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Attention turns to Hazard as Zaha and Pedro disappoint owners

Attention now turns to Eden Hazard (£10.6m) and his Chelsea colleagues in the Saturday 3pm matches of Fantasy Premier League.

The Belgian midfielder starts for the Blues as they host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, fresh from earning 150,000+ new owners for Gameweek 4.

Meanwhile, colleague Pedro (£6.7m), who was revealed to be the best replacement for Richarlison (£6.7m) was named on the bench by Maurizio Sarri.

However, the top story of the afternoon already is the absence of Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) who reportedly picked up a groin injury in training this week. The Ivory Coast inernational sits in 33 percent of teams leaving plenty of Fantasy managers already disappointed at this early stage in Gameweek 4.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.1m) returns to the Crystal Palace line-up, while Danny Ings (£5.6m) overcame his blister from earlier in the week to start for the Saints.

The exploits of Theo Walcott (£6.8m) will be of great interest. The former Arsenal man has been chosen as the people’s replacement for the suspended Richarlison, earning 770,000+ new owners for Gameweek 4, more than any other player.

Pascal Groß (£6.9m) returns to the Brighton starting line-up to face Fulham, while Ryan Sessegnon (£6.4m) must be content with a place on the Cottagers’ bench for a second week running.

Following some confusion in the media over the fitness of Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m), he captains the West Ham side to face Wolves.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya; March, Propper, Stephens, Knockaert; Groß; Murray.

FULHAM XI (4-3-3): Bettinelli; Le Marchand, Odoi, Mawson, Fosu-Mensah; Zambo Anguissa, McDonald, Seri; Vietto, Mitrovic, Schurrle

CHELSEA XI (4-3-2-1): Kepa; Alonso, Rudiger, David Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kante, Jorginho; Hazard, Willian; Morata.

BOURNEMOUTH XI (3-4-3): Begovic; S Cook, Ake, Francis; Rico, Lerma, Gosling, A Smith; Fraser, Wilson, King.

CRYSTAL PALACE XI (4-4-2): Hennessey; Van Aanholt, Sakho, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Ayew, Benteke

SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-2-3-1): McCarthy; Bertrand, Hoedt, Vestergaard, Cedric; Hojbjerg, Lemina; Elyounoussi, Redmond, Long; Ings

EVERTON XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Holgate, Coleman; Davies, Schneiderlin; Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Tosun.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI (5-4-1): Lossl; Lowe, Schindler, Zanka, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj; Mooy, Billing, Diakhaby, van la Parra; Mounie.

WEST HAM UNITED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; Sanchez, Wilshere; Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass; Arnautovic.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS XI (3-4-3): Patricio; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Costa.

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2,770 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I'm with you on the Tosun and Morata wagon.

    Hazard needs to stay quite though, and Pedro needs to be subbed on and get some points

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      fail reply

    2. El Lobito 10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Who you talking to mate?

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Any update on tomkins other than the fact he's not there?

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He is not on the bench do injured i guess

  3. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Having taken a hit to lose Mane and Robertson in order to bring in Hazard, Eden better bloody do something amazing now!

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Why on earth would you TAKE a hit to loose Mane and Robbo? Seems insane to me.

    2. Ed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Non owner, but I think he will get double digits

    3. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you take Mane and Robertson out??

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Well it seemed alright midweek. Plenty people were talking about dropping Mane and Liverpool coming into a run of tricky fixtures, whereas Chelsea have a very tasty run.

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Reckon you will recoup your points over the next 4 weeks.

  4. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    "Meanwhile, colleague Pedro (£6.7m), who was revealed to be the best replacement for Richarlison (£6.7m) was named on the bench by Maurizio Sarri."

    Lmao, revealed to be the best replacement? Was he? By who? The FFS experts? I didn't know about this "fact".

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Might be a fact by 5pm. Who knows.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Thats because you didnt get to read the members article.

      1. LosBlancos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I did, and I also saw the RMT. And used the comparison tool. And went Walcott 🙂

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just the way FFS is now. We are all part of a community team.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Debauchy was looking for you 1-2 weeks ago. Were you banned again..lol?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Nah they can't ban me. I'm the glue that keeps this site together.

        2. BON
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          No I wasn't lol, and why was he looking for me?

          1. BON
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Fail.

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              😀

          2. fedolefan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Haha, I always see posts from him asking if epic's around.

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Munday the greatest fpl player of all time

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I haven't seen his record, but I presume it is immense.

    5. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Okay dear

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jimenez masterclass please

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just Jota pls to put isj the whole world and his dog who have sold him!

      1. Patch
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Punish

      2. Tired and weary
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        That would be lovely, have kept for one last game

  6. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Zaha Injured?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Mysterious groin injury apparently 🙁

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        S**t
        Thanks

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Zaha has abductor injury (BBC)

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just read
      FFS

  7. Ed
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Surely Pedro owners knew he was a big risk as soon as Hazard started completing 90.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I did. Thought it worth a gamble for next 2 fixtures.

      Will review after those.

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah it's a risk/return gamble for the price. Have a bench

      • FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I thought he would be as well. Got convinced by the articles and the community. Their reasoning was pretty good tho. So can't blame them.

      • Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        looking forward to Pedro coming on after 60 mins against a hot and tired Bournemouth defence ……...

