Fantasy Football Fans Are Going Mad After Star Player Is Benched

Chelsea fans and Fantasy Football enthusiasts alike are very angry after Antonio Conte elected to rest star player Eden Hazard against Stoke City.

The Belgian, who has turned down a contract extension at the club according to his father, is on the bench for the game at Stamford Bridge, with Conte clearly having one eye on the game against Arsenal at the Emirates in midweek.

Against a Stoke side with a plethora of injury problems at the back, you would have backed Hazard to have a field day in today's game - and thus he seemed to be a good shout for a captain, or even triple captain for this week's gameweek.

But that would appear to be out of the window now, leading to some very frustrated Chelsea and FPL fans:

How selfish from Conte? Think about the fantasy points! Those with Hazard in their team will be hoping he comes off the bench and does the business.

Topics: Eden Hazard, Chelsea, Premier League, Stoke City

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