A Pedro goal and assist against Swansea for
Chelsea, coupled with a Michael Keane goal for Burnley away at Hull, was enough
to help get me the win against @SportsByGotti last week. That win keeps me two
games back from leader @RotoZdroik. A lot of teams would have been hampered by
players not having a fixture in Gameweek 26, but no-one will have that excuse this week.
The IEFSA Fantrax fixture computer throws
up a rare sight this week, as both goalkeepers will be on opposing sides in the
same Premier League fixture. But with the compiler forever against my team, my opponent
will have the home advantage in this one. In fact, all bar my Stoke City
players will be playing away from home this week. And who is the manager given
the leg up this week? Why @TAMc10 of course. A team that has won six out of his
last seven games. The only loss being by less than five points.
@TAMc10’s Team
That goalkeeper who has a tidy home fixture
this week is Lukasz Fabianski of Swansea. The Swans host a Burnley side who are
the lowest away scorers in the league. His backline includes several high
scoring Defenders. Azpilicueta of Chelsea averages over 15 points a game. While
Koscielny of Arsenal also averages over 15. He can also call upon the talents
of Vincent Kompany, who appears to finally be returning from his leg injury.
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| Despite how bad Liverpool have been playing, it's hard to see Sanchez being rested again. |
Supplying the goals for Tate will be his
main man Alexis Sanchez. The Chilean already has 17 to his name this season, as
well as eight assists. Second on his goalscoring chart is Liverpool player Adam
Lallana. The Midfielder has provided seven goals and seven assists in his 24
appearances. These two players will face each other at Anfield in the late
Saturday kick-off. @TAMc10 will be hoping for lots of goals (and probably an
Arsenal win!)
What I Need To Happen
Jesse Lingard was discarded last week in
favour of Crystal Palace new boy Luka Milivojevic. The 25-year-old Serbian
would not be as big a goal threat as Lingard, but I do feel that he will get
more game time between now and the end of the season. Mkhitaryan is also out
injured, so I needed a player who was more sure of a start coming into this
gameweek. Ibrahim Afellay is still an option, but for how long? The two games
Stoke play in the next five days will go a long way to showing if he fits into
Mark Hughes plans going forward.
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| Lingard's goal in the League Cup Final could be his last for awhile. (or i'll look like an idiot) |
With the vast majority of my players
playing away, clean sheets might be hard to come by. And if I am looking for
goals I will have to fall back on my two big players to deliver the goods once
again. Pedro travels to West Ham, never an easy fixture, and Conte could shuffle
his attacking options for this game too. While Joe Allen (yes, he’s my big goal
threat) faces Middlesbrough. ‘Boro have the fourth best away defensive record
in the league though, and rarely go three games without a clean sheet. My other
goal threat is Jack Wilshere, but he travels to Old Trafford to face Manchester
United this week in the early kick-off. That ground doesn’t get to see too many
goals, never mind goals form the visiting team.
Predictions
Lots of moving and shaking going on this
week as @cjradune sends Jamie Vardy to @FantasyYIRMA in exchange for Wilfried
Zaha. It will take a few games to see who has got the upper hand in that
exchange. The big clash in @THE_IEFSA this week will see leader @RotoZdroik
face third placed @wrigavin.
Last week’s predictions went eight to one,
with only @TomSunderland_ upsetting my clean sweep. Here are this week’s
predictions. Good Luck Everyone.
@SportsByGotti over @cjradune
@RotoZdroik over @wrigavin
@BenDinnery over @SmokeyLoogy
@RotoWireAndrew over @jwl_15
@jforquer11 over @jasonuk17
@FuzzyWarbles over @TRKingston
@nikarg over @TomSunderland_
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