
      1)Sterling →→ Payet
      or
      2)Sterling & Foster →→ Hazard & Pickford (-4)

    4. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Matic has the same amount of points has Ozil (44). 6 assist, always a good chance of at least 3 points playing with that defence. 5.0m

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          When will you play him though?

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Similar thinking to Andy below, every week in a 3-5-2 to fund Chelsea D, maybe even go 4-4-2 with double Chelsea D and bench Matic some weeks

          2. Respect My Authoritah
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Waste of a Chelsea spot

            1. Eden Hazardous
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              This

            2. Jay_
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Wow, didn't even think of that! Was all planning double Chelsea D too lol

            3. Z
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Moses at WB would be a better prospect

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

            Is Vokes worth a shout? Not bad for £6m.

          4. More Tragic
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            60 with 5 to go.

            Should have capt Hazard instead of Costa 🙁

            1. sully29
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah, really ruined your week.

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

              lol

            3. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Link?

            4. 50 Shades Oshea
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Well done

            5. Worzel Gummidge
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Give it a rest now. No one likes attention seeking.

            6. andy85wsm
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Got Alonso in this week. Almost certainly getting Hazard next week. Then I think I'll look towards Mustafi to Luiz at some point and double on the defence.

              Only issue is a lot of this relies on keeping Joe Allen 😆

              1. Respect My Authoritah
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                I'd back a double up for a hit tbh

                1. andy85wsm
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Mustafi has some nice fixtures coming up though, not sure it's worth a hit at least.

                  Lukaku+Hazard is already -4 for me this week

              2. Rolls-Royce
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Well done on Alonso.

            7. 50 Shades Oshea
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              38 with no haz and Costa, easy

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

                Now, that's a team I'm interested in. Who all? KDB and Defoe?

            8. justmatt
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Anyone considering cheaper chelsea assets as cover?

              Matic is only 5m and has 6 assists in11
              Pedro has 2 goals, 4 assists and 5 bonus since changing to 3-4-3. Only 7.1m

              1. Respect My Authoritah
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Not sensible imo

            9. King H
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              How to fit in hazard.

              Pickford
              Walker Pieters Lovren
              Sanchez Firmino Coutinho Chadli
              Aguero Rashford Lukaku

              Jaku Capoue Holebas Amat

              Sanchez and Chadli >>> Hazard and Wally ??

            10. Jaok
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Pick Jaku

              Stones, Lovren, Holebas, Amat, Pieters

              Couthino, Firmino, Hazard, Sanchez, Gundo

              Kun Lukaku (Keane)

              For -8? 😀

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

              Monreal + Firmino (have Coutinho) + Capoue + Deeney ➡ Fuchs + Hazard + De Roon (5th) + Austin -12

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

                Who are ur other mids?

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

                  Sanchez Coutinho Gundo

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

                    Could you downgrade Sanchez to Wally instead

              2. Je suis le chat
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Great work on your picks YMA (miss your old grab!). Who's your captain pick for gw 12. I reckon Aguero is the man for away games against muck.

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

              Costa bap gone ....

              1. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Good

            13. Ibracadabra´s Spell
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I will do Sterling and Ibra to Hazard and Lukaku (if Ibra doesn´t do something this GW) or Bellerín and Payet to Marcos Alonso and Hazard (if Ibra does something good) to join Costa in my team.

              Yes or No?

            14. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              First time to brag this season for me: 49 (-4) with 6 to go. Simply Hazard (c) 😎

              1. Je suis le chat
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Well done. Wish I had some gonads, new Haz was a good pick (own and captain). Well at least the chubby little Belgian will rejoin my team tonight for a hit.

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

              Firmino + Vert + Capoue > Hazard + Evans + Fletcher/4.6

              for -8. Right to pull the trigger?

            16. Rhinos
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Come on fpl towers give Payet his assist back