      • the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I'm incredibly lucky that I chickened out of getting Pedro in and getting Walcott instead as I'd been talking up Pedro all week

        but with every pick comes it flaws and Pedro's rotation threat comes into play here

    3. Kingston
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Always thought Salah was overpriced this season and that he was never worth 3.5 more than Mané. I still expect Salahto eventually outscore him though.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        His price is too high no doubt. To justify the price he needs to do what he did last season. Which - in case people have forgotten - was a record breaking performance. Very unlikely to score as many this year. But I wanted him for the first four, because I wanted to captain him in two of those four fixtures

        1. BeDreamin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I don't have him but the maths is more complicated do to captain option.

          Say Mane gets 180points at £9.5m
          Salah gets 230points at £13m
          Hazard gets 195points at £10.5m

          £4m defender gets 85points
          Mendy gets 160points

          captain your best player say Salah/Harzard

          Salah (c)
          Hazard
          £4m defender
          Total 740

          Mane
          Hazard (c)
          Mendy
          Total 730

      2. Jive Turkey
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Are Salah and Mane competing for one spot?

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Anyone injured in warm up yet?

      Fraser & Ings on my bench looking lively......

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Scottish Messi benched 😮

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          What?!

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          *Fraserinho

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            If he blanks today he's back to being Scottish.

            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              😀

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Fraser, Ings and Wan-Bis all make starts for me. Kante in reserve, as per.

    5. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Can someone update me on the situation with Son? Why is everybody rooting for Korea to win?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        If/when they win it means he doesn't have to do his 2 years national service.

      2. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So he avoids military service

      3. J T
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Otherwise son has to do military service lol

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

        Avoids military service if wins gold medal.

      5. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Moura owners rooting for Japan

    6. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Did we have any news about Zaha injury beforehand?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Not that it was an injury but clues that he might have missed today.

      2. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I thought it was just an 'international' injury - i.e. minor niggle, agreement with his national team to miss the games, but play for Crystal Palace beforehand.

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hope that’s the case. Better be out for a week only

    7. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Arnie (c) love that, would love an arnie brace!

      Which game is everyone watching? Im on everton hudds, tempted to switch to west ham wolves though for Arnie!

      1. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea Bournemouth cmon man

        1. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I have alonso but i cant be bothered watching hazard haul because i dont own him haha.

          West ham i think!

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea, 3 players in that game. Arnie is an interesting shout, could well pay off, Wolves looked very open in the little I've seen of them.

      3. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea Bournemouth, need to see if Hazard & Alonso are the real deal and if King/Wilson are worth keeping

      4. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Probably CHE BOU. Have Alonso Hazard Fraser

    8. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      AWB coming in for Zaha.

      Not too bad.

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

        thanks for the update

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Why are you always so bitter?

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

            if honesty translates to bitterness in your terms then ok

          2. The Enlightener
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Always gotta be at least one tool around here.

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

              yeah I'm a complete tool

      2. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Same here
        Still very disappointing.. Zaha could have score twice in this game. And he wad nailed in my team

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I know right.

          Lets hope for a AWB masterclass.

    9. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Which problem would you address first with 2.0mil?

      A) Have Billings and Hughes in my team, upgrade 1?

      B) Have Bednarek, upgrade him to play 433

      C) Have Zaha, could be out for a while

      Or do I address 2/3 by taking hits?

    10. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser listed as a forward in the lineup!!

      1. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Not that it means anything

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Give me it. I have Robbo and no Mane, and Zaha too

    11. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Morata hatty would be nice.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        +17

        1. Oven Glover
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          So you’re the other owner 😆

          1. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah season keeper for me... 😀

            1. Oven Glover
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Got him in for Vardy after his red card. He’s got 2 games left to prove his worth. Last week was as frustrating as I’d imagined it to be.

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Everyone can say that about all of their players

        1. Oven Glover
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I feel for the lad and my team. We need this.

      3. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        As a Chelsea fan and non owner, I agree

    12. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      North Korea invading the South now their army is depleted?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So Kim Jong Un-fair

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        North Korea -> South Korea? -4

        1. SomeoneKnows
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I would hold on N. Korea, they have better attacking stats 🙂

      3. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        It's a ploy by South Korea. They are going to make Son do his service anyway unbeknown to the North.

    13. Jonny HOW SON?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Everyone asking bench this, bench that.
      And in the end Zaha not starting means it doesn't matter who you benched.
      FPL summed up

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Pile of crap.

    14. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Liverpool match baps?

      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Mane 3
        Ghazzel 2
        Firmino 1

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Mane 2
        Bobby 1

        Ghezzal 3

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Oh, just changed - Mane 3

    15. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Root run out

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Wrong site?

        1. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ban incoming?

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Get the lumberjacks in.....

    16. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      2-1 Japan just scored. 5 mins left.

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Moura owners unite

    17. Jekori
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      With so many of our assets playing at the same time, which game will you be watching? Chelsea and Everton probably most interesting fantasy wise, but goal wise it has to be west ham-wolves right?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Nah, I think Chelsea v Bournemouth will also have plenty of goals in it.

    18. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      The scenes if it’s 3-0 BOU again

    19. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      My Son may not be coming home!!

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        😮

    20. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Lol please no. Shut them out Korea

    21. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Nearly 2-2

    22. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Disaster

    23. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sorry repost

      Salah/TAA to Hazard/Alonso
      Already have mane..
      Yay or Nay??

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        No

      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        No but TAA may not start next game with Matip back

    24. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero blank and Kane hat-trick please

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I hope the players I own do well and the ones I don't do badly too. We are revolutionary thinkers.

    25. Kingston
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tosun and Coleman last chance saloon today.