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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. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    If guzan goes off
    It'll be goalfest?

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Nutmeg hatrick on Guzan

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

    Guzan knackered from leaving his legs opening to let the ball in and turning round to bend over to pick it out of the net.

  4. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    haz fail

  5. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    What a fu**ing joke one frustrated FPL player! Defo giving it a miss next season

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

      Don't let the door hit your ****on the way out

    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Cya

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

      Heard this kind of rubbish so many times.

  6. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I don't suppose everyone ditched Alonso on their WCs did they?

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

      Sims did. Lol

    2. FP El Wonky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      PLENTY did actually!
      Glad I kept

    3. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I kept.

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

      Bought on WC. First time chelsea def this season and pleased

  7. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Was it really Alonso's goal? Looked like Guzan og to me?

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

      Shhhh

    2. FP El Wonky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Now NOW.
      Behave!

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Lol at Hazard owners 🙂

    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      CS confirmed.

    2. FP El Wonky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Another 3 points in the kitty.
      Shame he didn't get in on the fun. But I'm happy to have him in my team.

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

    Troll on pens

  10. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard (c) big fail

  11. Lav
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard(c) fail 🙁

  12. FP El Wonky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Oh I still remember the days Fabregas was the Arsenal midfield wonder-boy. Just shows what a great midfield Chelsea have when he's not nailed.
    Trust Hazard to tone it down today when I just brought him in on WC

  13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    urghh haz,....youd better score next week

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

    Played AOA this week and my 2 playing defenders will have more than 20 points between them

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

      Nice but is your 8 attacker making more than your 3rd defender? If so well done not easy to get anything out of AOA.

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      that would be great if your 3rd DEF didn't outscore, i dunno, 3/5 of your MIDs...

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

    Hahahazard

  16. Uncle Gamst
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Guzan needs to learn how to close his legs or get down quicker!

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Haz(c) 😎

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Not disastrous this week.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Pretty disastrous

  18. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazcaptain fail

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

    JT coming on..

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

    Willian to Arsenal please

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

    Question for the elite on here.. those of you who have been playing for years..whats considered a good rank?

    top 20k?
    top 10K
    top 5k?
    top 1K?

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

      Top 200k

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

      Top 10k IMO.

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

      Top 5k

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

      top 20 for me

    5. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      This is only my second year and I'm just clinging on to top 10k, so I'm going to say top 10k 😉

    6. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      10k for me. Seven seasons, five inside top 10k (including 98th two years ago), two outside.

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

        Hahaha. He asked for the target not a ridiculous brag post.

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 19 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Was always heading that way, though, wasn't it 😉

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

      top 1k

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

      Top 10k

    9. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Top 308k imo is always the benchmark

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

        So true. I remember the shame of being 309765 one season. Traumatic .......

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

      Top 10

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Terry warming up!

  23. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard. Oh well...

    I will get an FPL return from him one day I'm convinced.

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

      Sell for KDB IMO

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I'm keeping. Sanchez more likely to go for me.

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

      Hazard. Alonso. Pedro.

      Not one has been any cop for me all season.

      Don't know how I've done it.

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

        I hear ya. I've been particularly good avoiding players hot streaks this season myself. It's been spooky at times.

      2. Danstoke82
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Alonso been my only success, however for some stupid reason I dropped him mid season when he mega hauled.

  24. moz_1983
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso still on for three baps as it stands.

  25. L S P
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Fab getting a little too close to max bonus for comfort now...

  26. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    f**k sake after all that captain planning and going without sanchez.

    Captain Hazard will definitely do worse then him

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Not great planning

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        So if I captained Costa/Alonso it would have been?

  27. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Does fantasy genuinely make anyone actually glum a lot? After shipping alonso and having all my points on the bench I don't even want to open the page and look.

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Sometimes yes, we have to remind ourselves it's only a game. It'll be hard to do when I have to look at my Sanchez TC fail at the end of the week.

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

      Happens every week when I look at my bench. Especially this week

      6,6,7 + (ARS), 4.

    3. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      It can ruin my days. That 23-point Sanchez haul took days to recover from 😉

      it's highs and lows, though - like football itself. Still can't imagine a season without it.

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

        Well no, you'd have to get a different job...

      2. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        True. Say every year I won't put myself through it again, and then when the prices are released I'm straight on drafting. I have whole weeks of frustration until the deadline comes and it wipes it away though

    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fortunately I brought him back in on my wildcard as a afterthought.
      He is currently on 15 points by the way

  28. Dougal McGuire
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Whoo Hoooo! Hazard clean sheet point locked in!

    (Searching for a positive)

  29. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    One more from Alonso to make up for Hazard fail would be sweet

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

    No chance Alonso hold 3 bonus. Even 2 might be a problem.

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Still on 3