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3 January 2018 4961 comments
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The penultimate fixture of the packed festive schedule gets underway at 7.45pm as Arsenal and Chelsea go head-to-head at the Emirates.

For the hosts, Alexis Sanchez has upped his output in recent weeks – after a slow start to the season, last term’s top scoring player in Fantasy Premier League has delivered points in seven of his last 10 league appearances.

That form suggest that the Chilean is likely to pose the main danger to a defence that’s conceded just four times in their previous 11.

Nonetheless, it’s Alexandre Lacazette who is the Gunners’ most captained player for Gameweek 22, handed the armband by 2.02%.

The Frenchman has been a consistent source of points at home, producing a goal or assist in seven of his 10 appearances, but he’s struggled for a cutting edge of late and failed to find the net since Gameweek 15.

A return to form could reignite interest in Lacazette ahead of four kind fixtures (bou CRY swa EVE) in as many Gameweeks.

Despite a run of two goals in the last nine Gameweeks, Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata (3.7%) is the top armband pick for this fixture.

That lack of form means that the Spaniard and team-mate Eden Hazard were among the top five most transferred out players for Gameweek 22, sent packing by 243,000+ and 207,000+ respectively.

Hazard has mustered just a single assist in five yet both he and Morata also have some decent fixtures ahead to arrest their recent declines – over the next five Gameweeks, Antonio Conte’s side host Leicester, Bournemouth and West Brom and also make their way to Brighton and Watford.

Encouragingly for Hazard’s owners, he looks set to return to a central role with the visitors rolling out a 3-5-1-1 formation.

The Gunners, meanwhile, welcome back Mesut Ozil from a minor knee problem, though injuries in defence means that Arsene Wenger is forced to field the likes of Calum Chambers, Rob Holding and Ainsley Maitland-Niles in his starting line-up.

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  1. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    It's quite weird watching players that you do own... just not this week

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      You FH'ed? Get out of town Bubz.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I'd have had about 4 players otherwise (didn't expect KDB to rise from the dead)

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        You leave him alone! FHitters unite.

    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Why?

      My players always do well when they're on TV.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Free hit

    3. Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yup same, free hit myself! How's yours gone so far?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Not sure what to make of it. Had some shockers like Wes Morgan, Otamendi and Lanzini. But my team would have done terribly without it and still have 6 players to come to I think it was the right decision, on 42 with 6 to play

    4. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      My main FH moves were

      Pickford -> Adrian

      Azpi -> Otamendi
      Jones -> Duffy

      Salah -> Alli
      Gross -> Son
      Mata -> Arnautovic

      Morata -> Aguero
      Firmino -> Vardy

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        That very last one hurts, even if Firmino didnt do anything

  2. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard looks sharp

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      He is infamously well rested afterall.

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Just doesn't add up to points per million fantasy wise this season.

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I'd quite like to get him in in couple of weeks

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Goals in this.

  4. FPLAdmiral
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Is this first XI good enough to justify a crap bench?

    Pope
    Alonso, Azpi, Otamendi, Jones
    KDB, Sterling, Salah, Lingard
    Kane, Firmino

    (J.Pereira)(Quarner, TAA, Carroll)

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Sure. While no DGWs or massive schedule!

  5. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Ffs Hazard is gonna punish us won’t he 🙁

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yep

    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Not necessarily

  6. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Zouma was powerful and fast and made great tackles to often make up for his lack of awareness. Christensen looks like he does little
    because he reads the game so quickly

    1. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Reply fail

  7. Humlesnurr
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hi all! Repost due to new article. As we wait for another Alonso haul, would you mind sharing your thoughts about my transfers the following weeks (though a lot can change):

    A: Mahrez, Gross, Aguero. Sub: DCL (3-5-2)
    B: Arnautovic, Firmino, Aguero. Sub: Carroll (3-4-3)
    C: De Bruyne, Arnautovic/Gross, Firmino. Sub: DCL (3-5-2)

    I am leaning towards B which gives me an attacking 8 of Salah, Sterling, Arnautovic, Lingard, Kane, Aguero, Firmino, (Carroll).

    Thanx and enjoy the game!

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A

  8. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Missorta

  9. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Embarrassing from Morata there.

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata lol

  11. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata - what a plonker

  12. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    hahaha. sorry

  13. Midlands Saint73
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Azpi and Morata to deliver some much needed points tonight hopefully or maybe not. Feels weird not having Arsenal assets for most of the season this year.

  14. WE GO FOR IT
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata HUGE miss!

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Or Big Chance, depending on your approach to this game.

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  16. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Lolvaro

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Good one!

  17. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Selling Morata right now

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Don't be so harsh, at least he gives you a few laughs

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        When I don't own him maybe

  18. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Hate not owning Alonso

  19. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    🙁

  20. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata rage transfer incoming

  21. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Worst sequence of play this festive period 😆

  22. Podge
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Dirt

  23. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    He should have headed it.

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Lol

  24. Bragazeti
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata misses a 1 v 1

  25. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Jesus Alvaro. That is shocking.

  26. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    That makes me want to sell Morata

  27. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    and that is why i got rid of morata lol

  28. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata you really are shit.

  29. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Who put Morata through?

  30. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Jeez