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8 May 2017 4286 comments
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We make our way to Stamford Bridge this evening as Chelsea entertain Middlesbrough in the penultimate match of Gameweek 36.

The league leaders boast two of the top five most selected captains – Diego Costa and Eden Hazard have been handed the armband by 10.5% and 6.8% respectively against a Boro defence that’s shipped four goals in each of their last two road trips.

Costa delivered a season-high 16 points in his previous home appearance and is second only to Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for transfers in up top ahead of the Blues’ Double Gameweek 37 against West Brom and Watford.

Hazard, meanwhile, has served up returns in seven of his previous eight league outings and produced six of nine double-figure returns in front of his own supporters.

Sold by over 144,000 FPL managers after blanking in both Double Gameweek 34 appearances, Alvaro Negredo returned to form with a goal and assist in last week’s 2-2 draw with Man City.

Having found the net in three of his last six matches, the Spaniard looks the likeliest to breach a backline that picked up its first clean sheet in 12 attempts at Goodison Park last time out.

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

  1. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Be interesting next season to see if Conte buys someone to replace Alonso as a proper wing back who can also defend.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Who would you suggest?

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Don't need to with kante. Attacking more important with the players they've got

    3. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      They seem to have done okay this season.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        He is a defensive weakness waiting to be exploited.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Can't attack the space he leaves free if you can't get the ball back. 🙂

        2. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Maybe the waiting could go on till he's finished his career.

  2. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso I hope you get a rec card

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      What's a rec card?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        A recording card, for home movies

      2. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        This

      3. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        New fangled Library card, Recreation.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I hope he gets a hatty and destroys the rank you love to tell us about 😛

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    The smell of want in here

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Come on Haz!!!

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      FFS on heat

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Want? I read something else!

  4. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso is everywhere

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I thought Jesus was everywhere....

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        In Alonso we trust

  5. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Accidentally got rid of Alonso on WC a few weeks ago and didn't want to pay the difference to get him back in. Ah well.

  6. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard in too deep and wide - will assist the assister I think 🙁

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      the Hazard version of Sanchez v Man Utd

    2. StreetsofRaith
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Saw it coming

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Even Luiz and Cahill are sniffing goals here

  8. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    branislav alonso

  9. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    watching this game with no chelsea must be fun lol

  10. grumpyman
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard, Pedro and Cahill here. Feels a bit like owning Jesus on Saturday :/

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Or Sane 🙁 Haz owner too

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      You mean Sane 🙁

  11. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Negredo spotted

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah twice both times moaning for a free kick he did not deserve.

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    hazard doing a sanchez

    stuck out wide

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Still upset about that Costa miss from Alonso. How glorious that would have been!

  14. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Cahill looking lively..

  15. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso is faster than the one on the Mclaren

    1. d3bug
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      haha

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      TBF even Negredo could beat a McLaren Honda

  16. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    How many BPS for CS?

    1. tambourineman
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      12

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Wow
        Alonso plzz

  17. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    please cahill score

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeshhhh

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea will surely score 2 more at this rate

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nothing is for sure. More likely they will spurn another 5 chances.

  19. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Unlucky Forshaw owners.

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Negrado!

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Forshaw and Traore off
    Leadbitter and Bamford on

  22. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Go away to the Championship Boro you really are terrible.

  23. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Would love so hard if Chelsea conceded, anyone else?

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Laugh *

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I bet that's the only way you love. Where's your sensitive side?

    3. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      No

    4. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Love so hard? Don't make a mess.

  24. WVA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Is Alonso a good player now then?

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

      Amazing in terms of FPL. Slightly above average in real life.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Haha i still cant believe how well he is doing this season, he gets so much space!

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      He always was

  25. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    This is actually uncomfortable to watch ha. Wish I had someone other than Hazard

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      You and me both

  26. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    All the Alonso love aside, I'm pretty happy to see Sunderland and Boro go down

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      add Hull to that list too

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yes although I'd quite like both Swansea and Hull to stay up.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Agreed. Swansea edges it for me thanks to Siggy and Wales.

  27. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Can see why he's loved by the FPL faithful but Alonso is a pretty average player.

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

      The system hides his flaws.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Not to mention a girl killer who should be in jail

    3. Bazzalona
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Spot on. If he was right footed he'd be nowhere.

    4. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah that free kick technique and crossing ability is very average.

  28. FISSH
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Have Pedro and Haz, Pedro hit bar from Haz assist. Thats my chance gone for sure

  29. Dele
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Haazzaaarrrddddd

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Has done nothing

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      ban

      1. Dele
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Just practicing for his goal coming up 🙂

    3. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Why?

  30. Ibracadabra
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Patrick Bamford on - think he was at Chelsea for 6-7 years and never got a game... clean sheet ruiner?