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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. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    alonso time

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

      He never serves time.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        True dat +1

      2. HamezMace
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I’ve not seen this story, link?

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

    Now that was a dive.

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

    Alonso time

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

    Alonso range

  5. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Wenger might be right about the refs being poor.

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Think it’s Bobby Madley in charge, he’s one of the PL worst in my opinion

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

    Alonso goal imminent

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      NO

  7. CostaCoffee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Why are people on here always basing players seasons by one game, the comment section on this is almost more cancerous than Facebook comments

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Marcos my son

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

    Please don't do it Alonso

  10. Fpldonny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Alonso goal incoming?

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

    Come on score that

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

    It's yours Alonso

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

    Alonso over.

  14. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    poor from alosno

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

      Blame Bubz

  15. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Sunday league Alonso free kicjk

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      It was too close . Most players wouldn't score from there

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

    Alonso.....

  17. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Alolnso

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Phew

  19. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Morata to score off rebound

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

    Sunday league player

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

    Alonso fail

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

    Alonso to Monreal (-4)?

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

      Id do it for a -12

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

    The fear for just that effort 😆

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

    Alonsno?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Alonslol

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

    Ozil shot not on target.

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

    I like it how Alonso has kind of monopolised set pieces from the left side.

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

    I need Alonso

  28. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Ozil is just class

    They should concentrate on keeping him and forget about Sanchez

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      They should get rid of Wenger and keep both

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Hes only playing for a world cup place and a move away. Big money for him in the summer.

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

      Sanchez gives 100% all of the time

      Ozil??

    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Main man, no doubt about it. Alexis was absolutely amazing last season but overall through all these years MÖ edges it

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

    Felt like watching a peno that. Convinced he was gonna score

  30. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Ozil is amazing when he wants

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Shame It's not that often