Gameweek 12 continues with a Sunday clash on Teesside as Chelsea bid for a sixth successive win and clean sheet against Aitor Karanka’s Middlesbrough.
Fantasy managers head into the encounter with big expectations of both Diego Costa and Eden Hazard – 17% have the armband on this pair, with Costa captained by 10%.
But Hazard’s form is perhaps the most eye-catching. He’s fired goals in his last four Gameweeks and attracted more than 350,000 acquisitions heading into yesterday’s deadline, more than any other FPL asset.
Meanwhile, Antonio Conte’s defence will be seeking a sixth consecutive clean sheet, with Marcos Alonso’s 144,000 new owners expecting immediate dividends from the Spaniard.
Karanka’s side will not roll-over. Middlesbrough have battled to draws at both Arsenal and City in their last three, and earned a victory against Bournemouth in their previous Riverside Stadium encounter.
