Another Joe Allen spearheaded victory last week, as my side
move to 4-2 and into 5th place. Unfortunately news out of Stoke is
that the Welshman has a slight hamstring injury and will need to be assessed before
the Potters head to Old Trafford to face Man Utd. That the game will be played
on Sunday because of United’s Thursday night Europe League exploits does not
help my team selection. Do I chance leaving a spot for Allen at the expense of
someone who starts on Saturday?
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Stoke City are basically a one man team now
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Unfortunately any dropped points from my team will be
exploited by this week’s opponent @SportsByGotti. Mike might have lost three
games, but all those games were mighty close and with the rub of the green he
could just as easily be sitting on the top of the table. @SportsByGotti has
also managed to concede the fewest points in the league in his match-ups. His
side has more shots, more assists, and more goals than mine; which is just
further proof of the clear fixture bias against my team. His top scorer also
has a favourable home game this weekend. It really is a horrible time to be
playing against him if I can’t get a fully fit squad on the pitch.
@SportsByGotti’s Team
His top scorer is one Michail Antonio of West Ham. The Hammers
host Middlesbrough on Saturday, and will look to get out of the relegation zone
and above ‘Boro with a win. His top scorer fantasy points-wise might be injured
in Kevin De Bruyne. But Man City face a tricky weekend away at Spurs and
perhaps he would have found more joy with Matt Phillips at Sunderland or Callum
Wilson at Watford anyway. Duncan Watmore might even be an option for him with Sunderland
as they chase goals in a, almost, must win game against West Brom.
At the back his team will start getting points from the Friday
night game. Stekelenberg in goals will be facing Pardew’s rejuvenated Crystal Palace.
If he keeps a clean sheet my side will be on the back foot. It will be a bit of
a double blow too, because I’ll be watching it knowing that Baines is
contributing nothing as he sits in one of my injured reserve slots. Elsewhere at the
back his best chance of points is probably with David Luiz. The Brazilian has
averaged over 16 points in the two games he has started for Chelsea so far.
What I Need To Happen
Hull turning Chelsea over on Saturday would be a fillip to
my side. Unless of course Pedro somehow finds himself on the team sheet. Even
in that unlikely event, Hull giving Mike’s two players the runaround would be
no bad thing. We have a number of players from the same sides; Stoke,
Bournemouth, Chelsea, Everton. It will just be a case of hoping my players
putting in a better display over the 90 minutes.
While my backline is pretty secure, red flags and rotation
haunts my players in Midfield and at Forward. It’s looking like I’ll have
players with a combined 330+ points this season sitting it out this weekend. It
puts more pressure on those that do start, but apart from Santi Cazorla no one has
lit the Premier League alight this season. Hopefully this will be the weekend
one or two of them do. Plus, as I say every week, that young scallywag Jack Wilshire is due a
goal.
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| One of these players is due a goal. |
Predictions
Some more really close games last week, two pairs were separated
by less than a single point. As for the predictions, they went a lot better
than the previous week’s. Seven correct to only two wrong. Can we out-do that
this week? As always, follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter to keep track of the scores.
@BenDinnery over @FantasyYIRMA
@SmokeyLoogy over @jasonuk17
@TAMc10 over @DFS_Hambazaza
@cjradune over @RotoZdroik
@nikarg over @nealjthurman
Good Luck Everyone
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