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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. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone has a clue on Alonso's ownership in the top 1000?

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

    It's going to be a fairly big scoring GW after all 🙂

    1. KJT123
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      everyone has him

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

        Not my rival and that's all that matters at this point.

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

    62 with 3 Southampton players and Sanchez TC left. What i wouldn't give for a Sanchez brace.

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

      Or the soton cleansheets you should have could be nice if Arsenal as a whole blank

  4. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    53 and I benched Southampton defenders, not going terrible so far vonsidering

  5. Deano
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Wow, brought Pedro and Sane in as diffs in the top 500 - what could have been!

  6. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Who would you rather downgrade to get Jesus?
    A. Kane
    B. Alli
    C. Sanchez
    D. Costa

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      You should already have Jesus in your life (but D)

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

    I love you, Marcos 😎

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

      Absolute fantasy gold!

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

        Him & King Joshua printing me money the second half of this season 🙂

  8. GE
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Lost on last page 🙁

    1), 2) or 3)? 🙂 Thanks 🙂

    1) Heaton and Valencia -> Cech and Kompany (-4)
    2) Valencia and Chambers/Robertson -> Kompany and Clich (-4)
    3) Valencia and Chambers/Robertson -> Kompany and Daniels (-4)

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

    Oh so that's why it said I'm 4th in my ML when I was joint 3rd...

    Took a look around the Overall standings and tied positions are decided by the least amount of transfers made. Didn't know that

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

      Also goes down to TV if the teams are level on transfers

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

      thought Aardvark City might give me the edge

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

        Haha

  10. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Time to make very the armband from Hazard to Alonso me thinks.

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

      might be hazards turn next week

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

        Very true, though as a minimum clean sheets looking likely and BPS too

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

          just the worry of being rested

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

            Rested? Can't see there being any need for that

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

              More reason for the player to play twice as opposed to resting
              They have to play champions league next season, so they might as well give playing twice a go just to get a feel for it

    2. United10
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      think I'l go with Alonso too

  11. rashFord Fiesta
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    61 with Monreality Cech, Yoshida, Sanchez (c)

    0-0 on Wednesday anyone?

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

      would love that

  12. Flynniesta
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Every one of my defenders/goalies scored more than my attacking 8 this week

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

      (So far)

  13. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Rank the following in order of likelihood to be rotated:
    Oxlade-Chamberlain
    Fabregas
    Pedro
    Tadic
    Redmond

  14. Paul
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Alonso on 2 Bonus now

    Cesc 41 bps
    Alonso 40 bps

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

      Goddammit.

    2. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I'll settle for that

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Deductions 🙁

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

      deserved in fairness he ran show

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

    First time owning Hazard. Accidentally got Alonso out on my WC a few weeks ago. So much fun...ah well.

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

      Did you slip and press the sell alonso button. Ah no

    2. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I slipped and pressed the iPad to drag both of my Southampton players onto the bench

  16. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Chances arsene will recall Gabriel? Here's to hoping he'll keep a winning team.

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

      I think he will, Holding played well but one mistake and Wenger might favour Gabriel again.

  17. United10
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Which defender max 4.4mil is worth getting for next week? Already have Holgate and Stephens

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Holding?

      1. United10
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        good shout thanks

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

      Olsson (4.2)

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

    worth holding gabriel? unlikely to play full dgw37?

    i could downgrade to
    a) yoshi (have stephens)
    b) huth (bad dgw fixtures)
    c) bavies (rose back?)
    d) someone else?

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

      At the moment it looks like it's best to keep until a better option occurs, none of those are any better tbf.

  19. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    56* with Stephens, Yoshida and Sanchez (c) left...

    *Gabriel has to stay away meehhhh

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

      Fingers crossed he won't change the winning team and if he does its mustafi.

  20. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Who wins?
    A) H2H opponent who has 7 points on me all out
    B) Me 7 points down with San(c)hez and Yoshida to go

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

      you

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

      B

    3. United10
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      b easy

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

    Alonso on 2BPS 🙁

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

      Well, I'm happy for the extra points. Could've been only a cs 🙂

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

        Definitely

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

      Happy with 14

  22. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    looked so bad. but after alonso & azpi today i am on a 59 (-4) with Monreal, Sanchez (C) & Gabbiadini left.

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

    Shreeve "You realise you've been relegated Ben"?
    Gibson "You can't troll me with your bad news, I've already sorted my move away. FU"

  24. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Worth doing Eriksen and Bailly to KDB and Holding for free?

  25. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Captaining Kane isn't absurd is it? Reasons for doing it are.
    A) Motive, last game at White Hart Lane
    B) Explosivness
    C) DGW factor, if there was any player you'd back to score in both dgw matches it would be Kane

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

      Don't think he is captain material ... would be happy if he gets 2 goals as non-captain

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

        there doesn't seem to be much goal scoring history for the two fixture

    2. Js31
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Kane has a poor hoalscoring record against United

    3. djpete
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yep, looking at him

  26. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Pedro > Sterling?

  27. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Unite those who went Costa and Alonso with no Hazars 😀

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

      Aye

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

      Went Costa and sane over hazard and jesus - pretty even thus far.

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

    Gibson is Boro's best player. No nepotism involved there. Could still be a Premier League player in August.

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

      Newcastle bid already in 😉

  29. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Kompany and alonso doing well to mask some pretty woeful decision making from me.

    Now if sanchez could finally turn up on Wednesday night.

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

    Differential captains next week?

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

      Caballero

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

      Sane has a haul in him.