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11 December 2016 1367 comments
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A four-match slate of Sunday fixtures gets underway at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea host West Bromwich Albion in the noon kick-off.

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa are the main weapons of choice for Fantasy Premier League managers.

Both clinched a place in the top three of this week’s Captain Poll.

Hazard has racked up 60 of his 97 points at the Bridge, though has lacked Costa’s overall consistency. The most popular player in FPL, with an ownership level over 51%, the Spain international has blanked just twice in 14 Gameweeks.

Three goals and as many assists in four suggests that Matt Phillips is the man most likely to breach a Blues defence that’s conceded just twice in the last eight rounds of fixtures.

We’ll be looking for Scout Pick Marcus Alonso for points at both ends of the pitch today. The Spaniard – who remains a differential with under 7% ownership – has served up a goal, an assist and two clean sheets in his last three at the Bridge.

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    All I want for Christmas is

    - Costa brace + baps
    - Alonso assist + CS + baps
    - Hazard penalty miss
    - Foster penalty save + save points + baps

    Too much to ask for?

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      me too 🙂

  2. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Both teams in blue...

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hope we are not all blue later after such high expectation 😉

  3. Jazz!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Let's go azaaaaaaaaard

  4. KeepCalm
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    So its Haz vs Costa today for most. I'm team Hazard. Lets go!

  5. BrockLanders
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    I hear Costa Blanca's nice this time of year..

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    A brace from Costa, goals and assist each from Hazard and Brunt and a Foster peno save will do

  7. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Costa please do not get that YC today

    1. grig
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Got him in for this GW after waiting for 2 months for him to get the YC. He is bound the get the YC in the first 15min.

      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Same.

  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Alonso, Hazard(c), Costa. The only way is up!

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hope it's not 0-2 (McAuley, Brunt)!

    2. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      All the differentials

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Having all three is a huge, Hazard(c) is also a diff. Alonso is 7.2% ownership. 🙄

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          *huge diff

  9. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Is Arnautovic > Son a relatively easy to transfer to make?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Arnie > anyone is a relatively easy transfer to make.

      1. davies
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Haha absolutely no idea how he's stayed in my team for so long tbh

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Do it,alli at 0.8 extra could be better though

      1. davies
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        No doubt but can't quite afford, especially when I'm looking at Alosno in soon too

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Might put a bet on a Costa yellow

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Free money. I got him in this GW so he is nailed on to get the yellow

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Coming this game

      1. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        i hear this every week

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      He's a new man. Make the Dalai Lama look like Gattusso.

  11. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Get that Hattie hazard,and yellow for you costa

  12. umerlfc
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Prediction: Costa finally gets his 5th yellow

  13. Mintu
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Costa have a Card please-the x'mas gift 4 me.

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Waiting for an 'OMG' any sec now

  15. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Hazard score yet?
    *He asks from behind the sofa*

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    OMG

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      careful...

  17. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Couldn't give a damn about my FPL team come on WBA....

    Ok hazard brace with Alonso assists losing 3-2 would suffice

  18. Numb
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Cost and owners not captained....

    Your rank still suffers if he scores (unless you're low ranked)! 🙂

    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      *Costa

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Really? Ffs

      1. Numb
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Marginally

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          Only brought him in this week and looks like I still am hoping he doesnt score *eyeroll*

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I'm 700k and need all the Costa goals I can get

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    West brom the better team so far

  20. Mini Mane Mo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Impossible to find but wld be interesting to find out how many owners have all three of Alonso, Haz and Costa

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I do! so that's 1 😉 lol

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Me, two

    2. GreatCarragherReef
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      from here, i would say at least 25%

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I have only 2,without the yellow card guy

      1. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        who dont you have, Hazard or Alonso?

  21. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    No goals yet? Haz(C) fail.

  22. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    1-0 Brunt goal would be perfect

    1. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      while we're at it might as well say 3-0 Brunt hat trick is perfect

  23. Fowler23
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Waiting for the captain fail posts

  24. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    I just want Chelsea to lose so bad on so many levels

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      I want the same with wba

  25. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    This brunt guy is impressive

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Yea, wondering why he is not in my team 😀

      1. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Coming in for lovren for me

        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          I'm keeping him against Boro, planning to sell for a Boro defender after that 😀

          Cedric and Brunt also options though

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Had him for weeks. 3rd sub 😀

  26. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Phillips would be a pretty sweet 5th midfielder to have. Wish I had an easy way to get him in. Capoue has been good and all but he doesn't look nearly as threatening as Phillips.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Yeah, I brought him in this week and promoted Can to 4th mid but not sure he's really up to it. May rotate them both

      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        That's different - I quite like it. Think there's a chance you'll eventually want to play Phillips more than Can but not sure.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Good to see a post from such an illustrious name!

      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        I'm blushing over here

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          🙂 I always admire people who put time (especially coding time) and effort in for the benefit of others.

          1. Gargamel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 9 days ago

            I appreciate you saying that.

            It was also fun for me personally because I got to try working with node.js which I have been wanting to for a while now.

    3. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Could only swap a fifth mid on a wildcard

      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Hmm I don't know, perhaps also if you have two free transfers?

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 days ago

          It's a luxury transfer alright. But if there's nothing else

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      Hey Gargamel! Is the Gargatron available anywhere these days?

      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 days ago

        Funny you should ask, I only relaunched it yesterday. Have a look at the link Tomothyjs posted. Doesn't require Google Chrome anymore.

  27. Jazz!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Good start from Brom.

  28. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Been 21 goals in Liverpools last 3 Sunday games. Just saying

    1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 days ago

      NOW u say this

  29. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    Going to be hard work breaking down this bus

  30. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 days ago

    No goals yet? Booo