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False-nine role for Hazard as Liverpool chase the title

Eden Hazard (£11.0m) has the power to act as a differential option in Double Gameweek 34.

Sold by 242,643 managers in the last few days, more than any other player, he has been lined up as a false-nine for Chelsea this afternoon.

Any attacking returns from the Belgian would dent those invested in the Liverpool defence and reward those who showed faith in him.

Hazard’s ownership is still at 30.7% overall, but he is in just 25% of teams inside the top 10,000.

His deployment in the central forward’s position means that Gonzalo Higuaín (£9.2m) drops to the Chelsea bench.

Meanwhile, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£4.2m)earns his third Premier League start in a row as he flanks Hazard with Willian (£7.1m).

Meanwhile, Liverpool line up with few surprises.

Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), sold by 130,000+ managers for Double Gameweek 34, looks to be lining up on the right of a three-man attack, Sadio Mané (£10.1m) on the left and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) through the middle.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Keita, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Emerson, D Luiz, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta; Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Jorginho; Hudson-Odoi, Hazard, Willian.

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  1. balint84
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A) Watford defence
    B) Spurs defence
    C) Watford+Spurs defence -8

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      D) impossible to answer without knowing who you would be removing for a -8

      1. balint84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Vardy - Yedlin or Luiz - Boruc

  2. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who's everyone (C) in 35?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jimenez currently

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nice home fixtures

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Depends

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Depends on midweek.

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        As in Champions league?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Brighton 😉

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

          2. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            We all fell for it haha. Was good on paper.

    4. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mooo

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Confidence up now

    5. Sif
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jimmy for now but could go Sterling or a Spurs

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hard isn't it

        1. Sif
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yup!
          Will depend on performance & playing time of Sterling & Son in CL.

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Very true. The big players have to step up now. Not worried by tough fixtures for a captain.

    6. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Son or Salah

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nice call. Think most will go Jiminez.

        1. balint84
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Brighton and Arsenal are fighing for something, Wolves not.

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            That is very true. Maybe Wolves will react to their defeat? Two nice home fixtures.

          2. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Wolves will be fighting for 7th and European football...would be massive for them

            1. YEAH PITCH!
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Good point. Jiminez and Jota to step up?

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

                Hopefully. I have both

                1. YEAH PITCH!
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Me too mate. Fingers crossed.

    7. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Deeney

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bold call. I've had it on him since 35 showed on my page. Unsure I will have the balls.

    8. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Captain is easy now, just captain whoever is facing Huddersfield, so Deeney it is

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha. I wish it was that easy. People on here seem to think he may not play both fixtures. I hope he does.

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    At least Brighton game isn’t on TV so you won’t have to watch the horror 😉

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would you have skipped CL to watch it if it was to be on TV?!

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lord no 🙂

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Maybe if I had a Capt playing

      2. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That match ia going to be whatever the opposite of "an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" is.

  4. CaTriEm
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Many of you on here have both Salah and Mane?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Doubt it

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      499 in top 10K

      1. CaTriEm
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers TM.

    3. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Only non-WCers

      1. CaTriEm
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not true.

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Did last week 🙁

    5. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Me

    6. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mane Bobby and TAA

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Please score Chelsea.

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hate this game - our team is crap at this point. No creativity at all

  6. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah please score again. Mané please score again

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Those of us who sold Liverpool players and got in 2 or more Brighton are basically needing Cardiff to be poor at Brighton and get well beaten whilst then putting it up to Liverpool and keeping them from scoring more than 1 or 2.
      I now almost expect them to beat Brighton and then get hammered by Liverpool.

    • Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      liverpool hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold

    • FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Really need that cleanie wiped.

    • Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      TAA is going to be such a good player. Colossal in attack and great stamina when he remembers to track back 🙂

    • Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Whom to get, vardy to

      A) wilson
      B) firmino
      C) laca
      D) deeney

      1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm going deeney if that's any good.

      2. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A

      3. balint84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B) - best fixture

    • Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Robbo slip lmao

    • the german
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Finally the slip

      1. MGD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ridiculous Robbo slip and Higuain doesn't even notice Willian was in on the right.

    • Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Difference between Higuain and Ba

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Robbo with the slip haha.

      Demba Ba wouldve punished that, Higuain is a fraud.

      1. BIGREDDOG
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Just old

    • Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Higuain < Demba Ba

    • fusen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      On any day other day hazard would score either of his two chances.

      The 65% of top 10k who own either robbo or TAA (me included) would not be so happy.

      #FPLTotalLuck

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        #FPLmostlyluck in a given gameweek. #LaughableToSuggestThatFPLIsTotalLuckOverall

        1. fusen
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I reckon 65/35 to 70/30 skill/luck

        2. fusen
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Obviously that is for each player of your 11, so the fact it is more than 50/50 for skill, the skill input adds up over a season, but still huuuge amounts of luck decide final position within say top 10k

      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I own both.

    • Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Whats final bps for city game?

      1. Klein
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Kdb 3
        Sterling 2
        Mili 1

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          FFS Mili again ML rival getting him off bench

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Members area ftw.

    • tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not watching. Which one looks the best? Mane? Salah? Firmino?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This game, Salah.

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hard to pick tbh. Just which fits your team best. Ones enough.

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        All similar form. One of them overpriced.

      4. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        All been good. Salah shaded it today, but it's still not 4m worth 😉

      5. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha. Thanks guy.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      SCORE CHELSEA COME ON

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That should work.

    • dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Why is Shaqiri not getting any minutes anymore?!!

      Tactical or a personal issue with Klopp?

      1. BIGREDDOG
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        They hugged before so not sure. Then again Kloppo is a fan of a hug in any situation.

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Here he comes

    • BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What is it with chelsea and strikers? Why bring in an aging striker on loan? Giroud must feel hard done by

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The young ones like luka and morata dont work so they went this way. They should go Liverpool way and get a super intelligent false nine like Firmino

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I sell Salah and all of a sudden hes capable of getting bonus points?!

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I sold all kinds of players on my WC who then hauled this week 🙁

        1. The Head-Ake
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Same

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He won't get bonus IMO

      3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        i know right

      4. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Salah will go down to 33 bps at least

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      HOLD THE DOOR

    • HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All talking about Robbo slip like its similar to Gerrard Slip. For bad luck Liverpool faced in soo many epl chases in past, this seasons lucky wins makes it even. Mancity deserved epl this season but Liverpool deserved for the decade after all that Suarez and Gerrard did in seasons past

      1. BIGREDDOG
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pool haven't had a title winning side to deserve a title yet. This year is no different.

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool cheerleader Shakira on.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah off.
      Shaqiri on.

    • Sif
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah off
      The Human Fridge on

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        lool

    • Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hoooooooooooold liverpoooool